The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-07-20

A'AAoo A|hhIA( NOlA1 vi a.
is the guest of Mrs. w. K. Bird.
Mrs. D. c. Mccoy of Oxford visited
friends in Rising Sun this week.
Rev. Isaac Jewell and wife of Whining
ton are visiting friends in Rising Sun.
Mrs. H. H. Dnyckinck is spending a
few days with her son, A. L. Duyckinck
Mrs. Mary Wilson of Georgetown, Md,
is visiting Mr.. Geo. Mccullough and
sister near Rising Sun.
Mr.. Chas. H. Foote of Phila., accom-
panied by his son Chas. H. Jr., and
daughters, Misses Margaret and Anna,
rode into Rising Sun on their bicycles last
Wednesday evening and are spending a
short visit with Mr.. c. w. Wilson and
family
Rev. Isaac Jewell will occupy
the pulpit of the M. e. Church in
Rising Sun the 22nd inst.
Mrs. Emily Scott, wife of Robert
Scott, living 2 miles south of Elk
ton, died on Friday from heart dis
ease.
A geological excursion from
Baltimore along the Sassafras river
discovered amber on the bay shore
near Still Pond, Kent county.
The Junior Order of American
Mechanics will hold their first
annual fair at lakewood, on Friday
and Saturday evenings, July Goth
and Dist.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has decided to light the
station at Elkton with electric lights.
Both depot and platforms will be
lighted.
Excursions down the bay are much
in favor this hot weather from Elk
ton, North East, Port Deposit and
other towns which have water ac-
cOmmOdatiOn.
James Buckwith, of Chesapeake
City, died suddenly while sitting
in chair at his residence, Friday
evening last, of heart disease. Mr..
Buckwith had been enjoying the
best of health, and his death was
great shock to his family.
Mrs. Eliza Rowland, died at the
residence of her son, William j.
Rowland, at Charlestown, on
Thursday, July -. Her funeral
took place on the following Sunday
afternoona at North East after services
at st. Mary's Protestant Episcopal
Chapel.
David Gregson, who resides near
Cherry Hill, was arrested on Satur-
day, on charge of assault with in
tent to kill Walter Williams,
colored. He was held under $1OO
bail for his appearance at the Sep
TENDER term of court, Daniel Miller
going his bail.
John L. Yeatman, of Appleton,
and Miss Marguerite L. Alden, of
Philadelphia, were married at the
Falls Hotel, Elkton, by Rev. I. L.
Wood on Thursday evening, July
10Th, at 8 O'Clock. They drove to
their home at Appleton Immediate
ly after the ceremony.
A lunatic appeared ON the streets
of Elkton few days ago and rush
ing into the house of Mr.. j. w.
Perkins frightened the women folks
badly. Bailiff Boulder nabbed him
and lodged him in jail. George
w. White he said was his name.
He was stranger in the neighbor-
hood.
Rev. ID. e. Shaw, pastor of West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church
preached strong prohibition SER
mon last Sunday from the text
'Wine is mOcker, strong drink is
raging and whatsoever is deceived
thereby is not wiseo-Prov. XXI.
The same discourse was delivered
at Zion in the afternoon.
John Boulder and Joshua Rick
etts, both colored, were arrested in
Elkton on Sunday night for fight
ing. Unable to pay fine and costs,
$4.55 each, when taken before
Squire Cleaver, they were remand
ed to jail to be well fed and cared
for for getting drunk and fighting.
Our judicial system is either ludi-
crous or deplorable. Depends on
how you look at it.
The hay crop in this section of
the county is not abundant. The
crop was housed in good condition,
dry weather havingprevailed during
harvest. Thisw the oats crop has
been harvested in good condition,
no storms to beat it down which is
often the case few days before the
grain is ready to harvest. The
grain is reported to be very good.
Corn and garden "sass" are suffer
ing for rain.
The wheat crop is a fair average
but the price is disgustingly low,
SO cents.
The hard times has struck Cecil
Paper mill which was shut down
last week waiting for orders.
Factories of all kinds have stopped
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