The midland journal., 1906-01-26

the erection of a frame stable on
the property on Pearl street recent
~ purchased by him.
Several of our farmers are taking
advantage of the open weather we
have been experiencing to start
their spring plowing.
Joseph Clifford, of near Sylmar,
made highest score at the live bird
shoot held at Quarryville last week,
killing 46 out of 50 shot at.
G. S. Adrahams, of Woodlawn,
has been elected president of the
Board of Trustees of the Poor and
Insane, and Thomas 81. Warburton
secretary and treasurer.
Patrick Reedy, formerly of North
East, has resigned as keeper of the
lighthouse at Greenbury Point
Shoal, Annapolis, to accept posi-
ton in the Baltimore postoffice.
George Biddle, of Elkton, was
elected vice president for Cecil
county at the annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety. held at Chestertown last week.
The property of Washington
Little in Port Deposit, was sold at
Port Deposit, was sold at public
sale on Wednesday of last week,
E. T. Dorcus being the purchaser
for 81, 200.
The vestry of st. Mary's Epis-
copal church, North East, denies
that Rev. C. 81. Edgar, of Cumber-
land, has been called TO that church,
no invitation having been extended
to a rector.
A bag hunt was held at Battle
Swamp on Monday. Twenty-Five
horsemen and pack Of about fifty
hounds were in the chase but the
fox threw the dogs off the trail after
a good run.
The weather man has been bad
ly mixed this winter and on Sun
day and Monday gave us portions
of warm, bright sunshiny days
right out of the middle of the
spring calendar.
Charles Holden, who for some
time past has been assisting his
brother, j. M. Holden in the butch
ering business, has accepted posi-
tion with the Pennsylvania Steel
Works, of steelt0n.
Wayne Reynolds made ship
ment of hogs to the Philadelphia
market last week, the largest one
in the bunch tipping the beam at
$40 pounds. The hog was raised
by William r. Cameron, of Farm
ingtOn.
Petitions are to be circulated in
Kent and Cecil counties and an
effort made to secure 5000 names
to present to the legislature object
ing to the proposed toll of 30 cents
on each passenger carried through
the Chesapeake & Delaware canal.
H. M. Duyckinck, junior mem.
ber of the warehouse firm of Duyck.
inck, Sterrett & Co. of this town,
has withdrawn from the firm to
accept the position of manager of
the Philadelphia Office of the
Duluth Superior Milling Company,
and has left to assume his new
duties.
j. G.. Richards, Examiner of
Customs at Baltimore, has been in
Richmond for several days, by ord
er of Secretary of the Treasury, to
examine and classify a lot of mixed
goods recently received at that port
and which proved two much for the
examiners there.
Samuel G. Rowland, of Port De-
posit, was elected vice president of
International Trust Company, of
Baltimore, at the annual meeting
of the board of directors last week.
The International Trust Co. is one
Of the strongest financial institu-
tions of the State, having a surplus
OF over 81, 100000.
The Cecil Farmers Telephone sK.
change 10 this town completed its
first year since the installing of the
switchboard, on Saturday, when
there we're seventy eight phones in
operation, which number is being
added to daily. In addition it
has an exchange at Port Deposit
with an increasing number of
subscribers.