The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-27
Snowbound.
Drifts everywhere.
Zero on Thursday morning.

Drifts everywhere.
Zero on Thursday morning.
Business almost at standstill on
account of the snow blockade.
No school was held in town on
Wednesday afternoon on account OF
the blizzard.
Howard W. Green, of Elkton, is
made the sole beneficiary under
the will of the late Mrs. Hannah
r. Boulden.
1t is estimated that when all
bills have been paid the cost of the
prosecution of the Constable case
to the county will reach $4,000.
The ladies of Trinity P. g..
church, Elkton, will give a supper
in aid of the parish house fund, on
the evening of Wednesday, Feb. s.
Machinery is being installed at
the new fire brick works at North
East, and it is expected the plant
will be in operation by the first of
March.
Howard Johnson, captain of last
years Elkton base ball team. has
secured a position at Sparrow's
Point, and will play on the team of
that place this year.
The Elkton Presbyterian church
having installed handsome new
pipe organ, has sold its old organ
to the congregation of the A. M.
e. church of that town.
The American Ice Company be-
gan filling their large houses at
Frenchtown last week with 9-incb
ice cut from the Susquehanna. 1t
will require about two weeks to fill
the houses.
The Town Commissioners of Port
Deposit have advertised for pro
posals for a bond issue, the proceeds
of which are to be devoted to the
purchase of the good will and plant
of the Port Deposit Water Co.
Great success still attends the re
vival meetings being conducted at
the M. E. church in this town by
the pastor, Rev. j. P. Otis, there
being three conversions Sunday
evening and three on Monday
evening.
The regular meeting of the Cecil
Farmers club, announced for last
Wednesday, at j. Harry Poist's,
was postponed until further notice,
it being impossible for the members
to assemble on account of the snow
blockade.
Miss Stella Keifer met with a
skating accident last week on
Scott's mill dam. in the Fourth dis
trict, by colliding with another
skater. The young lady was bad
ly injured, being confined to the
house for several days.
The ladies of the Elkton Presby.
terian church will give musical
and literary entertainment in Me-
chanics' Hall, Elkton, on Wednes
day evening, Feb. L. Miss ID. Vir
ginia Jones, of Wilmington, will
give several readings, and the Elk
ton Mandolin Club will assist with
the music.
The property near Theodore be-
longing to the estate of the late
VIM. T. Dawson, embracing ten
acres with improvements, was pur-
chased ON Monday by Mrs. Millic-
ent Dawson for $500, subject to the
Widows dover therein. L. M.
Haines, trustee; j. G. Hindman,
auctioneer.
The citizen of Elkton are agitat-
ed over the contemplated change
of the source of the town water
supply, which heretofore has been
pumped from artesian wells. 1t
is now proposed to pump the water
from the mill race of Davis & Vim
singer and objection has been rails
ed owing to the fact that the water
is not free from impurities.
The property on W. Main street
at present occupied by ]. G. Zeig-
Ter as a bakery has been sold by
II. n. Haines for 1925, TO Ben
jamin Culleny, of Leeds, who will
take posses sion on March 25th and
open a store business. j. G. Zeig-
ler will move to Perryville and con-
tinue in the bakery business, TAX
ing the stand formerly occupied
by Alex. Hoffman.