The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-04
Mrs. Chas. 3. Dare. Of lancaster.

AOihOALON Will DC U1f%Il(<ty ~
the fishing shores on the NORTH
East river.
Strawberries and ice cream, the
first of the summer festivals
will soon put in an appearance.
Miss M. Emma Haines left Ris-
ing Sun this week for a course Of
study at Temple College, Phila.
Tuesday was observed as May
Day by Jacob Tome Institute, the
students spending the day at Bet
terton.
DR.. T. B. Moore and bride re-
turned from q pleasant tour to Old
Point Comfort on last Monday
evening.
Tomorrow, May 9TH, the Repub-
lican primaries will be held, and
the county convention on Monday
following, May 18th.
Frederick Reuhr, of Port Deposit,
an amateur base ball pitcher Of
considerable local fame, has signed
to play with the Petersburg, Va,
Club.
DR.. G. M. Ellis, of Elkton, was
elected a member of Board of Trus-
tees of the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of Maryland at it's last
meeting.
Rev. J. McElmoyle, pastor of
Elkton Presbyterian church. chose
a novel title for his discourse on
last Sunday evening: "The voice of
God or thunder-which 20
William Fl. May, Jr., of Elkton,
formerly private secretary to Sen
ato' Arthur P. German, has been
appointed to a clerkship in the
office. of the State Treasurer at
Annapolis.
Examinations for admission to
Princeton University will be held
in West Nottingham Academy
June IA and Is. For further in
formation address the principal of
the Academy.
The incorporators of the Bel Air
& Havre de Grace Railway and
Power Co. are endeavoring to gain
permission from the County Com
missioners of Hartford county to use
the public road from Bel Air to
Havre de Grace.
An effort is being made to estab-
fish new bank in Havre de Grace,
to be known as the Citizens Nation
al Bank, with a capital stock of
500, 900. r. G. Hopkins, of Port
Deposit will probably be president
of the institution.
The County Commissioners, ac-
companied by w. D. Bratton and
John Banks, went over the route of
the proposed new road in Elk Neck
last Friday and were entertained at
a shad dinner at the fishing shore
of VIM. A. Wilson.
James N. Jones, of Elkton, met
with a serious and perhaps fatal
accident late Monday afternoon
while at work at the pumping
station of the Southern Pulp Co.
He was employed as engineer, and
attempted to go to the top of one of
the boilers to fix a valve when the
ladder slipped, throwing him to the
brick floor with great force. Three
of his ribs were broken, and it is
feared he is injured internally.
A new family came into town
this week and rented a residence
for the summer, but where it came
from nobody was able to tell. En-
quiry of the members of the family
failed to throw any light on the
subject, none of them being able to
tell where the family came from.
All the members appeared to know
where each one had formerly lived
but where the family came from all
were in blissful ignorance.
What nearly proved to be the
third drowning accident at the
cable of the Susquehanna Paper
Mills occurred Saturday afternoon.
William Fulton, Daniel Barrows,
John Knight and George Wilson
were sent out to repair the endless
cable and while thus engaged the
boat upset, throwing all into the
water. Three of the men succeeded
in getting back into the boat, but
Knight was too exhausted to grasp
it and one of his companions reach
ed into the water just in time to
rescue the fast drowning man. He
was taken to the shore in an I'M
conscious condition but was resus-
citated after an hours work.
Land Condemnation Case.