The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-07-21

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The w. G. r. U. will meet in
the lecture room of the church on
Thursday, July u, at 2:30 O'Clock.
A young son of VIM. Alcorn Of
Elkton, had his arm broken by
being thrown from a wagon last
Monday.
The grocery and variety store OF
Martin Hutchinson, at Elkton, was
closed by the Sheriff last week in
default of rent.
The Sunday school of the M. e.
church will hold its annual picnic
in the grove of Stephen j. Reynolds
next Wednesday.
Eli Seminar, who was recently
overcome while on the street in
Philadelphia, is slowly improving
ut his home at Jackson.
The barn on the farm of S. H.
Duryea, near Warwick, was struck
by lightning on Sunday night and
burned, together with the contents.
John Shippers of Havre de Grace,
captured a live swan ON the Flats
last Sunday. He took the bird
home and Gagged it and intends to
domesticate it.
Raymond Mowbray, infant son of
Rev. T.. T. Mowbray of Baltimore,
died at the home of his uncle, Rev.
A. S. Mowbray of Port Deposit, on
Wednesday morning, July II.
Quarterly conference was held at
the Rising Sun and Mt. Pleasant
NJ. e. churches on Saturday by
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, owing to the
illness of the Presiding Elder.
The site for the Antietam Monu-
ment has been selected and the I'M
yelling will take place September
IS. Theo. j. Nanneman, of Port
Deposit, is member of the com
mission.
Thos Kirk has purchased the
tin shop in this place from Mrs. c..
G.. Mcclure. He will take posses
sion on Monday and install John u.
Wilson of Oxford to run the
business.
The annual meeting of the Farm
crs' and Mechanics Mutual Insur
ance Association of Cecil county
will be held at Calvert on Satur-
day, July 20, at 2 o'clock p. m, in
ROsebank hall.
The buildings of the Southern
Racing Association at Singerly will
he sold at Sheriff's sale for taxes.
The ground on which they stand
was leased from William Tyson and
the lease has expired. m
II. Arthur Stump, a brother of
Judge Frederick Stump, is promi
nently mentioned in connection
with the Democratic nomination
for Judge of the Court of Appeals
from Baltimore city.
A wheat separator has been put
in the mill of j. II. Armstrong at
North East. The machine will sep
arate the heavy from the light
grains but will it separate the
cookie from the wheat
During an alteration among the
colored farm hands on the farm of
Isaac Gibbs, near ST. Augustine,
John Stewart struck Augustus
IIollingsworth over the head with
a pitchfork seriously injuring him.
The Ilgenfritz property in the
Eighth district was sold at mort
gagee's sale Tuesday by John S.
Writ, attorney for the Baltimore
Building and Loan Association. 1t
was knocked down to Mr.. Writ at
$500.
Arthur Bowers, aged four years,
fell from the New York and Wash
ington express on the p, w. & b.
railroad at Perryman's while going
from the dining car into sleeper,
and died from his injuries on
Sunday.
The following newly elected
officers of National Lodge, No. 81,
|. o. o. f., of Elkton, have been
installed Noble grand, A. M.
Strickland; vice grand, Harry d..
Lee; past grand, +. II. LETTER;
secretary, S. b. Realey.
The Oxford Times, the new
weekly recently started in Oxford,
has changed ownership, Burnite
Bros. having sold their property to
g. Il. Morrison who is also the
publisher of Blood Stock, live
stock monthly. The Times will
hereafter be conducted as a Quay
organ.
The first account of Miss Ellen
Broughton, executor of the estate
of the late John Partridge, was
passed by the Orphans Court when
last in session. A dividend was
struck and the legatees received
about 60 per cent of their legacies.
The remainder will he paid in full
upon the death of Sarah McCabe,
colOred, to whom was left by the
terms of the will. the interest on