The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-10

severely burned about the face by falling
against the stoye last Sunday.
| While Mr.. Daniel Arbuckle of Cherry
HILL was putting a handle in an axe, the
axe fell to the floor, severing one of his
toes.
| The iron for the new bridge over the
! Little Elk creek near B. Beste's farm has
all been received aud placed on the
ground. - ;sA
q Mason Wilson of Oxford will run the
Rising Sun bakery after March 18th. He
is brother. in-law Of the present Jesse,
Alex. Hoffman.
Chas. H, an infant son of Granville
Lynch, died on Monday last and was
buried on Wednesday at Union cemetery,
in the sd district. 49,
John A. Hunter will soon commence
the erection of fine residence on the lot
recently purchased by him from John
Keilholtz opposite his mill property.
An impromptu dance was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hopkins last
Friday evening in honor of their guests,
Misses Helen Walter and Nettie Janney
of Roxborough, Pa.
Thomas ]. Murray of Elkton, and Geo.
w. Taylor of Zion, were appointed COM
mittee clerks by the State Senate Wednes-
day. They were the only Cecil countians
to receive appointments.
Christopher T. Snyder has been ap-
pointed sexton of West Nottingham Pres
byterian church for the ensuing year from
March 25th next, his bid of 1884, being
accepted by the trustees
The Rock Run Presbyterian Church
held its annual election for trustees We'd
nesday night, January I. The following
were elected: Messrs. J. Harvey Rowland,
John J. Buck, William B. Steel, F. S.
Everist, ]. H. Snyder.
The Rising Sun and Charlestown gun
clubs shot match on the 1atter's grounds
on New Years day. The score was Ie6
to 1872, out of a possible 300, in favor OF
Rising Sun. A return match will be held
at Rising Sun next Tuesday.
The last monthly sociable of the Ladies'
Social Union of West Nottingham will be
held in the chapel tonight. An especially
interesting program has been prepared
and a good time promised all who attend
The public cordially invited; admission,
10 cents.
At meeting of the Managers of the
Maryland Society of the Sons of the
Revolution last week DIR. Joseph Veasey
Wallace, of Chesapeake City, was elected
member of the Society. DR.. Wallace is
descendant of Captain Veasey, who
commanded one of the Maryland com.
panies at the battle of Long Island.
A large swarm of bees have had Their
quarters in Levi Pollock's house at Ere.
mont for several years and as Mr.. Pollock
intends putting on new roof in the
spring he secured the services of Penn
Shade on Monday last to exterminate the
bees. After brimstoning them the plaster
ing was torn off, revealing about six feet
of comb between the studding, four layer:
deep and very evenly built. One hun
dred pounds of honey was secured.
The jury in the libel suit of DR.. Johr
Windolph VS.. DR.. John Sappington and
Clinton c. Ely rendered a verdict for the
defendants. Windolph sued for $Io,ooe
damages. He held note of the defend
ants in part payment for a horse. The
defendants, he alleges, libeled him by
causing to be published a notice warning
all persons from negotiating the note
stating it had been obtained under false
representation. The parties to the sui
are all prominent citizens of Darlington
Hartford county.
Mr.. William J. Duhamel, ofnear Cecil
ton, was seriously and perhaps fatally
injured Wednesday afternoon while OF
his way from Elkton to his home. HI
, was found lying unconscious i'll side
ditch along the road leading from Elktoi
to Chesapeake City. He partially regainet
consciousness, but could not give an &C
count of the accident. His horse ant
buggy badly wrecked were found nea
where he was picked up. He has very
ugly wound on the back of his head, ant
his skull may be fractured. He was on
|. of the jurors i'll the Windolph libel suit.
What came near being serious fir
was averted by prompt action in Harmon,
Castle lodge room last Monday night. A
the close of the meeting when one of TIL
members attempted to pull down the larg
hanging lamp to blow it out the chair
broke, causing the lamp to fall to tn
! floor and the oil to escape. The oil be
came ignited and created quite blaze
but before the lamp became hot enough
to cause an explosion, A. B. Keen seize
it and hurrying to the window threw
out. The blazing meter exploded befor
,, it reached the ground and the onl
damage done was ruined lamp and
! pair of scorched hands.
The Legislature Officers Elected.