The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
BRIEF RESUME OF SEVEN DAYS DOINGS
Zero Tuesday morning.

Zero Tuesday morning.
An epidemic of diphtheria is re-
ported in the First district.
A move for new assessment in
the town Of Elkton is being made.
Lent begins February II, Ash
Wednesday,. Easter Sunday occurs
April 3.
Edgar Britton has accepted a
position as clerk in B. P. Nichols
grocery store.
Jos. s. Pogue yesterday sold mis-
farm of 65 acres, about one mile
east of Rising Sun, to John w.
Miller.
Saml. Hambleton yesterday was
reappointed postmaster at Rising
Sun for term of "four years more
in clover"
Two new cutting machines have
been installed in the super calen-
der room of the Kenmore Mill,
Providence.
The Diamond State Telephone
Company has acquired the PENN
sula Telephone Company, whose
lines cover 125 miles.
James A. McCauley, of Leeds,
has been appointed one of the pages
in the House of Delegates, during
the present Legislature.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray has been
invited to return as pastor of Tome
Memorial church, Port Deposit, for
the coming conference year.
The weave. mill of Deibert &
Wilson, at Elkton, which was rec
emily damaged by fire, has been
repaired and is running again.
Rev. w. A. Wise, pastor of the
North East M. E. Church, has de-
cided to accept the call extended to
him by the church at Seaford, Del.
Oxford will vote on February 16,
on the question of borrowing
$50, 900 for new school building
to be erected on the lot recently
purchased. s.
Daniel Lamm, of Port Deposit,
who was recently appointed a postal
clerk in the railway mail service,
has been assigned run on one of
the Southern railroads.
The house and lot at Mt. Pleas
ant, belonging to the heirs of Miss
Rebecca Fox, deceased, was sold at
public sale on Friday last, Cyrus
Ferguson buying the place for
$500.
Mrs. Ellen M. Coates, of Rich
ardsmere, while in the stable at her
home on Sunday morning was kick
ed byIa horse and seriously injured,
her collar bone and two ribs being
broken.
A high school is to be established
at Nottingham, Chester county.
A second story will be erected on
the present school building to give
adequate room for the increased
number of pupils.
Eli T. Reynolds, druggist, has
purchased the contents of the DIR.
Kirk drug store, including the
chemicals, drugs, show cases, etc. |;
also the valuable collection Of
minerals, Indian, relics, etc.
The board of Town Commission
ers of Charlestown, as elected last
week is composed of the following
gentlemen: j. Nelson Black, Perry
X. Barnes, Charles P. Cooper, j.
M. Heverin and John B. Graham.
VIM. j. Adams, of Oak Hill, on
the 9th inst, lost his pocket book
which contained paper money,
notes and checks amounting to over
S4OO. Mr.. Adams is of the opinion
that the pocketbook was stolen but
the thief has not yet been ap-
pretended. \.
The Conowingo Bridge Company
has elected c.. G. Caldwell, james
Harlow, George X. McGaw, s. j.
Caldwell and G. r. McConkey
directors who are also directors of
the Conowingo Land Company ex-
cept G. r. McCauley who is shb-
Astituted by George Harlow.
Mrs. Maggie Smith, of Baltimore,
alighting from a hack at Havre
Grace station one day last week,
III headlong down the cellar steps,
le grating at the top of which had
aaY, loft oman The woman was