The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-10-05
MINOR LOCALS


Last Monday was the Jewish
New Year.
The kindergarten department of
Tome school was opened last week.
about fifty little ones were added to
the roll.
Eight persons were confirmed on
Monday evening at st. Mary's
Church, North East, by Rev. Giles
B. Cook, pastor.
The officers of registration are in
session this week Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, to-day
b eng the last chance for register
ing.
Mr.. John Krauss, of Port Deposit,
and Miss Annie Suter, of Havre de
Grace, were married at the home of
the bride ON Wednesday evening,
26th ult.
DR.. VIM. Lee, Secretary of the
State Board of Lunacy, was in
Elkton on Friday and visited the
Jail and county institutions near
Cherry Hill.
The B. G. Bibb foundry at Port
Deposit, that has been running on
half time for the past eighteen
months is now running on full time
with increased force.
Miss Clara V. Sweetman and Mr..
Uric A. Newnom were married on
Wednesday evening, Sept. 26, at
the NJ. e. parsonage in Chesapeake
City, by Rev. w. Jaggard.
The contract for heating the Har-
ford county almshouse was awarded
to the Armstrong Stove Manufacture
ing Company of Perryville, at 1920.
Thefoundry at Perryville is running
at its greatest capacity.
The Liberty Grove base ball club
was defeated in a one sided game
Saturday afternoon last at this
place by the home team. The score
was 30 to 9. Batteries, 7. Devon
and j. Devon; c. Jack and w.
Patton.
The 9.19 a. m. train from Perry
vile will stop at North East Satur-
day, October 6, for those attending
the reunion of Shows Maryland
Battery. The ladies relief corps.
will furnish dinner for 40 cents for
those wishing it.
The man who beat Breckenridge
the Kentucky libertine for the con-
greSSiOnal nomination in the Ash
land district is a native of Cecil
county, was born at Perryville it is
claimed and his name is w. Cecil
Owens. May his tribe increase.
Rev. w. S. Rooms, North East,
received twenty-five persons in full
membership in the NJ. E. Church
on Sunday morning, after which
interesting ceremony he preached a
forcible temperance sermon from
the text "Woe to him who putteth
the cup to his brothers. lips"
Prof. Swithin c. Shortlidge, was
placed on trial in Media last week
for the murder of his young wife
on December 31st, 1898. Short
lidge was principal of the Academy
at Media. The jury brought in a
verdict of not guilty based upon
the ground of the insanity of the
defendant at the time the crime
was committed. He was taken
back to the insane asylum.
Miss Eva Dahamel, daughter of
Samuel Dahamel of Earleville, first
district of this county was found
dead in bed ON Wednesday morning,
September 26. Miss Duhamel was
subject to severe headache attacks
and used chloroform in bathing her
head. She placed the bottle beside
her pillow after applying the drug
to her head, and by some means
the cork came out of the bottle and
inhaling the poison proved fatal.
On Tuesday night of last week
fire destroyed the barn and granary
on the Kibbler farm ON Bohemia
Manor, this county, belonging to
the estate of the late Ex-Governor
B. T. Biggs, of Delaware, and ten
anted by James III. Neff, together
with their contents, consisting OF
grain, hay, farming implements
and two head of horses belonging
to Mr.. Neff, who had no insurance.
His loss will amount to about $1,000.
The buildings were insured. The
origin of the fire is not known.
The Junior American Mechanics
are making "right SMART fuss over
the Cecilton school house flag bust
ness. A Delaware order is out
with long series of resolutions in
which they declare their willingness
to ride through blood to Their
''bridle bits" if need be for the flag
The resolutions wind up with one
of censure of the school board and
all others concerned in the flag act
That's right boys, but take care and
don't run the flag in the ground