The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-29
COU MY NEWS.
Friday, July 20, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

month has been granted John H.
Kidwell, Of Nottingham.
The Whalen cannery at lakewood
has been leased by Edw. Kirby,
who will put up tomatoes.
ID. w. McVey is hauling stone
and sand preparatory to building a
general merchandise storehouse at
Sylmar.
Woodlawn camp will open Tues
day evening, August 2, with a
praise and testimony meeting at
eight o'clock.
The Dubois sawmill at Havre de
Grace was struck and damaged by
lightning one day last week to the
extent of $500.
Mary Bannister, of Port Deposit,
the Oldest colored woman in Cecil
county, died at the age of one hun
dred years last week.
The disseminating of the sepa-
rator at Lombard has almost
doubled the patronage at HANDLE
tons creamery, Calvert.
Magistrate Groves of Elkton last
week awarded Arthur Ford $50
damages for the killing of his
hunting dog by John Duhamell.
Any person who is thinking of
purchasing an organ or piano
should consult Edw. Plots who is
now located in Rising Sun for a
short time.
The borough assessment list is
displayed in the post Office, showing
an assessed value of about $3.50, 900
for the town. Appeal day is set
for August LIST.
"Mike," the bay gelding owned
by Hart B. Holton, of Hartford
county, won the Merchants and
Manufacturers Consolidation stake
at Detroit, Friday last, amounting
to So, 900.
The Local Preachers Camp
meeting at Leslie commenced yes
terday and will continue over two
Sundays. Eighty-one tents are
occupied, making a larger camp
than ever before.
During one of the severe cleo
trical storms last week the barn of
Elisha Ewing was struck and
damaged Two COWS belonging to
Geo. S. Woolley, Of Chesapeake
City, were also killed.
On Saturday the body of an
unknown white man was found
floating in the Susquehanna river
near Havre de Grace. 1t was de-
cided to be case of accidental
drowning by corners jury.
The Barnes Bros. caught 1000
pounds of rock fish in two hauls at
Carpenters Point-enough to fill
seventy-fve large barrels. Five
days catch last week amounted to
10000 pounds.
Two young men hired a team
from VIM. Cumming, of Port De
posit, to drive to the colored bush
meeting near Conowingo, last Sun
day. They drove the horse so
hard that the animal fell dead on
reaching home.
The Jr. o. U. A. M. will hold a
festival in William Maxwell grove,
at Colora, this evening. The Colora
band will enliven the occasion with
music. If weather is unfavorable
the festival will be continued the
following evening.
Frank Bryson, of Elk Neck, has
pet coon that follows him like a
dog. The coon will play with the
dog by the hour. Mr.. Bryson
raised his pet from baby which
he abducted from the den of it's
mother in the woods.
Mr.. r. J. Maclean, of Atlanta,
Ga, formerly of Rochester, N. Y,
an experienced business imam and
educator, has been elected business
manager of Goldey College, Viii
mington, Del. Mr.. HI. s. Goldey
is principal of this well-known
commercial college.
The annual election of the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Fire Insurance
Company, of Cecil county, will be
held at Calvert tomorrow. There
are several candidates for the office
of Secretary Treasurer, and free
rides are being rendered to members
to attend the election.
Burton Messick, of Newark,
aged about 60 years, recently at
tempted suicide. He first tried to
shoot himself but being frustrated
he secured a rope and attempted to
end his life by hanging. He was
saved by his grown children. 1t
is thought he became mentally de-
ranged from working in the hot sun.
The lease of the Susquehanna
Shirt Factory, in Havre de Grace,
has been transferred to the VIM,
III. Towles Manufacturing Co., of
Baltimore, who will occupy the