The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-06-29
Friday, June 80, 1888


Mr.. Sam'l. A. Taylor is on a visit
home to see his best girl and friends.
The "water million" has come to
town, Ankrim has had them on tap
this week for Scots. tap -
We are glad to learn that Mr..
Jacob Rambo has got the contract
for building the M. E. Parsonage in
sElkton. , e5 In fEs5fsgF9k1}t
= The gross receipts Of the N. E.
Sunday School festival held in the
town Hall on Saturday evening last
were $50, netting the school about
$50.
Two swarms Of bees took lodgings
in Mrs. Jones, house a residence in
Elkton one day last week, going in
between the notwithstanding and
plastering. ,u..
A four year old daughter of Rev.
]. K. Milligan fell into the creek
near Bay View recently and was
rescued with difficulty by her IA year
old brother. ' -' ~,
The carpenters are rapidly pushing
the work on the freight depot at this
place. The old buildings haYe been
moved further west and additions
built to them.
D. Next Wednesday is the 4th of
July, when every body suspends
work but the farmers. All promis.
sorry notes in bank falling due on
that day are protested the day before.
Farmers are all busy in their har-
vest fields. Some are cutting wheat
and others grass. The hay crop is
generally hight, while the wheat crop
is considered full one. The oats
are superb. ( nm +
Save your Potato Crop by the use
OF. Haines and Kinks Pure Paris
Green. ct
The lightning during the storm on
the 10th shattered peach tree in
newly planted orchard near the carp
pond, in the nursery at Colora. The
tree was not over 8 #. but was splin.
tered completely.
The public school of Rising Sun
will close with an entertainment in
the Hall on Saturday evening Ito.
morrow,) go and encourage the juve.
niles by showing an interest in their
endeavors to please. 8gg t5r}
One hundred in the shade is pretty
hot, but, that was what it was said to
be on Saturday. We did not see it.
We were afraid to look. The hottest
work We know Of is looking at ther.
mometer on o hot day.
2 Richard Bladen, colored, confined
injail charged with burning Sarah
James house has been released by
Judge Stump on writ of habeas cor.
pus. Jno. M. McClenahan going his
security in the sum of $500, s.,
The Comptroller of State Treasury
has made the quarterly distribution
of tho school fund. Cecil county
receives 3,207,S4 for her white. and
$2,921,94 for hev colored schools.
The colored schools get the lions
General Fisk visited Oxford last
week for protracted sojourn and is
staying with our prohibition friend
Geo B. Passmore, not General Gin.
ton B. Fisk the standard Bearer of
the cold water party, but shetland
pony of the same name. asas
On Sunday afternoon We had 8
most timely and beneficial rain in
this neighborhood. and corn, pota-
toes and gardens are all in the best
Ofspirits. putting in their best ticks
before the droughty days Of July
and August overtake them. A
J. w. Richards, Of Colora, in this
county. has been granted patent
for lawn mower.
The mower is said to be construct.
ed on an entirely new principle.
Mr.. Richards has the reputation Of
possessing quite an inventive faculty.
He has several other inventions in
course of development. '"A 2 =
An unusually largecrop of peaches
is expected this season and the
Fruit Growers Board OF Information,
have appointed 4 number OF meetings