The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-06-22

Some OF the nelShOOrS suspeeioh
two young men. The request is eth
er given it TO the infant or return
the cap.
The refreshing thunder showers OF
Saturday afternoon and evening and
Monday evening greatly revived
vegetation, the gardens and corn
fields having become very dry on
the surface.
The NJ. E. Sunday School will
hold festival In the Public Hail.
to.morrow afternoon and evening,
June 23rd, at which all the delicacies
of the season can be procured. Go
and have good time.
The mother of Gen. Sheridan died
! at her residence. at Somerset, Ohio,
on Wednesday 18th inst. in the
eighty.eighth year of her age. She
was born in Ireland and emigrated
with her husband early in life to this
country.
Mr.. G. G. Sill has placed soda
fountain in his drug store, want
long felt by the lovers of a cool. de-
licious drink SO refreshing in this
superheated weather. Iced soda
water favored TO your taste and there
is no drink its peer in hot weather.
Harry D. Garrett who worked in
Singerly's pulp mill at Elkton came
very near being dashed to death q
few days ago. His clothing caught
on a pin and the revolving shaft
hurled him round several times.
He escaped with some severe brai-
ses.
| Apple blight is reported in Della
ware about Georgetown and puzzles
some of the rurals to account for it
as no insect can be found. OF
course not. The s'blight" is fun
gus parasite belonging to the pear
blight family. probably the same
disease. @
Some hay is being made in the
neighborhood of Port Deposit. Mr..
S. r. Carson was busy haying on
Wednesday and broke his machine.
He reports one Of his fields of grass
unusually heavy and lodged, which
is the exception this year, the grass
crop generally being light.
The Rising Sun base ball club
played the Granite club of Rock Run
Saturday last, defeating them by a
score of II to 5. Dare pitched a
good game for the Sun club, giving
the GRANTEES but six hits and striking
out eleven men. Rain stopped the
game in the seventh inning.
The celebrated case of Seminar
against Scarborough and Section, in
the matter of note for wood sold
by the former to the latter which has
been published heretofore several
times. The court of appeal reversed
the discussion of the court below and
the case goes back to the circuit
court for new trial.
Miss Gelert Crnikshank daughter
of G.. W. Cruikshank of the Demo-
crat was among the pupils whose
productions were shown at the art
reception held at the Frederick
Female Seminary last week. Over
one hundred specimens of oil and.
water color paintings, pencil and
crayon sketches, ETC., were exhibited.
Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck and Miss
Maxwell entertained the Presbyterian
Sosisbie on Wednesday evening, in
the grove and chapel at West Not
tingham Church. About so persons
1:were present. The evening was per-
fleet and the occasion greatly enjoyed
by all; a feature CHARACTERISTIC of
those sociables.
The Board of Pardons have decid-
to request Gov. Beaver TO respite
"Cuf'' under sentence of death for
murder of John Sharpless, till Oct.
ober. Oscar Beasly of counsel for
johnson, presented evidence obtain
ed from "crooks" in and around
Philadelphia tending to show that
the murder of Sharpless was commits.
ted by members of the notorious
"Fernwood gang"
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