The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-08-14

Not finding Piedmont up to his expec-
tations he visited several other Alabama
towns and finally went to Pittsburg,
Pa. where he has since been.
The Pioneer Tennis Club of Rising
Sun defeated the Fairview Tennis Club
of Hamilton, N. j., in well contested
series. Cauffman Bros, represented
the Fairview club while H. Brown and
@. E. Dare battled for the honors of the
home club. Score rs, 8, 3-6.
Mrs. John w. Beaver, wife of ex-
County Commissioner JohnW. Beayen,
died at her residence, near Port Deposit,
on Sunday night last. Mrs. Beaver
was daughter of the late John Sterrett,
and was connected with the oldest
families in the upper part ofthe county.
She was in her 72d year.
A heavy hail storm with a strong
wind passed over the extreme north
ern part of Cecil county and southern
Lancaster county on Tuesday after
noon. The storm was of unusual
severity at Pleasant Grove where the
hail did much damage to corn and
other growing crops.
Rev. Issac L. Wood. Phi. D., now
incumbent of Zion Circuit, was
selected at the last Quarterly Con.
ference to be the pastor of Elkton M.
E. Church after the close of the cur
rent year. The reverend gentleman
has been notified and has accepted.
subject to the approval of the Bishop
presiding at the next conference.
95 on Monday was registered by
some thermometers and others 92;
Tuesday came in good second
and Wednesday claimed recognition
as a child of the Sun also, The
heat of the forenoon was succeeded
by heavy thunder gust about noon,
rain fell in torrents Tor an hour with
frequent bolts of lightning and heavy
peals of thunder.
The storm of Wednesday did much
damage to the corn in this neighbor-
hood, some of the farmers estimating
the injury to the crop a shortage of
one third. In southern Lancaster
county the two storms-Tuesday and
Wednesday-are reported to have been
terribly destructive. Octoraro creek
was higher than it has been since the
great June flood several years ago
when all the bridges and mill dams
were swept away.
Mr.. VIM. j. Evans had an apoplectic
attack on Tuesday while driving to
Rising Sun at Pigeon Hill. He was
brought to the residence of DIR. Turner
who administered to his relief. In the
evening he was taken home in semi
unconscious condition. The attack was
chiefly confined to the lungs. On
Wednesday he appeared better and had
recovered bis speech sufficiently to
answer nationally when spoken to by
the physician or attendants, The doc
tor had hopes of his ralIying sufficient.
ly to be up and about again.
The following we'll deserved COM
plimentary notice by the Democrat
is given Prof. Bechtel and his fema lie
Seminary, which we most heartily
endorse.
"a great many persons in Cecil
county are sending their daughters
away from home to complete their
education. This is unnecessary, as
the West Nottingham Seminary,
under the control of Prof. George K.
Bechtel, is an institution within the
borders of your own county possess
ing all the advantages to be found in
the more distant schools
Money makes the mare go, is an
old adage which might be changed
to money makes the farm go-out of
the farmers hands and into the
gentleman's hands who sits back in
his cool Office in the city. His name
is mortgage. Apropo the following
item.
Among the sales of real estate
made by the Sheriff last week, at
West Chester, were the following:
Farm of Matthew w. Curry, Lon
donderry, to R. R. Darlington. Farm
of James Il. Edwards, Londonderry,
to Samuel P. Criswell. Farm of
John F. Smith, deceased, Elk. to S.
F. Nivin. The Drennen farm, Lower
Oxford, to w. W. MacElree
The corner stone OF the new M. E.
Chmrch at Sylmar was laid last Sun
day afternoon. The building being
inclosed and floor laid the services
were held therein. Short addresses
were made by Rey. E. Kirk and Mr..
A. R. Brown and sermon by Rev. j.
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