The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-08
Friday, June 8. 1900.
MINOR OCALS

Kent county, Md.
A petition is being circulated in
Elkton to prevent the raising Of
hogs within the town limits.
Charles B. Kirk has been pro-
NOTED to the position of teller in
the National Bank of Oxford.
Cecil Council, o. u. A. NJ, OF
this town will hold their fifth an
nual festival tomorrow evening.
1t is reported that the Rock
Springs distillery will soon COM
mence the manufacture of ''tangle-
fOOt.0
James Morgan, colored inmate
of Aims House, died at that iDstitu-
tion on Thursday morning, May 81,
of paralysis.
The w. G. I. U. will meet with
Mrs. Jos. S. Pogue on Thursday,
June IA. All the members will
pletSe DFluS lOWcfS.
The Aid Society of Rowlandville
M. E. Church will hold a festival
in the basement of the church this
evening and tomorrow evening.
The Mcdowell property contain
ing n acres, near Rowlandville,
was sold Saturday to Mrs. Lizzie B.
Willitts, of Philadelphia, for 1915.
Jack Spence and Charles Cutlery,
employees of Elkton Foundry, were
badly burned about the feet last
week by the spilling of molten
meal,
Farmers are complaining of the
ravages of the Colorado beetle, or
potato bug, on tomato plants, whole
fields in some sections having been
destroyed.
1t is reported that the stock OF
the Cherry Hill, Elkton & Chesa-
peake City Electric Railroad has
been taken by Philadelphia
capitalists.
DR.. r. G. Mackall represented
Trinity Parish, of Elkton, at the
annual convention of the Diocese OF
Easton which met in Berlin, Md,
on Tuesday.
A strange water fowl was caught
in John A. Keen's corn field last
Wednesi lay and shipped to the
Philadelphia geological gardens fol
Identification.
The frame dwelling of Mrs. Sa-
vannah McKenney, in Elkton, was
sold at mortgagee's sale last week
to Charles Devalinger, of Whining
ton, for 81, 800.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at West Nottingham Presby-
terian church next Sunday morn
ing and at Rising Sun M. E. church
on Sunday evening.
Rev. T. Z. Terry, of Elkton, will
deliver his popular lecture, "a
Bunch of Keys" in Rising Sun M
r. church this evening. Admis
sion, 25c; children, Toe.
Christie Atkinson, aged fourteen
years, was bitten on the forefngel
by copperhead snake on Friday
last but prompt medical attention
prevented serious results.
The WoOdlawn Young Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
hold a lawn fete on Jos. Smiths
lawn at Slicer's corner, Tuesday
June 10. The public invited.
The Jacob Tome Institute has
purchased, for $1,000, the building
at present occupied by the Port
Deposit Press, where it is under
stood the new bank will be located
Teachers examinations were held
at the High School building in
Elkton Monday and Tuesday
under the supervision of Examiner
George Biddle, and at Port Deposit
on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Thomas farm, near NORTH
East, containing 23S acres of lane
and improvements, was sold a
public sale on Tuesday, for $6,93S
the PrOvident Life and Trust Co
of Philadelphia being the purchaser
While returning from Elkton t.
Bacon Hill, on Friday night last
Harry Corridean was attacked anC
severely cut on the arms by tw'
colored men, who made their es
cape before assistance could reacl
him.
1t is reported Geo. A. Brown, o
Elkton, will be appointed Crier o
the Circuit Court to fill the vacanc.
caused by the death Of A. p
Shockley. Mr.. Brown has been
Bailiff of the Court for a number O
years.
At the meeting of the State con
vention of the Prohibition party o
Maryland, held in Baltimore Oh
Thursday of last week, delegates t
the National convention at Chicag'
June 81, were elected and Presi
Dental electors chosen.
w. T. Weldon, of Colora, wa