The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-07-08
NTY NEWS.
Friday, July 8, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

Grace was immense.
The mercury registered 1929 in
Rising Sun last Sunday.
In the churches throughout
Cecil county on Sunday collection
was taken up for the Kay monu-
ment fund.
The American Mechanics of Bay
View have purchased q building
lot in that town upon which they
intend erecting a new hall.
The Bowen farm, situated about
three miles north of Elkton, con-
tanning 231 acres, was sold by w.
S. Evans, trustee, on Tuesday for
$4,000.
Sam'l. J. Brickley was stricken
down with the heat on last Satur-
day evening when returning from
the harvest field, but has since
recovered.
w. d. Ewing, of the Fourth dis
trict, was severely injured last
week while operating binder, his
hand being pierced and crushed by
the needle.
The new county bridge at Row.
landville has been completed and
turned over to the County Com.
missioners by the King Bridge Co.,
of Cleveland.
The dedication of the headstones
erected to the memory of the two
dead Confederate buried at North
East, was postponed on account of
the storm Monday until tomorrow.
Sunday was the hottest day in
several years, the thermometer reg
istering above 1902. A warm
breeze from the south did not mod
crate the heat or appear to make
life more endurable.
Last Wednesday about noon fire
was discovered in a small building
in the rear of the Hurn Block, Elk
ton. The Singerly Fire Company
was called out and the fire was ex-
tinguished before any damage was
done.
Walter Cash, a cousin of Henry
M. Mccullough, Esq, of Elkton,
was wounded at the battle of San
tiago. Mr.. Cash was graduate
of Princeton, and enlisted in Roose-
velt's CROUCH Riders" from Mon
tana.
Improvements have been made
at the Elkton railroad station by
which the ticket and telegraph
offices are thrown into one, extend
ing the full width of the building
and cutting off all communication
between the waiting rooms.
DIR. Chas. M. Ellis, who has been
strongly urged by the Democrats
of Cecil county to allow the use Of
his name in connection with the
nomination for Congress in this
district, is out in a card in which
he declines to be a candidate.
While crossing a fording near
Harvey's mill on Monday night,
Herbert Rawlingson, wife and three
children narrowly escaped drown
ing, but were rescued after consid-
cradle difficulty by large force of
men by means of a rope and heavy
wagon.
Comptroller Goldsborough on
Friday made the annual distribu-
ton of the free school funds and
dividends on the bank and other
stocks to the several counties and
Baltimore city, being payable July
Is. Cecil county's portion is
81, 475.6S.
The County Commissioners open
ed bids for the construction of four
iron bridges, to replace those
recently destroyed, on Tuesday. A
number were submitted and will be
held under advisement until Tues
day next, when the contracts will
be awarded.
Major Philip H. Ellis, brother of
DIR. G. M. Ellis, of Elkton, is in
command of his regiment, the 18th
u. S. Infantry, with Gen. Shafter's
army at Santiago, and is among the
wounded. Major Ellis is a native
of Cecil county, being a son of the
late Francis Asbury Ellis.
The Jesuit Fathers, who for more
than 200 years past have had
charge of the Bohemia Manor Mis-
sion, in Cecil county, have relin-
quished it, and the mission, with
that of Middletown, Del, has been
placed in the charge of Rev. John
A. DAILY of Delaware City.
Fifteen members of Harmony
Castle, X. G. E., gave a public
exemplification of opening castle
aud installing officers at Fair View
Castle in their new hall at Calvert
last Saturday evening, after which
thew were traatad tO caka and lam