The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-06-15

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it will be opened.
This is the very latest about the
closing of that mill.
The remains of the short lived
Elkton Sentinel were sold at sheriff
sale on Thursday last week, John
Gilpin purchaser for 1925. The
goods were worth probably $400.
Among the graduates of Goldey's
Commercial College on Tuesday
! were Howard S. Anderson, E. ID.
G. Foltz, II. A. Lindsay, Ernest
T. Mearns, Viola r. Matthews and
Elfie M. De Coursey, of Cecilcounty.
A lamp that was kept burning in a
closet surrounding the large fly
wheel at c. s. Garrett & Sons
mills, at Childs, exploded ON Satur-
day, morning, June I'd. The flames
would have soon done considerable
damage but were promptly eXtin
guiShed by Mr.. Robert Smith.
Governor Brown has called off
the annual July picnic of the Mary
land militia which was arranged to
be held at Frederick, on account of
the coal miners strike having called
them to Frostburg-all who did not
take their beds with rheumatism
when the Governor notified them
to "hold themselves in readiness. "
The following have been chosen
officers for Hopewell Cemetery AS
ISOLATION for the ensuing year: j.
Tome, John NJ. McClenahan, Ell. G.
Nesbitt, Theodore j. Vanneman,
Cornelius S. Abrahams, Enoch Nc
Cullough and Robert X. Rawlings.
Jacob Tome was re- elected president,
j. M. Mccullough, V. p. Abrahams
secretary and treasurer.
The Epworth League of Mt.
Pleasant will hold a strawberry
and ice cream fertival at the church
at Mt. Pleasant near Colora, on
Saturday evening, june Is. The
ladies will have a table devoted to
fancy work feature of which will
be an apron and necktie bazaar and
there will be an abundance of good
things. 1t is expected that the
Colora Band will furnish some Of
their excellent music and a good
fine is Guaranteed
H. II. Haines has sent for and
obtained copies of the new law
passed by the legislature of this
state, known as the "Avirett In
ebriety Act" Col. Avirett being
the author Of it. BY this law con-
tirmed inebaiates who will swear
they cannot reform and cannot pay
for treatment can be sent to Laurel
or Hagerstown for the Kelley treat
ment at the expense of the state of
Maryland. Why not? The state is
in the business, it sets up shops to
make drunkartls for 50 much money,
hence it should pay (the tax payers
shouldO to cure the boys of the
drink habit it fosters and confirms.
If it makes drunkards it should
cure them free, of course. Mary
land is away in the advance.
The county commissioners were
in session last week, the business of
the board being to examine plans
and specifications submitted by the
Clerk for the building of the fol-
lowing bridges:
Scotchman's Creek, Clendanin's
Mill, Jackson's Mill, CIendenin's
Mill Bridge No. 2, Broad Creek,
New Valley, Edward Russell's
Bridge.
The plans and specifications were
examined and approved, and the
Clerk instructed to advertise for
proposals to be received for the
building of the bridges up to II
O'Clock, Monday, June 18th, 1894.
The following claims were ex-
amined, passed and ordered to be
paid:
p. w. & B. r. r. Co. $ 900
c. b. Finley 10000
j. w. Arnold 10000
p. w. & b. r. r. 1854
National Band of Elkton 1910
B. Nj. Crawford 1000. 90
Jacob Tome 1000
Jacob Tome $500. 90
The Board adjourned to meet
Monday, June IL.
Filling up the Tome School.
Over four hundred pupils have
made application to enter the school
and the full complement of five
hundred will no doubt apply be-
fore the school opens in September