The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-09-14

Why did her friends allow her to
walk such distance, in this day of
carriages we wonder2 The young
ladies of nineteen couldn't accomp.
lish such a trip afoot. Oh my they
would die Of fatigue before the jour-
ncy was half made,
A party of gentlemen from Carroll
visited Elkton last week headed by
Mr.. Vanderford, formerly editor of the
Cecil Democlat They came to Chesa-
peake City by boat from Baltimore and
had with them carriage and pair of
horses. They made tour through the
second district of this county and the
lower part of New Castle county. The
party left in the afternoon of the same
day for Port Deposit. Were they pros
pecting on business, or was old friend
Vanderford merely showing them
round his old stamping ground?
Elwood Balderston is running a
fruit dryer, and proposes to prepare
a considerable quantity ofevaporated
apples for market this fall. Far
mers or others having fruit that will
60 to waste this fall if not preserved
by drying should visit Mr.. Balders-
ton and examine the operation.
Thousands of bushels of apples will
go to waste, that, with the aid of a
dryer might be converted into very
saleable article.
Wheat seeding has been commenc.
ed by some of our up.and. doing farm.
ers, but wet weather has interfered
with farm work considerably. Time
enough, however. Let farmers put
their ground in the best order, which
is more important than early seeding.
Not field in all this section is ever
put in that condition which boss
wheat growers prove it should be.
Five or six bushels to the acre extra
would pay for double the work wheat
ground usually receives, and that re.
suit is in reach of every farmer if he
will strive for it.
Mr.. Jno. F Green is superinten-
dent of Mr.. G. C. Caldwelrs tomato
cannery at Liberty Grove, Mr.. Green
is also register of voters of the 9Th
district and was compelled to attend
to his latter "official" business on
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.
The cannery being without boss
did not run, but the farmers piled
in the tomatoes all the same, and
Thursday morning when the factory
got up steam there was about a
thousand bushels of fruit in sail
stages" confronting the operatives,
with more arriving.
The Wren entertainment given in
the hall on Monday evening was a
lively entertainment. There are
lots of music in those Wrcns. The
whole company are excellent actors.
For rendering the part of termagent
impudent servant girl Mrs. Wren
well she stakes the cake.' Mr..
Wren's comic songs kept the house
convul sed, while Lis taking off the
Mississippi darby boat hands was
extravagant but mighty life like too.
Mr.. Horatio Herbert, who took the
part of an Irish servant in the acts
of the Sweetheart and afterward that
of a equity old master in the comedy
of "Outwitted' is young actor but
he rendered his parts most admirably.
The house was crowded to it's utmost
capacity, and the audience applauded
to the echo. The gross proceeds
amounted to $72.70 of which sum
the Castle received. as their share
about one third.
DR.. Morrison of Oxford Was very
successful at the Pennsylvania state
fair last week in his competition in
the apiarian department, having
secured five first prizes on his bees.
First on Carniolan and Italian bees,
and on Queens, Queen raising and
Queen cells. The doctor is devoting
a great deal of time and study to
raising queens from pure bred Car
NOLAN stock which he imports from
the province or Carnlola in Austria
The Carniolan bee is the gentlest of
all known races of the honey bee, the
easiest handled. and least liable to
sting. 1t is dark, steel colored bee