The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-14
Friday, June IL 1895.
MINORLOCALS

Strawberry festivals have beer
all the go for "few days, few
days."
The ladies of Rowlandville M
P. Church held a festival on Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings.
Corn is very small and backward
and the crop has suffered from dry
weather. Gardens are also in d
dilapidated condition.
A German carp was caught in
Big Elk creek near Elkton, last
week, which measured B feet long
and weighed 20 pounds.
l. HI. S. Blake of Singerly and
Miss Mollie Collins of Cherry Hill
were married at the residence OF
the BRIDES parents on Wednesday,
this week.
A cyclone passed over Kent
county a couple of weeks ago, only
about % or 80 yards in width but
it cut clean swath, leveling every
thing in its path.
Prof. James r. Campbell,
Director of the Tome Institute, has
resigned his position, which has
been accepted by the Board. He
leaves to accept another position.
North East Lodge, I. o. o. F.,
elected the following officers: N.
G., S. S. Boyd; V. g., J. H. Bacon;
Sec, J. F. Reach; Per. Sec., E. j.
Campbell; Treas, J. r. X. Maffitt.
Next Thursday, June Goth, VIM.
Davis, son of I. ID. Davis, cashier
of Second National Bank of Flkton,
and Miss Ida Steele, residing in 4th
district, near Christiana Church,
will be married at the home Of the
bride.
Robert G. Thackery, of Elkton,
became seriously ill last week while
on the train going to Dover. A
physician was summoned at the
nearest station, who pronounced
his trouble an attack OF heart
disease.
Mr.. Alfred P. Townsend, opera
tor at Singerly tower and Miss Elsie
Grant, daughter of VIM. G. Grant,
were married on Wednesday, June
9Th, at the residence of the brides
father by the Rev. G. P. Jones, OF
Cherry Hill M. E. Church.
Yesterday while moving the large
portable engine which furnishes
power for Reno's saw mill, from
Zion to the woodland on the VIM.
j. Evans estate, the engine was
overturned and the large fly wheel
and other portions badly broken.
A colored man attempting to
board freight train at Mill Greek
near Perryville was struck by the
step, knocked down and three OF
his fingers cut off under the wheels.
The blow injured him internally.
He was taken to Baltimore
hospital.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Anne Bowen
Foard, daughter of Mrs. Mary G.
Foard, to Mr.. George Carter, at
the residence of the BRIDES mother,
Magnolia Valley, near Elkton,
Wednesday evening, June 10Th, at
8 o'clock.
At the annual meeting of direc-
tors of Hopewell cemetery, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Jacob Tome, John
M. McClenahan, Enoch Mccullough
II. C. Nesbitt, Theo. j. Vanneman,
C. S. Abrahams and Robert X.
Rawlings. Jacob Tome was elected
president; G. S. Abrahams, sec
rotary and treasurer; r. Finley
Rowland, superintendent.
Bass fishing at Conowingo and
other points on the Susquehanna is
attracting the city gentlemen. The
bass fill themselves with young
shad the fishermen say and are lazy
biters. Notwithstanding the mil
lions of young shad put in the river
they do not seem to increase. The
bass and fish pots doubtless destroy
them about as fast as the fish com
missioners can place them in the
stream.
A three horse team of Matthew
Russell came near drowning IL
Johnson's mill race near Bay View
one day last week. The team was
driven into the race, when one o
the horses began to sink in the mud
In the confusion and excitement
this caused the horses were throw
down. Mr.. johnson opened thu
gates and let the water out of thu
race and thus prevented the team
from drowning.
The following is list of scholar
of Principle Furnace school WIFI
obtained a yearly average of owe
80 per cent:
Sixth Grade.-Eva Anderson
95, Mamie Wright, 90; Cora Har
tenstine, 50, Sydney Anderson, 50
ATom;a Hoptaostina. o.. Carrie