The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-29

was enjoyed by about so scholars and
teachers.
The Rising Sun Band extend their
sincere thanks to the friends who
assisted them and contributed toward
their festival last week and to the
public for their liberal patronage.
The search for Mitchell the express
driver of Havre de- Grace who spirited
away a $4,000 package about fort
night ago has so far proved unsuccess-
| full
Stephen Allies who has driven the
Cecil Paper mill team for a number of
years was overcome by the heat-sun
Stone Run Bridge about mile from
the mill when he became so Frustrated
that another driver was required to
take charge of the team, Mr.. Allies was
able to walk home and was on the
hospital list for few days.
The Piedmont pleasure seekers who
had been on ten days ''outing" broke
camp, were mustered out, disbanded on
Wednesday and returned home sun
Drowned, healthy and happy. Cupid's
attacks on the campers were very an
noying Ifsmall attachments of two's
yentured to stray out side the lines by
moonlight or starlight, by winding
stream or shady nook he was sure to
let an arrow fly at them. Some of the
loiterers were struck near the heart and
are reported dangerously wounded.
Harvest is over in all this region
of country. The yield is only an
average" Wheat is not we'll filed
and hay crop rather light. Corn is
fne-never looked better.
Of all the crops the farmer raises
field of corn in tassel is the most
beautiful sight, rising ten or eleven
feet high and evenly on top as the
ground on which it was planted.
Bailif Lambert of North East and
Theodore Jackson of the same town
had an alteration Wednesday of
last week in which jackson cut
Lambert's thumb with q razor and
the baliff applied a"billy" with such
force to Jackson's head that he was
knocked senseless. There IS a war
rant out for the arrest of Jackson on
the charge of assault with intend to
| kill.
The Elkton Electric Light and
Power Company, which has secured
the contract to light the town OF Elk.
ton with II 25 candle power incan-
descent lamps, will be in operation in
few weeks, and will light the town
gratis when the plant is completed
until the contract commences, May
l, 1898. A $50 light dynamo, an so
horse power engine and 100 horse
power boiler Will be used at first,
and building large enough to dupli.
cate this machinery will be built.
At special meeting of the Board
of county commissioners the con.
tract for rebuilding the Bohemia
river bridge was awarded to the
Youngstown (Ohio) Bridge Company
for Sl4,967. The bridge will be of
iron, 1, 1852 feet long, with 80 foot
draw, The work is to be completed
by December "A 1892.
Patterson & Jackson, of Perry.
vile, bid the lowest after the Youngs.
town Co. They demurred to the
Youngstown party's bid being &C.
cepted on account of their proposal
not being received within the speci-
fed time. The matter was com
promised by an agreement between
the parties by which Patterson &
Jackson should furnish the lumber
put up the bridge for S8,372, the
Youngstown Co. furnishing all the
iron work on the ground and putting
in the draw for the balance of the
laICer DlQ, $1,000.
The Rising Sun Band festival held
in Smedley's Park on Friday and
Saturday evenings OF last week prov
ed fattering success. The first
evening threatening thunder storm
interfered to some extent, but they
succeeded in selling out the limited
supply of good things prepared for
the occasion. The Riverside Band
of Port Deposit came as visitors and
discoursed excellent music, notwith.
standing the electric storm which lit
up the heavens with an almost con-
slant electric glare. On Saturday
evening Principle Furnace Band
came up and the crowds gathered
from every point of the compass.
The crowd in fact was immense.
Large quantities of ice cream confec
tionery, cakes. fruits, ect., were
quickly disposed of although the
supply was thoughtto be very gener.
Gus, The wheel of fortune also turned
out numerous prizes, among which
was gold watch and fine painting,
the latter executed by Miss Mary L.
MOora opI 1Io DID