The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-06-19
NEWS.
Friday, June 10, 1896.
MINORLOCALS

Holmes c. L. S. c. will hold theii
annual picnic at Mt Pleasant tomorrow
Mancil Tweed is preparing to mine
sand chrome on his property west o.
Sylmar.
Peach growers of the peninsula say the
largest crop will be gathered this year fol
number of years.
The commencement exercises of West
Nottingham Academy were held Thnrs-
day yesterday afternoon.
John Hawley near Calvert is one of the
large dairymen of Cecil, requiring seven
cans to hold the milk of his herd.
The Rising Sun w. c. T. U. will meet
in the lecture room of the church on
Thursday, June 25th, at 2.3o O'Clock.
S. ]. Brown of near Sylmar lost a COW
last week by the animal getting her head
fast between two rails of post fence.
Children's Day was celebrated at Mt.
Pleasant NJ. E. Church last Sunday
evening. The church was beautifully
decorated.
A memorial service in honor of James
T. Graham, deceased, was held on We'd
nesday evening in the Knights Of Pythias
hall, Colora.
Hambleton's creamery paid at the rate
of IS cents pound for the butter fat,
amounting to less than 2 cents quart for
milk of the lowest grade.
1t is rumored that the Barksdale Asso-
citation will start another track in opposi-
ton to that at Iron Hill, but as yet no
plans have been completed.
At meeting of the trustees of the
Elkton Academy Tuesday morning, Geo.
Ricketts, was elected president of the Board
vice Thomas Drennen, deceased.
Harry A. Nesbitt was elected superin'
tendent of the Methodist Sunday school
of Port Deposit to fill the vacancy left by
the death of John M. McC 1enahan.
The Port Deposit Granite Company has
secured large order for stone for canal
in Virginia. They are building railroad
to the river where they can load vessels.
The annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association will meet at Deer
Park July ID, IS and I6 John S. Writ,
Esq, of Elkton, will be one of the
speakers.
Governor Lowndes on Tuesday ap-
pointed w. w. Hopkins notary public
for Seventh district, Cecil county, vice J.
H. Kimball. Mr. Hopkins is a resident
of Port Deposit and private secretary fol
Mr.. Tome.
Miss Helen A. McCauley of Leeds, has
been appointed by the Maryland Sunday
School Union as a delegate to the Inter
nationel Sunday School Convention,
which will be held i'll fremont Temple,
Boston, Mass, June 1870.
Robert H Kay of Rising Sun, gradu-
ated at Lafayette College this week with
the degree of Mining Engineer. The
subject of his graduating thesis was a
"Review of the Surface Distribution al
Nelson Colliery, Shamokin, Pa"
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who was appointed by the County Com
missioners to look up untaxed property
in the Fifth district, has found over $751;
600 worth of personal property that has
heretofore not been taxed, represented
by about one hundred persons.
The rain on last Saturday evening
greatly interfered with the festival given
by the Mechanics at Rising Sun, but they
will have a small surplus after paying al
expenses.
The K. G. E s are making arrange
ments to hold festival i'll few weeks
Mr.. Jesse A. Kirk desires to express
his appreciation to those who labored Sc
faithfully to save the dwelling at the can
ming house fire ON the sd inst. Theil
efforts were crowned with success ant
they are doubly paid, as it was work o
virtue and virtue is its own reward.
The w. c. T. U. of Calvert held re
union last Tuesday. Games by thu
young people, pleasant conversation b.
the older ones, cake, pie and other goot
things for all made the company Cheerful
and happy while Howard Brown gave ;
discourse on temperance and the duty o
voters, etc.
Cards have been issued announcing thu
marriage of Miss Matte L. Wismer o
Phila. to Mr.. Howard L. McCardell, sol
of Sam'l. NJ McCardell of Colora, at tn
home of the bride, on Thursday evening
June rs, at $50 o'clock. A reception will
be rendered them on the following even
ing by the groom's parents.
VIM. B. Patterson of Baltimore, Will
attempting to board fast freight train a
Perryville last Sunday afternoon, s1ippe
and fell under the wheels and had on
foot cut off just above the ankle. TIL
company's physician was summoned an
amputated his leg few inches belo'
the knee.
The demand for tents for the Locs
Preachers Camp at Leslie, has been III
,,recedented aud the seventy tents haV