The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-17
MINOR LOCALS

The "epeZut'' has made It's APP
pearance among horses in the Sth
dist.
Amos Martindale, of Zion, has
lost two valuable horses from spinal
meningitis.
A reduction of 10 per cent. has
been made in the wages of the men
employed at Marley Mill.
The County Commissioners are
replacing the little plank culverts
on the roads with terracotta pipe.
J. S. Pogue & Son will hold a
clearing up sale of carriages, farm
machinery, harness and horses to-
morrow afternoon.
w. j. McDougal threshed 335
bushels of wheat per acre this sea-
son besides supplying pasture for a
large flock of chickens while the
grain was ripening.
The Elkton Fair will be held on
the 4, 5, 6 and 18th of Sept. and the
management are busy completing
arrangements and expect a great
turnout. See adv. in another col
umn.
McClenahan & Bro. have been
awarded the contract for supplying
Port Deposit granite in the con-
structiOn of the new State Peniten-
tiary at Baltimore, their bid being
100000.
Several of the canning factories OF
this county commenced operations
this week. The sweet corn crop has
been cut short by the long drouth
and the tomato crop has suffered
from the same cause.
Callahan & Hogan, of Baltimore,
have commenced the construction
of a new fishing float, to be operat-
ed the next fishing season in the
Susquehanna, just north of the p.
w. & B. r. r. bridge.
Detective Ottey, who is in the
employ of the Pennsylvania rail
road company, has been looking fol
the burglars who broke into the
station at Rowlandsville and COlOra
but has not found them.
Clerk of the County Commission
ers Charles Fl. Smith purchased at
public sale on Saturday the dwell
ling house lately owned by Mrs
Elizabeth McNamee, on Main
street, Ellton, for 81 ,140.
A gang of Italians from Balti-
more reached Rising Sun on the
5 O'Clock train on Friday last
and took up their residence on the
canning grounds of the Silver Can
ming Company, at this place.
Silver & Co. started up on Tues,
day their canning at Rising Sun, on
corn. They propose processing both
corn and tomatoes. VIM. Brown
will commence ON Tuesday next.
The season will be very short.
Congressman Talbot has intro
duced a bill to pay Barney Moore
of the Fourth district, $4,000 fol-
property taken by the federal forces
during the late war. Barney has
been long time making out his
bill.
The dry weather has injured thu
sugar-corn, tomato and potato crops
in this section of the country
The fine rain on Wednesday even
ing was Of much benefit to thos'
crops and the pasture which wa
becoming short.
John M. Reeds store at Chesa
peake City, was entered by THIEVES
on Sunday night last who wer'
chased away by several men wh'
happened to be near at the time
but not before they had procured
several hams and made away will
them.
The watermelon and cantelop
season is now at its hight ant
wagon loads are daily peddle'
through town besides the bountifu
supply kept on sale at the shops
The dry season has been very favor
able for this kind of fruit and tn
quality is generally first rate.
Glen Dawson, stage driver fror
Calvert to North East took tn
Elkton train last Wednesday and o.
returning jumped off the platform
severely injuring his knee so as t
confine him to bed, thereby necces
stating substitute for driving tn
stage the remainder of the week.
The farmers held a meeting a
Lincoln, Pa, on Wednesday in tn
Institute grove, under the auspice
of the Farmers Club of Chester an
Lancaster county. Invitation wa
extended to Cecil Farmers club t
participate in the meeting.
One of the questions for discus
sion was should the principles
the Farmers Alliance be adopted /
our politics. To influence "polt
ties" was the main cause of tn
Alliance organization.
Choice white comb honey at the store
in town anG at Rising Sun apiary.