The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-05

Lawn tennis clubs are having q
run this summer. Every village
in the county has one, two or three
A COW owned by VIM. Stanley
was killed by lightning last week
on his farm in Elk Neck.
George w. Shiverly exhibited a
two headed calf in Elkton last week
The calf died soon after birth.
On Friday last the Friends had
a public sale of grass on their
Calvert lots. The prices bid were
moderate.
Malarial fever, whooping cough
and musquitos are the three plaques
now affecting the good people OF
Perryville.
DIR. Ellis of Elkton is reported
meeting with remarkable accident
while in bathing at Atlantic City
by having bone in his foot broken.
A U. S. revenue officer visited
Port Deposit last week to look after
speak easy reported to be located
on one of the islands in the river
opposite town.
jeremiah G. Price one of the
most prominent farmers and re-
spected citizens of the first district
suffered severe paralytic stroke
about a fortnight since.
Senator Crothers of Elkton visited
Senator Sloan of Allegheny last
week. Giving him some sugges-
tions, probably, about his fences,
as the time for fence is drawing on.
Wheat harvest in this part of the
country has been in full blast this
week. The grain is pronounced
fine by the farmers and the crop
good both as to quality and yield.
Miss Ida May Campbell, of
Childs, and Mr.. Thomas D. Davis,
of Elkton, were married on Thurs
day afternoon, June 81 in Bethel
Church by the Rev. T. B. Hunter.
Mr.. Singerly treated his Elkton
neighbors to an unusual display of
fire works ON the 4th. Some of the
pieces required large wagon from
the mill to haul them from the
depot.
A copious supply of rain within
the last ten days has soaked the
ground which had been parched by
the long drought. Potatoes, corn
and garden vegetables were suffer
ing severely.
DIR. A. G. Crothers, of Port De-
post, and Miss Lena Hopkins were
married at Cleveland, Ohio, on
Wednesday Goth, of June. The
DIR. and his bride arrived home on
Friday evening.
The county commissioners of
Cecil county have fixed the tax
rate for the coming year at IS cents
on the 800. This is a reduction
of five cents. The taxable basis of
the county is $15, 1854.
John N. Mccullough of Port
Deposit caught a rock fish with a
hook and line recently which
weighed % pounds. Trolling for
rock from a sail boat is one of the
methods of fishing for rock fish.
Mr.. William Mccullough, for
merly of Port Deposit had stroke
of apoplexy Tuesday of last week
while at the breakfast table, at his
home, Hyattsville, Md. His death
occurred Thursday morning follow
ing.
Mrs. Julian B. Chick, aged
twenty one years, while sitting in a
chair at her residence in Elkton,
Saturday morning, suddenly ex-
pred. Mrs. Chick had been in
poor health for more than six
months.
Blair Hopkins, a former leader
of the Principle COrnet Band, who
has lived at Williamsport for some
time, and where he has a wife and
two children, has been missing, and
the belief is that he has been fOully
dealt with.
The new books for the Rising
Sun public school library arrived
this week, consisting Of Chambers
New Encyclopedia 10 volumes, cali
bound, furnished by Mr.. Walter
T. Johnson agent for the j. B. Lip
pincott Co., of Phila.
Charles w. Shippers of North
East and some Philadelphia men,
are about purchasing or have pur-
chased tract of land from Parker
George in Elk Neck which contains
valuable clay, which the company
propose developing.
Julian Breban Cafferty, Jr., Of
Philadelphia, and Miss Carrie
Howard Smith, daughter Of VIM
B. Smith of Elkton, were married
at the residence of the brides
father, on Wednesday afternoon
June 26, by Rev. John MeElmoyle
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
r. J. Bladen has sold his pro
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