The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

w. D. Coslett, for $1,000, his
dwelling in North East.
The United Fire Brick Co., of
North East, has just installed a
new 20 horse power engine.
| The Port Deposit NJ. E. Sunday
school raised $173 for mission pur-
poses during the last conference
year. ! l..
The ground hogs term of hiber-
nation expired yesterday. Now
let him reappear with some spring
weather.
The charter of Cecil National
Bank of Port Deposit, which ex-
pired March 6, has been renewed
for twenty years
Alan D. johnson has been COM
missioned by Governor Warfield as
Second Lieutenant, Company r,
Md. National Guards, of Elkton.
The sum of $48 was realized by
the play MRS. Wiggs of the Cab
bage Patch," given by a number
of Chesapeake City young people
recently.
The Green Hill Fire Brick Com
pany of North East has elected
John r. Boyer, president, and Will
mer j. Falls, secretary and general
manager.
On Sunday the first Ericsson Line
steamer passed through the Chesa
peake and Delaware canal since he
waterway was closed by ice in
December.
| A portion of the race at Davis &
Vinsinger's mill, Elkton, was wash
ed out Monday night. The bank
is thought to have been undermin
ed by muskrats.
Liveryman Smith, of Oxford, re
covered 1928 from the road super
visors of East Nottingham town
ship for the loss of a horse, which
fell and broke it's leg.
Fishermen along the Susque.
hanna and other rivers are getting
their nets and boats in order for
the spring fishing. 1t is expected
the run of both herring and shad
will be early.
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| DR.. Abram w. Harris, director
of the Jacob Tome Institute, is
ispoken of as probable successor
of DR.. E j. James as president of
the Northwestern University, locat
ed at Chicago.
DIR. John 81. lamar of Elkton has
been appointed a delegate from the
First Congressional district of
Maryland to the American Anti
tuberculosis League at Atlanta,
Ga, next month.
| Two tramps fell from the p, B.
& w. railroad bridge at Perryville
one night last week to the ice below
and were badly injured. Train
hands took the unfortunate men to
Havre de Grace for medical aid.
The school building at North
East having been condemned as
unsafe for occupancy, the High
and public school pupils will oc-
cupy the G.. A.. r.. and House.
keeper halls for school purposes in
future.
| Geo. A. Blake, ESQ.,, president
of the Board,of School Commission
ers of Cecil county and John d.
Worthington of Hartford county
Board, will make addresses before
the North East High School on the
occasion of the Maryland Day cele'
bration, March %.
A Presbyterian and Methodist
Protestant Union Christian En-
deavor Missionary Rally will be
held at Bay View M. P. church on
next Sunday at 7:30 p M, the Zion
Presbyterian and Bay View Meth
odist Protestant societies uniting.
There will be an interesting pro-
gram rendered, foreign missionary
music, readings and addresses.
| Northbound express No. 46,
passing North East about noon,
had serious wreck yesterday.
While going through at its usual
thigh rate of speed four coaches left
the rails and before the train could
be brought to a stop nearly a
quarter mile of track had been torn
up. Luckily only four passengers
were injured and none of them
fatally. Among the many passen
gers to escape injury was Miss
Alice Roosevelt.