The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-08-16

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night was much needed. The
weather had been very hot and dry
for two weeks.
A Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals is being organ
lied in Elkton. Mr.. John M.
Terrell is instrumental in the move
ment.
Mrs. Mary Grist, of Liberty
Grove, died at her home on Tues,
day evening, August 6 Of typhoid
fever. She leaves a husband and
seven children.
Go to Mr.. Browns lot on Pearl
street and see the very cheapest
and best farm gate that has ever
been introduced. Will be exhibited
next Monday afternoon and Tues
day, August 10Th and Goth.
A call has been issued for a
meeting of the Democrats of Third
district on Saturday next in Elkton
for the purpose of organizing a
Young Mems Democratic Club.
The boomers of the coming Elk
ton Agricultural Fair report pros
poets favorable for "first class
Fair" The fair will be held on
10, IL, II and Ii days of Septem-
Der.
The Gentlemen's Driving Club
of Elkton will hold matinee races
on the EIkton Fair Grounds on
Saturday tomorrow There will
be four classes, as follows: 2.3O
class, 2.37 class, minute class,
cart races.
The clerk of the Circuit Court of
Cecil county issued the following
marriage licenses last week: Richard
C. Blackston of Principle Furnace,
and Miss Ruth E. Lamar, of North
East; Charles Slivery and Miss
Sallie May Smith Of Elkton.
All the departments of the Nc
Cullough Iron Company, at North
East, are now running at full blast.
There are more men employed than
at any time during the last six
years. The mill has been shut
down for several months. The
prospects for work are good.
A band of Brazilian gipsies
passed through the county last
week. There are about 20 people
and II wagons. They invaded the
towns and became quite a nuisance
to the citizens and storekeepers.
They came from Wilmington, Del,
where they had been encamped for
several days.
John Weldon, aged 10 years, a
newsboy of Townsend, Del, met
with what will probably prove a
fatal accident while playing on a
railroad siding. He was caught
and crushed by two freight cars
coming together. His left shoulder
blade was broken, two large gashes
made in his chest and serious in
ternal injuries inflicted.
Woodlawn camp was not attended
by the usual large crowd on Sunday,
the intense heat and dust lettering
hundreds, doubtless, from going
out. The tenting was larger than
usual this season and the camp was
very pleasant and enjoyable through
out. On Friday (this morning. the
good-byes were said by the tenters
ON the old camp ground, tents
struck and the grove was left in it,
native, solemn silence.
Rising Sun apiary honey at the
stopes--very white comb.
w. I'll. Elder, agent for the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company O.
this county visited Berlin and re
ports that the losses will foot NJ
against the company more thai
$4,000. How much more he dOesn'
venture to say. Possibly they will
approach ten or twelve thousand
The entire insurance on the town
was $25, 900 and at least one thir(
of it is in the company Of thi
county. The management seem tt
go hunting after every fire trap OF
the Eastern Shore. In one of thes,
fire boxes they had $4,000 il
another $4,000 and in this las
holocaust the company has one thir(
or more OF the whole insurance OF
the town, and town built of pitcl
pine, without water, without al
engine, but which would be useles
without water, entirely destitute Q
any provision to fight fire. Sucl
management is scandalous tina
compels the people of rural district
to pay enormous losses in ever
finder box town ON the peninsula
when will the management of tn
company have discretion-or some
thing even more important-enoug
to fight shy Of these Shore tinde
box towns?
But it's the members fault, an
they have to smart for their neglect
ance. They will not attend tn
annual meetings and exact an az
count of the stewardship Of director
so the directors go through ia
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