The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-06-01
Friday, June i, 1894.
MINOR LOCALS

ing.
Mrs. E. j. Reynoldsand children
of Burmont, Pa, are visiting Mr.
Eli T. Reynolds.
Miss Mamie Clugston of Column
bia City, Ind, is the guest OF MI
and Mrs. VIM. Pogue.
Twenty persons united with the
West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church, last Sunday.
Wheat 81 cents at Rising Sun.
1t never was so low in the memory
of the oldest inhabitants.
The road between Rowlandville
and Rock Springs was badly washed
by the recent heavy rains.
Children's Day exercises will be
conducted in Rising Sun NJ. e.
Church Sunday, June 10th.
Mr.. e. r. Burlington is improv
ing his residence by the addition
of a conservatory on the east side.
Some persons in this vicinity say
they saw frost on Tuesday morning.
The air was very chill that morning.
The Ladies Home Mission Society
will hold a sociable at the home OF
Mrs. S. p. Ryan on Friday evening,
June Sth.
Fred G.. Wilson who has been
pursuing architectural studies in
Phila. is spending a week with his
parents in Rising Sun.
The County Commissioners esti-
mate the damage to roads and
bridges in the county caused by the
recent storm to be $4,000.
The public schools will close to-
day till September. The very best
portion of the year for small child
rem to attend school is lost.
The Conowingo Wall Paper
Printing Co., has been organized and
set up business in a building near
the paper mill on the Hartford side.
The remains of the Sentinel,
which was started as a stock paper
at Elkton and edited by G. w.
Cruikshank, are advertised at
Sheriff sale June 18th.
While returning from Calvert
Decoration Day Herbert Rea's horse
became unmanagable, throwing
Mrs. Rea from the buggy and bruis-
ing her face severely.
The strawberry season is at its
height and the church and other
festivals are in full swing. Straw
berries, ice cream and pretty girls
all on the same bill of fair.
The Gillespie will case has been
on trial at Belair this week. Jacob
Kirk while being cross examined
by w. 8. Evans of the Cecil ban
had convulsion and had to be
taken from the court room.
Garfield Post, G. A. r., attended
Rising Sun NJ. E. Church in body
last Sunday morning, the church
being handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting. Rev. j. E.
Bryan preached a special sermon
for the occasion.
Several horses from the Elkton
Stock Farm were sold at public sale
at the Philadelphia Tattersall last
week, including, Opdyke, Mystic,
Hayseed and others. The prices
realized were very poor, Opdyke
only bringing $155.
The body of an unknown man
was found ON the p. w. & B. r. r.
below Havre de Grace on Wednes-
day last week. He had evidently
been killed by the cars and was
considerably mutilated. He was
buried unidentified.
Nancy and Laura Craig, cOlored
of ElktOn, have received from the
p. w. & B. railroad company $75(
in settlement of their claim for thu
death of their brother, Russell
Craig, a section hand on the road
who was killed by train while al
work at Newport, Del, last fall.
1t is reported that the farmers
about Middletown, Del, having
suffered by the web worm destroy
ing their corn crop contemplate
trying the ieid bean as crop
One trial will suffice, The beal
weevil will destroy the beaEs atte
they have been harvested the iQl
lowing fall and winter.
Io,rn b. Ruth, former residen
of Port Deposit where he followed
tbe mercantile business for a mum
Der of years, died at his home il
Baltimore on tbs 23d of May. Mr.
Ruth was well Known in societ,
circles in the upper districts Of tn
county and married Miss Bell Yves
a daughter of VIM. I. West, lat
deceased and sister of Capt. }
Dixon West and half sister o
Philip West.
The remains were inferred OF
Saturday in West nottingham