The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-09-20

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Frak Sheppard, of Wilmington,
spent few days this week with
his parents on Cherry street.
Mrs. Emily Fitzgerald and
daughter of Princess Anne, are the
guests of A. L. Duyckinck and
family.
Miss Ella R. Haines left yester-
day to fill position as teacher in a
ladies boarding school at larry
town, N. Y.
Summer Hill Poultry Yards,
Worthington & Kirk proprietors,
will have an extensive exhibit of
poultry at Oxford Fair next week.
Joseph j. MacNa!ly, of Iowa, and
Mrs. Anna B. Marden were mar
ried at the home of the bride, at
Rowlandville, Monday, September
II, by Rev. j. Earle Maloy.
Thomas, six years old son of Jos.
T. Riale, fell from the yard fence
yesterday afternoon and caught his
chin on a sharp pale, inficting a
wound which required several
stitches.
The suits of DIR. James G. Mac
kenzie VS.. the Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, for 800, 900 damages
will be removed from Cecil county
for trial, together with the suits of
the other professors that have been
instituted.
Miss Florence Boyd, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Boyd Of Perry
Vile, and Martin Jackson were
married at the home of the BRIDES
parents on Monday evening, by
Rev. w. E. Greenfield, pastor of
Perryyille NJ. Il. Church.
On Wednesday night of last
week two horses were stolen from
the stable of James Allen, near
Russelville. A reward of $50 has
been offered by the Upper Oxford
Detective Al ISOLATION for the ap-
prehension of the thieves.
Miss Alice Yocum, of Elkton,
while in Joseph Hinchliffe's store
in that town had her hat set ablaze
by a cigar lighter. The young
lady escaped injury, but the piece
of headgear, so dear to the heart of
femininity, was completely wrecked.
A mad dog played havoc in the
neighborhood of Chrome and Not
tingham last Friday. 1t visited
several farms, biting a horse, a
number of hogs, two or three dogs
and some chickens. The rabid an
imal finally appeared at +. A
Pugh's who killed it with club.
The will of the late John B.
Stryker, Of Perryville, has been
probated. The testator devises all
of his estate to his wife, Sophia W.
Stryker, who is named as execu
trix, The will is dated March %,
1900, and witnessed by John G.
Williams and George o. Blake, of
Elkton.
While driving to J. j. Pennell's,
near Kinks Mills, last Wednesday,
Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck, Mrs. Emily
Fitzgerald and daughter, were
thrown from the buggy and some
what bruised by their horse be-.
coming unruly. The ladies escaped
without serious injury but the
buggy was wrecked.
AS Reuben Haines, Esq, of Elk
ton, was walking into town one
morning last week he was attacked
by a shepherd dog which showed
symptoms of madness. By Wig
orous use of his cane Mr.. Haines
succeeded in beating the dog off
and preventing it from biting him.
The animal was afterwards shot.
Paul Cameron, Delbert Cameron,
George Kitchens and David War
rem, four Elkton lads, were fined
So. % each last week for stoning
straw load of young folks passing
through the town one evening.
Miss Maggie Humes, one of the
young ladies on the straw ride, was
struck in the face by stone and
badly cut.
John Mattsinger and Fred Zern-
er were cunning on Elk river, on
Thursday of last week, in a small
skiff. The tug Roman passed them
and they asked for tow. A line
was thrown them which caught
around Mattsinger's body, up
setting the skiff and dragging him
some distance. He was finally res
cued while his companion swan
ashore. The men lost their guns,
game, ETC., by the spill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip R. West,
near Rowlandville, were agreeably
surprised last week by the arrival
of the latter's brother, Mr.. William
Durham, accompanied by his wife
and daughter. DIR. Durham, who
is native of Hartford county, has
been a resident of southwestern
Texas for the past ten years and
greatly prospered in the stock