The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-09-14
MINOR LOCALS

The Tome Institute will open
Monday next.
ElktOn is seriously considering"
having her houses numbered.
The September term of the cir
cult court commences on Monday.
The Elkton Fair is reported a
Financial success viz: it paid ex-
penses.
William Bloomer of Chesapeake
City, is having second crop of
Strawberries.
The report published that Harvey
Alexander and Belle Coulson of the
Sth district were married is denied.
The public school at Port Deposit
was opened with % pupils. Last
year there were over 200. The
Tome Institute has carried them off.
Charles Campbell, seven years,
son of Prof. Campbell, of Tome
Institute, Port Deposit, broke his
leg while jumping a few days ago.
Rev. w. J. Fitzsimon, pastor of
Zion Presbyterian church was given
grand reception on his return
from visit to his native place in
Ireland.
The Farmers Institute held at
Black Barren Springs last week was
largely attended and was eminently
satisfactory and profitable to the
farmers in that vicinity.
The festivities of Fair week in
ElktOn closed with hop on Friday
night in Odd Fellows Hall where
youth and beauty moved tomeasured
music of the May waltz.
AT Blue Ball large pine tree
was struck and shattered by lightn-
ing during the storm Of Saturday
night. The rain did much damage
to the roads and corn badly blown
down.
Harlan Boyle of the Sth district
sustained the loss of a good horse
which had its leg broken by a kick
from another horse. The disabled
animal was killed to ''put it out of
misery"
Mr.. Samuel G. Bye, secretary of
the Farmers and Mechanics Mutual
Fire Insurance Company who was
seriously injured by a runaway
horse few weeks ago is able to be
about again.
Mrs. Clara Davis, wife of Col. l..
ID. Davis, cashier of the Second
National Bank of Elkton, died
Sunday morning after a lingering
illness. She was a daughter of the
late Rev. Joseph Miller of the NJ.
e. Church.
A team owned by Isaac Whalen,
of Red Hill, was stolen in Elkton
on Wednesday night of last week.
Mr.. Whalen hitched the team at
the hitching post on Main street at
eight O'Clock, and upon returning
found it missing.
Last week James Gordon, OF
Bacon Hill, a small station 3 miles
below Elkton, was arrested in
Newark at the instance of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, for driving lame mule
totally unfit for use. The offender
paid the costs and fine amounting
to 80, and left town.
A gentleman while passing the
shooting gallery located under the
Howard House, EllSton, was hit in
the hand by a stray bullet. A
physician extracted the ball without
probing. Rather dangerous place
for a shooting gallery, and an excel
lent opportunity for the Council tC
get in an "ordinance."
Samuel Atkinson of Bay View
foreman on the Philadelphia divi-
sion of the B. & O. Railroad died
last Sunday morning from injuries
received last Saturday near Balti
more. He was standing upon the
ballast train when he was thrown
between two cars. Both feet were
cut off and he was also hurt abou
the shoulders. He was taken t.
Camden station on the 3.45 p. m
train and then removed to thu
Maryland University Hospital. He
leaves a wife and one child.
The funeral of Miss Selma IRELAND
whose death occurred last Sunday
at Washington, took place Tuesday
the interment being made at Rose
bank cemetery. Deceased was f.;
daughter of John w. Ireland wh'
for years was well known residen
of Brick Meeting House.
The deceased was 20 years of ag'
and died of typhoid fever. Sh
was a niece of Reuben Haines, Esq,
of Elkton. Her remains wer
brought to Rising Sun by train OF
the day of interment and thence t.
. the cemetery.
Choice white comb honey at the store
i'll town and at Rising Sun apiary.