The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-23
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Many farmers had hay cut on We'd
nesday which was overtaken by the
rain.
S. L. Denney, Sylmar. has sold his
mill site in the Ninth district to James
Clifford for $1,000.
! The carpenters commenced putting
on the red shingle roof of the Catholic
church this week.
Tuesday was day to be remembered.
The mercury went up to 1000 in the
shade at DR.. Kinks drug store.
The welcome rain came on Wednes-
day afternoon and night and all out
doors is rejoicing in a new lease of life.
The w. G. T. U of Rising Sun will
meet in the lecture room of M. E.
Church on Thursday, June Goth at 2.9O
o'clock.
The net receipts of the late Spring
Fair at Oxford were about $500, of
which $500 was expended on permant
Improvements.
The spring commencement of
Friends Normal Institute will be held
this evening. A fine program of the
exercises has been prepared.
The w. R. G. and G. A. r. held a
festival in the town hall on Friday
and Saturday evenings last. the gross
receipts from which were ISL.
Oldham & Williams are making pre-.
paration to can on large scale on the
farm lately purchased from John T.
Rutter near Woodlawn camp ground.
| Lightning killed two cows and a
heifer belonging to J. Harvey Brown,
West Nottingham, Pa, June II. The
animals were standing under a tree
when struck.
| Principle Cornet Band will hold a
festival on the lawn in front of their
room on Friday and Saturday evenings
June 80 and July 1st. Several bands
are expected to be present.
! Hay HARVEST this week is on among
the farmers generally. The timothy
crop is reported very light. Wheat is
turning to golden russell and the farm
ers will put in the sickle next week.
The crop is fine in this section.
1t Is reported that blind tiger is
concealed in the jungle near Rowland
vile and that the neighborhood is
much exercised about the critter. The
animal was heard near the festival on
last Friday and Saturday evenings.
S. s. Mccoy, of Stanton, Delaware
was through this part OF the county on
Sunday looking for two horses which
were stolen from his stable on Friday
morning. One of the animals is nice
bay mare, and the other heavy set
brown horse, heavy name and tail and
fiat footed. Mccoy will pay liberal
reward for the horses or either of them.
Cecil County News.
On Monday night about half past nine
O'Clock fire broke out in William G.
Harkness' house near Principle Fur
mace, and everything was burned ex-
cept trunk supposed to contain cloth
ing and addressed to Mrs. Fannie
Woodrow. Conowingo, Md, and ID
| child's coach which was found in bis
blacksmith shop, which had the be torn
down to save it. The sparks We're car
ried by the wind as far as John Traf.
ford's house but there being plenty of
help and water it was saved. Mr.. Brum-
fields house and shop were also in
danger.
The corn beetle, (Sphenophorus sculpttHs)
destroyed the first planting of corn for
several of our farmers, this season. The
preventive is to plant later, near the
first of June. Farmers are discovering
that later planting than is the custom
is advisable. Corn planted after the
ground becomes thoroughly warmed,
comes up in less than a week and
pushes right ahead. defying the attack
of insects and soon overtaking the
earlier planted, which struggles along
slowly recovering from the effects of
the cold season it has to encounter
when planted early.
Robert Richardson hired q horse and
buggy on last Saturday evening from
our new livery firm. In passing Mr..
John w. McCullough's place, some
man who was acquainted with Richard
son, came out of the lane and waved
his coat which he carried on his arm
for the purpose of hating the team,
desiring to take passage to Colora along
with Mr.. Richardson. The latter did
not see the signal, however, but the
horse did and started to run. The
buggy was upset, the driver tangled in
the lines and dragged for some distance
before the horse was stopped. Mr.
Richardson received severe Injuries but
did not have his arm broken as re.
ported.
The Peerless Brick Company OF
Philadelphia, who recently purchased
WEIGH Point, on Elk river, are desir.
Gus of procuring site near town on
which to erect works to manufacture
their celebrated brick from the clay
which they will ship here. They
would employ from fifty to seventy