The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-07-20
Miss Maude V. Thompson is
sojourning at Atlantic City.

Mrs. r. f. M. Evans is with hel
daughter, Miss Catherine Evans, al
Manasquan, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson
of Phillipsburg, N. j., and Mrs
Chas. r. Dare, of Lancaster, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Wilson.
Miss Florence Worthington en-.
tertained party of young friends
on last Wednesday evening, in
honor of her guest, Miss Laura
Worrall of Kennett.
A. i. Duyckinck has sprinkled
the street in front of his residence
and for some distance on either side,
with the patent dust-layer oil used
by the la lroads to prevent dust
from rising.
Chicken thieves have been
operating in the neighborhood OF
Iron Hill. One coop was relieved
of seventy fine spring chickens and
another of fifty chickens and
thirty five ducks.
Allen Vickers, who was arrested
several weeks ago at Chesapeake
City for a robbery at Cambridge,
escaped from Jail July 5, and was
traced to New York, where he ship
ped on steamer for Savannah.
Two Elkton lads were rescued
from drowning on Saturday by
John Anderson. The boys were
bathing in the Big Elk, near town,
and got beyond their depth when
Anderson went to their rescue.
The members of Ebemezer M. T..
church will hold Lawn Social at
the home of Mr.. Lincoln Clifford,
College Green, next Wednesday
evening. Ice cream, cake and fruit
for sale. Proceeds for organ fund.
All welcome.
The barn on the Hugh M. Cam
eron farm, near Lombard, tenanted
by Henderson Brown, was struck
by lightning on Thursday afternoon
of last week and burned, together
with about 80 tons of hay and sew
eral farming utensils.
The large registered bull on the
farm of the heirs of Mrs. r. +.
Murphy killed a valuable dog and
broke the farmers leg one day last
week. The farmer should keep a
bulldog for body guard who has
that kind of bovine animal.
Gen. L. Allison Wilmer has been
appointed to collect and recover the
balance of the claim of the State of
Maryland, about $50, 005, against
the United States Government for
the furnishing and equipping of
Maryland troops in the Spanish
American war.
The Woodlawn Young Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
hold festival on Mrs. John Gull
lens lawn tomorrow evening, for
the benefit of the Hopewell i'm
provement fund. Music will be
rendered throughout the evening.
The public invited.
One free scholarship to Washing
ton College, Chestertown; one
scholarship to Charlotte Hall, and
four scholarships to the State Nor
NAL School will be awarded by
competitive examination, at the
next meeting of the School Com
missioners, August IA.
L. M. Haines, Esq. of Elkton,
who is a member of the board of
directors of the Maryland House of
Correction, attended the meeting of
that body last week and was APP
pointed on a committee to take an
inventory of supplies and equip.
ment of the institution.
A horse belonging to Jas. Nc
Laughlin, of Oak Hill, while tied
to the hitching rail in front of the
Maryland House last Wednesday
slipped its bride and made dash
down the street, taking the buggy
with him. The animal plunged
through the hedge fence near
Jonathan Reynolds residence and
freed himself from the buggy, and
was afterward caught in Keilholtz's
corn field.
Harry Retsil, a young man of
thirty, living at Rowlandyille,
started for home Wednesday night
very much under the influence of
liquor. 1t is not known whether
he boarded the 2 a. m. train or
whether he was struck by it near
the quarries. His body was found
by Tom Hollis, night watchmau,
near the crusher, the leg cut off,
head terribly crushed and body In
a mutilated condition. Not long
ago he had some money left him
from which he received an income
of $43 monthly,-Port Deposit cor
respondent of Cecil Democrat.
The Perryville Record says
sour fellow townsmen, Messrs. f.
w. Jones and e. d. Lamdin, have