The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
Miss M. Addie Smith is spending

uCl puld.
Miss Fannie Hopkins of Garland,
Hartford Co., is visiting G. G. Hop
kins and family.
Rev. S. A. Gayley of Wayne,
was the guest of A. l.. Duyckinck
and family this week.
Mrs. Z. T. Reynolds and daugh-
ter visited the formers parents
in Baltimore this week.
Miss Helen Maude Kirk is visit
ing her brother, L. r. Kirk, Jr.,
and family, at Malvern, Pa.
Mr.. Ed. Wilson and family of
Philada., are visiting his grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Grason.
DIR. Lawrence Cauffman of Ham
monitor, N. j., spent several days
this week with G. G. Hopkins and
family.
VIM. T. Mcclure, who suffered
an operation for hernia, at Jefferson
Hospital, Philada., is recuperating
steadily.
Mrs. I. r. Taylor and daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie, were in at
tendance this week at the 18th annu-
al reunion of the association of the
descendants of George and Michal
Harlan, held at West Chester.
Mr.. Frank Sheppard and family
Of Wilmington removed to Rising
Sun last week for few weeks So
journ with the formers parents.
Mr.. Sheppard's chief delight is bass
fishing and he has brought home
several fine strings from the juno
ton this week.
Miss Emma Wilson returned
home last week from Union, S. c.,
where she has had charge of the
millinery department of a large
merchantile establishment for the
past six months. Miss Wilson still
retains her position and will return
south in the fall.
Rev. w. G. Rooms of Bridgeville,
Del, preached at Woodlawn last
week and returned home last Sat
urGay, accompanied by Mrs. J. A.
Kirk and Miss Grace A. Wilson,
who will spend several weeks with
Rev. and Mrs. Rooms. Miss Will
son will make an extended visit
with friends at Dover, Bridgeville
and Centerville.
A third operation was performed
on Saturday at Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, on the right
cheek of State Senator G. G. Croth
ers of Elkton, for a cancerous
growth. The operation told on the
patients vitality very severely, his
protracted suffering from former
operations having reduced his
power of resistance very much.
Wreckers placed heavy beam
on the B. q o. railroad fifteen miles
from Washington last week and a
crowded excursion train from Bay
Ridge ran into it at high rate of
speed. The beam was wedged in
the driving wheels, but by prompt
action of the engineer the train was
brought to standstill with little
damage. 1t is thought the inten-
ton was to wreck an express, due
at the time, which carries large
sums of express money.
Ben Smith, colcred, had a mirac-
ulOus escape from death recently.
He was crossing the B. & o. rail
road in buggy at Aberdeen, Har
ford county, and was struck by an
express train. The horse was cut
loose from the vehicle and escaped
without scratch. The buggy was
demolished and carried with its oc-
cupant half mile down the track,
when the train stopped and the
man was rescued. He was found
on the front of the engine clinging
to the smashed buggy top. One leg
was broken and he was badly
bruised. He was sent to the
hospital.
| Very large yields of wheat is the
rule this season, some farmers re-
porting so bushels and over per
acre, and very many 40 bushels
and upwards. The acres are always
large acres when measured by the
drill, for although the drill measur-
ing apparatus is calculated it is i'm
possible to prevent the drill wheels
Slipping considerably and not turn
ing accurately in passing over the
mellow ground. Mr.. Edward Smith
of Bay View reports a yield of so
bushels per acre on seven acres of
stalk ground, machine measure"
which is called over measure by
weight.
| Wednesday of last week a young
man we'll dressed was fonnd lying
by the railroad track at Bacon Hill.
He was taken to Elkton and placed
in Sheriff Mackey's care, who
searched his clothing and found
letters which indicated that he was
the son of George Kelly a furniture
dealer of PHILADELPHIA, who was