The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-04-29

Inc Young Ladies Home Mis-
sion will hold "Patriotic Sociable''
at the home of Miss Carrie Cum
mings on Saturday evening, May Z.
Colora was represented at the
State Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
which met at Salisbury last week,
by Eli Coulson, Jr., and William
I. Jenness.
The engagement of Miss Lula
May Clark, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James L. Clark, of Elkton, to
G. III. Adams, Jr., of Bridgevill,
Del, is announced.
The Pioneer tennis club reorgan.
lied last Wednesday evening for
1898. o. It. Kimbell was elected
president; DR.. j. II. Jenness, vice.
president; Miss Gertrude Dare,
treasurer; Miss Carrie Kirk, sec
rotary. A committee was appoint
ed to secure grounds and get them
in order for the summer campaign.
j. Will Perkins of the National
Lodge of l. o. o. F., of Elkton,
has been elected by the Grand
Lodge of Maryland, delegate for the
State to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
which represents the entire United
States.
Forty years ago the late F. A.
Ellis represented the State in the
Sovereign Grand Lodge.
The stone and frame residence of
John Glassman, a farmer, living
near Churchville, Hartford county,
was damaged by fire last Sunday,
the entire wood portion being re-
duced to ashes. The fire originated
from a defective tlue. The damage
is estimated to be about $500, of
which 5000 is covered by insurance
in the Hartford Company.
County Treasurer elect VIM. 7.
Fryer, of Colora, will succeed Manly
Drennen as treasurer of Cecil county
on next Monday. John Banks.
who has served as assistant treas
urer under Mr.. Bremen will con-
tinue in the same capacity during
Mr.. Flyers tenure of office. The
salary of the treasurer is $1,000
per year; assistant 81, 400.
Reuben HaiEes, Esq, of Elkton
will deliver his lecture on Pompeii
tonight before the Friends Normal
Institute. Mr.. Haines visited the
buried Roman city few years ago
and has prepared a very interest
ing lecture of the subject, that
never fails to instruct as well as
entertain all who hear the ruins
described, and old Roman customs
they reveal. Admission, 10 cents.
VIM. B. Effing, son of Fl. j.
Effing, while fishing at the dam last
Monday received a severe wound
from the accidental discharge of
a 22-calibre rifle which he was
holding in his lap. The ball en-
tered the groin and took an upward
course, it is thought, but has not
been located. The injured lad is
doing as we'll as possible and with
out complications set in may be
expected to recover in short time.
At the Kaolin Works, near North
East, on Thursday of last week,
while Edward Goodnow, Norman
Cameron and an Italian were I'M
loading dirt cars on trestle sew
eral runaway cars crashed into the
one on which they were standing.
Cameron and the Italian jumped
and escaped injury, Goodnow also
jumped but fell On the track, the
wheels of the car passing over his
ann. He was taken to Whining
ton hospital where his arm was
amputated at the shoulder.
The Cecil Farmers Club met at
the home of Maurice G. Reeder on
Wednesday of last week. There
were eight members present. In,
teresting discussions were held on
farm topics. Why wheat on stalk
ground where cultivators were used
in place of pillow showed the better
growth, was discussed and several
probable causes suggested. The
main cause seems to have been
overlooked, which is that the sur
face soil was not turned under by
the cultivator as by the pillow. The
action of sun and air ON the surface
had produced considerable soluble
matter that supplied plant food
within reach of the young roots as
soon as they were thrown out from
the seed.
naughty cat killed one of Mabel
Reynolds (of Calvert) white rab-
bits, which had nine little Dummies
to take care of. Another cat
possessing maternal instincts above
her class, Immediately offered her
services as wet nurse and is taking
care of the orphans.
We once knew an unnatural
turkey hen to fly up on a tree to
roost and leave her weeping infant
on the ground. A tender hearted
gobbler who witnessed the ingrat-