The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
The strawberry and ice cream
festival is now in season.

mer vegetables are having theii
run.
The burned portion of Susque-
hanna paper mill, Hartford county,
is being rebuilt.
Miss May Lewis, of Newark,
DEL, is the guest of her cousin,
Miss M. Addie Smith.
The census enumerators received
their commissions last week and
will begin work June LIST.
The pension of Capt. John G..
Shippers, of Colora, has been in
creased to $40 per month.
Prof. Robert Funsday, Of the
Norfolk Academy, has been en-
gagged by Jacob Tome Institute.
The Farming on base ball club
will visit Havre de Grace on Satur-
day and play the club of that
place.
Miss Dora Anthony, teacher of
Charlestown public school, and
Miss Mand Brown, teacher of Zion
public school, have resigned.
The damon State Telephone Co.
having completed IFS line to Rising
Sun, is now pushing the work be-
tween Middletown and Chesapeake
City.
The Port Deposit Water Com
pany has Just had the reservoir
from which it draws it supply
thoroughly cleaned of all foreign
substances.
Mrs. Mary Strickland, of Elkton,
has filed, through her attorney, a
I'LL 70. divorce from her husband,
Robt. L. Strickland, in the Super
ior Court of Baltimore.
A large ocean barge is being
built at the Elkton boat yard, the
largest vessel yet undertaken at
the yard. The barge will cost
$4,000 when ready for delivery.
DIR. G. G. Sill, formerly of this
pace, has secured u position as
veterinary surgeon in Baltimore
and removed from Towson, where
he has been located for the past
year.
Robert DeRenick, alias Robert
Denison, Of Havre de Grace, who
was arrested last week by Secret
Service officers, has confessed to
making aud circulating counterfeit
silver coins.
The Maryland Democratic Edi
toFial Association will hold their
annual summer outing ON June II,
10 and II, visiting points ofinterest
In Kent county. The party will
number about fifty persons.
Preparations are being made to
considerably enlarge the Elkton
foundry. A rev building of brick
IL to be put up near the depot. The
increasing business Of the foundry
demands enlarged facilities.
A lawn festival with cantata by
"A Dream Of the Flow
ers," will be given on the lawn of
Trinity Rectory, Elkton, the even.
ing Of June 9. The proceeds will
be Tor the Trinity Sunday school
library.
An anthracite coal syndicate
composed Of New York and London
millionaires Is preparing to build a
coal freighting road. The road
viii start IT Reading, run through
Lancaster county aud terminate at
Perryyllle.
The eleclment case OF John
Priicharl ". Henry Henderson,
sons Of the late Caroline q. Pritch
ard Of this eounty. is now before
the Superior Court Of Wilmington.
Albert Constable, Of Elkton, Is one
Of the attorneys representing John
Priiehard.
Memorial Day will be observed
next week BY Wingate Post Of
North East. Delegations will visit
the cemeteries In the afternoon,
afier whieh memorial services will
be held IN he pu@t ball. Col. VIVA.
A. Mekeilip. ~ Westminster, viii
~ the prineipal speaker.
n J. nnw aaia that ihe Jacob
f~me fnsaitute has an ensiowment
~ AZ $50 fapo. With such a loun.
slaiioa unsler Il The Institute ought
70 bieom taio = college u the first
magnitude il the fuinre. Il u
pfolaIlle that Mrs.. Tome a her
death will add anofher million 10
the entlew nest.
The six yeaF cd son 81 samuel
b. Mefsene. - Aherdeea, vas kill.
Ell hy being kickel ~ = horse on
Thursday mofning ~ lasi week
The child Mas playing a. the lawn
and attsmptea - catch toe h0Fse,
uhieh waa gFaaing nearhy. wh@m
the amimsal Kicked him in lhe brrnmt
causing death IN about nfleen
minutem.
Sunday esening ~ James Hauna,
Of Liberty Grove. 49, rctagninn