The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-06-03
COUNTY NEWS
Friday, June 3, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

when Oft Perryville and sank on
Saturday of last week.
The shoe factory is receiving a
coat of paint this week, John Cor
nell being the artist in charge.
Edwin Dorcus, of Port Deposit,
fell from a nine-foot terrace one
evening last week and broke his
arm.
Last week State Fish Commits
sioner A. F. George deposited in
the Susquehanna river 1,625,OOO
shad fry.
The Orphans Court was in spec
ial session Tuesday and a number
or orders were passed in the Jacob
Tome estate.
1t was estimated that half the
corn in the Fifth district and that
part of the county remained I'M
planted at the end of the month of
May.
Garfield Post, G. A. R., of Rising
Sun, attended Ebenezer church in
body last Sunday and listened to
patriotic sermon by Rev. Now
bray.
There is prospect that the Sal
walton Army barrack in Elkton will
be converted into shirt factory.
That latest religious humbug fad is
passing.
The $3.50 a. m. train was two
hours late at Rising Sun last Satur-
day. One of the construction en-
gines at Elkview viaduct jumped
the rails and caused the delay.
On Tuesday, the last day, there
was big rush at the Clerks office
for merchant and traders licenses.
Two hundred and five licenses
were issued during the month.
Henry Glass, colored, while driv-
ing to a dance near Porter's Bridge,
drove over the bank into the o.
toraro creek, drowning the horse
but he and his female companions
escaped with a dreching.
The torpedo boat "McKee" re-
Gently completed by the Columbian
Iron Works, Baltimore, passed
through the Canal at Chesapeake
City, Sunday, EN- route to New
York to receive its armament.
The Happy Harvesters Mission
Band of Zion Presbyterian church
will hold a lawn fete ON the church
grounds on Wednesday evening,
June s. Proceeds for the benefit
of the Mission Band. If stormy on
Wednesday evening, the fete will
be held the following evening.
Fire was discovered in the attic
OF jefferson Haines' house, about a
mile from town, on Monday after
noon in time to extinguish the
flames before much damage was
done. A window was burned out
and hole through the roof. A
defective fue was the cause of the
fire.
The will case of John Pritchard
VS.. Alfred B. McVey, removed from
Cecil to Hartford county for trial,
was commenced before jury at
Bel Air on Thursday of last week.
John S. Writ, VIM. S. Evans and
Thomas II. Robinson for the de-
PENDANT, and Albert Constable,
Albert Constable, Jr., and James
J. Archer for the plaintiff.
The Mt. Pleasant M. E. church,
which is closed this week while a
new carpet is being put down, will
be opened next Sunday with special
services. Rev. George Alcorn, OF
Philadelphia Conference, will
preach at 1870 a. N. and 7:45 p.
m. At the close of the morning
service a class of probationers will
be received into full membership.
r. D. Rowland, of Elkton, has
been presented by the members oil
the State Council Jr. o. U. A. M,
with a handsome Past State Coun-
cilor's emblem. The flag is of silver
and enamel, the mBllets and eagle
of solid silver, and the remainder
of gold. On the back of the plate
that forms the flag is the inscrip
ton: "Presented to Past State
Councillor Rufus ID. Rowland, by
the State Council of Maryland
April 1898"
The skiff stolen from the wharfat
Perryville ON Friday night, May
Goth, and belonging to w. I'll. Cole
Jr., was taken to Fort McHenry
Baltimore, and offered for sale to j
Geisler, who keeps a large boa
house. The man in charge gave
his name as Edward Windsor. HI
giving rather a clear statement Mr.
Geisler bought the boat by paying
part, $500; later on he had Wind
sor arrested on suspicion and he il
now in the hands of Cecil county
authorities in Elkton for larceny
awaiting trial in September
Record.