The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-06-08

Happy Valley was opened yester-
day for the season. Thomas Now
land is the present owner of the
Valley and will run it this season.
The rise in the Susquehanna
brought run of shad up from the
bay and the OILERS were enabled to
mend their broken fortunes to some
extent.
The 5 per cent. town bonds of
North East have been purchased by
Jacob Tome. The commissioners
will at once commence work on the
streets and sidewalks.
George A. Atkinson has been APP
pointed postmaster at Port Deposit.
For a number of years he has been
register of voters for the seventh
district of Cecil county.
Blight in the growing wheat is
general throughout Kent county.
The trouble is a black fungus
growth on the head of the wheat,
completely destroying its vitality.
Joseph Phillips had narrow es-
cape from death at the Lombard
creamery, a few days ago. His
coat caught in the machinery, and
before he could free himself he was
severely hurt.
Mineral water from Black Barren
Springs is being shipped to Phila-
delphia for the benefit of city sick
folks. A good big draft of fresh
water and fresh air would be of
great benefit to most of them.
The Gillespie will case tried at
Bel Air last week was decided
against the contestants, and the
will of Mary s. Gillespie bequeath-
ing the bulk of her property to
Mary Springer stands confirmed by
the jury.
James A. Davis, ex-Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Cecil county has
entered suit through his attorney
w. I. Warburton, claiming title to
a portion of the land upon which
the Tome Institute at Port Deposit
is erected.
A supper and festival will be
given on the grounds of the Pres
byterian Church at Zion, on We'd
nesday evening, June 18th. Supper
35 cents. Ice cream, cake, fruit
and confectionery of the best at
reasonable prices.
Prince Couzi a native of the
Great Harrow Desert, South Africa,
lectured upon the Habits and Gus
toms of the Natives of South Africa,
in Elkton last week. His lecture
was of much interest to his cousins
in this far away land.
''Bell Boyd" the rebel spy
woman exhibited at Rising Sun last
Saturday night. Her stale hash of
anecdotes and adventures among
the bush whackers of the Shannon
doah Valley failed to draw; only a
few persons attending her "lecture. y
J. T. Shallcross of Sassafras,
Kent county shipped in one day
1900 pounds of gooseberries which
sold for Al cents a pound in Balti-
more. His patch contains 6 acres
and he expects to gather 900 bushels
from it, which at the above price
will bring over $1,000.
William NJ. Singerly will on the
4th of July give grand exhibition
of fireworks, on the lawn of his
cottage in Elkton.
This pyrotechnic display will be
for the edification of the children
but the cold folks" will not be pro-
hibited from looking at it.
Childrens day at West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church will be
observed on next Sabbath, the
generally appointed day, with APP
propriate exercises, music, flowers,
etc., at IL a. m. Special prepare
lions are being made for the oc-
casion. A general invitation is ex-
tended and a large attendance an
ticipated.
W. J. Taylor, a professional lee
turer, of near CowantOwn, last
Saturday sailed for Liverpool. At
Hull, England, he takes a Wilson
steamer, and arriving at Bergen,
will visit the Gords and glaciers of
western Norway. If the weather
is favorable, he will go to the North
Cape. On his return to Cecil
county he will resume lecturing on
the Land of the Midnight Sun, and
exhibit much greater variety of
stereoptican views than heretofore.
J. W. Perkins, Elkton, was in
the garrett of his harness shop one
day last week, and made a remark
able discovery. He came upon a
lot of old soldiers accoutrements
that belonged to the Stint lock"
period, when powder horns were
carried by the soldiers. The build
ing was formerly occupied as a
general store by William Torbert,
about so years ago, and at that
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