The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
MINOR

tended on Sunday.
1t is reported work will com
mence on the Elkton trolley road
September L.
New machinery is being installed
in the Elkton pulp mills and other
improvements made.
Percy Chapman left at the MID
LAND office this week mammoth
tomato weighing | Id. 10 ozs.
Forty-two deaths were reported
for July in the county under the
new law requiring burial permits.
The Rising Sun Sunday school
picnickers had a happy, juicy day
at the mouth of the Octoraro last
Wednesday.
Joseph, young son Of John N.
Terry, fell from the porch on Sun
day afternoon and fractured his
arm below the elbow.
Seventy three tickets were sold
at Rising Sun station for the To-
chester excursion yesterday; Oxford
267; Nottingham, AZ; Colora, %.
The Middletown, DEL, Transcript
which was sold last week at Sher
IFS sale, was purchased by Mrs.
A. M. Kryder, of that town for
$500.
The stable of Richard Williams,
at Pleasant Hill, was entered last
week and his horse cut so badly
with a knife that it had to be
killed.
A car load of Bohemians arrived
in Colora last week and commenced
work in Christie's cannery. Bo-
hemians are specialists" in toma-
to peeling.
Lightning struck the Rowland
planning mill, in Port Deposit, on
Saturday evening but the fire was
extinguished before any damage
was done.
Ten "Fresh Air" children from
Baltimore have been placed in
homes in the neighborhood of
Woodlawn where they will remain
for two weeks.
The Barrett farm, near Port De-
post, has been purchased by the
Jacob Tome Institute, for the water
supply for Chesapeake Inn and
other Institute buildings.
At a special meeting of the direc-
tors of the Conowingo Bridge Co.,
held on Tuesday, @. G. Caldwell, of
Liberty Grove, was elected presi-
dent, to succeed the late j. G. Bell.
The public schools, Friends
Normal Institute and West Not
tingham Academy will open for the
fall term on Monday, Sept 10.
Jacob Tome Institute will open on
Sept. 26.
The Trustees of Jacob Tome In
stitute,- Poit Deposit. have pur-
chased the Daniel w. Cheek prop.
erty for FL 300, upon which will be
erected the new manual training
building.
During che heavy thunder storm
last Saturday j lightning struck the
carpenter shop of Fac. Gray & Son
at Colora. A window was smashed
hnt no one injured, the shop being
unocoupied at the time.
The week before last is stated to
have been the hottest week, in this
part of the country, that has occur
red in the century, according to
records kept in the Pennsylvania
Hospital at Philadelphia.
On Monday, Sept. 10th, the pub
lie schools of Cecil county will open
for the fall term, and then the
sshoy with satehel and shining
morning face, creeping like snail
unwillingly to school," will be
seen. At least that's the way it
was in Billy Shakespeare's day.
Charles Holden, butcher, of New
Valley, drove behind corn crib
near Penn Hill, to seek shelter from
the storm last Saturday. The corn
crib was overturned and demol-
ished and horse, wagon and driver
were pinned under the debris until
help arrived to clear away the
wreckage.
Editor Carey, of the North East
Star, is taking summer vacation
visiting relatives in Easton. Broth
er Carey is the only editor in Cecil
who has been struck by President
McKinley's prosperity bard enough
TO afford a summer outing, but the
lucky dog has relatives at the other
end of the line.
Joseph Peters, colored, was COM
mitted to the Elkton jail Tuesday
night by Justice T. H. Cummings,
of the Eighth district, charged with
shooting Joseph Haines, colored,
with shotgun. The shooting oc.
Cured several days ago during a
quarrel. The load entered Haines'
right leg, tearing the flesh from the
bone.