The midland journal., 1899-06-02
NTY NEWS.
Friday, June 2. 1899.
MINDRLOCALS

The strawberry and ice cream
festival has been at its height this
week.
The ladies of the M. e. church
have organized Il sewing circle for
charitable purposes.
The Mizpah Club, of College
Green, will hold their picnic at
Gilpin's Rocks on Saturday.
Children's Day will be observed
in the Presbyterian church, at Zion,
on Sunday next.
Children's Day exercises will be
held in Rising Sun M. Il. church
Sunday evening, June IL, and at
Sylmar in the afternoon.
Rising Suns enterprising grocer,
B. 2. Nichols, is building an addi-
tion to his store and dwelling.
S. p. Ryan is doing the carpenter
work.
The trustees of school No. Z, Oak
Grove, this district, have appointed
Walter L. johnson teacher. Nine
applications were received for the
school.
Ten thousand yards of cloth were
recently shipped from the Baldwin
mills. The managers are contem-
plating enlarging the plant and
weaving linen.
Abraham w. Evans, of Havre de
Grace, has been awarded $4,000 by
the Hartford county Circuit Court
in his suit against the p, w. q B.
railroad for injuries.
Today the public schools close
for the summer vacation. A better
period for closing and opening
would be the last of June and the
middle of September.
A program of practical questions
has been prepared for the Young
Friends Association which meets
in the Normal School building next
Sabbath afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock.
John r. Sheppard and George
Pusey of New York spent Monday
bass fishing at the mouth of the
Octoraro and returned to Rising
Sun in the evening with IL fine
bass.
Harry r. England, of the cream
cry firm of England & Riale, has
withdrawn and his interest has
been taken by his. brother, Cloud
England. The firm name will not
be changed.
Cecil Council, O. U. A. NJ, will
hold festival in Rising Sun June
16 and II. A number of prizes
will be chanced off on the latter
evening, consisting of a gun, ban
quet lamp, set of dishes and set of
knives and forks.
While shooting crows on Friday
morning last Robert Anderson, of
Fair Hill, had one Of his hands
badly shattered by premature
discharge of his gun. 1t was found
necessary to amputate the arm
below the elbow.
The Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal at Chesapeake City threatens
to divide the honors for bass fishing
with theSusquehanna river. States
Attorney w. S. Evans caught a
fine string of bass at that point last
week, the largest weighing four
pounds.
The entertainment given by the
Baconian Literary Society last Fri
day evening was well attended and
and much enjoyed. The limited
space on the stage and numerous
changes prolonged the program
beyond the usual hour, but the
audience enjoyed it throughout.
John Chambers, of Calvert, was
presented with a handsome flag on
Monday afternoon, by Banner
Council, O. U. A. M. The pre-
sentation speech was made by d.
M. Rittenhouse, of Zion, and was
accepted by Mr.. Chambers in an
appropriate reply. The flag was
raised by six little girls who accom-
panied the act with singing.
The Orphans Court met in
special session on Thursday of last
week. The bond of jeremiah C.
Price, administrator of Eugene
Price, and bond of Philip A.
Ricord, administrator of Richard
l.. Thomas, were examined and ap-
proved. Inventory of personal
estate of Eugene Price examined
and administrator ordered to make
sale of personal property.
Hon. John S. Writ met with an
unusual accident Friday morning.
He was hurrying down Main street
when a shoelace became united,
and in STOPPING to refasten it he
tripped and fell, cutting one of his
fingers, badly bruising his chest
and rendering himself unconscious.
He was carried into the residence
of Albert Constable, Esq, and soon
raoOvarad his senses. but was stiff