The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-07-02
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, July 2, 1897.
MlNORLOCALS

The Lambert property in North
East was sold Tuesday to Samue
Scotch for $1,720.
The mercury registered go il
the shade in Rising Sun last
Wednesday afternoon.
j. H. Hanna, of Oxford, has pur-
chased the % acre farm belonging
to VIM. L. johnson, near Principle,
for $1,000.
The pupils of Miss Mary F. Gil
lespie will hold musicale at the
home of G. Conner ON Friday eve
ming, July 10th.
The will of the late Col. Enoch
Noyes, of Port Deposit, was offered
for probate at the Registers office
on Tuesday last.
On June Dist the days reached
their greatest length. They are now
shortening and the nights gaining
minute or so each "a hours.
Bass fishing at the Junction is
reported good this week. III. Linn
Worthington brought home a fine
string of 20 or more last Tuesday.
Reuben Haveio, wife and daugh-
ter, of Elkton, were thrown from a
carriage and considerably bruised,
the daughter having her arm
broken.
Squire Fassitt and son of Sylmar
had a runaway on Monday. Both
were thrown out and badly shaken
up, but no bones were broken. The
wagon was wrecked.
The Bel Air court has been occu-
pied with the Davis-Tome Institute
case, removed from this county, for
three weeks. The parties expect
to finish the case this week.
A corps of p. w. & B. Railroad
engineers have been located at
Havre de Grace, to take in charge
repairs which will be made to the
bridge there, and also any changes
of line in that locality.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany expects to be able to run
trains over the new cut between
EIkton and Iron Hill by July Sth.
A large force of men have been en-
gagged upon the work.
George Taylor, who resides near
the State College of Pennsylvania,
was thrown from a moving machine
on last Saturday by the horses run
ming off. He got under the knives
and was literally cut to pieces be-
fore the team could be stopped.
Elkton is soon to have connec-
lions with the cities by long dis
lance telephone. The Delaware
and Atlantic Company have the
permission of the town council to
erect poles in the streets of Elkton.
Mary Howard, a young girl of
North East, was walking on the
edge of the wharf last Sunday and
fell into the river. Fortunately
her father was near and plunged
into the water and rescued her from
drowning.
Rev. VIM. j. Fitzsimon, pastor
of the Rock and Zion Presbyterian
church, will sail next month for
Europe to be gone several months.
He will be accompanied by several
other ministers. We don't hear of
any farmers making the tour of
Europe.
The w. G. 7. U. will meet in the
lecture room of the church on
Thursday, July Sth, at 2:30 o'clk.
All the members are requested to
be present to complete arrange
ments for parlor meeting to be
held on Wednesday evening, July
14th, at s O'Clock.
DIR. G. NJ. Ellis is about to have
his Odd Fellows Hall property in
Elkton "fixed up" new seats, stage,
etc., overhauled. The greatest need
of all is the acoustics of the hall
improved. While those great
beams across the ceiling are exposed
the hall will never be a pleasant
room to speak or hear in.
The Maryland State Teachers
Association will hold it's annual
session at the Blue Mountain House
on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. July ID, IA and Is. The
majority of the teachers on this side
of Maryland will feel they canno
afford to attend, however inviting
and pleasant the "outing" will be
Mr.. John w. Harriott, a wei
known farmer of the Second elec
ton district of this county an(
president of the board of poor ant
insane of Cecil county, died at al
early hour on Saturday morning a
his home near Chesapeake City
A widow and five children survive
him. He was sixty four years o
age. Mr.. Harriott was treasurer O
the Cecil County Agricultural So
ciety. His successor as presiden
of the board of trustees of the poo
and insane will be appointed b,