The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-07-12
Friday, Juiy l2 1901.
MlNtORLOCALS


the Revolution has been organized
at Chesapeake City.
Memorial Hall, Port Deposit,
was struck by lightning during the
gust Saturday evening, and slightly
damaged.
George r. Howard, of Elkton,
on Monday purchased the Risden
Crossley farm, on the Elk river,
for $1,000.
Children's Day service will be
held at Porter's Grove NJ. P.
Church on next Sunday afternoon
2:30 o'clock.
Edward NJ. Kirk, of near Syl-
mar, has been appointed Justice of
the Peace for the Ninth district, by
Governor Smith.
While at work in a harvest field
near Newark, on Saturday, David
Wright, colOred, was Frustrated by
the heat and died in a few minutes.
The iron bridge which spans
Rock Run, at Port Deposit, collaps-
ed on Tuesday while a team was
crossing it. No one was injured.
Mrs. Purner, OF Town Point, and
Miss Alice Clark, OF Elkton, were
seriously injured in a runaway
accident at Chesapeake City, on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Maggie Jones, of Elkton,
widow of the late Malvern Jone,
has received $4,000 from the Order
of Heptasophs, Of which her hus-
band was member.
The Local Preachers and lex.
horters' Camp at Leslie, will begin
next Wednesday, July II. Many
improvements have been made to
the grounds this summer.
The horses attached to binder
being operated in a wheat field
near Woodlawn, one day last week,
by Lewis Ewing, ran away but
were stopped before much damage
was done.
Miss Margaret Morrison, of Lib
orty Grove, who was committed to
Elkton Jail for an assault ON her
sister, was released on Monday
under $500 bond for her appear
ance at Court.
P. Blair Pie, of Newark, Del,
has been appointed a lieutenant in
the regular army. He is now
sergeant in First Battalion, Forty
seventh Infantry, U. S. A., sta
toned in the Philippine Islands.
The Maryland Telephone and
Telegraph Co., of Baltimore, has
been granted the use of the streets
of Port Deposit by the Town Com
missioners. No poles are to be
placed where objections are filed by
property holders.
The hail which accompanied the
heavy gust Sunday evening dil
considerable damage to some corn
fields near town. Other fields adj
joining were not injured at all. A
number of shade trees in and near
town were more or less broken.
The work of remodeling the
Elkton M. p. church was be-
gun this week. 1t will require sew
eral thousand dollars to complete
the work. Ebenezer church, near
Greenhurst, will shortly be re-
modelled, as will also the M. E.
church at North East.
B. B. Dunbar, of Elkton, lost
fine black driving horse ON Friday
evening last. He had, purchased
the animal the day before of Albert
Constable, Jr. On Friday it was
driven to Earleville and. when near
Elkton on the return trip was over
come by the severe heat and died.
Eugene A. Reynolds rendered
his resignation as principal of Ris
ing Sun public school and it was
accepted by the School Commi
sioners at their meeting Tuesday.
The same day he received an ap
pointment as teacher in the pri-
mary department, first grade (col
Ored), of the Oxford High School.
The w. c. T. Z. will hold a
ParlOr meeting at the home of Mrs.
S. Taylor Reynolds on Monday
evening, July Is, at s o'clock. The
program will consist of music, rec
itations and readings. Refresh
ments will be served. A silver
offering will be taken at the door.
All friends of temperance are in,
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fields
died at their home in Thoroughfare
Neck, on Thursday. They were
buried in a double grave Sunday.
The husband and wife were born
on the same day. They were mem
bers of the same church, and from
the time of their marriage until
their death, they had hardly been
separated day. They leave four
children-Annie, George, Mary
and Ella New Fra Middletown