The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-14

N. Cameron has been appointed
post master at Perryville and K. L
Seminar at Fair Hill.
Childrens' day was held at Row
llndville M. E. Church last Sunday
Esv. j. E. Bryan delivered the adj
dress.
W. S. Croakham has been appoint
ed post master at Bank (Baldwin's
mills) in place. of j. W. Seth, re
signed.
Barton French OF Bald Frier caught
large sturgeon in his fish pot last
week The fish measured 8 feet ir
length.
The shirt factory which was seer
lowering over Elkton short time
ago is reported to have aligbted or
Smyrna, Del.
David Brown, of Harrington, Del
shipped two lambs to Philadelphia
recently and received seven twO.cen
stamps in return.
j. j. Bennett of lakewood has en-.
larged his cannery and is preparing
for large pack. Mr.. Bennett con-
fines his packing to tomatoes.
The School Commissioners have
the appointment of free scholarship
at the Maryland Institute for the
Promotion of the Mechanic Arts.
j. w. Hambleton's IL horse trac-
ton engine is on the road. Farmers
give him a call and have your thresh
ing done; he guarantees satisfaction
Chief Judge James McCauley oc-
cupied his seat at the session of the
Orphans Court Tuesday, for the fire.
time since the regular May meeting
The stone crusher at the McClena
han quarries has shut down for {
month. Business everywhere il
Stacking up. The want Of money
makes want in everything else.
Greta Miller. little grand daughter
of Samuel H. Miller-her parents
reside in Wilmington-was perhaps
fatally burned on the 4th by hel
clothing being set on fire by fire
crackers which she and some Other
children were exploding.
Mr. Thomas Kitchen, 10 years o
age who resided at North East will
his son George, died on Saturday
July Let of dropsy and genera
debility. His funeral took place
Monday, interment at Mt. Pleasant
He was native of that neighborhood
The work of dredging a channel o
Elk river 100 feet wide and eight
feet deep low water from the iror
bridge to a distance of about two
miles has been completed. The ap-
preparation for the work was s. 900
and which was begun by the company
on May 8.
The knights of Pythias fair a
North East which began the Both o
June and ended July 4th was {
thumper. The receipts amounted tt
over $1,000 nearly $1,000 of it will b,
clear profit 10 the order. The money
goes to swell the widows and orphan.
fund.
W. S. Evans and John S. Writ solo
at trustees sale, at the Court House
on Tuesday, the Stackhouse farm in
Elk Neck, containing 222 acres, to
VIM. R. Freeman, for $4,000. At thu
same time and place, John S. Wiz
sold at attorneys sale, the real estat,
recently owned by Henry G. Nc
Dowell, near Calvert, to William j
Wilson & Son, for $4,000.
The eighth annual circular ant
catalogue of Goldey Wilmington
Commercial College and school o
shorthand for 1898 "a has been re-
ceived. The circular is an elegan
piece of work of the printers art anC
displays the superb style of penman
ship taught at the college, which i
one of the most flourishing CONNER
cial colleges in the country. Severa
from this immediate neighborhoo(
have attended the school.
Farmers about Warwick in th
first district had been losing shee
By haying them stolen. John R. H
Price missed one of his flock aud Of
making o search found where it ha,
been butchered in the field. Furthe
search traced it to the house of on
of the negro farm hands, but befor
the thief could be arrested he mad
good his escape. Sheep stealing USE
To be classed as the meanest kind o
stealing, and 10 be branded as
sheep thief placed the culprit at tn
lowest level among thieves.
Mr.. L. X. Brown of this count
who for many years has been Chic
of a Division in the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington has been aske
for his resignation. Mr.. Brown is
son of the late Thomas Brown. H
is Union vetran and most eficier
CLERK. His retention has been aske'
for by prominent Democrats of thi
state. He used to use crutch 9
we remember him. The insatiabl
thirst for office is an appalling ours
to the manhood of the America
people and is aggravated by th
pressure of the times.
One of the inmates of the HON