The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-04-29
Friday, April 20 1898.
MlNORLOCALS

Valent IN EIktOn. Two death Oc-
Cured from the disease Monday.
The snow storm yesterday morn
ing drove the spring birds and
spring bonnets into hiding places.
Secretary Of State Richard Dial
lam, sent the new officers CT the
county their commissions this week
Cars filled with soldiers have
been passing over the P, w. Il b.
railroad last week and this, going
South.
New fences have been erected at
the approaches to the Susquehanna
bridge at Conowing and the road
way is being turnpiked.
Rev. F. B. Short will deliver his
his lecture $50 Minutes of Sun
shine" in Rising Sun M. E. church
on the evening of May 20.
Colora Council, Jr. Order United
American Mechanics, has made
application to be admitted to the
Chester county, Pa, Funeral Ben
eft Association.
The Jr. Epworth League, of Mt.
Pleasant, will give an entertain
ment in lakewood hall, Eighth dis,
trict, this friday evening. Ad-
mission, 10 cents.
A bulletin board has been placed
in front of the drug store of III. C..
Wells, Elkton. upon which are
posted war messages received over
the long distance telephone.
The annual shad bake of Admiral
John Rogers Post, G. A. r., of
Havre de Grace, was given last
week to the department officers
and a number of visiting friends.
Woodlaw Camp meeting COM
mences Aug. 2nd and continues ten
days, and will be in charge of Rev.
VIM. r. Mowbray, of Zion, Md.
G. S. ABRAHAMs, Secy.
The new steamer, Susquehanna,
to run between Port Deposit and
Baltimore, was launched on Satur-
day last at the yard of Messrs.
Reeder q Sons, near Baltimore,
and will be ready for business in
June.
Dan Terrell, who is clerk in
Wells drug store, Elkton, has it i,
reported, a remarkable bird which
is combination of red bird,
thrush, parrot, canary and mock
ing bird. We disclaim response
bility for the story.
ga Scrap of Paper, or the Ad-
ventures of a Love Letter." a comic
drama in three acts, will be given
by the student; of Zion Academy
in the. academy building Friday
evening, May 9Th, at s O'Clock.
Admission, 20 cents.
The government fish hatchery
near Havre de Grace had gathered
55,000,000 shad eggs up to last
week, and are expecting to turn out
a very large stock of young fry this
season to charge the streams empty
ing into Chesapeake bay.
George Balderston has supplied
from his Colora nursery the town
of Perryville with shade trees.
They are sugar naples, and one
has been planted in front of each
lot on Aiken Avenue and others on
the other streets of the town.
Samuel T. Reynolds has an order
for 100 tons of flint from his Red
Turkey quarry. The demand for
flint has increased since the gold
discoveries. The potters separate
the gold bearing parts before con-
verting the mass into china.
The Hartford fair grounds, at
Bel Air, have been sold by the
mortgage, attorney Willard G.
Rouse. The grounds were bought
on behalf of a committee, who pro-
pose to form new company and
start again. The old stock is all
wiped out. OF course the new
company's project will go the same
way. The old agricultural circus
fair is played out. The Institute,
educational system is coming in.
Harvey Groves, of the Ninth
district, had runaway last Thurs
while driving to Wilmington with
marketing. When two miles from
the city the neck yoke becoming
detached the wagon pole dropped,
the horses frightened and ran away.
Mr.. Groves was thrown out but
escaped without receiving much
injury. The team ran into Viii,
mington where the horses were
stopped, one of them having re-
ceived severe injuries, the wagon
being wrecked and contents scat
tered along the road.
Thieves broke into the Maryland
House, by way of the kitchen
window, last Wednesday night
They first made "a raid on the
pantry and got 'square NEAL
then opened a drummer's griE
which had been left there over