The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-06-19
Friday, June 10. 1891.
MINOR LOCALS

Louis G. Harlan has been granted
an increase of pension.
The Loyal Legion meets tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The fine rain on Wednesday evening
and night made the gardens rejoice.
Farmers in the lower part of the
county expect to commence cutting
wheat today.
The ladies of Bay View will hold
a festival on Saturday evening, June
goth in Geo. Rurns' grove.
Marshal Simcoe, young son of
Benjamin Simcoe, Of Bay View, fell
from cherry tree breaking his arm.
The government dredging machine
is scooping mud in North East creek.
Lots of public money wasted in this
way.
The w. G. 7. u, will meet with Mrs
Edwin Haines on Thursday June 18th
at 2.SO o'clock. All members try to be
present.
Salt water oysters at Heagy's.
Edward Flaherty of Kennett
Square has been appointed railroad
agent at Colora via. Street Brown
resigned.
A carrier pigeon stopped at the
Oxford Hotel, mine host rendered
the hospitality of his hosiery to the
distinguished visitor.
Mr.. VIM. s. McCracken has sold
his business interests at Roanoke,
Va, where he located last March,
and returned to North East.
The summer solstice is getting in
it's best ticks, 90 and "a in the shade
is something to make sweltering
humanity cry hola enough
The returns from Elkton and Port
Deposit post offices show an increase in
the last year, but not sufficient to en-
title them to an increase of salary.
Mrs. Thomas Rittenhouse nee
Mauldin, of Butte City, Montana,
formerly a resident of North East, is
visiting her friends in Maryland.
Jackson Bros. who have recently
leased the Fountain Mills at Prin-
cipio Furnace are manufacturing
grade of -four which they claim is
second to none.
The June (non,jury) term of the
Circuit Court met on Monday. The
dockets were called and judgments en-
tered. Court then adjourned. Judge
Stump presided.
Robert Goodyear and William
Penn Woodrow were committed to
Elkton Jail on Monday evening, on
the charge of the larceny of $50 from
Harry W. Downlngham.
Prof. NJ. A. Newell, of Baltimore,
has been selected by the authorities
as Principal of Hartford County High
School, at Havre de Grace; vice,
Prof. Eubank resigned.
Mr.. Maurice Reeder left with us a
bunch of cherries as a sample of his
crop this year. One cluster alone con-
tanning 81 cherries and the tree at that
rate is beyond our estimate.
John Conway, while engaged in driv.
ing cattle, was overcome by the heat
Wednesday afternoon and was reported
In precarious condition, The Their
mometer was SO in the shade.
Mr.. G. R. Maxwell, secretary and
treasurer of the Cecil Telephone
Company, is negotiating to connect
Elkton with all the principal cities
by the long distance method.
Operations have begun on the Elkton
water works. The capital stock of the
water company is $4,000. Two walls
80 feet deep and % feet in diameter are
to be sunk near the bridge east of Elk.
ton.
Frank Weldon, son of VIM. T.
Weldon. of this county, was recently
made managing editor Of the Savan.
nah Times. We congratulate Mr..
Weldon upon his promotion and
success.
Hereafter the pensioners of the
United States Government will be
paid on Angus. A, November 4, Feb.
ruary 4, and May 4. The payments
have been made month later each
quarter.
Ice cream in all fiayors at Heagy's.
The Band wish to publicly thank all
who contributed to and patronized their
festival last week and to the young
ladies especially who assisted them,
they make their most profound bow Of
acknowledgment.
sSadia A. Scott and Mable Duyckinek,
of the Friends Normal Institute school
have Otir th N be for inu;Fokiono and