The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-08-12
Friday, Aug. IL, 1898.
MINORLOCAIS

J. G. Reynolds of Sylmar lost a
horse last week.
There were thirty converts at
Leslie camp this year.
Collector and Treasurer Fryer is
now gathering in the taxes.
A shark nine feet long was caught
in the Chester river last week.
The law allows discount of 5
per cent. ON all State and county
taxes paid before Sept. 1.
Walter Sterling, colored, was SEN
fenced to five months in the House
of Correction by Magistrate Groves
on Friday.
Thomas P. Jones, Jr., of Cecilton,
has been appointed assistant ship
ping commissioner at the Baltimore
Custom House.
The Cecil Farmers Club will
meet at the home of John p. Will
son, near Sylmar, on Wednesday
next, August II.
The recent rains have caused a
considerable rise in the Susque-
hanna river and the muddy water
stops bass and rock. fishing.
Miss Mollie Perkins, of Elkton,
has been appointed teacher of
School No. 8, Third district, vice
Miss Mary L. Budd, resigned.
Reuben Haines, Esq, of Elkton
has been appointed Secretary of the
Excelsior Branch of the Calvert
Building and Loan Association, at
Elkton.
Many train loads of Rough Rid
ers, with their equipments, passed
through Elkton Tuesday evening,
enroute to their new camp on the
Maine coast.
Frank G. Kirk of this town has
received the free scholarship at
Washington College, Chestertown,
made vacant by the resignation of
Lawson C. Tosh of Colora.
The former fertilizer building, or
a part of it, at Colora, is being con-
verted into a tomato canning fac
tory by Logan and Christie. The
plant will soon be ready for opera
ton.
Woodlawn campclosed this morn
ing. The attendance was not as
large as usual ON account of the
rain this week and the Leslie camp
being in progress last week and
Sunday.
The Eighth district "Klondike"
syndicate are still endeavoring to
secure options and buy property.
The Bell property is reported to be
in view which is large and valu.
able estate.
The Enterprise Machine Works,
Elkton, have received the contract
to manufacture acetylene gas ma
chimes for the American Illuminat-
ing, Heat and Light Company, of
Philadelphia.
The borough commissioners have
appointed S. J. Morrison town bail
lift, for one year from Aug. Sth, at
q salary of 800. There were five
proposals submitted to the board,
ranging from $3.50 to 1920.
Several barrels of naptha in a
freight car on the P. W. & B. rail
road at Wilmington, exploded Mon
day morning, and the car was
burned, including supply OF cloth
ing for the soldiers at Camp Tun-
nell.
Jas. T. Armour of Bay View has
erected a warehouse at Leslie and
will engage in the general ware
house business and also carry line
of carriages and wagons, The style
of the firm will be Jas. T. Armour
& Go.
Magistrate Grove of Elkton SEN
fenced Is out of the SO tramps car
rallied at Perryville last week to
Jessup's Cut last Wednesday. The
others were discharged. Those SEN
fenced received terms varying from
three to nine months.
Rev. Harvey Ewing, of Mt. Salem
M. Z. Church, Wilmington, has
been transferred to Union Church,
Covington, Kentucky, but will re-
main in Wilmington until Septem-
Der 1. Mr.. Ewing is a brother of
County Commissioner Joseph B.
Ewing.
One evening last week as Miss
Grigg was driving to her home, on
the Kembleville road, between Elk
ton and Kembleville, she was at
tackled by an unknown white man.
The lady screamed for help and the
man was frightened off before any
damage was done.
Harry M. Davis, eldest son of
Col. /. ID. Davis, Cashier of the
Second National Bank of Elkton,
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