The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-10-19

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Elkton, died on Tuesday evening of
Bright's disease.
Mr.. Silas Lowe of Rock Springs
has discovered another vein of ex-
cellent spar on his property.
The Elkton lodge of the A. o.
u. w. have paid the widow of Jno.
Sterrett Smith a recently deceased
member $4,000.
The management of the Oxford
Agricultural Society will clear
above all expenses over $500 from
their recent fair.
The managers of Elkton Fair
have appointed G.. A. Blake, P. HI.
Clever and G. G. Strickland to
audit the accounts.
The railroad company have COM
menced building a new station at
COnOwingO on the site occupied by
the one that was burned.
Jas. s. Hopper of Chesapeake
City, has been elected director of
the Second National Bank of Elk
ton, to succeed his father, the late
-ThOs. B. Hopper.
Mr.. w. w. Harrigan and Miss
Sadie Taylor, of Providence, this
county, were married by the Rev.
VIM. Fitz Simon on Tuesday, Oct.
9th, at the parsonage, Zion.
The Bridget Walker property,
consisting of frame house and two
acres of ground, near Harrisville,
was sold at public sale Monday
last to Henrietta Mahan for $4O5.
Miss Rhoda V. Wilson contem-
plates giving one of her popular
musicales in the Town Hall on
Thursday evening, Nov. Sth, fuller
particulars of which will be given
later.
VIM. M. Pogue is attending the
convention of the Carriage Builders
Association, of which he is a
member, at Phila. this week. The
convention will conclude with an
excursion to Atlantic City to-day.
John T. Willis died near Cowen-
ton, Tuesday night, in the forty
seventh year of his age. He was
a well known builder, and con-
structed all the important buildings
in Newark, including the the new
building of Delaware College.
A boy sneaked into S. J. Reeder's
store at North East and stole 500
from the till. A detective was put
to work and soon found the young
thief. He had not spent the money
and on his returning the entire sum
was let off without prosecution.
Two hundred ducking licenses
were issued from Cecil and Hartford
counties last year, and the ducks
are yearly growing scarcer. Exten-
slve preparations are making and
the gunners on the flats threaten
to be more numerous than ever.
Milton B. Fletcher, on Thomas
Kinks farm at Conowingo, planted
one acre of tomatoes this year and
picked and sold $40 bushels, be-
sides those used for home consump-
ton which amounted to several
bushels more. Are there any larger
yields in the neighborhood?
The Baker Campaign" was
opened at Chesapeake City on We'd
nesday night. The sound of the
guns were plainly heard at Rising
Sun and caused the veterans of the
campaign of "granddad's hat'' to
shoulder their crutches and tell
how fields were won."
Graham LOTHIAN a Warwick boy
while playing "shinny'' was struck
in the mouth, the blow knocking
out two upper and two lower teeth,
cutting his lips so badly that several
stitches We're necessary to close the
wounds. The shock was so severe
as to cause serious illness.
The teachers association was held
last Saturday after a ''vacation" of
several months. The association
has enlarged it's sphere by admit
ting the 9th district.
The name of the association will
hereafter be known as the Teachers
Association of the 9Th, 9th, 7th
and Sth districts.
The faculty of Delaware College
have passed an order forbidding
the college foot ball club playing
match games with any clubs unless
the players belong to a "strictly
educational institution" The
object of this rule is to elevate and
give tone to the game so the Elkton
kickers say, and they suggest that
the boys of the public school
organize "team' and challenge
the Newark "stugen" athletes. Not
a bad idea.
| At the meeting of the Loyal
Legion held last Saturday the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Secy. >,
Maidie McDougal; Treas, Lulu
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