The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-10
Friday, Aug. 10. 1900.
MINORLOCALS

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90 to 1902 in Rising Sun this week.
Miss Helen Pierson has been ap-
pointed teacher at Warburton
school.
Woodlawn camp closed yesterday
after a very successful ten days
meeting.
One hundred new cottages will
be Ierected at Rehoboth this fall
and winter.
Miss Hannah G. Whitelock has
been appointed teacher of the new
school at Frenchtown.
The Elkton shirt factory, which
has been closed for several weeks,
resumed operations on Tuesday.
A game of base ball is scheduled
at Rising Sun tomorrow afternoon
between the home team and North
East.
The August meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held at the
home of James III. Maxwell on
Wednesday, 10Th inst.
Armstrong and Sparks, Of Elkton,
lost horse valued at $500 on
Saturday. The animal died at
Crumpton, Kent county.
The house and store at Calvert,
known as the Shippers property,
was sold last week, at public sale,
to Thos. r. Davis for 1915.
Peter a. Clever, of Elkton, has
purchased from the executors of
Mrs. Emily Frazer the home prop
erty on Main street, for $2S45.
The Glasgow, Del, M. E. church
was struck by lightning Monday
evening during thunder storm,
and damaged to the extent of 800.
The new bank at Port Deposit
will be located in the town hall
building of that place, in the room
at present occupied by the post
office.
Delaware's large peach crop this
year has caused q boom in the man
ufacture of peach brandy large
quantities of which are being
distilled.
The Democrats of the Second
Congressional district will meet at
Havre de Grace on Wednesday
next and nominate a candidate for
Congress.
Rev. Alex. M. Rich, rector of
the Protestant Episcopal Church at
Port Deposit, has received a call
from Trinity P. q. church at Long
Green, BALTIC. county.
Rev. Eben N. Baldwin, of Clay.
mont, Del, will preach in Row
landville M. p. church next Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock, and at
Porter's Grove at 8 p. m.
Il. Wilbur Shippers, of Cecil
county, who filed q petition in
bankrup tcy in the United States
District Court on May /, 1899, was
discharged by the referee Tuesday.
One hundred and thirty one
tickets were sold at Rising Sun
for the Colchester excursion yester-
day, 466 at Oxford, 70 at Noting
ham, 40 at Sylmar and 55 at Colora.
County Treasurer VIM. I. Fryer
will be at Rising Sun today and
at his store in Colora tomorrow to
receive State, county and dog tax.
Three per cent discount is allowed
on all tax payments made this
month.
Rev. Ray of the M. L. church
is expected to fill the pulpit in
Rising Sun church next Sunday
morning, and Rev. Isaac Jewell,
who has just returned from a
European trip, will preach in the
evening.
The Scott Fertilizer Co., of Elk
ton, has purchased from Mrs. Kate
M. Davis the property adjoining
the Company's works, 90 by 260
feet, upon which will be erected a
plant for the manufacture of sui
phuric acid.
The room next door to DIR. Kirk IS
drug store has been rented by the
Rising Sun Cornet Band and a
meeting for the purpose of reorgan-
ization will be held tomorrow even
ing, when a full attendance of those
interested is desired.
The four year-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Motto, of the
Second district was recently pois-
oned by eating pokeberries. Dur
ing the absence of the parents two
of their small children wandered TO
the woods where the youngest one
ate some of the poison berries. The
child was unconscious when medi-
cal aid reached it but recovered.
A. N. Brown, President of the
Farmers Produce Association OF
Delaware, has shipped to Paris an
exhibition of choice Delaware and
MARYLAND summer aDDles. for the