The midland journal., 1899-06-02

at his home in Rising Sun.
The Home Mission will hold a
sociable at the home of Misses
Hanna and Carrie Kirk this evening.
Mrs. Lydia A. Brown, of this
place, sustained fracture of the
right shoulder by accidently falling
Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Mearns, of
Zion, rendered a reception to Mr..
Charles E. Dare and bride and Mr..
Charles Morris and bride on last
Saturday evening.
At an informal gathering given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. III.
Worthington last Thursday even.
ing, the engagement was announced
Of their daughter, Miss Mary Leah
WOrthington to Mr.. Frank Cherry
of Principle.
A little daughter was recently
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Philip NJ =.
Childs, of Baltimore, who has the
distinction of having four great
grandmothers, both grandmothers.
The proud father is a son of G. M.
Childs, formerly of this town.
Taylor Carter, of Bank, was ar
rested last week on the charge of
using indecent language in the pres
ence of a young gtrl. He was
placed under $50 bond for his ap-
pearance at conrt, the bond being
furnished by the boys father.
The tomato industry in Elk Neck
is being pushed ahead this year by
the introduction of several patent
tomato planters. The machine digs
the hole, sets the plants in it,
waters the roots and fills the dirt
firmly about the stock. 1t is claim
ed that with this machine two men
can plant twelve acres in a day
Star.
The School Board has determined
to increase the salaries of the fol-
lowing teachers to $4OO for the
school year. Miss Florence McFar-
land and Mr.. Snively of the County
High School; Miss Ida Cooley of
the North East High School and
Miss Mollie Mccoy of the Elkton
public school. The new rating will
go into effect next September. The
school year embraces about 100
teaching days. A salary of $4OO
makes a per diem of about $2.10.
The county Prohibition conven.
tion met in Elkton last Thursday.
The nomination of a county ticket
was postponed until after the State
convention is held. The delegates
elected to represent this county in
the State convention are Samuel G.
Bye, Joseph S. Scarborough, Rev.
B. f. Jester, A. r. Brown, Sam'l.
Gatchell, John I. Roach and w.
T. Weldon; alternates, j. p. Will
son, Rev. A. S. Mowbray, Rev. l..
G. Poole, George Balderston, W. HI.
Alder son and t. J. Wilson.
The race tracks at Iron Hill will
be sold at public sale on Saturday
by Shockley & Smith, of Elkton, as
agents for the owners. Each of the
tracks contains about twenty acres.
They will be sold for cash to the
highest bidder.
A long farewell to all their great
ness The horse lace used to be
honorable, and the lottery used to
to be honorable. Gambling on
cultures" in grain and watered
stocks is not one whit better and
after awhile will go the way of the
''hoss" and lottery.
Invitations have been issued for
the 15Sth commencement exercises
of West Nottingham Academy,
Thursday evening, June Is, at 3
p. M, in the Presbyterian church.
Prof. W. B. Owen of Lafayette Col
lege, will deliver the commence
ment address. The Oxford Banjo,
Mandolin and Guitar Club will fur
nish music for the occasion. The
class of 100 consists of J. Burton
Wiley, Colora; Henry B. Smith,
Philada.; Clara G. Brumfield,
Colora; Margaret Trimble, Chestnut
Level.
The musicale given by the pupils
of Miss Mary F. Gillespie, at the
home of E. A. Gillespie, Noting
ham, Pa, last Wednesday evening,
was very pleasing entertainment
and the parlors were filled to over
flowing. A number of prizes were
awarded for efficiency in music.
Those who received them were
Miss Alma KeilhOltz, gold medal;
Miss Alice TOsh, silver medal; Miss
Emily Duyckinck, Poe's Poems;
Miss Maggie Mitchell, book of
choice poems.