The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-07-16

met with more or less injuries.
Cummings, better known as Tom Collins"
received sword as present, and parades
our streets day and night, dressed in full
military suit, one of blue and one Of red,
10y the way the vourg man is of unsound
mind) and has & mania for clothing. We
venture to give him credit for haying more
fine suits of clothing than all the young
men of Rising San. He claims to have
(and we don't doubt it SO over coats and
80 suits of clothing, nearly enough to start
fclothing house on a small scale. His moth
err entered complaint to the Chief of police
to have the sword taken from him. Sac
charges that he dresses up in his red or
blue suit, ornamented with feathers and
ribbons of many colors and spent all his
money, $40, to buy the two last suits of
clothes. For living he peddIes bogus
jewelry through the country and meyer
spends his money ONLY in buying clothing -
We have some very large stores in this city
both wholesale and retail, in all kinds o.
business. Iron manufacturing is one of the
leading Industries along with segar and hat
manufacturing, must not omit the Beer
Breweries. of which we have about one
dozen.-The prison inspectors held their
monthly meeting at the Jail this afternoon.
Warden Wenrich's report for June showed
the following: Carpets manufactured, A.
449 yards, stockings, 5,1O6 pairs Total for
carpets sold, ", 1896 Total for stockings,
sold, $SO3.3S. The prison proper, contains
46 inmates and the "Bummers" room 7
tramps. A committee of the Y. NJ. G. A.
was held in reference to holding services in
the Jail every Sunday. 1t was agreed to pay
the Association $l0o per year for holding
services every Sunday after noon. An i'm
migrant train was put on the P. & r, R.
K. for the first time to day, which will run
from Philadelphia to Birdsboro, miles be-
low Reading and transfer across the bridge
to the W. & N. r. r. 10 go to Wilmington,
DEL, and then via. B. & o. r. r. to the
far west These trains will run daily urtil
the connections are made in Philadelphia
with the B. & o. r. r. and the Phila. & K.
r. R.--H. NJ. Heilman's, shoe store was
closed today by the sheriff. In speaking of
| the shoe business, reminds us of a dishonest
clerk, by name John Hahn, in the employ
of II. L. Whitelock, who conducts a first
| class wholesale and retail shoe store on
Penn. ST. who robbed his employer, Mr..
w. of about 81 900, when caught returned
part of the stolen money.--The new Wild
owls Home, was formally opened today.
This home is situated at 10th & Hack St.
lot 12l by 35l feet. The corner stone was
laid Thursday, Sept. 18th 1885, it is built
of native white stone. obtained on Mount
Penn and laid in black morter. The larg-
est contributor is Miss Mary Eckert, who
gave S. 900 when the home was started and
who is the founder. Jno. G. Brooks who
was employed in the Phoenix Manufactur.
ing Co. Silk Mill at Patterson. N. J. has
erected an English Jacquared silk loom in
the store room 1872 Penn St. on which he
will weave figured silk handkerchefs of
different colors, to teach girls to weave and
be ready TO engage work in the new, large
silk mills, now being built in this city by
firm from New Jersey. Hagen
man of our Courts is urged forward by the
democrat party as candidate for Governor.
Will close by saying it is very warm 1902
IN the shade. Yours Truly,
Don