The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-06-05

I Rev. John Squier, Secretary of the
Public School Board, examined Sc APP
3plicants for teachers certificates in Elk
ton on Monday last. There were ga
ladies and 2 men in the class. Mr..
i Squier examined large class at Port
Deposit on the following day.
The Band will hold a strawberry
festival on Pogue's lawn, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, June 18th and 18th
They have procured large tent, and
with their usual propensity to "hustle, y
are fully determined that this affair
shall equal or excel all former efforts.
! s. w. Day, formerly OF the firm OF
Day & Brother, basket makers, of
North East, died on Saturday last. of
consumption aged fifty-three years. Mr..
Michigan cavalry regiment of which
Gen. Sheridan. was originally the
colonel.
The congregation at West Noting
ham was unusually large on last Sun
day, about 300 carriages being hitched
around the church. DIR. Gayley preach
ed an able and appropriate sermon tax
ing as his text "Let there be Light"
A collection was taken for Lincoln
University.
Mr.. J. w. McCool, living on the
Bratton farm in the Second district,
had valuable colt, aged two years,
killed by lightning on Thursday night,
May 28th. He valued the colt at 800
and it was insured in the Agricultural
Insurance Company Of Watertown,
New York.
Boils, carbuncles, and eruptions Of all
kinds are natures efforts to throw off
poison from the blood. This result
may be accomplished much more
effectually, as well as agreeably.
through the properexcretory channels.
by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
| Messrs. Lounds and Pyle loaded q
car of Jersey COWS and heifers at
Rising Sun station on Monday,
which they had purchased of farmers
in this section of country. The stock
was intended for the western dairy
market and was railroaded from this
station to some of the western states
| Robert Dawson is still in the land
of the living as his many acquaint-
ances in Cecil will be pleased to
learn, and hale and hearty at the age
of IS. He paid Elkton visit last
week. The old man has been living
with his daughter Mrs. John Hughes
in New Jersey for several years.
| A corporation has been formed known
as "The Sandy Branch Creamery Com
pany of Cecil County," The incOrpora-
tors are Elias E. Marsh, John J.
Dorsey, George w. Merritt, William
Price, Jr.. and VIM. D. Bradford. The
corporation will operate q creamery at
Sandy Branch, in Middle Neck Second
district.
| Mr.. j. j. Richards, brother of J..
Granville Richards, the victim of the
murderous burglary at his home near
Porter's Bridge, this county, has pre-
scented Officer G. E. Ottey of the P. w.
& B. r. r., with handsome revolver,
as token of his appreciation for his
efforts in running out clues in that
noted case.
i The Elkton Water Company was
formed this week. The Philadelphia
capitalists who are interested in the
work were in Elkton on Saturday last
viewing the premises and making
arrangements preparatory to thebeginn-
| ing of the work. There will be three
incorporators and number of stock
holders of Elkton.
Ex.Sheriff Robert Mackey it is
announced, has drawn offthe course
for the race for Register of Wills.
which leaves three contestants as far
as heard from, Morris Dunbar, K. E..
lamar, present incumbent and VIM.
Kirk of the fourth district. We bet
our money on the little bald headed
nag.
i On Saturday last William M. Tyson,
q farmer at Singerly, had his leg broken
by the kick of horse. He was driving
two horses to farm wagon, with his
feet resting on the doubletree. He
touched one of the horses with the
whip, when it kicked. catching his leg
against the front of the wagon. 1t is
said to be very bad break, the bone
being crushed.
4 Friday last was quarterly meeting
day at Darlington, Hartford county
and quite number of our Hicksite
Friends availed themselves of the
opportunity to attend. The meeting
was addressed by Lydia Price Of
West Chester, Darlington Hopes,
Annie Reynolds and William Way.
| In digging the foundation for a
store building inElkton an old cannon
ball was dug up six feet below the
} surface, 56-ib weight, several old
pennies and the but end Of the
, campaign flag pole, that was planted
in 1874. when Clay and Polk ran for
president and turned steady going
people stark mad. And it was all
about the tariff too.
A carriage with two ladies came
dangerously near being caught while
crossing the track at the station on
Wednesday morning. The train had
been cut in two and as the carriage
approached the gap was being closed
by the front section backing. The
horse at a run barely escaped. There
should be an over head bridge at this
crossing.