The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-02


Saturday, Juue 10th.
10000 barrels of herring were
packed by fishermen on the Elk and
North East rivers this season.
The Young Ladies Home Mission
will hold sociable at the home of
Miss Lizzie Stephens this evening.
To. morrow afternoon is the grand
politician iumbaree, called primary
meeting day of the democracy OF
Cecil.
Fish Commissioner Mitchell of the
U. S. Fish Commission deposited
100000 young shad in North East
river last week.
DR.. John II. lamar has been ap-
pointed member of the State Board
of Health, to succeed DR.. Jackson
Piper resigned.
The peninsula will produce an
immense strawberry crop this season,
and hundreds Of pickers are gather
ing to gather the berries.
James K. Kelley and VIM. j.
Atkinson have rented the Mt. Ararat
and Happy Valley Park, and will
open it June 9th to the public. There
was report that syndicate was
forming to purchase the beauty spot
of love and leisure.
Mr.. VIM Garrett, whose marriage
to Miss Minnie Trimble was an
nounced in these columns about eight
weeks ago was suddenly taken with
hemorrhage last Sunday afternoon
and died within a few minutes. Mr..
Garrett had been residing at Wayne,
Pa, since his marriage.
Mr.. Roman Tammany, son of Mr..
Samuel j. Tammany, of Havre de
Grace, has been appointed superin-
tendent of public SCHOOLS in Sussex
county, Delaware, by Governor
Reynolds.
Mr.. Tammany is native OF
Liberty Grove and Mt. Pleasant
neighborhood.
VIM. Richards and Merritt s. Nc
Nance both of the 9Th district we
learn are aspirants for county com.
missioner. Both good men. The
matter might be adjusted by nominal,
ing one for the Legislature and the
other for commissioner. Mr.. Richards
has had experience in the legislature
and is 9 man of the people as well.
Some would be candidates are of the
"ring" first and for the people last.
The colored people of Belair are
making tremendous arrangements to
celebrate the 4th of Jul y on the
Hartford county Fair grounds. The
fete is to be known as the Afro
American Jubilee. Invitations are
sent to all the biggest bugs of the
county. Also to Governor Brown,
the Mayor of Baltimore the President
and cabinet at Washington and
others.
The following Cecil countians are
taking a glance at the big Chicago
Fair: VIM. j. Jones, Esq, of Elk
ton; Charles Carhart, Zion; G. H.
Ford and DR.. Underwood, of North
East; Ralph H. Reese, Chesapeake
City.
Others will put in an appearance
later. About the middle of June is
tire best time to witness the big
show. Everything will be in place
by that time.
Samuel Edwards, a colored man
of Port Deposit met very amiable
gentlemen on the street in Baltimore
who talked so fine to him that he
sold Edwards ticket for % cents
that was to draw suit of clothes; and
after more talk be sold him several
tickets till Mr.. Edwards had invested
$3.50 when the amiabe gentleman
had call which would detain him
just minute when he would return
But the nice talker never turned up
any more.
In the United States District
Court at Washington this week, a
verdict was given by the jury in favor
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad in
the suit for damages of Mrs. Harriet
Weaver, administrative of Cecil j.
Weaver, q mail clerk who was killed
near Great Capon Bridge while lean.
ing out of car to take mail pouch.
The case will be taken to the District
Court of Appeals. The spit has been
pending for considerable length of
time,
There is a we'll authenticated
rumor floating about that certain
Philadelphia capitalists who have
large interests in this district, have
under consideration the establish
ment of a national bank in North
East-Star.
Why don't the people of North
East start and own their own bank
and cooperate by lending their own
money and dividing the profit among
themselves, the depositors, if they
want bank?
Miss Anna W. Bryan has returned
home from the Female College at
Baltimore, for the summer vacation.