The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-05-06

the guests of H. H. Haines anC
family this week.
III. II. Kirk, G. T. Snyder and D.
E. Keen attended the Grand Castle
session of the X. G. E. at Spar.
rows Point this week.
Hugh G. Brown, Esq, of Will
mington, will be the orator at the
Memorial Day services of Wingate
Post, G. A. R., of North East.
Rev. w. J. FitzSimons, pastor OF
Zion church, and j. M. g. Carhart
were appointed as delegates from
the New Castle Presbytery to the
General Assembly, which meets in
May at Winona, Indiana.
VIM. B. Efing who was injured
last week by the accidental dis
charge of a rifle which he was hold
ing in his lap, is still lying in a
serious condition, the ball having
penetrated farther than was at first
supposed.
w. I. Fryer qualified for the of
flee of County Treasurer Saturday
before the Orphans Court. His
bonds were $4,000 to the State and
$4,000 to the county, and the
sureties in each case being DIR. r.
r. Crothers, Theodore Ewing, r..
l.. Tosh, j. B. Fryer, w. S. Evans
and A. l.. Crothers.
Bay View Sabbath School was re-
organized on Sunday last by the
election of the following officers:
Supt., Jethro johnson; assistants,
Miss Susie Smith and Lawrence
Tyson; secretary, Lawrence Tyson;
treasurer, Mrs. j. T. Janney; libra
rian, Miss Tacie Matthews; organist,
Miss Annie Simcoe.
The correspondent of the Perry
vile Record from Principle Fur
mace says: On last Friday after
noon our school teacher, Mr.. r. A.
Reynolds, assisted by some of our
town people, raised the Stars and
Stripes over the public school house
amid the cheers of the crowd pres,
emf, and we feel glad to see Old
Glory again floating in our midst.
Long may she wave to insure us
liberty.
B. G. Reynolds, owner of the
Sycamore mills, has contracted with
Wolf & Co., of Chambersburg, to
remodel the mill and put in the
latest improved roller process ma
chinery of the gyrator system, 6x16
rolls, three double stands. Theo.
Woollens, Jr., is the lessee of the
mill, which, when remodelled will
have capacity of 25 barrels per
day. Harvey K Garvin and j. B.
Grason are the local millwrights at
work on the improvements.
The store of Eli Coulson, at Cor
ner Ketch, was entered by burglars
Friday, who carried off over $40
worth of goods. They also broke
open a safe, using large sledge
hammer, secured at the blacksmith
shop nearby.
An unsuccessful attempt was
made to enter the store of w. T.
Fryer, at Colora, the same night
but the family were awakened by
the noise and the firing off of a gun
out of window frightened the rob-
bers away.
One of the buildings of Delaware
College situated at Newark was
destroyed by fire last week, and
the entire college had narrow
escape. The burned building was
the manual training department,
and was used as a machine shop.
1t was entirely destroyed with all
it's contents. The machinery,
which was of the most approved
pattern, was valued at about
$4,000. The cost of the burned
building was $4,000. The property
was insured for %, 300.
The jury in the case of Mrs.
Tomilson against the p, w. & B.
railroad, removed from Elkton to
Kent County Court, rendered a
verdict in favor of Mrs. Tomilson
for $3.50. Mrs. Tomilson was in
jured while stepping from the
train at FELTON,, Del, and claimed
she was not given sufficient time
before the train started, and upon
that ground brought suit for $4,000.
A costly trial of the case was had
in Elkton and her attorneys refused
to have the verdict of the jury de-
livered. when the case was appeal
ed. The damages awarded will
scarcely pay the plaintiffs costs.