The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-03-23


The Eder will case, which was
expected to come up at the March
term of Court, was continued until
September.
DR.. Winfred T. Morrison, of
Norristown, Pa, has succeeded to
the practice of the late DIR. John
W. Cooper, of Elkton.
The Rowland Manufacturing
Company's plant, at Port Deposit,
has resumed operations after being
closed down since December.
A number of dogs are reported to
have been killed recently in the
neighborhood of Aberdeen by some
animal, supposed to be a wildcat.
The ladies of the Aberdeen Metho
dist Episcopal Church decided at a
recent meeting to erect a fine Social
Hall, in the rear of the church.
A disease resembling quinsy has
broken out among horses in the
vicinity of Centerville, Kent
county, and number have died.
The auditors who have been at
work on the books of the County
Commissioners office finished their
labors last week but have not yet
fled any report.
Oliver Matthews, treasurer of the
Council of Jr. o. U. A. M. at Mid
dletown, Del, is missing, and his
accounts are said to be short several
hundred dollars.
DR.. George Denny, president of
the Washington and Lee Univers-
ity, at Lexington, Va, has offered
u free scholarship to Tome Institute
for the next school year.
John and James Fahey. of Ken
nett Square have purchased the
farm on which stands the Gilbert
Potter home, noted in Bayard
Taylor's "Story of Kennett.
Comptroller of the Treasury
Atkinson has issued the second
distribution of the State school
fund for the fiscal year 1906. The
distribution is for the quarter Of
March 10 to June Is. Cecil county's
allotment is $8,126.42
The Maryland Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church will
assemble in its 18th annual session
at West Baltimore Station, on
Wednesday, April 4. The con
ference is composed of 1877 minis
ters and nearly an equal number Of
laymen.
Governor Warfeld has given
notice of application for pardon
for LIE Claire Green, an Elkton
youth sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years at the December term
of Court in 1904 for breaking into
and robbing the store of Davis
Bros. :, objections to which will be
heard until April B.
The stockholders of the United
Fire Brick Company Of North East
have reelected che following Board
of Directors: A. w. Perks, G. F.
Perkins, Daniel A. Kiln, g. p
BARLEY and Wilson L. Coudon
The directors elected A. w. Per.
kins, president; G. P. BARLEY,
treasurer; Wilson L. Condon,
secretary.
A movement is on foot to macada.
mize the road from Aberdeen to
Havre de Grace. The County Com.
missioners will be asked to pay for
having the stone crushed and farm.
ers along the road and others using
it will be urged to either subscribe
money or haul stone, which will be
furnished the county free of cost by
G. B. Osborn.
A cow belonging to Mrs. A, M
Tuite, Off Elkton, fell into well
about twelve feet deep, last week,
| in which there was about three
feet of water. Howard Marcus and
Zebulon Powell, two riggers from
the Pulp Mill, secured a block and
fall and rescued the animal, which
was nots much the worse for it's
rough experience.
The Quarryville Sun reports that
representatives of the Akron shoe
factory were in that town Satur-
day calling on a number of business
men to learn what prospects and
encouragement there would be tC
establish a shoe factory there. The
Qnarryvillians should visit Ris
ing Sun or Havre de Grace if they
want a few pointers on shoe
factories.