The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-04
Friday, July 4. 1890.
MINOR LOCALS

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Mir John Underwood, of Big Elk,
LOST Il valuable horse last week by
lightning.
Mr.. Henry j. Briscoe entered on
his duties of County Treasurer on
Monday last.
Rising Sun M. E. Church has had
several members added to the con-
gregation recently.
The Rising Sun VIC. T. U. will
meet at Mrs. Annie Reynolds Thurs
day July 10th at $50 p. NJ.
Extensive Improvements are being
made at the Mccullough Iron Com
pany's Works at Nor;h East.
Elkton Grange, p. of H., have fixed
upon August the 9th as the date for
their excursion to Bay Ridge.
Hot weather CLAIMS at Heagy's.
Increase of pension has been
granted John McGlory, of North
East, and John OFT, of Fair Hill.
Mrs. Tull and her sister Miss
Annie Ellis of Elkton visited Mrs,
Ewing at Rising Sun on Tuesday.
While the recent rain made the
formers look rather blue it gave the
gardens and potatoes greenish cast.
To-day is the glorious Fourth.
Ills pity we have no local orator
to do the occasion on eagles wings.
The Waverly Magazine 1Oc. at T.. X.
Browns. 2J2t.
Mr.. Clenahan & Bro. have been
awarded contract to furnish large
lot OF sewer stones for Baltimore
city.
The Rising Sun and Oxford Clubs
will celebrate the 4th by game of
base ball on the fair grounds, at
Oxford.
1t is given out that by the new
census the population Of Elkton is
2,404. This is a net gain in ten
years of 652.
DR.. A. G. Crothers, of Port Depo sit,
has been elected vice.president of
the Alumni Association of Washing
ton College, at Chestertown.
The Orphans Court was in special
session Tuesday listening to the argu-
ment in the case of w. r. Porter VS. the
estate of Samuel E. Gillespie.
Miss Carrie G. Keilholtz who has
been attending Pierce's Business
College in Philadelphia returned
home on last Tuesday evening.
Capt. John Brickley, a well-known
farmer of Elk Neck, died on Sunday
night of paralysis, aged SO years. He
had been in failing health for several
years.
The oats crop has improved and
promises to be better than was an
ticlpated, Wednesdays rain will be
of much advantage in perfecting the
grain.
Watermelons, bananas, ice cream an d
other hot weather delicacies at Heagy's
and don't forget his unriyaled clam
soup.
The lasters and stock filters EN-.
ployed in j. Faust Il Sons shoe fac
tory at Havre de Grace one day last
week went out on strike for higher
wages.
To-day, the 4th is to be celebrated
at the new pleasure resort "Happy
Valley below Port Deposit, in fine
style. Pic.nics, music, dancing,
excursions, etc.
Those unhappy persons who suffer
from nervousness ard dyspepsia should use
Carriers Little Nerve Pills, which are made
expressly for sleepless, nervous, dyspeptic
sufferers. Price % cents.
Mrs. John Killingsworth and
daughters of st. Louis, will spend the
summer at Judge John Fl. Prices,
near Darlington. Judge Price is
Mrs, Killingsworth's father.
The bass season on the Susquehanna
has opened lively, and the rod and reel
men are having rare sport. They
don't catch many fish and that is the
reason why the sport is ''rare."
The Rising Sun Cornet Band elect,
ed the following officers at their last
meeting, for term of six months
Leader, F. P. Bird; Pres. E. Ewing;
Sec. c. T. Dare; Treas, W. L. Ryan
Some sheet music yet on hand at 1Oc
piece at Browns. 27j2t.
The Monarch hay rake is a machine
that gathers up half ton of hay and
may be driven off to any designated
point with its wad, where hosting
fork can be rugged and the wagon load.
ed in a iiffy.