The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-01
Friday, July L, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

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twelve hundred pounds of butter
per week.
About $400 was the sum cleared
by the Oxford Spring fair. The
premiums were paid last week.
1t is reported that S. M. Brickley
has sold his farm two miles south
of Rising Sun, to Jacob Dunlap of
Colora.
Milton Hasson, a well known
farmer of the Ninth district, frac-
tured his knee cap Monday while
at work in the harvest field.
Bay View Council, o. U. A. M,
will hold a festival tomorrow even
ing. Leslie Cornet Band will be
in attendance to enliven the &C.
casiOn.
Sunday, July 3rd, is the day set
for the special collection to be
taken up in all the churches in
Cecil county for the John A. Kay
The Woodlawn "Y" will hold a
lawn fete on the lawn of Mrs. I'll.
H. Keilholtz, near Hopewell, to-
morrow evening. The public cor
daily invited.
The new steamer "Susquehanna"
commenced its regular trips be-
tween Port Deposit and Baltimore
last Wednesday. See adv. columns
for daily schedule.
The movements of those inter.
ested in the development of the gold
diggings of the Eighth district
puzzle the primitive folk of that
corner of the world.
The Susquehanna Shirt Factory,
of Havre de Grace, is rushed with
orders for United States flags, and
has suspended work for the present
on shirts and overalls.
The Court of Appeals has re-
versed the lower court and ordered
Il new trial in the case of the Jacob
Tome Institute against Davis and
others. This is a victory for the
Institute.
Harmony Castle, X. G. E., will
go in a body to Calvert Saturday
evening and give public installa-
ton of the officers of Fairview
Castle which has lately moved from
Lombard.
Plans for the new brides at Elk
Landing, Harvey's, Warburton and
Mearns' have been adopted by the
County Commissioners and pro-
posals will be invited and contracts
awarded about July 9Th. ~.
The shoe factory is now turning
out 500 pairs per week. 1t will
shut down for one week, commence
ing July 4th, and resume operations
on the 18th with larger force than
has heretofore been employed.
The Orphans Court, in special
session Tuesday, awarded Joseph
i. Clayton the sum of 1926 in his
claim against the estate of his aunt
Miss Sarah j. Clayton, late of Ris
ing Sun. The claim, which was fol-
labor, was for 81, 44O.
The wheat crop of this county
was put in shock this week. Farm
ers complain that the crop was
badly injured by fly and wet
weather and that it is far below last
years yield, besides the grain is
shriveled. With the prospect fol
low prices and poor crop the
outlook is not encouraging.
The following officers have beer
elected to serve Harmony Castle
X. G. E., for the ensuing year
Noble chief, o. T. Kimbell; vic
chief, G. S. Neilds; high priest, J
M. Holden; sir herald, A. Burkins
venerable hermit, Fred Mahan
trustee, Z. M. Hunt; clerk of eX
chequer, w. Louis Ryan; auditing
committee, w. T. Mcclure, FL. L
Worthington and j. M. Holden.
Wheat has suffered such a tum
bile in price that warehouse me
about the Sun will not quote an
figures. Those who profess to kno,
say the farmers within market dis
lance of Rising Sun have in tn
aggregate 5000 bushels of the oil
wheat which they held, hoping TO
still higher price. 1t is probabl
they would have still held on ha
the price gone to $500.
The Sixth district on Saturda
last elected Joseph B. Fryer, W
Irving Hill, w. NJ. Reynolds Dl
r. B. Moore and w. M. Pogue de
egates to the county COMPRESSION:
convention. There was no Oppos
tion in any but the Third distric
In that district skirmish lines wei
thrown out to feel the enemy
strength and prepare for neg
years contest.
Alexander Wilson, of near Woo
lawn, was severely injured la
week by being thrown from h
how roEa Ha thnunht bo no