The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-08-18
NEWS.
Friday, Aug. IL. 1898.
MINOR LOCALS

The corner stone of the new Protest
ant Episcopal Methodist Church near
Oakwood was laid on Thursday, 10th
inst
Attention is directed to the adv. of
Ellis P. Passmore offering real estate
and personal property at public sale on
Aug. 2Sth
Rev. DR.. Bingham of Oxford. preach
ed at West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church, Sunday. Rev. w. u. Mickey
will occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
Last Sunday was Rigby day. The
whilom famous day attracted but little
notice and its glory is evidently de
parting. There was preaching on the
once famous spot. Some drunk men
and some fighting, but nothing like
former scenes.
Reese P. Mcdowell of Conowingo had
a severe chill on Sunday night last after
returning from Woodawn camp. The
attack was very severe and he was
thrown into state of Inconsistencies
from which he did not recover till noon
on Monday.
John VI. McClenahan of Port Deposit
who was seized with sudden and violent
illness at Atlantic City about three
weeks ago was brought home in a
special on Friday last The trip home
and change had favorable result and
he was reported conyalescent.
Crystal Lodge PA L. o. CT, will
hold public temperance meeting in
their hall on next Wednesday evening,
Aug. Esd. Hon. T. X. Stubbs, g. G. I.
of Penna.. CO. Burdette, G. G. I. of
Md, Rev. J. E. Bryan and others will
make addresses, interspersed with
music. Public cordially invited.
The democrat primaries in Queen
Anne's county are estimated to have
cost from $1,000 to $4,000. The party
is composed of two factions of office
hunters there as here, and the republi-
can party there as here is no where
This state of affairs demonstrates the
plentiful lack of political intelligence
on the part of the public.
Prof. NJ. A. Newall, who for long
term of years was principal of the
State Normal school, died early Mon
day morning at his home, in Havre de
Grace, where he had lived for the past
two years. His death resulted from an
affection of the liver and heart, which
had confined him to his room for six
weeks. He was SO years of age.
The County Commissioners of Cecil
county visited Chestertown, on Tues
day fast week 10 confer with the com
missioners of Kent county and to
receive bids for the building of stone
arch across the stream at Kennedy's
mill, over the head waters of the Sassa
fras river, the same being the dividing
line between Cecil and Kent counties
Cecil Parrot, extra conductor on the
B. & o. Railroad and native of the
Fifth district, was accidentally killed
by the cars in the West Philadelphia
B. & o. yards on Wednesday evening
of last week. An inquest was held on
Thursday morning with verdict of
accidental death. He was 81 years Of
age and leaves wife and four small
children.
George Smith, resident of Will
mington, Del, but a native of Cecil
county, and employed as a bricklayer
on the Tome Institute, was killed on
Monday evening, by being thrown
from buggy while out riding. The
horse became unmanageable from being
frightened at the cars above McClena-
han & Bros quarries. His skull was
fractured and he died in few minutes.
He leaves a widow and two small
children.
The union camp meeting in ex-
Sheriff Johnson's grove near Leslie,
will begin Friday, Ito day. and continue
until September Sd. 1t is held under
the auspices of North East and Zion
Circuits of the A. U. NJ. P. Church. To
avoid the annoyance of collection on
Sunday to meet expenses, collection
of five cents will be taken at the gate.
That is good financial arrangement.
If the dead beats who go to enjoy them
selves are not wiling to pay five cents
let them stay out.
H. u. Silver & Company of Aberdeen
began canning corn last Tuesday at the
cannery of ]. A. Kirk. Quite a number
of their help was brought from the
city. They employ about so hands
Corn came in slowly and the hands
were idle on Wednesday. The crop is
likely to be short the dry weather hay
ing given it fatal blow. A number
of the hands are foreigners who have
been camped on the ground for several
days. The neighbors blame them fol
ravaging their corn fields and truck
patches. One man has had the damage
praised and talks, we are informed o.
making an effort to recover for his loss
Mr.. Jacob Tome was SO last Sunday
and is hale and vigorous at that age. liz
fact his is green old age. His large
accumulation of money has not worried
him apparently in the least. Wher