The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-06-01
when a person contracts disease

by exposure or other imprudence
and dies, it does not seem generous
for friends in their resolutions of re-
spect and coincidence to attribute the
bereavement to GAIL Wise Provi,
dence.' TaH3fg
A series of athletic exercises con-
sisting of hammer throwing, wrest-
ling, boxing, running, &C., were Civ.
en- ON the lot near the Green Hill
Friedrich works, North East, on
Saturday last. They were under the
direction Of Prof Miller, of Balti
more, the great wrestler, and W. l..
Coudon, the worlds champion ham.
mer thrower.
The Cecil Farmers Club held its
May meeting last week at Mr.. Jos.
Coudon's. At the suggestion Of Mr..
A. R. Magraw the Club resolved to
give their wives an annual excursion
and committee consisting Of Mr..
A. R. Magraw, MIR. H. S. Coudon
and Mr.. Geo. W. Sutton was APP.
pointed to make the necessary ar
rangements for the first excursion.
The gross proceeds of the fan fes.
tival given by the Band in the Hall
last Wednesday and Thursday even
ings, were $9s 81. The Band wish
to extend thanks to the public for
their patronage, which was very fair
considering the inclement weather,
also to the young ladies who assisted
them in arranging and disposing of
the articles. III
Picnic clubs are beginning to talk
of Gilpin's Rocks. Last weekthere
was to have been party of this rural
class there but the rain vetoed the
pleasure. The sunshine and roses of
June now invite to the festive spot.
One of the early visitors to this
ground of pleasant parties lost q
horse there last week. The animal
was hitched by the line and while
the owner was absent got wound up
and choked to death.
lightning struck q tree in the
yard of q tenant house ON the farm
of William Clifford on Tuesday even
ing last tearing the tree to splinters.
The electricity followed wire
clothes line which was fastened to
the tree and a hen house, melted
thirty feet of the wire, entering the
ground by the corner of the hen
house. Thirty or forty panes of glass
were broken by the shock and boy
hurled about 20 feet by the concus-
sion but not injured. III
The Press says, the roads put in
order with a road machine in Col.
raine are quite in contrast with those
dressed in the ordinary way, being
smooth and hard. Our supers. have
been intending the roads" in this
section, and if they will go over them
with q wagon and take off every
stone larger than hens egg they
will double the value of their work.
And if they would use road machines
and when the roads dry sufficiently
in the month of April to work, GO
over them and level down the rough
knobs, FIJI up the ruts and pack the
soft part, the roads would remain
smooth and hard all summer.
Miss McCummings who made a
charge of infanticide before the
Mayor Of York, Pa, week before last
in which she brought charges against
her father, Townsend McCummings,
is insane. Her name is Sadie Dren-
men. Of Port Deposit. The evidence
before the Mayor showed that her
father and sister are insane, and the
physicians, among whom was DR..
Mccullough of Port Deposit, decided
that Miss Drennen is also demented.
TIE woman was delivered to her
friends who took her home. Town.
sed McCummings when young man
lived about Rock Springs and doubt
less is we'll known to many of our
readers in the 9Th district. a
John R. Hogg, ST.. the Oldest rail-
road man in the United States, died
at his residence at Elkton, on Mon.
day aged 83 years. The deceased
waa in nrnttv UoOd health until Cnn