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

w. G. West of Sylmar has several
trotters on the Elkton race course being
taught the quick step.
Rev. R. D. Cantwell of Elkton will
preach at Rising Sun next Sunday norn
ing and at Sylmar in the afternoon.
The Record says sickness in Perryville
seems to be increasing as every day some
one else is reported to be added to the
list.
At Hambleton's creamery, Calvert,
they paid last month for milk at the rate
of 16 cents per pound for the butter it
produced.
A car load of Bohemians arrived at
Rising Sun yesterday morning to work at
Silver's cannery when it commences
operations.
1t is again reported that Arizona Bob,
charged with killing Franklin w. Knapp
at Elkton, is in hiding in the woods of
Somerset county.
James R. Simpson, of Baltimore, and
Mss IL. Maude Benjamin, of Leslie, were
maff1tldAat Bay View on Sunday last by
Rev. F. Mullineaux.
John Y. Pyle has IL acres in water
melons and acres in cantaloupes on Big
Island above Peach Bottom, and the pro-
duct is reported large and fine.
Mrs. Brown, sister of Haines England,
was buried Monday at Rosebank ce1ne-
terry. She had been an invalid and suf-
fered for a long time.
Work has begun toward laying the
foundation for the old church at Perry
Vile which will be moved in short
time, and then the new church will be
commenced at once.
All who are in sympathy with and
friendly to the cause of prohibition are
earnestly requested to meet in Elkton on
Tuesday, Goth inst, at II O'Clock a. m.'
to nominate county ticket and transact
such other business as shall come up.
Robert Stewart of Conowingo was
struck in the mouth with bottle thrown
from the window of an excursion car last
Sunday morning. Several of his teeth
were knocked out and his upper lip badly
cut Dr. Roman was sent for and dressed
his wounds.
DR.. R. R. Crothers will offer his Mt.
Pleasant property at public sale, at Colora,
on Aug. 22. The property consists of
large stone dwelling and brick dwelling
on the opposite side of the road, with
stabling and outbuildings complete, to-
gether with several acres of land.
Miss Nellie Patton, youngest daughter
of VIM. Patton, died on Friday, Aug. g,
was buried from her home near Port De-
post on Monday afternoon at I o'clock.
Services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Shaw, of West Nottingham. The funeral
was largely attended by young people,
friends of the deceased, who took that
means to attest their love.
A drunk father named Andrew Fisher,
living at Goshen, Lancaster county, re-
turned home from Rigby last Sunday and
so alarmed the family by threats to kill
his wife, that the children fled to the
house of neighbor, Philip Hess, and per
suaded him to go home with them for
protection. The drunken brute saw Hess
approaching and Selling his rifle sent a
ball through the feshy part of one of his
legs. Hess did not lodge complaint
against Fisher, but the authorities ought
not to wait for others to proceed against
such dangerous brutes to the community.
The so-called officers of the law appear to
think it's every body's business but their
own to preserve the peace. 1t is an Off
GERS business not only to apprehend and
bring to trial all criminals against whom
complaint is lodged with them, but to
seek out and make arrests in all cases
where they have information that Grim
inals have committed depredations in the
community.