The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-10

few DRINKS enjoyed. A party of
them spread out on the grass in
Sammy PASSWORDS yard about mid
night and treated the family to an
exhibition of swearing after the
saloon regulation pattern.
Washington Kidd, of New Orleans,
President of the Southern Cotton Elk
change, is the guest of Col. Hogg, of
the Manor House. He attended
West Nottingham Church on Sunday
with the family where be met with
many old acquaintences. Mr.. Kidd
still adheres to his old time leonine
fine suit of hair.
A branch of Providence Savings
Bank of Baltimore has been establish.
ed at North East at Moore's drug
store, with J. w. Falls, John Arm
strong, Charles E. Beatty, j. L.
Moore and John H. McCracken as
advising board. Mr.. Moore will
receive the deposits. The business
of this bank is that of savings
bank simply, does no general bank
ing whatever.
While Mr.. Robert Nesbitt and sisters
were driving down Coles hill on their
way from home to attend Children S
Day exercises at Rowlandville on last
Sunday, the girth of the harness broke
the horse became frightened and ran
away. Miss Annie Nesbitt in her
fright jumped out and received serious
| injuries about the head. The rest were
badly injured, but not so much so as
Miss Annie, and are all improving.
Miss Helen Hasson of Elkton, took
the first premium offered by the
Canadian Queen for the greatest
number of words that can be spelled
from the four words, "The Dominion
of Canada" Miss Hasson spelled
one hundred and eighteen words and
took the premium, silver tea set
which she received last week, consist
ing of a try, tea pot, sugar bowl,
cream pitcher and spoon holder.
CLANS, clans, CLAIMS. Clam soup,
clam chowder. This is the season for
those summer dishes and Heagy serves
them.
Mrs. Sallie Smith, a well known
colored woman, died at Newark, Del,
at an advanced age. The interment
was made on Friday last, with much
difficulty, owing to the enormous
weight of the deceased, which was
about four hundred pounds. The
coffin. was nearly four feet in width
and two feet deep, was too large to
enter the house. The corpse had to
be carried out through window. It
required twelve strong men to bear
the body away.-Appeal.
Thesfire works display in Chesapeake
City were quite success. About 1000
people gathered in the evening TO wit
ness the sham battle between the boats
and Fort Nebo. The fort consisted of
two scows on which were large num-
Der of boxes arranged to resemble breast
works with number of flags flying.
About o'clock the fleet, consisting of
boats of all kinds, illuminated with
Chinese lanterns, moved upon the fort
and the air was filled with rockets and
candles. The display was very fine.
/ Why isn't this good thing? DIR.
Fenner's Kidney and Backbone Cure
is warranted to give satisfaction in
every case or money returned. Such a
proposition couldn't be thought of if
the medicine wasn't superior to all
others. For sale by DIR. T.. X. Kirk and
all dealers.
Mrs. Rettew, aged about 20 years.
wife of Elias Rettew, a farmer living
near Brickerville, Lancaster Co., died
on Wednesday evening from the
effects of a terrible runaway accident
that occurred on Friday last. Mrs.
Rettew was engaged at raking hay in
the field with sulky rake when the
axel broke, the horse ran away aud
she fell from the sea. of the rake.
The machine caught her clothing and
dragged her, breaking one of her legs
and an arm.-Lancaster EramSner.
| Everybody likes to get the most for
the money. This desire is quickest
accommodated by an investment of
zoe. in bottle of VOLTS Acme Black
ing. Ask some of your neighbors if
they have not found more profit, com :
fort and pleasure in bottle of VOLTS
Acme Backing than in any other
article they could obtain for like
amount 1t is profitable because it pre-
serves leather; it is comfortable and
pleasure-giving because it is easily
, applied and requires but one appliea-
ton a month on ladies's shoes and one
week on men g shoes.
William Reed, young colored
man. was struck Saturday afternoon
IJnlv 4th ahont fiva n,olook Ub;In