The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-10

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Chester county friends.
Miss Carrie Kirk is visiting
friends in Charlestown.
81 Miss Bessie Marshall, of Phila.,
is the guest of Miss Mary Brumfield
Miss Hannah NJ. Stubbs, of Phil
adelphia, is visiting Mrs. B. H:
Brown.
Mrs. A. o. Reynolds, of Media,
was the guest of Jas. ID. Headley
and family this week.
Jas. d. Headly, Jr., is enjoying
a two weeks trip to Niagara Falls
and Watkins Glen.
Thomas Kirk and family left the
Sun on Wednesday morning for
| Woodlawn camp ground.
Orien 7. Kimbell, of Philada., is
spending a two weeks vacation
with his mother in Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Ireland and
child, of Washington, are spending
a week with friends at the Brick.
Miss Aida Evans, of Paoli, Pa,
and Messrs. John e. Wilson and
Warren J. Haines, of Elkton, were
the guests of III. HI. Haines and
family this week.
Mrs. Ellen Tosh and Misses Eta
Tosh, AIDA Tosh, Belle Hindman
and Setitia Cameron left COlora last
Monday morning for weeks So
journ at Ocean Grove.
Geo. M. Keilholtz, of Philada.,
accompanied by his wife and child
is visiting his father, Chas. Keil-
holtz, near Hopewell church.
George is formor MIDLAND typo
and is at present employed on the
Philadelphia Press.
Eugene A. Reynolds and Howard
NJ. Wilson mounted their wheels
Tuesday morning and arrived in
Wilmington three hours later.
After a few hours stay they started
on the return trip arriving home
that evening, making the 60 miles
without much fatigue.
The Society of Friends is holding
a convention at Chappaqua, N. Y,
this week and the following from
this section are in attendance e.
NJ. Hunt, Ella Hunt, Emma Hunt,
Lizzie Lincoln, Nettie and Maggie
REYNOLDS, Mabel Reynolds, Walter
and Albert Burlington.
OnSaturday thejury ofcondemna-
ton on the lands of James Clelland
and the late James B. Groome,
located about two miles south of
Elllton and through which the new
Elkton, Middletown and Massey's
railroad is to be built, awarded in
each case 5000 for six acres of land.
On Saturday afternoon horse
belonging to Joseph Kitchens of
Elkton, hitched to dog cart, ran
away and broke up the cart. This
is the same horse that ran away
some time ago, throwing young
Arthur Kitchens out, from the eff
fects of which he died a few hours
afterward.
The North casters have got their
new stone crusher at work. 1t
weighs 1O,O0Ofbs. The County
Commissioners visited Kennett
Square to see crusher lately.
Had they waited few days they
might have seen one at home. They
also journeyed to Niagara to see an
iron bridge, and were well pleased
that they concluded to build seven
and raised the taxes 10 cents on the
800.
The drought has already shorten
ed the corn crop very considerably
and the potato crop where late
planted is cut very short. Tomatoes
are suffering for want of rain. The
fruit is attacked by the rot when
affected by dry weather. When it
commences to ripen dark spot
appears opposite the stem which
entirely destroys the tomatoes. The
rot has made its appearance and is
devouring the crop.
Powers & Corey, proprietors Of
Elkton foundry are about adding
to the plant 20 horse power
engine; the works employ II hands
and orders have greatly increased
within the year past. The firm
!. has received an order from Denny
& Co., of Newark, manufacturers o.
, the Ericsson hot air pumps, fol
supplying all the pump castings
which will number 700 sets for the
: balance of the year. To complete
this work Il number of extra meI
, will be put on.
Next Thursday the Pyle Cycle
Co., of Wilmington, will ship a
consignment of wheels to Rising
Sun. Parties wishing bicycle
will have an opportunity to secure
one at reasonable cost, and may
make settlement either by paying
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