The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-01
NEWS.
Friday, July L, 1892.
MINOR LOCALS

Mr. Sam'l. Fryer has a field of corn
which will rival any in this section
The peach crop throughout the
Peninsula is said to be an almost
total failure.
Farmers are cutting their wheat
and it is very good in quality and
yield.
Rev. Mr.. Milligan and family Of
Zion have gone to Ocean Grove to
spend the summer.
The drought which had parched
this section of country for two weeks
was broken by fine shower on Mon
day evening.
The plans submitted by L O.
Cameron, for the rebuilding of the
Bohemia bridge, were considered and
approved by the county commission
ers.
Monday July 4th being Legal
holiday the banks will be closed as
usual, and notes and other matters
due then should have attention on
Saturday, July I'd to avoid protest
Mrs. Elizabeth McVey died at the
residence of her son-in law. Lewis c.
Oldham, Zion, on Thursday, June
23d. Funeral, Sunday, June Goth
Services and interment at Union M
E. Church.
Morris Reeder has purchased OF
VIM. Brown, agricultural implement
and machinery dealer, Rising Sun
a Keystone side delivery hay rake
and windrower, the first introduced
in this neighborhood.
The address of James T. Graham
clerk of the court of this county, be
fore the Philomathean Society Of
Washington College, is very highly
commended by the papers and the
citizens of Chestertown.'
A six days prohibition and w. G.
T. U. camp meeting has been arrang.
ed for at Joanna Heights, Pa, to
commence Aug. Sd. Miss Willard
St. John and other distinguished
speakers will be there to make the
camp attractive.
Fish Commissioner r. T. Brown
ing reports that there were hatched
and distributed from Havre de Grace
shad hatchery during the present
season twenty six and half millions
young shad. This is the largest
number distributed from this pot
since the work commenced there.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson and Mr.
T. franklin McCleary, of the Fourth
district, were married on Wednesday
evening, June 22d, at 8 O'Clock, at
the residence of Mr.. Robert Ander.
son, in Fair Hill. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. William
Scbouler Of Elkton.
Mrs. Massey, widow of the late
DR.. C. H. B. Massey, has presented
q large bell to St. Clements Episcopal
Church at Masseys. Md, in memory
of her husband. Miss Minnie Massey
daughter of DR.. Massey, has also pre-.
scented a magnificent marble baptis-
NAL font in memory of her father.
Ehe country papers in touch with
the Susquehanna river report bass
fishing first rate. "Budd" Haines
authorised Us to say these reports
are not true, and "Budd" knows for
he dwells on the banks of that roar
ing rocky river and has wide
mouthed fish pot, and when that pot
don't catch fish none are going.
A bold dash is being made by 8
number of the citizen of Elkton fol
electric light, and tempting offer is
made by the gas light company, Of
good light and plenty of it at re
dueed price. If the kind of accom-
mediation now offered by the gas light
company can be afforded it woulG
have been the better policy to have
furnished it all along and prevented
dissatisfaction and the effort to DIES
troy the gas plant. The town is nov
threatening to substitute ont
monopoly for another, which is akir
to swapping the devil for witch
The cure and only one that will NEE
the monopoly evil is for towns ant
cities to manage their own monopolies
Sheep flies are troubling the stool
about Middletown, Del. They attacl
the horses and set them wild by
singing the animals, 80 says thu
varacious newspaper reporter. W.
never heard of flies having stings
previous to this. Blood thirst,
members of the fly family are pro
vided with sharp lances with whicl
they cut into the blood vessels nea
the surface of the skin. They injec
poison into the wound which cause
congestion of the blood about th
wound. They are also provided witI
force pump to lift the congeste'
blood from the incision and they ar
. not long in filing up their littl
blood tank if undisturbed.
Charles R. Foard and Miss Molli
Drennen of Elkton narrowly escape
death by the train two weeks since
The horse bad approached 80 clos
to the railroad that his head wa