The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-30

Mabel Duyckinck.
| Mrs. Chas. E. Dare, of Elizabeth
town, Pa, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. Wilson.
Mr.. Edwin Haines and family
attended the commencement eXer-
cises of Millersville, Pa, State
Normal School this week.
Rev. William Schouler, of Trim
ity P. +. church, Elkton, has been
granted a three months leave Of
absence by his congregation, and
will, with his family, visit several
of the principal cities of the Old
World.
Messrs. Jos. Haines and G. F.
Peel of Philada., spent several days
this week with A. L. Duyckinck
and family. They enjoyed num-
Der of fishing trips to the Junction,
and returned each evening with
large catch.
The house on the farm of A. G.
Crothers, in the Eighth district was
burned early Thursday morning of
last week. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by a defective
flue. The dwelling was occupied
by Hutchinson Drennen.
The barn ON the Stephenson farm
near Lapidum, Hartford county,
was burned early Sunday morning,
with its contents of hay, harness,
etc. The loss is partially covered
by an insurance of 5000. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Early Saturday morning de-
structive fire broke out at Laurel,
Del, which destroyed about 70
houses, causing a loss of between
100000 aud 100000. 1t is
thought by many that the fire was
started to hide murder.
The Cecil Telephone and Tele-
graph Company of Elkton, of which
the late r. G. Lewis was sole pro-
prietor, has been sold to syndicate
of Philadelphia capitalists, who
will take charge of the line on July
1, with Charles G. Wells, operator
at the Elkton passenger station, in
charge as local manager. The pur
chasers will construct an entire
new line all over Cecil county and
will replace the present switch
board with modern instruments.
The ElktOn town council has
passed an ordinance prohibiting
drinking of beer and whiskey on
the streets. The soaks buy liquor
by the bucket full from the whole
sale saloon and carouse on the
streets to the annoyance of the
orderly people of the town. That
new high license law is bully
Temperance enactment. Beats the
speakeasies Gall hollow" as a
whiskey measure. Why hundreds
of decent people could be coaxed to
sign a petition for such law is
past finding out.
Dogs killed two calves and badly
wounded another for James Ward
on 1.-THE "Perry Point" farm one
night last week. The calves were
in the field along the river shore
and were found in the river short
distance out from shore where they
went when attacked. They were
badly bitten about the throat and
ears.-Perryville Record.
Isn't it time property owners
especially owners of sheep, were
making a determined movement to
rid the county of the dog nuisance.
There is one drastic method by
which it may be done. Every dog
owner who does not pay his dog
tax or kill the dogs should serve
thirty days in Jail. A law with
such penalty would rid out the
dogs.
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