The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-08-23

September. Henry j. Briscoe and
VIM. Brown are his bondsmen.
A party in want of good fire
place heater, suitable for heating one
room down stairs and one to three
rooins upstairs, or a good parlor
stove, both in good order. should
apply at once TO A. l.. Duyckinck,
A black ash furnace in eingerly's
pulp works, at Elkton, exploded Tues
day night, and the escaping fluid terrib
ly scalded Geo. Homes and James Bell
about the face and breast. DR.. }. w.
Cooper dressed their burns. The re-
building of the furnace will probably
cost several hundred dollars.
Dysentery is reported to be raging
in Sassafras Neck. Five residents
on the Cherry Grove farm have died
Many others are afflicted and deaths
are distressingly numerous.
DIR. Crothers of Colora is report
ed dangerously i'll with the disease
The corner stone of the new adj
dition to the Catholic Church, Elk
ton, was laid with imposing ceremo-
MES by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Curtis
at 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon
last. Tue choir of St. Peters Cattle
dral, Wilmington, furnished music
for the occasion.
Mr.. Timothy Kelly, Jr., of Port
Deposit has resigned the position of
doorkeeper at the Baltimore custom
house, to engage in other business,
at his home. The proverb which
says few die and none resign among
office holders has failed for once at
least.
Mrs. Mary E. Williams died on
Monday morning last at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Charles
McDougal. She was buried on
Thursday at Hopewell. The dsceas.
ed was in the 73rd year of her age.
John L. Pierce was buried on
Monday last at Nottingham, Pa.
Prof. John G.. Conner, principal of
West Nottingham Academy paid
flying visit to Rising Sun and West
Nottingham few days ago. The fall
term of the Academy will commence
Sept. 9th Mr.. Conner was married dnr-
ing the summer vacation and will re-
turn with his bride, next month.
They will make their home at MIR. Jno.
w. McCullough's:
A mad dog came through the viii
lage of Nottingham, Pa, on Monday
last, and bit several dogs. The dog
was white begal and was pursued,
overtaken and killed after running
several miles and biting every dog
that it met. The dogs known to
haye been bitten were Immediately
killed.
A women who Is weak, nervous
and sleepless, and who has cold hands and
feet, cannot feel and act like we'll person.
Carter's Iron Pills equalize the circulation,
remove nervousness, and give strength and
rest.
Mr.. Basil r. Hanna, who has taught
several terms of public school at Ris-
ing Sun has offered his resignation
which has been accepted by the trus-
tees. Mr.. Hanna has been experiment.
ing as Life Insurance Agent during
the vacation, and has learned to love
the business so we'll that he asked the
trustees to release him which they con-
scented to do.
Mr.. T. B. Hopper county Treasur.
er came over from Calvert to Rising
Snu on Monday evening and re main.
ed over night at The Maryland House.
He is collecting taxes this week,
making Calvert, Conowingo and Ris.
ing Sun the "ports of entry" where
the revenue is gathered in. To-day
and tomorrow he will be at the Sun.
Nottingham Cornet Band held a
Fair last month at which a prize car.
riage was awarded to Harry Wood
row of Conowingo. The parties who
had contracted to furnish the car
riage failed to produce an article up
to standard and the band company
purchased a wagon from the fam Gus
carriage builders Jos. S. Pogue &
Son this week.
Tough but no doubt true.
"Talking about whiskey breath
an Elkton physician recently said
that a man rung him up at night
lately and they entered into a con-
versatisn through the medium of a
talking tube "a feet long. The
alcoholic fumes nearly knocked the
physician out at this distance"
What of the poor fellow who was
carrying the loaded breath?