The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-07-13
MINOR LOCALS

hold their festival on the evening
of July 2Sth.
A festival was held at lakewood
yesterday evening for the benefit of
Bethesda church.
Captain w. J. Wilson of Elk
Neck, has probably the largest
tomato patch in the county. He
has. 45 acres Of tomatoes planted
for his canning businesses.
Harvest is about over of wheat
and grass and the crop is fair of
both. Next week the oats will be
harvested and the crop is reported
to be very good, the grain well
filled.
The following officers of Rising
Sun Cornet Band were elected at
the last meeting: Leader, H. s..
Smith; Pres, I'll. X. Garvin; Sec.,
Evans Ewing; Treas, w. Louis
Ryan.
The State Teachers Association
held it's annual-the twenty eighth
at Annapolis on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. The Asso-
citation had an interesting and in
structive program.
Chicken thieving is having a
popular run in Elkton, if the papers
report correctly. There is a close
connection between a chicken coop
and idlecrowd which collects nightly
about the court house yard.
The Fourth in Elkton was so en-
joyable, and the patriotic fever so
effervescing after night fall that
Sheriff White had the jail nearly
full of it the next morning. The
costs and fines for the magistrates,
the sheriff7s, the bailiff7s trouble
and the states offended dignity
were nearly $50 the next day.
Two young men, Walter and
Thomas Clark, at Cokesberry had
an "unpleasantuers," as Nasley
used to say, and Walter shot
Thomas in the nose. The wound
was reported to be dangerous. The
doctor was unable to find the ball
There ought to be a license fol
carrying pistols. That is the fash
ionable way for abolishing social
evils. 1t doesn'tseem to "abolish, y
but it's popular.
The Diebert boat builders, whose
yards are located at Elk Landing,
propose building a dry dock al
Chesapeake City for the purpose Of
repairing canal boats which use the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal.
Tive Diebert firm from small be.
ginnings have built up fine bust
ness at Elk Landing where they
have established two yards and
employ sixty to seventy-tive hands
building barges and canal boats.
Warren Martin formerly EN-
ployed at E. r. Buffington's, but
at present residing at New London
Pa, while ON visit at Mr.. L. J
Wilson's near Rising Sun last
Sunday, was suddenly seized will
a congestive chill which came neal
terminating fatally. After severe
spell for two days, however, he 81
far recovered as to place him out
of danger.
A Kelley Cure meeting was hel(
at Paramount, Lancaster county, OF
Monday evening which drew out ;
large number of persons. DIR. Eel
was chairman of the meeting an(
speeches were made by B. f. Tay
lor of Oxford and Rev. Mr.. Cole o
Phila. Our civilization is on thu
whole curious incongruity. L
establishes places to spread thu
alcoholic disease and its philan
throphic people found institution
to cure the diseased persons.
Mrs. AnnabelIa Bowen, daughte
of the late William Falls, for man,
years proprietor of the Howar'
House in Elkton, and wife of Mr.
John Bowen, editor of the Newarl
(Del.) Ledger, had paralyti
stroke last week. The attack wa
very severe and her life was dis
paired of but she rallied some hour
after. Mrs. Bowen is quite youn
woman to be so afflicted. She
also afflicted with that incurabl
complaint, Bright's disease.
Mrs. Bowen died on Sunda
morning aged 80. Her remain
were inferred in the Presbyterian
grave yard at Elkton on Tuesday.
The County Commissioners a
their last meeting ordered tn
treasurer to accept the shepitt7s du
bill for uncollected taxes and al
taxes he is unable to collect to b
returned insolvent.
All work ON the public road
was ordered stopped except b
order from commissioner havin
the district under his charge.
The bond of George M. Dawso
as constable of the Ninth district
with Samuel w. Fitzgerald an
and John w. Brown as suretie
was examined and approved.
New section honey at Rising Su