The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-12

Wilmington friends.
Miss Nellie Chapman, assistant
at the postoffice, has been absent
from her post for a week past on
! account of illness.
Miss Ella r. Haines returned
| from Durham, N. c., last Monday,
where she has been spending the
past three months.
Will T. Drennen, who for the
past few months has filled his old
position as clerk in the store of e.
R. Burlington & Sons, has resigned
and is taking a business course at
Goldey College, Wilmington.
G. G. Hopkins and family enter.
tained at Vnlcan's Hall, near town,
on Saturday and Sunday Mrs.
Edna Flenner, of Philada., and
Miss Mary McCachran, of West
Nottingham.
The contract for auditing the
books of the County Commissioners
of Cecil County has been awarded
to Musgraves, Bowling & Hall,
public accountants of Baltimore.
While George Carter, of Ches-
apeake City, was cunning one day
recently his gun exploded, owing
to being too heavy loaded. He es-
capped with slight injury to one
arm.
George Abbott, the large milk
dealer of Philadelphia, has pur-
chased a plot of ground in Oxford
upon which to erect a milk ship.
ping station, ice plant and curd
house.
The large hippodrome building
which was erected by the late VIM.
M. Singerly on the Elkton stock
farm, has been torn down and
the material shipped elswhere for
its re- erection.
r. : Cecil National Bank of Port
DeposA & making preparation for
the erection of a fine granite bank
ing building on the site recently
purchased, located on what is
known as the Square, In that town.
| The product of the Kenmore
Farm Dairy, near Bel Air, for the
month of December, from fifty five
head of cows, was four thousand
gallons of milk. The dairy is oper
ated by Harry ID. Hanway.
| Bert Bladden, colored, who was
last week arrested on the charge OF
assaulting Rev. Miles J. McManus.
lof Port Deposit, was committed to
Elkton Jail in default of $1,000
bail, and will be tried before the
March term of Court.
i The large barn of the farm of
Jacob Hidlebaugh, near Herryille,
Lancaster county, was destroyed
by fire, together with contents, on
Saturday last. The fire was caused
| by sparks from a passing engine.
The loss was fully $1,000.
i Passmore & Gillespie, of Noting
ham, on Tuesday, purchased at
pnblic sale the James 8. Pollock
farm of Is acres, in East Noting
ham township. The property was
sold by Thompson Hudson, assignee
in trust for the benefit of creditors.
The open weather thus far this
winter has enabled the American
Bridge Co. to push the erection of
iron work on the new Pennsylvania
railroad bridge across the Susque.
hanna river at Perryville, almost
without interruption. Three spans
and the draw are yet to be erected,
Because of a severe cold Rev. j.
F. Bryan announced last Sunday
that special meetings would not be
held at Bay View this week, but
would begin on next Sunday when
evangelist Lewis Shelhon will be
present and preach at 1890 a. III.
and 7,45 p. N. Christian Endeavor
at 7 p. m.
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nelson Black,
Sr. of Charlestown, celebrated their
/ golden wedding anniversary on
New Years day number of rela-
tives and friends being present to
enjoy a splendid turkey dinner and
congratulate the bride and groom
of fifty years ago. Among the
guests present was Mrs. r. F. M.
Evans, of this town, twin sister of
the bride, who witnessed the mar
rage ceremony of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Black in 1856.