The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-06-11
NTY NEWS
Friday, June III, 1897.
MlNORLOCALS

at NolOra, Oh MOHuayj vice w. L. FRYER.
The eiectment suit of Davis vs. Tome
Institute was called for trial in Bel Air
court this week.
The Cecil Farmers Club held its June
meeting at the home of VIM. w. Moore
near Colora, Wednesday.
Patrick Finn of frankfort, Pa, has
purchased from Thomas P. Dale the plant
of the Cecil Spring Bottling Company at
Cowantown.
Report says the Susquehanna Paper
Mill will shut down for while to make
repairs. Another report is that the mills
may change hands.
w. N. Boggs, the absconding teller OF
the First National Bank of Dover, lost
the greater part of the $39, 900 or more he
is accused of embezzling, at the outlaw
race tracks in Cecil county.
land Agricultural College will be held OH
Wednesday, June IS. Hon. H. G. Davis
will address the graduates and Governor
Lowndes will present the diplomas and
prizes.
Fifteen carloads or I56, 200 quarts OF
Strawberries were shipped from Bridge
vile, Del, one day last week. Hundreds
Of crates remain unsold in the Whining
ton market, although the price per quart
was only cents.
The large barn on the farm of John
McKeown near Newark was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon.
The farm implements, horses and
carriages were saved, but several tons OF
hay was consumed. The loss is covered
by insurance.
Mrs. Mary Wetherill, nee Thomas,
died recently at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. c. Bell, near Hudson, New York,
aged 50 years. The interment was made
near Baltimore, her native place. She
was daughter of Philip Thomas, the
first president of the B. & o. Railroad
Company.
E. H. Reynolds of Rising Sun has been
awarded the contract for steam heat and
plumbing for Geo. H. Bucks new house
at Port Deposit. He has also the con-
tract for furnishing similar arrangement
for Jas. G. Reynolds of same town, and
the contract for supplying hot and cold
water for Clendenin Brothers of Colora.
The following marriage licenses were
issued last week: Ollie c. Giles and
Idella Seward, both of Elkton; Alfred A.
w. Sands. of Newburg, N. V, and Eleanor
Vandever Mcgee, of Cecilton; William
II. Morford, of Wilmington, and Ella P.
Ward of Cherry Hill; William H. Brown
of Perryville, and Clara May Carter Of
Perryville.
Orchard grass is being harvested on
the J. c. Bell farm at Conowingo. Mr.
Bell raised no other kind of hay and it is
i'll full bloom and ready TO harvest about
the first week in June. Orchard grass is
a sure crop and makes excellent, nutri
cious hay when cut in full bloom and is
soon ready for pasture after the hay CROP
is removed. The wonder is why dairy
farmers do not patronize the grass.
The County Commissioners were in
session Tuesday and Wednesday, the full
Board being present Various bills were
examined, passed and ordered to be paid
Petitions were received asking fol
bridges at several places in the county
and were held for consideration.
1t was ordered that the assistant Treas
urer request all Justices of the Peace tc
pay in all fines and present their bills tc
the County Commissioners.
The twenty-fourth annual commence
meut exercises of the Friends Norma
Institute will begin Oh Tuesday evening
June 22nd, with an address to the Bacon
ian Literary Society by Rev. A. D. Mink
of Oxford, Pa Graduation and awarding
of diplomas on Wednesday evening, jun
23rd. Address to the graduates by f. R
Burlington. The graduating class will b.
Frank c. Kirk and Samuel R. Krauss
academic course; Misses Anna Garvil
anu MAI SdISt DOyo, HolHidl SOulSS' IL
public is cordially invited to all these ex
ercises
The subjects of the graduating these
are Frank c. Kirk, "The Evolution O
Man." Samuel R. Krauss, "The Impor
lance of Physical as we'll as Menta
Training" Miss Anna Garvin, "The ES
pansion of Woman's Sphere in TIL
World" Miss Margaret Boyd, eth
Grimes of Intemperance;;" Presentation
Grafton by Miss H. Maude Kirk.
Billy Thompson has killed the Elkto
races. The story goes that Billy set IL
pool rooms at Gloucester and sold poo
by wire on the Cecil tracks to such a
extent that the customers in place {
coming to Elkton daily, visited ThomE
sons old quarters. The Appeal gives til
great Elkton boomers the following III
grateful kick:
Iron Hill has for the present at leas
seen the last of crooked racing, and Gee
county's disgrace has come to an en-
The final of the farce was reached G
Thursday, when a lack of patrouas
caused the closing. While the hapr
event was not entirely unexpected
found gathered here a lot Of horseme
who have, so to speak, been living c