The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-06-04
Frost Wednesday morning.

Prof George A. Steele of Elkton, will
address the Glass of 81 of the Easton
High School, at its annual commence
ment on Friday evening" June rs.
The w. c. I. U. will meet in the lecture
room of the church on Thursday, June &c
at 2 80 O'Clock. This is Flower Mission
day and all friends are asked to contribute
flowers.
Sheriff Mackey sold for taxes IS acres
of land assessed to James Mcdowell,
situated near the old Elk Neck road,
Third district. Mr.. Mcdowell bid in the
property for ST.
A horse and carriage belonging to the
McClenahan & Bro. Granite Co., Port De
post, with the driver, fell over a twenty
loot embanknent at the quarries The
driver and horse we're badly bruised and
the carriage broken.
The United States fish hatchery located
below Havre de Grace, reports one of the
largest seasons for several years. Already
there have been nearly seventy-fve mil
lion eggs taken up, and about fifty million
fry have been distributed in the Chesa-
peake Bay and its tributaries.
Mr.. Eli S Seminar has received the
contract for building 4oxI35 # one story
machine shop and dye house for the
Gambrill Textile Company of Havre de
Grace. The building to be of solid
granite and brick, also for stock house
3Sx4o. Work was commenced Monday.
The Maryland Order of United American
Mechanics met in annual state convention
at Cambridge on Tuesday. Forty lodges
were represented, with about three
hundred members of the order in attend
ance. John Mahan and L. R. Atkinson
represented Cecil Council of Rising Sun.
S. ]. Seneca, as trustee of the Pooley
Shirt Company of Havre de Grace, has
closed the factory, pending negotiations
looking to the formation of a new
management. A want of ready capital
was the reason assigned for this action by
the trustee. When the doors were closed
tine company had orders to the amount of
SIS, 900 on hand.
The Rising Sun gun club shot in two
matches at Oxford on Tuesday, one
against West Chester the other against
Christiana. The Christiana club was
defeated by score of 2o4 to 1856, while
West Chester won by two birds, the score
being 1913 to 1871. The Rising Sun club
was represented by A. B. Keen, S. E.
Clayton, Sam Terry, ]. A. Hartenstine,
Jos. Clifford, Clarence Kirk, David Let's,
Harry England, H. Alexander, Cecil Kirk
and Henry Gather.
The editor of the Cecil Star is Dragging
over new wheel he has recently bought
Oh the installment plan. It is a single
wheel, not bi and has a solid tire and is
designed principally for running in the
garden. To keep in with his Sunday
school teacher he gives out in advance
that he will not run the "jim dandy"
wheel on Sunday. We question if he
ru;is it a great deal on week days. The
weeds will smile when they see that uni
cycle leaning against the garden fence
and We editor resting" under the shade
trees.
Three Cell girls graduated at the
Maryland State Normal school. Miss
Carrie Potter Wright of the Second dist,
Miss Mary Letitia Burke, of the Third
district, and Miss India Rowland of
Liberty Grove. They received diplomas
from the hands of Governor Lowndes at
the annual commencement Thursday
night
At the conclusion of the musical and
literary program Governor Lowndes and
the State Board of Education rendered
the graduates reception in the parlors
of Professor E. B. Prettyman, principal of
the school.
The Colora and Pennington base ball
clubs played at Colora, Saturday, the
game being won by Pennington in an
exciting finish. With the bases full in the
Sth inning Cooper knocked home run
putting Colora one run in the lead. In
the first half of the ninth Pennington got
two MEN on bases with two out when
Krauss went to bat and hit the ball on
the trade mark for four bases, placing his
club two runs in the lead which Colora
failed to over come in its last time at bat.
The score was Pennington IS, Colora II.
Batteries, Mepougal and Dare; Cooper
and McCardeli.