The midland journal., 1894-08-31
MINOR LOCALS

There are three patients in the
Silver Cross Home for Epileptics at
Port Deposit.
The entries to the Elkton Fair
closed on Saturday last. The list
is unusually large.
A man and his family driving a
one horse team passed through
Elkton one day last week en- route
to Florida.
Perch fishing is reported to be
good near the mouth of Elk river
the fish being very plentiful on
their favorite feeding grounds.
Last Saturday the dry dock at
Elkton ship yard was launched and
taken to Chesapeake City. Size,
175 ft. long, A ft. wide and 13 ft.
high.
The first work, after location was
commenced on the Ell1ton and
Middletown r. r. on Tuesday by
the removal of the Episcopal church
rectory.
Chas. Sitwell, of this county was
arrested Sunday and next day taken
to New Castle Jail, ON the charge of
stealing 500 from VIM. Mccoy, near
New Castle.
Republican primaries tomorrow
afternoon, and county convention
on Tuesday. Baker of Hartford
appears to be the man picked upon
for the nominee for congress.
Elkton Fair will open on Tuesday
next and close on Friday. The
management have been untiring in
their efforts to draw large atten-
dance. Tuesday has been set apart
as school children's day.
The West Nottingham Presby-
terian congregation held Harvest
Home in the church grove yester-
day. The affair was on the basket
picnic order, with speaking and
music, and altogether very social
and enjoyable.
A young man jumped from B.
& o. train near Barksdale while
the train was running at full speed.
He was severely hurt. He expected
the train to stop and thoughtlessly
risked his life rather than be carried
past the station.
A bush meeting will be held in
Mr.. Mullen's grove, near cred
Pump" one mile from Rising Sun,
September LIST and I'd. Preaching
Saturday at s p. m. Three sermons
Sunday. All are invited. Rev
Il. w. Scott, pastor.
Mr.. George w. Clifford whose
farm is near Zion had a field of oats
which made 36 bushels to the acre.
He sold the oats for 80 cents per
bushel and the straw for S5.50 per
ton, and considers his oats crop the
best paying crop on the farm.
Lieut.. Mitchell F. lamar, U. S.
Army, son of the late Reuben d.
lamar of Elkton has been promoted
to a captaincy in the fourteenth
infantry and it is said to be the first
case in which first lieutenant
obtains his promotion under the
lineal promotion law of 1890.
VIM. Dimpsey died at his resi-
dence near Oakwood, Tuesday, Dist
inst, of paralysis. Interment at
Bethesda on Thursday following
Mr.. Dimpsey was 20 years of age
and leaves a wife and several grown
sons and daughters. He was born
in the Sth dist, where he lived his
entire life.
Days basket factory at North
East appears to be the busiest
enterprise in the county. The
factory is compelled to run long
time in order to fill its orders. The
factory has contracts for supplying
baskets for the q. S. Navy which
have to be made extra strong and
substantial.
David G. Way whose early life
was spentin Cecil county and brother
of the late Thomas Way of Colora
and of VIM. Way, minister of the
Friends society, ispaying old friends
ofCecil a visit. Mr.. Way has re
sided in North Carolina for a number
of years where he is engaged in the
yellow pine lumber business.
The epidemic of hog cholera
which made its appearance al
Mechanics Valley has been stamped
out, but has appeared among the
hogs owned by Caleb Grant, &
farmer residing four miles distant
Mr.. Grant owns pen of SO hogs
of which six have died and several
are now suffering with the disease
Rev. F. III. MullineauX, pastor o
Leeds NJ. p. Church has instituted
q series of lectures for the benefit o
that church, the first of which was
given on Tuesday evening 2Sth il
the church by Rev. DIR. Hammond
of Baltimore; subject ''Pe0pie W
Meet. The lectures will be of ;
popular characted. Admission q
gents and 15cts.