The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-09
Miss Nan Simmons of Whining

family.
Miss Mabel Showaltcr of Oxford.
was the guest of the Misses Kirk
this week.
Mrs. Jessie Hartenstine of Cor
bett, Md, is visiting her parents
in Rising Sun.
Misses Hanna and Carrie Kirk
entertained the Home Mission at
their home last Friday evening.
Miss Strickland, of Oxford,
spent a few days this week with
Misses Henrietta and Nora Riale.
Mr.. T. J. Wilson spent several
days this week with his daughter,
Mrs. G. w. Rooms, at Bridgeville,
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Misses Emma and Ella Haines
have gone to Philada. to take a
special course at Temple College
this summer.
Mrs. Hastings of Boston, and
Miss Rachie Palmer of London
Grove, are visiting E. r. Buffing-
ton and family.
Misses Lidie Lyon and Susie
Coale of Havre de Grace, were the
guests of A. L. Duyckinck and
family this week.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage Of Miss Lydia Minker of
North East, to Mr.. Ira Astle of
Philada., on June 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Alexander
have issued cards for the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Louise ID.
Alexander, to Mr.. B. M. Mahoney,
at their residence in North East
on Wednesday evening, June IA,
at o'clock.
At a meeting of the Hopewell
Cemetery Association, on Monday,
the following directors were elected:
Enoch Mccullough, T. J. Vanne-
man, G. S. Abrahams, r. X. Rawl-
ings, Geo. G. Oldham, H. c. Mes
bit and r. e. McClenahan.
Sam'l. G. Bye, of Fair Hill, was
ordained ruling elder of the Rock
Presbyterian Church, near Prov
idence, Sunday afternoon. Rev. j.
S. Gillillan, of the Head of Chris
tiana Presbyterian Church, had
charge of the exercises, and preach
ed the sermon.
The land upon which the three
outlaw racetracks were situated, at
Iron Hill, has been purchased by
John Slack and Arthur Morley.
Mr.. Slack bought track No. 1 for
$50, and Mr.. Morley the other
two for 1915. The buildings were
sold some time ago at public sale.
The heat has so expanded the
steel of the railroad tracks that
Saturday while a section gang was
throwing the track into better line
at North East the pressure caused
it to buckle for a distance of several
hundred feet. 1t was necessary to
cut out about four inches of rail to
get it back in place.-News.
An Elkton boy named Edward
Astill was severely bitten by dogs
last Wednesday. The little fellow,
who is thirteen years old, started
to 60 into the yard of William
Heatzig, when two dogs attacked
him, and before they could be
driven off had bitten him in five
places on both legs. DR.. Howard
Bratton dressed his wounds.
The board of managers of the
Cecil County Agricultural Society
have revised the bylaws of the
society, to agree with those of 1890,
and regulations in regard to tickets
and privileges adopted similar to
those in force in that year. The
matter of arranging the race pro-
gram and amusements for the fair
is left to the executive committee.
One of the fastest runs ever made
over the p, W. & B. railroad was
made by train No. 80 on Saturday.
The train travelled at the rate of
sixty miles an hour from Washing
ton to Perryville, and from Perry
vile to Chester, Pa, averaged
eighty miles per hour. The run
from North East to Newark, a dis
lance of twelve miles, was made in
eight minutes.
A special session of the Orphans
Court for Cecil county was held in
Elkton Tuesday to hear the obiec-
tons filed by Ellen H. Bayard,
Ellen II. Bayard, Jr., and Richard
Fl. Bayard, all of Baltimore, to the
ratification of the sale Of the Bay
ard House, in Chesapeake City. A
number of witnesses were exam.
ined, and the court held its decis.
ion until its meeting next Tuesday.
Jacob Swayne, of Calvert, pre-
scented the MIDLAND with a box of
fine strawberries this week, of the
Brandywine. Dayton and Glen
Mary varieties. Mr.. s. has about
an acre devoted to this luscious
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