The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-06-26
MINOR LOCALS


The sun is now one Of the earliest
riscrs.
The song Of the mower is heard in
the farmers field.
Childrens' Day and the festival now
hive the right of way in the churches.
Cherries have been more plentiful
this season than for several years
past.
The farmers are all busy harvesting
their wheat crop in the lower dis.
tricts.
James A. Davis, Clerk of the Cir.
cult Court, is on trip to North
Carolina.
Celery plants for sale at Sam'l Pass
mores green house. Now is the time
to set them out.
The Thurlow base ball club of Thur.
low, Pa, will play the Elkton team
on the Fair Grounds on Saturday.
The Colora Y placed $25 in the
treasury from the proceeds of the
entertainment recently held in the
grove at that place.
Miss Esther Child, sister Mr.. G. M.
Childs, who has been staying at her
brothers since last fall, has returned to
her home in Connecticut.
Heagy has summer oysters. Try
them.
William M. Lee of Fairfield, Pa, fell
from cherry tree on his premises last
week and is still suffering from severe
bruises and a broken rib.
William Brown is putting up
wind mill for John Lincoln. Soon
every farm will have a windmill as
one of its necessary improvements.
BY way Of variety on the straw
berry festival, cherry festival is to
be held in Elk Neck TO- morrow after.
noon. The church is to reap the pro.
ceeds.
Rey. NJ. w. Jacobus, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church, Oxford, has
accepted the call to the chair of New
Testament exegesis in the Theological
Seminary, Hartford, Conn.
The store of Warner McNeal, at
Belle Hill, near Elkton, was broken
into by burglars on Tuesday night.
About fifty pounds of coffee, lot of
sugar and other groceries were
stolen.
"A. Pearce, attorney. sold on Tues
day, at public sale, the Pascault farm,
in the First district, containing 28S
acres, for S6,l5l,79, subject to mortgage
of$6 ,l50,64, making the price $l2 ,3o1 49,
Andrew Woodall mortgage was the
purchaser.
Two colts which were being pastur-
ed on the farm of Mr.. g.. Irving
Griffith near Chesapeake City, were
killed in the field by lightning last
week. These two make eight horses
killed by lightning in that part ofthe
county.
Prof M. A. Newell will prepare
historical sketch of school matters in
Maryland since 1866, which will be
read at the 25th annual meeting of
the State Teachers Association, at
Ocean City, Nd, on the 7th, 9Th and
9th of July.
Happy Valley and Mount Ararat
Park will likely open for the season
about June 25th. Two or three ex.
cursion trains week will run from
Baltimore, at very moderate rate
and on intervening days it will be
occupied by other excursion parties.
John Bradshaw and his wife, colored,
were arrested by VIM. Boulder bailiff
of Elkton on Saturday afternoon last,
charged with being drunk and fighting
on the street. Bradshaw claimes to be
preacher and have charge of church
in Wilmington. and said he was on his
way to Chesapeake City to preach, on
Sunday. Nice preacher, to be sure.
Heagy keeps fresh stock of lemons
and oranges and the hot weather is the
season to enjoy this fruit.
]. Nelson Black, of Principle Fur.
mace, and Miss Mary G.. Barnes, of
Charlestown, were married at the
Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia, on
Thursday, June 18th, by the Rev ].
r. Miller. Mr.. Black is a well
known merchant of Principle Fur
mace, and his bride is daughter of
the late Washington Barnes, of Car
penter's Point.
Commencement exercises of Elk
ton Academy will take place to day
at 10 o'clock, when diplomas will he
distributed to the graduates. The
graduating class consists of five
members: James Frazer Evans,