The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-08-23
MINOR LOCAIS

There are several severe cases OF
scarlet fever in Eikton.
Mr.. Daniel L. Baldwin has been
appointed postmaster at Bank, vice
George Dennison removed.
The prolonged dry hot weather
is telling with whitening results on
the pastures and garden "sass.'
The town tax list is suspended in
the post office. The rate is 30 cents
on the 800, which is the top notch
of the legal limit.
Elkton pulp works have closed
down for want of orders. The
period of their shut down is like
that good hines, indefinite.
The Zion Tennis Club will play
a social tournament with the Ok
ford Tennis Club on the grounds OF
the former to- morrow afternoon.
Rev. Hugh L. Hodge, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Oxford,
Pa, has received a call from the
First Presbyterian Chnrch of Erie,
Pa.
The little boys had great game
of base ball on Monday afternoon
and made as much noise,-one OF
the most thrilling features of the
game, as the big boys.
After launching two large barges
last week the "Franklin' and the
"Lewis b. Tucker" both of the
Diebert boat yards at Elkton shut
down owing to an absence of orders.
A number of cattle belonging to
Henry Simmons, near Middletown,
have died recently. The disease
with which they were afflicted re-
sembles anthrax. An investigation
will be made.
Prof. J. r. Campbell of Tome
Institute, and family, arrived home
from their summer vacation last
week and the Professor will pre-
pare for the fall term which con-
venes next month.
The Elkton democrats formed a
campaign club last Saturday even
ing to round up and brand anew
their voting stock. The lasso will
be used to catch the wild voters
when they can be patted and petted
till they become docile.
Oats netting Is cent to the farmer
has strong flavor of the "reyival"
of business the Rothschild papers
are Dragging about so loudly.
Several hundred bushels shipped
to Baltimore from this county
netted the farmers the above price.
Major W. G. Purnell, Mr.. Sin
gerly's boss carpenter will super
intend the construction of the hip
podrome that Mr.. Singerly intends
to construct upon the Elkton Stock
Farm. He had the ground surveyed
for that extensive structure, and
work will shortly commence uponit.
Chairman of the Executive Com.
mittee of the Press Association Mr..
e. F. Cooper announces that he has
succeeded in making arrangements
for the members of the association
to visit the Cotton States and In
ternational Exposition at Atlanta,
Ga. The trip will be made in
October.
Quite a number of Cecil Coun-
tians will attend the unwilling of
the monument erected by the Mary
land Sons of Revolution which will
take place on August 9th at Long
Island, N. Y. This monolith will
mark the spot occupied by Small
woods Regiment at the battle Of
Long Island.
Mr.. M. Drennen was In town last
week taking in the taxes. He Is
"riding the circuit" and gathering
up the August tax which is favored
by good discount, which is not
right as those best able to pay reap
all the benefit and those least able
have to pay this discount in add,
ton to their fair share,
Delegates and ''yieen delegates
from Cecil tnrned out strong to at
tend the Cambridge convention last
week at Mr.. Masters expense, but
money bags had cinch on that
nomination, stronger than free
lunches and free excursions. The
old party professionals lust fieeced
Mr.. Master who ID o greenhorn in
politics.
The town council of Newark,
DEL, have passed an ordinance re-
quiripg all dogs to be registered
and wear q legal collar that are on
the streets. We suppose the re-
gistration carries with it tax,
which is the case in other towns
where dogs are registered. The
dogs of Cecil county. ought to be
managed in the same way,
Active preparations are being
made by the managers of the two
old DartieS to club the county