The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-09

vailiDg among the horses in the
, neigbborhood of st. Georges, Del.
Joseph S. Russell of Oxford had
the index finger of his right hand
smashed while coupling cars a,
Liberty Grove. on Monday night Of
last week.
The Sixth district came within an
ace of being missed in drawing OF
the jury for the September term, A
Fl. Briseoe being the only one drawn
to represent tie sixth.
| Corn cutting has been in progress
this week. The crop is considerably
shortened by the dry weather. Some
wheat seeding has been done also.
The potato crop is very short.
After q ten days run VIM. Brown
closed his corn canning factory. the
dry weather having shortened the
crop to such an extent that not more
than half a pack was made. The
tomato crop will also be shortened.
| David Archibald, an old and re
spected citizen residing at Wood.
lawn, died at his home on Wednes'
day morning the 3lst ulto., of
general debility and old age. Mr..
Archibald was Juctice of the Peace
for number of years.
The passenger train north due at
Rising Sun station at 4:44 p. m. was
detained more than an hour on Mon
day by breakage in the engine q
short distance above Port Deposit.
An engine was sent from Oxford to
take the place of the broken machine.
Burglars broke into N. K. Warner
& Cos. racket store in Elkton one
night last week and stole five re-
volvers. two hundred cartridges,
thirty five plated rings and number
of knives and razors. A small sum
of money not amounting to dollar
was taken from the money drawer.
Mrs. Truman has produced the
boss tomato ofthe season, the Nancy
Hanks of the tomato family, or the
jumbo if you prefer, which weighed
one pound and five ounces, perfect
in every particular and of fine flavor.
The seed from which this tomato
was produced was the product ofone
that weighed one pound and four
ounces.
The young ladies of Ebenezer NJ.
E. Church will hold a lawn fete, on
Mr.. Alfred Kinks lawn, on Thursday
evening, Sept. 18th, 1892. The lead.
ing feature of the evening will be a
package auction. IF stormy, next
fair evening. Proceeds for the ben.
eft of the parsonage. The public
are cordially invited.
Governor Brown has appointed
+. S. Everist one of the members of
the school tax commission, which is
composed of FIVE members. The COM
mission was created by the last leg
islature. Now Messrs. Commoners
tell US all what you proprose doing.
and have the business discussed
something after the Swiss Initiative
Re fereudum manner.
David II. Burnell is to address the
County Convention of the W. G. T.
o. of Cecil, Sept. Is, at North East.
Subject, ga Plea for the Boys" "No
Trespassing on these Premises"
The public are cordially invited to
attend. Mr.. Burwell comes highly
recommended by the following prom.
met speakers Geo. W. Bain, Francis
E. Willard, DR.. T. j. Leak and others.
Mrs. W. W. Carter of this town
whose sudden illness and prostration
by paralysis was reported in last
weeks issue ofthe MIDLAND JOURNAL
died on Saturday morning, Sept. Sd
without recovering consciousness.
Her funeral took place on Tuesday.
Her remains were inferred at Oxford.
Service was held in the M. E.
Church Tuesday at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Rev. j. E. Bryan and Rev. Isaac
Jewell officiated at the funeral ceIe-
monies. and delivered eulogies on
the exemplary and christian life of
the deceased. The funeral was at.
tended by large number of neigh.
bors and friends who manifested
their regard for the memory of the
deceased by this last tribute of
respect before the grave closed over
one who had so suddenly gone out
from their midst.
The Labor Day meeting advertised