The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-08-25
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Aug. %. 1899.
MI\ORLOCALS

Kirk Slicer of $4,000.
The Aberdeen post Office becomes
a presidential post Office after Oc
tOber LIST, with salary 81, 900.
A number of the employees o.
the Singerly Pulp Mills have left
Elkton and secured work elsewhere
The plum crop of the peninsula
this year is reported to be very
large. The peach is an entire
failure.
A festival will be held at Octo.
raro church tomorrow evening.
The Oakryn band will be in at
tendance.
A German carp measuring sc
inches in length was caught in Elk
river with hook and line last
Saturday.
r. Lawson Tosh, of Colora, who
was severely injured last week by
being run over by a horse power,
is reported improving.
Chas. H. Ayers was knocked
down by a bicycle rider on the
street in Elkton one evening last
week, and rendered unconscious by
the shock.
J. G. Constable, of Elkton, has
been strongly recommended for APP
pointment as an officer in the new
regiments being organized for the
Philippines.
New desks, of the CaXton auto
matte individual pattern, are being
placed in West Nottingham acad-
envy preparatory to the fall open
ing, Sept. 18th.
Rev. J. L. Engler of Oxford and
formerly of Dickinson College, will
preach in Octoraro NJ. Il. church
next Sunday at 3 p. NJ; Sunday
school at 2 p. III.
Clinton Denny, son of eX-Sheriff
G.. w. Denny of near Elkton, acct
dentially cut his rigut hand on
Saturday and narrowly escaped
bleeding to death.
Eighty-four tickets were sold at
Rising Sun station for the Tolches-
ter excursion yesterday, 232 at Ok
ford, 80 at Nottingham, 80 at Syl-
mar and 30 at Colora.
John Lungren, of near Lewis
vile, purchased at trustees sale, in
Elkton, the Granville L. Reynolds
farm of 60 acres, situated in the
Ninth district, for 50, 800.
John Hamilton, negro, was ar
rested and fined three dollars and
costs for making an insulting re-
mark to Mrs. Richard Mursin, OF
Leslie, one day last week.
The Elkton Shirt Factory has
closed a contract with a Philadel-
phia firm for a large order. The
factory is running 30 machines and
needs operatives for five more.
The paper mills at Childs started
mp last week after being generally
repaired, under the operation OF
McQuilkin a. Carter Co. The mill
is running on wall paper stock.
The authorities who went to Con-
Owingo to investigate the death OF
stonemason Pounds were satisfied
that it was caused by accident and
that he had not been murdered.
Clarence Maxwell, of Newark
was accidentally shot last week by
some boys who were shooting at
birds with Il small rifle. The bull
let entered the left breast causing a
serious wound.
Counterfeiters are circulating
large numbers of bogus half dollars
in Kent and Sussex counties, Del.
Government officials are on the
track of the parties but have as yet
made no arrests.
Il. X. Krauss left a specimen OF
cowpea with DR.. l.. r.. Kirk which
measures s it. in length. The vine
is full of pods, averaging about !
inches. The plant is grown for its
fertiliZing properties.
Walter Buckley and Harvey
Robinson, of Sylmar, have enlisted
for service in the Philippine war
Robinson was one of the Volunteers
in the late Spanish American war
being mustered out of service il
June.
Cerebro spinal meningitis has
again made its appearance among
the stock in this section. Benz
McVey, of Pennington, has recent
ly lost three horses and Abran
Green, of West Nottingham, ha'
lost one from the disease.
A writ of habeas corpus has beer
issued at the instance of Charles
Campbell for the release of George
j. Pounds, of Port Deposit, who il
confined in the Maryland House o
Correction. Tho case will be hear(
by Judge Stump today.
Frank NeviI, son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. James II. Nevil, of near Col
lege Green, died at the Jefferson