The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-05-08
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, May 8, 1896.
MINORLOCALS

"A lCD1uOACC w w NASSOSN "s
West Nottingham for Prof. John
G. Conner.
Work has been resumed at the
McClenahan Brothers Granite
Company's quarries, Port Deposit.
Potatoes are being offered by the
farmers at 10 cents a bushel to
what ever they can get above that
price.
The Rising Sun W. G. T. U. will
meet in the lecture room of the
church ON Thursday, May 18th, at
2.3O o'clock.
Rising Sun borough election will
be held next Monday. A little
contest might liven things up and
be beneficial.
DIR. D. L. Clifford has purchased
the John Arkell property in Zion,
consisting of two dwelling houses.
Price paid $1,000.
The tennis clubs through the
county are getting organized for the
summer business, preparatory for
winter weddings.
The names of Charles w. Shippers,
Charles r. Biles and VIM. Richards
have been sent to the governor from
whom to appoint one assessor at
large for this county.
Hambleton's agricultural i'm
plement bazaar has assumed a
harvest-like appearance during the
past week. His bulletin will appear
in these columns later.
The examination for teachers will
be held at Elkton on Tuesday, June
2, and at Port Deposit on Wednes-
day, June 3, instead of May 5 and
6, as enormously stated last week.
The sudden drop off of the fish
induced sein haulers to commence
cutting out last Monday. The
prices have been so low that the
large haulers havn't more than
cleared expenses.
A concert by quartette from the
Lafayette College Glee and Mando-
lin Club will be held in the chapel
at West Nottingham on Wednes
day evening, May Goth. Admis-
sion, 35c; children, 25c.
A number of properties in town
are being improved with paint
brush and several shops and sheds
are being erected, among them
being one for Geo. S. Fox. and
another for A. L. Duyckinck.
The Pioneer Tennis Club was re-
organized last Monday evening and
the following officers elected: w.
r. Burlington, president; DR.. J. H.
Jenness, vice president; I'll. Linn
Worthington, treasurer; Miss Mary
Worthington, secretary.
County Treasurer, Manley Dren-
men, ON Monday took the oath of
office before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court. He appointed John Banks,
of Chesapeake City, assistant
treasurer, who acts as clerk to the
board of county commissioners.
Squire I. R. Taylor resumed his
law practice at the old stand i'll
Buffington's hall this week, and
had quite run of 'practice."
Norville G. Brown and John A.
Hartenstine went to Elkton Monday
and returned with their commissions
as notaries and commenced to "pro-
test' at once.
The store of l.. E. Buckley, at
Concord, Pa, was robbed on last
Monday night. The robbers took
200 yards of muslin, 100 pairs of
women's and so pairs of mems
shoes. $50 pairs of shoes should
leave tracks enough for the authri
ties to trace the robbers. Mr..
Buckley is son of John w.
Buckley of this town.
On Saturday night the Elkton
officers swooped down on bevy of
negroes who were engaged in play
ing crap. John Scarr was the only
one they caught. He was taken
before j. P. and held in the sum
of $3.50 to answer to court for
gambling. Just over the fence 20
car loads of "crap,' players were at
it all day and not one of them was
arrested, which proves that con-
sistency is a jewel-at Elkton.
John f. Davis, blacksmith of
North East, who recently moved to
Linwood, Pa, has decided to come
back to North East and resume
business at the old stand.
Mr.. Davis experiences doubtless
that of many others who find every
place crowded with people wanting
a chance to work and one place no
better than another, and never can
be as long as the British financial
system is fastened on this country.
Twenty-three cars filled with
Philadelphia "sports" attended
the Elkton Gloucester on Saturday
last. A farmer from this neigh
borhood had his curiosity satisfied
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