The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-09-02
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Sept. 2. lS9S.
MINORLOCALS

is the "attraction' at Rising Sur
this week.
West Nottingham Academy will
reopen for the coming year on Mon
day, Sept. II.
The property of Mrs. Jas. Ram
sey, near Union, has been sold to
Robert Rawlingston.
Rising Sun Sunday school held
its annual celebration" at Green
bank last Wednesday.
The Riverside Cornet Band OF
Port Deposit has decided to dis
band, owing to lack of support.
The abundant rains are causing
the corn to grown largely to fodder
which tends to shorten the grain
crop.
Vessel loads of water melons lay
at the Elkton warves last week, one
vessel having a cargo of 5000
aboard.
Henry Wright has purchased the
Lee Carter farm, situated near
Elkton on the Newark road, for
81, 800.
The Singerly Pulp Mill, at Elk
ton. which has been shut down for
about five weeks, resumed opera
tions Tuesday.
The members and friends of West
Nottingham Presbyterian church
held harvest home in the grove
last Wednesday.
w. T. B. r. Robertson fell from
a straw stack last Tuesday morning
and severely injured himself,
breaking two ribs.
Two Warwick negroes were
lodged in Jail last week for selling
liquor on Sunday and warrants
issued for several more.
Sheriff J. Ross Conoly lodged in
Elkton jail last Sunday James r.
Crasson, on the cargo of attempting
to kill franklin Mclaughlin.
1t is reported that Thomas Pick
ering, of near Brick Meeting House,
has fallen heir to fortune by the
death of an uncle near Denton, Md.
John Pryor, of Elk Neck, exhib-
tied a melon in Elkton which he
called a cantelope measuring 36
inches in circumference and weigh
ing IA pounds.
John Whalen was tried before
Magistrate Mearns on the charge of
threatening the life of John Muir
ply, at Bay View, and bound over
to keep the peace.
Peter Kanus, who was injured
by falling under the wheels of a
passenger train at Elkton ON Fri
day, died at the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, on Sunday evening.
John II. Fox and Joseph r.
Coates, the milling firm at Porter's
Bridtie, have dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Fox's brother, Charles w.
Fox, takes his place in the firm.
Mr.. John III. Fox has moved to
Springfield, Ohio.
Henry M. Evans took charge of
the Westcott & Turner creamery
separator at this place yesterday
and will operate for the firm whose
main plant is at Glen Roy. This
branch had formerly been run by
Geo. p. Wright.
The Carter paper mill, near
ElktOn, began operations under the
management of the Messrs. Nc
Quilken and Charles Carter on
Wednesday. Besides print and
calender paper, blank wall paper
will be manufactured at the mill.
Constable Murray, of North
East, arrested Frank Tascar and
locked him up, then went to sum-
mon witnesses. Tascar in the
meantime improved the opportu-
nifty by picking the lock and when
the Constable returned the bird
had flown.
The tomb of Augustine Herman,
in Bohemia Manor, has become a
shrine annually visited by the Bo-
hemians of Baltimore. Their asso-
citation has made arrangements to
visit the tomb the second of next
November 500 strong. Address
will be made by eminent Bohe-
mians and ceremonies conducted to
make the pilgrimage as imposing as
possible.
Florence Harris, a little girl nine
years OF age who lives with w. A.
McMullen near Aiken, fell into a
well 35 feet deep which contained
about six feet of water. The child
did not lose all nerve, give and
quietly drown, but seized the well
rope and climbed it to within five
feet of the top. A couple of boys,
Herbert Wardell and Willie Nc,
Mullen, were attracted to the well
by noticing the rope on the wind
lass being agitated, and helped hel
out. She escaped from her fall
without iniurv That oirl has he,