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I VOL. XXIX. RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY. MD., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907. NO. 20.
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TOWN AND CQUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the fW Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.
Harry L. Woodrow and Nelson
James have leased the Maryland
House and will take possession of
the property March 25th.
We are in receipt ol attractive
calendars for 1907 from B. E. Buf
fington & Sons, E. H. Worthington
Co., J. M. Holden and A. J.
Mearns.
Rev. L. E. Poole, of the Elkton
M. E. Church, was presented with
a handsome leather upholstered
couch by members of the Bible
class on Christmas.
The exchange of the Cecil Far
mer’s Telephone at Port Deposit,
has been moved from the build
ing of S. H. Friedman to the drug
store of H. R. Cameron.
Fletcher Conner, of Warwick,
met with a painful accident Satur
day afternoon when four fingew--of
his right hand were cut <yf by being
caught in a corn shelter/
The Sparvetta Mining Co. pur
chased from Wayne Reynolds this
week two large pop tr trees from
one of which they wil dress a stick
for a boom 65 feet in :ngth.
Brumfield & Fosjfer, doing an
exteusive general warehouse and
coal business at Colota, have made
an assignment to Wn. T. Warbur
ton, of ElktOD, for the benefit of
creditors.^
The firsfblast on Jhe new whistle
at the milk condefeery was blown
at 6:30 o’clock NevV Year’s morn
ing, when the plara was brilliantly
illuminated, every electric bulb
being turned on. V
P. Nicholp rewrts that he
Beived at his pork pant ou Pearl
Bet yesterday t\t> Lancaster
Hnty porkers whiih he thinks
■ hold the season's record. The
: B tipped the bean at 1016 lbs..
B of them weighing 558 lbs.
Bio cold snap lad week made
Been four and livt inch ice on
Barious ponds in * his n. 'mr
Ml, which was beiig cut and
Bed, when rain amine .1 weathei
Bin on Thursday ilteruoon and
siiultVoo.stoD toihe harvest.
Bhe bright sunsaine on New
Br’s day was a wldeoine change
Bn the fog and rain, which had
Bn spreading a well blanket over
Brything since Thursday of last
Bk, the sun InmJly showing his
B from Thursday jnntil Tuesday.
Bhe annual mecJing of Rising
B Detective Assojeiation will be
Bl in Woodman’s! Hall on Satur
B sth inst., at IQ) o’clock. The
■ual turkey dinner will be
Bed in the basedheut of the M.
■church by the ladies of the
B Society.
Bhe directors of, the National
Bk of Rising Su)n met on Mon-
B and elected Charles S. Pyle
Bier, iufadditiou p. the position
Beld as (vice president; Mark K.
Bunders!, assistant cashier; Her-
Bl K. lv fling, book-keeper; Leslie
B, sou of the late Harry Pyle,
Bine sneak thief with more ap-
Bte than conscience entered the
Bir of Frank Reynolds, at liar
flille, on Saturday Highland stole
By thing edible to i>e found, in
Bing a dressed duck, rolls, pies,
The only thing the family
Bid to eat in the morning, of the
Br.tl store provided the day pre
: mN>;Bs, was a portion of a loaf of
killed ;i dog
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Christmas this year was the
coldest for thirty-four years.
The public schools re opened on
Wednesday after the Christmas
holidays.
Harvey Pitt, a farmer of near
Principio Furnace, has recently lost
two horses from lockjaw.
John F. Kelley, of Kerableville,
has purchased the New London
Hotel property for $14,000.
i A ten year contract for the light
ing of the town of Newark has been
awarded to the Chester County
Electric Company, of Avondale.
Poultry thieves recently visited
j the hennery of A. M. Herr, near
Calvert, ard carried off about 200
chickens and a Dumber of ducks.
' The larse stone mansion on the
[ farm at-George W. Grant* near
Belair, was damaged by fire on
Saturday. The fire was caused by
a defective flue.
J. R. Foraker, who for twenty
five years past has carried the mail
between the post office and railroad
station at North East, has been
succeeded by E. J. Warner.
Wm. Giles and Wm. Martin,
both colored, of Havre de Grace,
have been lodged in Bel Air jail,
charged with stealing freight from
Pennsylvania railroad cars.
The general merchandise store of
W. E. Mathews, at Golt, Kent
county, was destroyed by fire last
week. The loss estimated at $4500,
is partly covered by insurance.
A piece of wood flying from a
lathe in the machine shop at Dela
ware College struck William
Schaffer, a Freshman, in the mouth
knocking out three teeth and cut
ting his face.
The Board of Trustees of the
Bel Air Methodist EpiscopaJ church
have decided to install a pipe organ
and have contracted with the Mol
ler Co., of Hagerstown, for the
instrument.
A new trial has been granted in
the case of Gillespie vs. the P., B.
& W. railroad company. The
widow of Dr. Gillespie sues for
, damages for his death by one of the
trains of the company.
John F. Oldfield, of Fountain
Green, has invented a kiln for dry
ing lumber, which is so con
structed that in twenty-four hours
it will perfectly season one inch
. lumber for immediate use.
As a tribute to the deceased pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, A. J. Cassatt, the en
trances of all stations on the var
ious divisions, Baltimore Central
included, have been draped in
black.
A special meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Tidewater
Fishermen’s Association was held
in Baltimore on Monday, when it
was decided to issue a call for a
general meeting of all commercial
fishermen, to be held at noon Jan.
9, at the Eutaw House, Baltimore.
, The contest over the will of the
late Christopher Wilson, of Dar
, lington, Harford county, has been
settle#. Mrs. Wilson will receive
her residence and SIO,OOO in secur
ities. Income from the balance,
, about $20,000, will go to her
during life and at her death will be
divided among the nieces and
nephews of the deceased.
Fire, which gutted three stores
and damaged several others in
Market street, between Second and
Third streets, early Thursday
, morning, of last week, and for a
time threatened the business cen
, ter of Wilmington, did damage to
i extent of $136,000 before being
extinguished. On the bnrned
properties there is an insurance of
about $90,000.
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Card Of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall H. Pierce
> I wish to extend their heartfelt
, thanks to their friends for the
many kindnesses shown and assist
) ance rendered during the illness of
their daughter, Anna Mary Pierce,
; and on the occasion of their recent
sad bereavement in her death.
PERSONALS.
Howard M. Wilson spent several
days this week in Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Brumfield was the
guest of Mendehall relatives this
week.
Morris Groverman, of Baltimore,
visited Rising Sun friends this
week.
Dare Hopkins is entertaining
Henry Breekenridge, of Lexington,
Ky., a classmate at Princeton.
David G. McCoy and daughter,
of Oxford, were guests this week at
the home of his sisters, on Queen
street.
Mrs. Elmer Vanneman and sons,
of Havre de Grace, were entertained
this week by Edwin Haines and
family.
Miss Lizzie Kirk and Miss Flor
ence Sollors are spending a week
with New London and Oxford
friends.
Miss Rose Bransfield, of Lans
downe, and Miss Grace Brown, of
Nottingham, spent the past week
with the Misses Reeder.
H. F. Richards left Rising Sun
on Tuesday to accept his new po
sition as treasurer of the Federal
Trust Co. of Philadelphia.
| Miss Susie Daniels and Mr. Carl
Hines were quietly married on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 26, by
Rev. W. F. Dawson, at Cecilton
M. E. parsonage.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mahan
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary, on New Year’s day,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E
Martindale, near Colora.
The engagement has been an
nounced of Miss Charlotte D. Otis,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. P.
Otis of this town, and Mr. Morris
Groverman, of. Baltimore.
The Young Ladies Home Mission
Social was entertained on New
Year’s eve at the home of Misses
Armenia and Edna Wilson. Alter
the literary program the evening
was spent in various social diver
sions and the Old year watched
out and the New in.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of Miss Violet Me
Camant Menough, daughter of Mr
Dayid H. Menongh of Oxford, to
Mr. John Edgar Anderson, on
Saturday evening, Jan. 12, at six
o’clock, in Oxford Presbyterian
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Cherry
entertained the Euchre on Wednes
day evening, at “Sedgley,” their
, hospitable home near Principio.
, The condition of the roads was
, responsible for the absence of sev
eral members but all present felt
more than repaid for their drive
through the mud by the splendid
entertainment. High score for the
ladies was made by Miss Mande
Kirk, and for the gentlemen by
Clarence T. Dare. The next meet
ing of the Enchre will be held with
Miss Gertrude Dare on the evening
of January 16.
Social Dance.
A delightful social dance was
held at the home of Dr. J. H. Jen
ness on Saturday evening, music
for the occasion being furnished by
Taylor’s Orchestra. Those present
to eDjoy the affair were: Dr. and
Mrs. J. H. Jen ness, Dr. and Mrs.
, T. B. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Worthington, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Buffington, Mr. and Mrs. William
Lockwood, Mrs. H. B. Patten, Miss
Mary Brumfield, Miss Hanna Kirk,
Miss Maude Kirk, Miss Florence
Woathington, Miss Marion Shep
pard, Miss Carrie Cummings, Dr.
G. S. Dare, C. T. Dare, Cecil
E. Ewing, Evans E. Ewing, Stewart
Ward, H. F. Richards, J. E.
Brumfield, T. A. Cooper, Norman
! Kirk, Michael Pascarella.
To Assist In Maine Ice Harvest.
1 A party of about fifty young
men of Perryville and Havre de
Grace left on Saturday morning, in
charge of John S. Donahoo, for
1 Kennebec river, Maine, where they
will assist in the ice harvest. The
’ men are in the employ of American
’ Ice Co., and will receive $1.50 per
, day and board, and transportation
both ways.
Young Friends Association.
Young Friends Association will
meet Sabbath afternoon, 6th inst,
: The subjects for consideration are: |
) “How to create more earnestness!
!in the discharge of our religious j
f duties,” introduced by a paper!
, prepared by Edward Pennock, of
t Chatham, and “Dangers to Demo |
cratic Institutions.” ‘
Questions R. T. D. Figures.
Postmaster Hambleton calls for
a recount on the figures published
in the Oxford Press relative to the
number of pieces of mail matter
handled by the rural mail carriers
of that office. The statement was
made that the five rural mail car
t iers handled 225,000 pieces of mail
during the quarter ending Sept. 30,
with the prospects of a large in
crease during the succeeding quar
ter. This would be an average of
45,000 pieces handled by each
carrier during the quarter. Post
master Hambleton, of this office,
registers a strong kick against these
figures going unchallenged and
bases his claim that there is some
thing wrong by a comparison with
the figures he shows for Rising Sun
office. The three carriers here
handled during the quarter ending
Dec. 31, as follows: H. H. Reyn
olds, route No. 1, 16,614 pieces; S.
J. Morrison, route No. 2,| 17,096
pieces; S. J. Terry, route No. 3,
19,391 pieces. Total number of
pieces, 53,101, or an average of
17,700. As the country surround
ing Rising Sun post office is as
thickly populated as that adjacent
to Oxford, Mr Hambleton claims
there is something radically wrong
that there should be the difference
between 45,000 and 17,700 average
for each carrier, and says it will
take a recount with him present to
convince him otherwise. /
Will Probated.
The will of Miss Henrietta Maria
Chamberlaine, late of Aikiu, has
been probated in the Register’s
office in Elkton. She bequeathes
to her four neices, Mary A. Cham
berlaine, Anna H. Chamberlaine,
Anna M. Chamberlaine and Mar
ian W. Chamberlaine, SSOO each.
To her to cousins, Helen W. Whit
tingham and Anna Laura Whit
tingham, $l5O each. To St. Marks’
Chapel, SIOO. To Robert Lloyd
Chamberlaine, the portrait of her
great-great grandfather, Thomas
Chamberlaine. To Henry Holly
day, Jr., of Easton, Md., the por
trait of Sarah Covington (Lloyd)
Hollyday. To Henry Chamber
laine, her small farm in
county. The rest and
her estate is bequeathed to
cousin t, Mary G. Hammond, Hen
rietta M. Leigh, Mary Spalding
Ward Baldwin Coe is named as
executor. The will bears the date
of Jan. 6, 1904, and is witnessed
by Richard Whittingham, and
William H. Whittingham.
Painfully Burned.
Miss Lillie Barker, a young
woman living on Iron Hill, was
perhaps fatally burned on Satur
day morning. She was carrying a
lighted lamp in her hand, when it
exploded, throwing the oil over
her body.
Richard Reed a young man a\
the house, caught the unfortunate
woman, and smothered the flames,
not, however, until the palms of
both . hia bauds were literally
burned to a crisp.
Accidentally Shot.
While W. P. Shade was cleaning
a revolver at his home near town
on Tuesday morning, the weapon
was accidentally discharged the
ball striking Wilraer Trainor, five
year old grandson of Mr. Shade,
in the foot, and making a painful
but not dangerous wound. The
bullet entered the instep and lodged
at the back of the heel, where it
was extracted by the physician
who was hastily summoned.
Seriously Injured By Fall.
Allison Henry met with a serious
and perhaps fatal accident, last
week while at work at Graves’
paper mill, Chrome. He was
seized with dizziness while in the
act of handling a heavy roll of
paper and fell backward from a
platform, striking on his head.
He was picked up in an unconoious
condition and au examination re
vealed a fracture of the skull.
His condition is precarious.
Game Turkeys For Morgan.
Miss Bertha M. Tyson, daughter
of Sami. Tyson, living near Rising
Sun, shipped a flock of 23 line
turkeys today to J. Pierpont
Morgan, for his game preserve, at
j Highland Falls, N. Y. The flock
|is headed by a full wild gobbler
| which was hatched from a wild
j turkey egg in Virginia. For this
i one bird Miss Tyson received $25.
Two other half-wild turkeys are
> in the flock.
DIED.
> Jane Marshall Hanna.
! Mrs. Jane Marshall Hanna,
relict of the late Joseph Hanna,
’ who many years ago was a teachei
1 of considerable noteat Port Deposit,
died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. M. J. Saunders, at Liberty
Grove, on Wednesday, Decembei
29, at sunset, in her 92nd year.
Mrs. Hanna was possessed of an
attractive personality and mental
ity above the average which ad
vancing years failed to impair and
her memory and other faculties
would have been remarkable for
one even many years younger.
She had three children, only one of
whom, Mrs. M. J. Saunders, sur
vives. Another daughter was
1 Mrs. Sarah M. Rowland, deceased,
and one son who died shortly after
graduating from West Notting
ham Academy. She is also sur
-1 vived by eight grandchildren and
; eleven great grandcheldren. Hei
! funeral was held on Saturday, with
interment at Rock Springs Baptist
burying grounds.
Rev. William T. Hammond.
; Rev. William T. Hammond died
! Dec. 31, at the home of his son, E.
. S. Hammond, in Wilmington,
I after a lingering illness from heart
, trouble, aged 54 years. The deceas
ed was a native of North East, Cecil
county, where he was engaged in
the mercantile business for a num
ber of years. He became a local
1 preacher and served numerous
1 charges in the county and else
-1 where. He was instrumental in
1 organizing and for several years
was manager of the Local Preach
-1 ers’ Campmeeting Association with
annual camps at Leslie, this county.
Two children survive. His
funeral was held on Thursday
, morning at North East M. E.
church, with interment at the M.
! E. cemetery.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kirk.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kirk, widow of
the late Benj. F. Kirk, of Green
hurst, died Monday at her home in
Philadelphia, aged about SO years.
Two sons and three daughters sur
vivo—Cassius F. Kirk, near Green
hurst; James C. Kirk, Mrs. Rachel
Johnson and Miss Mattie Kirk, of
, Philada., and Mrs. Louelia Gifford,
, of West Grove. The deceased was
a sister of James C. Crothers, of
near Greenhurst. The body was
brought to Rising Suu Thursday
morning and interment made in
West Nottingham Presbyterian
cemetery.
1 Mrs. Anne E. Vansant.
Mrs. Anne E. Vansant, an aged
1 lady, of near Earleville, died sud
denly at the home of her son-in
law, William B. Daniels, on Friday
morning. The funeral services
were held in St. Paul’s M. E.
church at 11 o’clock Sunday morn
- ing. luterment in the adjoining
cemetery.
Mrs. Anna E. Holt.
Mrs. Anna E. Holt, widow of
the late Andrew Holt, died at her
home in Elkton, Tuesday at the
advanced age of 87. Four chil
dren survive, The deceased was a
sister of the late Capt. Andrew
, Woodall, the millionaire boat and
farm owner of Kent county.
Mrs. Annie E. Jamison.
Mrs. Annie E. Jamison, wife of
James A. Jamison, died at her
home in Wilmington on Monday,
Dec. 31, aged 60 years. The body
was taken to Elkton on Thursday,
Jan. 3, for interment at Bethel
i cemetery.
Coal Famine In Bel Air.
The Haiford Democrat reports
1 that the coal famine that has been
. pievalent in the West has reached
Bel Air. There is none in town
1 for sale and the coal merchants are
unable to get it. Consumers who
’ are short are obliged to send to
neighboring statious and to Balti
more for meagre supplies to tide
them over their difficulties.
Hearing—Mohrleln.
Miss Mary Virginia Mohrlein,
I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Casper
> Mohrlein, of Port Deposit was
; married December 27,
; at 5 o’clock to Mr. William Edward
Hearing, of Trenton, N. J., iu St.
• James P. E. church. Rev. Mr.
Sutton, rector of the church, per
i formed the ceremony. Mr and
Mrs. Hearing will reside in Balti
i more, w s ere the groom is engaged
iu bus; ess.
Nearby Notes.
PRINCIPIO.
. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frederick Jenter
tained their friends with a dance on
Tuesday evening, in honor of their son
John. Music was furnished by Wilson
& Campbell.
We are pleased to learn that onr black
smith is to remain with us and will likely
purchase the property from Stephen
Lynch and build thereon in the spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kepler spent
Christmas with the latter’s father.
While eating a piece of duck on Christ
mas one of our young men choked. He
was quickly turned upside down and soon
got relief.
Mrs. Mary Bradlield died Dec. 29, aged
89 years. Her remains were interred at
Wesleyan chapel, Harford county.
FARMINGTON.
Mr. Geo. Smith and family, of Balti
more, spent a part of the Christmas
holidays with Mr. Alfred Jsirk and
Mr! and Mrs. Curtis
East, were Farmington visitors from
Wednesday to Saturday of last week.
Mrs Geo. Smith, who has been ill for
several weeks with typhoid fever, is able
to be out Harry Smith, sou of Wm. R.
Smith, suffering with the same ailment,
is also convalescent. '
Many changes of residents are reported
as likely to take place in this locality in
the spring.
Miss Alvce GifFord has returned home
after spending a part of the holiday
season with friends in Media and Wil- j|
mington.
Mr. Frank Oliver has removed to the 1
H. T. Pyle mill property, which he J
recently purchased. I
Mr. and Mrs George Orr, of Wilmiug- m
ton, spent Christmas with friends near B
here.
Mr. J. A. and Miss Beulah McCall, of
Principio, ate their Christmas dinner
with Mrs Marry L Brickley and Mr.
and Mrs Steven Dennison.
Very mild mid-wiuter weather and the
roads are almost impassible.
The ice gatherers were in great hopes
of getting their ice houses filled last 1
week but the sudden thaw spoiled their I
calculations. Elisha Kirk however got J
his house more than half filled with fine B
4J2 inch ice. BN
WEST NOTTINGHAM, fl
The remains of Miss Steele, sister
Wm. B. Steele, who went to Colorado a W|
short time ago in company with her
sister for her health, arrived here on
Tuesday. Funeral services were held in I
the chapel and interment in adjoining
cemetery.
The remains of Mrs. Christian Turner
were interred here the same day, with
funeral from the home of Mrs. Kate H
Lackland, at Principio.
The annual social, usally held on New
Year’s eve, was held at the Manse
the following evening on account of
inclement weather. About 90
present and the evening was very pleas
autly spent in social , igtand SB
games. Alter refreslfhients had
served, Mr. Steelyf on behalf of
Indies of church,
sruttil R l’olk with a handsH
rooe.
Mrs. Palmer entertaiued at dinner lIH
Thursday her brother, Wm. Merry aIH
wife and Mrs. McCreary of Zion.
Miss Mary Palmer was a PrincipH
visitor last week.
John Gilbert is quite sick at the presfH
time.
Denman Garrison was au Oxford vB
itor last week.
Eli Coulsen, Jr., has gone to
where be bas employment.
Burton Wiley has returned to ,
Jersey, after spending the holidays
his parents here.
Henry Breckenbridge of Kentucky, ’
former W. N. A. student, was aroundH
calling on friends this week.
Larder looters have been paying
in this neighborhood lately and a
of pantries and cellars have been drpletecHjip
of eatables. A dog and gun would
a tendency to take the edge off tbe^J
J. J Hanna entertained some of
trieiuls with a line spread on Monday.
Christie Crothers, of Baltimore,
a portion of the holidays with
here. BH|^B
Carroll Coale, of Delaware
visiting friends here. H
Law-sou Nesbitt has returned to CatcflHSßS
ville. after a visit among friends in H
section. BBHjH
C. lfani| ton Richards and Miss Tifl
of l’allunofe. are holiday guests < H
Misses Railings.
Robt. Nesbitt and wife, of Maine^S
visiting West Nottingham trieuds. H