The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-22

Miss Mary Glauser, of Chester, is
visiting Miss Eleanor Jenness on
South Queen street.
Miss Helena DeCou, former prin-
cipal of the f. N. l., has returned
to her home in Plainfeld, N. j.
Mrs. J. T. Reynolds and daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel Reynolds, of Media,
are visiting Mrs. Amy Reynolds.
Messrs. Fl. HI. Haines and Sam'l.
Hambleton attended to Republican
convention at Philadelphia this
week.
The Scott Fertilizer Company, OF
Elkton, purpose erecting large acid
chambers in the fall. The Com
pany is otherwise charging its
works.
Frank G. Kirk of this town, was
awarded one of the medals for pro-
ticiency in athletics at Washington
College commencement exercises
this week.
The Baltimore Clay Co., which
recently bought the Samuel Burns
property, near Leslie, has opened
pits on the place and found fine
deposits of kaolin.
Miss Margaret M. Caldwell, of
Liberty Grove, Glass of '99 of the
Jacob Tome Institute, graduated
from the Dread Institute, Wor
cester, Mass, on June 20.
The salary of Rev. S. A. Now
bray, pastor of Tome Memorial
Church, of Port Deposit, has been
increased from 81, 900 to 81, 200 per
year by the trustees of the church.
The United States Surveyors,
who have been engaged in making
a typographical survey of Cecil
county will resume work next fall,
making Elkton their headquarters.
Levi E. Patterson, of Blythedale,
has been awarded the contract for
building S35, 900 house at Hast
ings- on the Hudson for DR.. Albert
Shaw, editor of the Review of Re
view, New York.
The following officers and trus-
tees of West Nottingham Academy
have been elected: President, s..
w. Mahan; Secretary, G. G. Cam
eron; Treasurer, J. Fl. Yerkes;
Trustees, S. T. Lee, w. r. Steele
and A. J. Morris.
Geo. w. England, formerly of
Greenhurst, was married June Z,
in Houston, Tex, to Miss Pearl
Joplin, of Crowley, La. Mr.. Eng
land is located at Lake Charles,
La, where he represents the j. l..
Case Co., of Racine, Wis.
The family of Levi X. Bowen,
one of the editors Of the Delaware
Ledger, Newark, were recently
poisoned by eating bought rusk.
The physician who was summoned
to relieve their suffering prouounc-
ed it ptomaines poisoning.
A white man who has been in
the employ of Benjamin Bayless
and Albert II. Osborn, of Aberdeen,
was arrested ON Monday afternoon
in Churchville, Hartford county,
and lodged in Jail for the larceny
of horse from his employers.
A fatal disease is attacking calves
in Cecil county, the death of a
large number having been reported.
The attention Of the Agricultural
Department has been called to the
matter. The disease is of the diar-
rhetic class and is said to be both
contagious and epidemic.
A large ocean barge was launched
at the Deibert boatyards this week.
The boat was SO large that it had
to be launched sideways instead of
stern first. 1t was built for Demp-
sey & Co., of Philadelphia, and has
a capacity of $500 tons, and when
fully equipped will cost about
$500
Perryville defeated Pennington
in five inning game of ball,
played in the rain, on Saturday
afternoon last, at Perryville, the
score being 6 to 5.
The Pennington and North East
clubs will play on the West Not
tingham Academy diamond to-
morrow afternoon.
A few nights ago "a couple of
horses from a neighboring farm
wandered onto Summit bridge, over
the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal. While on the bridge the
draw was opened and the horses
Travelled from end to end while the
vessel was passing, but did not at
tempt to step off. When the draw
was closed the animals were driven
off.
During an alteration on Sunday
afternoon between John Whalen
and Louis Fresch, of Havre dc
Grace, the latter was seriously in
Ijured with an axe. One of Fresch's
arms had previously been ampu-