The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-09-17
COU NTY NEWS
Friday, Sept. IL. 1897.
Or LOCALS

bard, have been granted pensions
Harmony Castle, X. G. E., will
hold picnic today in Wayne
Reynolds woods, about one mile
north of town.
Thieves broke into the residence
of John NJ. Terrell, of Elkton, one
night last week and went off with
Mr.. Terrell's watch and chain.
On last Friday evening West
Nottingham Christian Endeavol
Society held a sociable on the lawn
at Mr.. Marshall Nesbitt's, near
town.
There is a rumor in the air that
the Denny building at Sylmar is to
be occupied for some manufacturing
purpose soon. 1t has been vacant
for Il good while.
Mrs. Harriet Burnett, aged As
years, dropped dead at her home
at Kirkwood September 9th, while
washing clothes. Heart disease
was the cause of death.
Geo. M. Jackson has resigned his
position as assistant at Principle
station and accepted the agency at
Charlestown. John Gregg has
taken Mr.. Jackson's place at Prin-
cipio.
stBuddn Haines fell in love with
a single machine at Williams
Grove and purchased it. The ma
chine is set up at Mr.. Jefferson
Haines' where it can be seen in
operation.
Amos. E. McNcal, well known
farmer residing at Iron Hill, died
on Sunday morning after a linger-
ING illness from cancer of the
stomach, aged 81 years. A widow
survives him.
Hamilton's butter factory, Cal
vert, paid IA cents for milk in
August. Last year the price was
16 cents and in 1895 it was II cts.
That is about the way the "gen-
eral" prosperity is moving.
The teachers and pupils of Fair
Hill public school will hold fes-
tival on the school grounds on
Saturday evening, Sept. 18th.
Proceeds will be used in purchas-
ing an organ for the school.
Some forehanded farmers have
commenced cutting corn. In this
immediate vicinity the blades are
somewhat injured, the effects OF the
hailstorm that passed over this
section of the country several weeks
ago.
The Tunis Lumber Company, OF
Baltic, of which Hon. Jacob Tome
is president and Samuel c. Row
land, of Port Deposit, is treasurer,
has decided to rebuild the portion
of their plant destroyed by fire
recently.
The property of the late Mary
Watts, a tract of land at Watts
Corner, Sassafras Neck this county,
was sold at public sale in Elkton,
by l.. Marshall Haines, trustee, to
John S. Benson, of near Cecilton,
for 81, 400.
The corn crop promises to be as
large as the wheat crop in this sec
ton of the county and the corn will
soon be ready to cut and put in
shock. Shredding the fodder is
considered to be the best way to
prepare it for stock.
George Scott was bitten on the
arm Sunday by a green snake
while passing through the woods
near his home two miles south OF
Elkton. The wound was painful
and at first threatened trouble but
yielded to treatment.
The News, Elkton, says it is
rumored that partnership has
been entered into by number Of
moneyed men for the operation Of
the textile works at Baldwin's
Banks, and that this industry will
soon be reinstated there.
The people of New Castle, Del.
are preparing to celebrate the land
ING of William Penn at that place
200 years ago on October 9th
Penn was the great pioneer of the
Quaker sect in the New World ano
the only colonizer who dealt justly
with the natives.
The Tome Institute pupils who
board the train from Oxford tt
Rowlandville at the various sta
lions, almost fill a car. Eight taxi
the cars at Sylmar. Eleven attent
from the Brick Meeting Hous'
neighborhood. Only five take thu
train at Rising Sun station.
Woollawn Camp Meeting Asso
citation held meeting on Saturda.
at Hopewell church when the fol
lowing officers were elected for tn
ensuing year: President, Enocl
Mccullough; Secretary and Treas
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