The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-12
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, July IL, 1895.
MINORLOCALS

Corn fields since the rain are looking
fine. Mr.. H. ]. Briscoe has field o.
splendid corn within the borough limits
The ancient Brick Meeting House is
having a new roof and other repairs put
upon it. The old building deserves to be
we'll cared for.
Rev. Geo. Cummins, pastor of Oxford
M. E. Church, will preach in Rising Sun
M. E. Church next Sunday at 1890 and
at Sylmar 2.3o.
Miss Laura v. Ward and Mr.. Peter
Fossati of Baltimore were married at the
residence the BRIDES parents at French
town on July 4th.
The engagement of Miss Helen Tyson,
daughter of Mr.. Samuel Tyson of West
Nottingham, and DIR. Prince Tannatt
Woods of Boston is announced.
While George M. Reese was in Elkton
visiting his family last Sunday his resi-
dence in Baltimore was entered by burg
lars and lot of jewelry and silverware
was stolen.
Abner Bennett was beaten over the
head with a shovel last Saturday by VIM.
Warren a Waterman of one of the railroad
crossings in Elkton, and very seriously
hurt it is said.
A passing cloud let flood of rain sud-
1at11x, IAru,, 1,o,, folds oh
Calvert on Monday evening, to the in
finite disgust of many farmers in that
neighborhood.
John A. Keen one day this week hauled
to Pogue & Hartenstine's warehouse two
four-horse loads of new wheat, one load
weighing 6S25 TBS. and the other $685. lbs,
or about 2II bushels in all.
George Biddle, School Examiner, and
F. S. Everist, Commissioner, are attend
ing the State Teachers Association which
is holding its twenty-ninth annual session
at the Blue Mountain House.
The engineer of the Susquehanna
Electric Light Company reports $4,000
horse power available from the river at
Conowingo. When the old Susquehanna
gets on one of her spring rampages a
10000 horse power is developed.
Andrew J. Mearns, a brother of Levi
R. Mearns of Calvert, died at his home
near Kembleville, Chester county, on
Thursday, July 4th. He had been sick
for year. He was 6o years of age. In
torment at New London Presbyterian
Cemetery.
The Holmes Chautauqua Circle of
Rising Sun closed its first years course
of study on last Wednesday evening and
adjourned until next fall, when the
american Course" will be taken up.
The circle numbers 20 active, 3 associate
and 9 honorary members.
A dredging machine is now engaged in
deepening the channel of the Elk river al
Singerly's wharf. The channel will be
dredged to depth of 10 feet at low water
the full width of the stream. The work
is being done at Mr.. Singerly's expense
there being no appropriation for the pur
pose.
Mrs. Davidson of Lombard has a Ber
Davis apple which she wrapped in paper
and laid away on a shelf in the cellar in
November 1898 which she reports is as
sound and fresh as the day it was laid
away. Only Ben Davis could be pre-
served so long and it is the poorest apple
that grows.
The barn and contents of Albert H
Brown at Elm, Lancaster county wa:
burned on Tuesday evening. Tho barr
contained lot of store goods, lumber
and several buggies, in addition to hay
Mr.. Brown moved to Elm from Rock
Springs last spring and was engaged il
store keeping at Elm. His loss is heavy
Slater B. Stubs died at his home il
Philadelphia on Tuesday morning of con
sumption aged about SO years. The de
ceased was former Cecil countain ant
son of DIR. S. B. Stubs very prominen
citizen of this neighborhood in his day
His remains will be brought to Rising SUI
this morning and buried at Calvert il
Rosebank Cemetery.
William Stanley and Richard Williams
of Elk Neck, each had horse killed BY
lightning during heavy thunder storm
last week: Abner crothers and hi
daughter Lizzie of Lombard were badi,
shocked by the lightning during thu
same storm. A tree was struck near tn,
house. Mrs. Rittenhouse near Providenc,
.,spills was badly stunned by an electric
shock which rendered her qpconsciou
for some time.
Mr.. James McIntire, who lives within
few miles of Elkton on the Glasgow
road shot an American eagle on the Att
fully which measured from tip to tip o
his out spread wings seven feet. Tn
noble bird swooped down on one of Mr.
McIntire's fowls and bore it to neighbor
ing tree and while making meal of it
prey, Mr.. McIntire stole upon it ant
brought the bird of Joye down with
fatally aimed shot. We think it was
very unpatriotic act in Mr.. McIntire. H
should have spared his noble visitor Oh
the national day one small hen.
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