The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-10-20
COUNTY NEWS
Friday, Oct. 20, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

Mrs. A. G. Jewell of Wilmington is
visiting Mrs. ]. T. Mccullough.
James K. Martindell, formerly OF
Calvert, died Tuesday of last week at
Oakland, California.
Mrs. Della SadtIer and children OF
Baltimore were the guests OF MISS
Lizzie Briscoe this week.
Edward Talley, of Elk Neck, died In
the hospital for the insane at Cherry
Hill on Thursday night of last week.
Mr.. R. A. Marshall. of Philadelphia,
and Miss Annie Reynolds, of Rock
Springs were married in Philadelphia
on Wednesday, Oct 4.
The next meeting of Rising Sun W.
G. T. Z. will be held in the lecture
room of the church in the interest OF
Social Purity. All friends are cordially
invited
George w. Wamsley, well known
young man of the First district, died
in Fredericktown on Friday night OF
throat consumption in the 30th year OF
his age.
The engagement of Miss Bessie L.
Cole, of North East, to Stacy McCabe,
of Ocean Grove, N. j., has been an
nounced. The happy event is to come
off early next spring.
Thomas II. Coward, of Washington,
D. G.. and Miss Rachel H. Holt of Will
mington, Del, were married Mt the
home of the brides parents, near Leeds,
Wednesday afternoon.
Reys. She!horn and Moore of New
Jersey, evangelists, will conduct revival
services in the NJ. E. Church at Rising
Sun, commencing next Sabbath, 22d
inst, and continue for two weeks.
Marion B. Baxter of Michigan
national lecturer for w. c. 7. U. will
lecture in Rising Sun on Oct 30th.
She will also lecture in Elkton on Oct.
26th Calvert 9th, North East 2Sth.
Frank Reynolds, of North East, fell
against his pump curb last week ano
fractured FIVE right ribs. One or two
of the broken ribs entered the lung ano
the doctor pronounced the injury very
dangerous.
Hon. John l.. Thomas, ex-Congress
man and ex.ColIector of the Port Of
Baltimore, died on Sunday, at his resi-
dence in Baltimore, from heart failure
brought on by an abscess of the bladder
He was 50 years of age.
A bad wreck occurred on the P. w
& s. r. r. about one mile south Of
Newport last Friday afternoon in
which Clarence Lowman, son Of Samuel
Lowman a former resident of Elkton
was killed and much property was
damaged.
The high water on Friday night
was very destructive at the cannery O
Thos. Stanley. The cannery is CLOSE
to Elk river, in Elk Neck, and thu
high water succeeded in getting int
the building and washing away the
canning apparatus, and most thu
entire stock of this seasons pack o
tomatoes.
Letters on the estate of the late ex-
Gov. James B. Groome, who died in
estate, were granted by the Orphan Z
Court of Baltimore city, to his widow
Mrs. Alice e. Groome, on Saturday
The bond was for $4,000 double thu
estimated value of the personal estate
Mrs. Groome was also appointed guar
dian for her daughter, Miss Maria E
Groome, the bond of SIS, 900 represent
ing the estimated income from the rea
estate. The bonds were furnished by
the Fidelity and Deposit Company.
There was big rise in the river a
North East on Friday night and Satur
day morning. The machinery o
Thomas & Rutter's cannery wa
damaged. The grist and flour mills o
Armstrong, Squier & Co., were flooded
Water stood two feet deep in some o
the houses on Main street. Matthew
Russells barn, near Bay View was un
rooted. The barns of G. F. Hill and e
T. Gorrell, in Elk Neck, were damaged
Considerable damage was also done a
Charlestown and Carpenters Point
Owen Murphy's s!oop rugged scow wa
broken up.
Mr.. Tome has secured controllin
interest in the Port Deposit electri
light plant which was burned over
year ago, and he is now enlarging
and having it rapidly pushed to com
pletion. The machinery to be used
to be much heavier than that formerl
used. It will be sufficient to light tn
etreets and every house in town if de
sired. 1T is also proposed erecting
stand pipe for which the water suppl
will be drawn from the Susquehann
to be distributed through the town, th
same power to be used for electric ligh
ing and for the water works.
H.Z. Silver 4 Co. who ran the car
merry at Rising Sun this season, whic
belongs to Mr.. Jesse A. Kirk packe
$4,000 cases of corn. The compan
employed about go hands and paid OF
$1,000 in wag es and So 500 which farm
ers in the neighborhood received IL