The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-28

Friday, June % 1901.
MlN..1R LOCALS


Farmers are all busy in their hay
fields this week. The crop is fair,
but somewhat weedy.
The Elkton Town Council has
fixed the municipal tax rate for
1901 at As cents on the 800.
Children's Day service will be
held in the Rowlandville NJ. P.
Church June 80, at s O'Clock.
The receipts of Oxford spring
fair were S2216.3S; expenses,
$24OS. %; making deficit of $l91.S5.
Theodore Garvin has left with us
some stalks of fine timothy, meas
uring 5 #. inches in length, with
q in. heads.
A festival will be held in the
grove adjoining the Porter's Grove
M. p. Church, June 2S and %, in
the interest of the pastor.
Walter G. Merry has been grant
ed degree of absolute divorce from
his wife, Isis A. Merry, by the
Circuit Court of Cecil county.
The Elkton M. Z. church build
ing is to be remodeled and i'm
proved, the contract for the work
having been given L. 0. Cameron.
With the schools all closed and
internal revenue stamp law re-
pealed, there won't be near as much
clicking" done next week or for
some time to come.
The degree of Master Of Arts has
been conferred upon Rev. William
FitzSimon, of Zion, and John S..
Strahorn, of Appleton, by St.
Johns College, Annapolis.
The Home Building and Loan
Association, of Havre de Grace,
has wound up its affairs. There
was distributed among its stock
holders sum approximating
$4,000.
The stamp tax having been re-
pealed on checks and notes dated
on or after July 1, 1901, the
National Bank of Rising Sun will
redeem revenue stamps and stamp
ed checks.
The Baltimore and Belair Tele-
phone Company will install loca.
and long distance service in Elkton.
The rate is $21 for business and
$l2 for residence, with no charge
for insulation.
Scott Hemsley, colored, of Elk
Neck, has been sentenced to the
House of Correction for eighteen
months, on the charges of carrying
concealed weapons and assault on
John w. Field, also colored.
William McCardle, bridge
builder of Newark, while at work
at Coatesville, Pa, on Saturday
morning last, had his right hand
crushed by a car which was backed
upon the bridge unobserved.
We are in receipt of an invita-
ton to the commencement exercises
of the Slippery Rock (Pa.) State
Normal School, June % to q, from
Prof. r. w. Tinsley, a former vice
principal of the F. N. /. in Rising
Sun.
The members of the Perryville
Gun Club will hold an all day shoot
on the 4th of July, in that town, to
begin at 10 o'clock in the morning.
The principal event will be the
shoot for $50 pound hog, open to
all amateurs.
John Lampley, a night track
walker on the P, w. & B. railroad
was shot in the right leg one night
last week, near Aberdeen, by an
unknown assailant, who escaped in
the darkness. Mr.. Lampley was
severely but not seriously injured.
Early Tuesday morning fire was
discovered in the engine room OF
Woolley & Benefits saw mill at
Chesapeake City. An alarm was
given and by prompt work on the
part of the citizens who responded,
the blaze was extinguished with
but slight loss.
The suit of the administrators Of
Ali Terraz, who was shot and kill
ed by constable Windish in q
freight car at Perryville, some
months ago, against the p, w. &
B. railroad company, for $40, 900
was thrown out of the city court o
Baltimore last week.
Considerable excitement was oc
casioned on North street Sunday
night when our valiant watchmal
mistook the mournful wall of t.;
Thomas cat for the voice of a burg
lar. The proprietor of the stor,
was summoned, when after a thor
Ough search of the premises, Thorn
as was discovered perched on tn
awning.-Elkton Appeal.
Miss Emma Mearns, assistan
teacher of the Charlestown school
and Miss Lydia Terrell, of Elkton
apupil of the Cecil County Higl
School were the winners in IN