The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-30
Friday, June so. 1898.
MINOR IOCAIS


Barnes & Hartenstine had a large
sale of lumber and warehouse goods on
Saturday. Things generally sold low.
Rev. w. W. Goodman of Oxford NJ
E. Church, occupied the pulpit of the
M. E. Church of this town on last Sun
day.
Last Sunday being children's day at
Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church the church
was crowded and all were we'll pleased
with the services.
Clarence T.McVey of the Zion neigh
borhood won the 500 prize for declama.
ton at the Delaware College commence.
ment last week.
Messrs. Spencer and McGonigall, of
Lapidum. are fitting up the large hay
shed on Tones wharf, in Port Deposit,
for canning house.
The Directors of the Second National
Bank of Elkton, on Monday declared
semi annual dividend of per cent,
payable on and after July Sd.
Miss Mary A. Conner of Thur!ow,
and Mr.. John M. Harvey of Rising
Sun, were married in st. Michael's
Church. Chester, by Rev. John O'Con-
ner, on June 10.
Cecil Grange meets to -morrow at 2
O'Clock p. m. A good attendance of
members is requested, the subject of
holding public meeting or picnic will
be before the grange for discussion and
decision.
The new Catholic church is rapidly
approaching completion under the rattl-
ing hammers and saws of Messrs. Ryan
and gang of workmen. The plaster
ers will soon be putting on the mortar
followed by the painters and ''finis."
Samuel q. Chapman, the trainer of
horses. suffered paralytic stroke, on
Sunday afternoon, on the grounds of
the Cecil County agricultural Society.
This is the second stroke he has suffer-
ed within short time. Be ware of the
third.
There will be grand display of fire.
works at the residence of Mr.. Singerly.
in Elkton, on the evaning of the Fourth
of July, for the qualification of the
children of the town. Old folks will
not be charged for looking at the
roman candles and rockets.
VIM. T. Fryer will take charge of
Colora post Office tomorrow, July LIST
if his commission arrives in time, a. S.
Elliott retiring. Mr.. Elliott retires
with the good will of all patrons of the
Office, who unanimously vote him one
of the most accommodating P. Ms
that eyer stamped letters at the village
under the hill.
For slight sunburns battle the parts
with vinegar diluted with water one
half. If the vinegar is poor quality.
and not very sour, it may be applied
undiluted.
SO says an exchange. Suppose the
vinegar is calculated with sulphuric
acid as is often the case. What thenY
Sour cream is much better to battle the
sun burns.
James McCabe, aged about thirty
five years, of Baltimore, was arrested
by Constable Purner, of Port Deposit,
and taken to Elkton Jail, on Sunday,
on the charge of stealing horse and
dayton wagon, the property of H.
Bream, of Baltimore city. The pro-
perty was found in his possession
when placed under arrest. He was
taken to Baltimore on Monday.
Children's day at Calvert M. E.
Church was celebrated last Sunday.
The church was tastefully decorated
with garlands and wreaths and the in
teresting program consisting principal
ly of music and Rotations was spirit
eddy carried out. The church was
crowded and even standing room could
not be found for the crowd, many
persons not being able to get inside the
church.
Mary NJ, alias "Polly," Short was
released from the House of Refuge on
q writ of habeas corpus granted by
Judge Phelps, of Baltimore. on applica.
ton Of her attorney, Willard F. Taylor,
of the Baltimore bar. She was sent to
that institution on March 3Oth by
Squire Partridge for one year, on the
charge Of being hahitually dsorderly.
The release was granted on the ground
that the magistrate exceeded the
authority laid down in the code, which
states that person charged with this
offense can only be sentenced for term
not to exceed six months.
There ought to be lawyers enough in
ElktQn 10 keep the magistrates straight
in such matters.
Charles s. Emory and Henry HURT,
two of the four colored boys who are
serving life sentences for the murder of
DR.. J. H. Hill, at Millington, Rent
county, are very ill. Emory is the
worst off, and is paralyzed from the
hips down. For several months past