The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-09-21
MINOR LOCALS


business catching roclfish in his
pot.
The Rising Sun W. c. T. U. will
meet in the lecture room of the
church on Thursday, Sept. 9th, at
2:30 O'Clock.
The Democrat Central Committee
has issued a call for the primary
meetings in this county to be held
Saturday Sept. 20.
Benjamin Lynch, son of Wilson
Lynch, of Mechanics Valley, died
on Monday from consumption, in
the ODD year of his age.
The tomato crop is turning out
this season to be the best crop the
farmers have, and the Gamers are
putting up large quantities.
Don't forget the conference under
the Friends Quarterly Meeting
committee to be held in the Town
Hall on Sunday next at 2 p. M.
Bailiff Boulder of Elkton served
Is warrants for disorderly conduct
last week. No wonder the good
people of the town are tired of the
saloon.
The work of grading the roadbed
for the Elkton, Middletown and
Masseys Railroad has begun and
the company will soon have several
hundred men at work all along the
route.
The members of the EpwOrth
League of Ebenezer church will hold
a lawn fete on John Kinks lawn at
College Green Saturday evening,
Sept. 22d; proceeds for the benefit
of the church. The public cordially
invited.
VIM. A. Stewart, a stone mason
residing in North East died on
Monday morning tenth inst, aged
81 years. In spite of his great age
he was able to get about, and on
Wednesday previous took load of
tomatoes to the canning house.
The [. O. O. F. of North East
will celebrate their second anniver-
sary October 9th with a banquet.
The Knights of Pythias of the same
town are preparing to celebrate
their 25th anniversary, October II,
when the order will give a grand
blow out.
The trustees of Earlville school
in the first district, when they
learned that the trustees of Cecil
ton school refused to allow a flag
pole and flag raising ON the school
lot of the latter place on the 10Th
of September came to their relief
and offered Earlville school house
for the exhibition. Jas. L. Graham
and VIM. j. Smith of Elkton did
the elocuting for the occasion.
The wall paper factory, which
has been moved from Philadelphia
to Conowingo, will commence to run
at an early date. 1t is being put
up on the Hartford side just above
the S. w. p. & p. Co.'S. paper mills
and will be run by the Conowingo
Wall Paper Co. Before it was
moved from Philadelphia it was
run by Yerkes, Jones & Co. Mr..
Yerkes will be the superintendent.
Attention is directed to the adv.
of Oxford Fair in this issue.
Among the numerous attractions of
fered this year are the bicycle races,
which promise to be interesting
events, as aside from the tri-county
championship many valuable
prizes are offered the winners.
Entries to handicaps close to-mor-
row, other bicycle entries close
Sept. oath. Fee, 30 cents, which
must accompany the entry.
Some of the teachers in the
county did not know that the 10Th
of September had been made a legaI
holiday and dutifully continues
school. The CecilDemocratremarks
eff they had read the Democrat
however, as they all should do, they
would have seen notice to thai
effect. Teachers will find it t.
their interest to read and contribute
to this column. All matter bearing
upon school is welcome"
The editor is one of the schOo
commissioners. ga word to tn,
WISE" etc.
Intelligence has been received 10y
his friends in Elkton that Ernes
Dulaney, was killed several days
AGO on the Pennsylvania railroad
near Harrisburg, by falling from ;
train. His relatives desired to have
his remains inferred in the family
burying grounds at Sassatras, thi
county, and have instituted a vigor
Gus search for his body, but as ye
have not been able to find it. Th
missing boy is son of JOIN
Dulaney, an employee in the Balti
more Custom House, and nephew
of John w. Ernest, of Sassafras.
Choice white comb honey at the store