The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-07-13
NEWS.
Friday, July Is. 1888.
MINOR LOCALS
Read Hainea & Kirk,s new adj

seasonable goods for July.
Miss Ella Heston of West Grove
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. H.
Haines. A@
Harvey Rink is building new
dwelling on Main street opposite W.
j. McDougaPs.
July Goth is the day the most pop
ular excursion goes. Remember the
date, cheap rates.
We note a new side walk on Cherry
street as the latest improvement
but not before it was needed.
Heavy rain storms in the West on
Sunday and Monday last did great
damage to railroads and crops.
The North East Pleasure Club will
give their annual excursion to Bay
Ridge on Saturday, the 2lst inst.
Mumps are reported to be among
the children along the Susquehanna
river about Shures landing and
further up stream. H
The Chester County Prohibition
lists are pushing thing. They insert
their tent meeting advertisement in
the MIDLAND this week.
Allen A. Bond, wife and son, from
Minneapolis, are visiting his father,
Thom mas G. Bond president of the
board of County Commissioners.
Captain Snow Post, G.. A. R. will
hold their fourth annual festival at
Pleasant Grove, Lancaster county,
Saturday afternoon and evening,
July FL.
The storm of last week on Thurs
day was very severe in Hartford.
One of the ice houses at Havre de
Grace was struck by lightning and
and burned.
Patrick Reedy has secured place
in the Baltimore Custom House at
$1,000 salary, and will not bother
his head in future about the boys
who strike.
Ifyou are troubled with Headache,
N euralgia, Lameness, Swellings, and
Sores DIR. Kohler's Invincible Ointm-
ent will cure you 25c. per box. For
sale by L.~R. Kirk.
The field of oats on DR.. Dare's
place, farmed by W. McKinsey. is
one of the best in this neighborhood,
and we doubt if better one can be
found in the county.
Mr.. W. F. Overholt's chimney
or the top of it-tumbled down on
Tuesday morning, and reused the
family by the racket made by falling
bricks at an unusually early hour.
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Miss H. L. Owens, formerly pub.
lie school teacher here. visited
friends in the Sun last week, and
was so unfortunate as to have
severe attack of sickness while here.
Anew Methodist Church named
JONES' Chapel in Elk Neck was ded-
icated on Sunday last, Rev. Mr.. Otis
of the Port Deposit M. E. Church Of
floating at the dedication services.
The rain of Monday and Monday
night had fair chance at the open
shocks of wheat, and much of the
wheat being of the beardless variety,
there is fair prospect for sprouted
grain. -
Mr. R. F. May of Bozeman. Mon.
tana, on July End left that town en-
route for Elkton, this county where
he proposes to spend the future of
his life among the people and scenes
of his youth. SvifrFs
Willie four year old son of w.
w. Burkley of Elkton fell from a
ladder last week breaking one of his
arms. He and another small boy
were climbing on the ladder which
turned and dropped him to the
ground.
The workmen completed moving
the depot building at this station
onto its new foundation. A new
roof and new Notwithstanding are to
be added to it. When completed the
establishment will be pretty nearly a
new structure. ~
A Third District Republican Club
has been organized in Elkton. Geo.