The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-08-30
NEW S.
Friday, Aug. 80 1901.
MI~.ORLOCALS

A sorrel horse was stolen one
night this week from gypsy camp
at Battle Swamp.
John f. Johnson of Gilpin Falls,
is having erected large flour mill
four stories high.
Governor Smith has issued proc
lamation naming Monday, Septem-
Der 2, Labor Day and legal holt
day.
The Columbia & Port Deposit
railroad company is to erect new
passenger station at Port Deposit
some time.
Clifford r. Brumfeld, formerly
of Rising Sun, has purchased the
Bradley farm of 100 acres, near
West Grove.
The annual picnic of the NJ. Z.
Sunday School was held on We'd
nesday of this week at Octohanna
Park on the Susquehanna.
Some of the progressive farmers
in the neighborhood of Cecilton are
going to harvest their corn crop
with a new corn cutting machine.
Miss Mary H. Baggs, an aged
lady of Talbot county who recently
died, bequeathed her large farm
and other zeal estate to the St.
Michaels M. q. Church.
Mrs. L. w. Lovett, of Newark,
surprised a burglar ransacking a
bureau in her home last Friday
afternoon. The intruder took flight
without securing any booty.
Four carpenters broke through
a scaffold while at work on Memoir
ial Hall at Tome Institute, on
Wednesday evening, and were SER
iously, if not fatally, injured.
The State Council of Maryland
Jr. o. U. A. M. will present to
Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley a
diamond and ruby set medal COM
memorative of the battle of Santi-
ago.
The Filter property, on the Bohe-
mia river, has been purchased by
Clinton Purner, of Elk Neck. The
property was formerly owned by
John Ryan, the well-known horse
man.
The hot wet weather last week
was ruinous to several of the Della
ware peach growers. In one orchard
1000 baskets were lost. Delay in
getting cars is also proving a source
Of great loss to shippers.
J. J. Hanna is reported to have
purchased the Stephen f. Wood
row farm at Liberty Grove. It is
also rumored that the old Gillespie
homestead has been sold by Mrs.
Annie Bentz to J. Dixon West.
The annual Harvest Home of
West Nottingham Sunday School
was held in the church grove yes
terday, the Pennington Sunday
School helping to swell the crowd
Of merry makers in the days out
ing
Asbury M. E. Church, near
Blythedale, which has been under
going extensive repairs this sum-
mer will be reopened next Sunday
morning. Il. r. Burlington & Sons
laid handsome new carpet in the
edifice.
AS Mrs. Mary E. Duling was sit.
ting on the porch of her home, near
Elkton, Tuesday evening of last
week, she was stunned and rendered
speechless for an hour by a bolt oil
lightning which struck in the yard
directly in front of her.
The Teachers Institute will be
held at Elkton, Sept, 2, 3 and
for white teachers, and Sept,
and 6 for colored teachers. All
teachers are required to attend.
The schools will reopen on the
following Monday, Sept. 8.
A barge 1873 feet in length, by
% feet beam, with carrying capa.
city of 900 tons, was launched al
the Diebert boat yard, Elk Land.
ing, last week. This is one oil
largest barges ever turned out al
the yard and is for use on The
Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
Percy Chapman has a freak in
the grain line. In the spring ht
planted some ordinary white rice
popcorn. On pulling some of the
ears this week he found them to bG
nearly as large as ordinary sweet
corn, the grain having a mottlei
appearance being several different
colors.
The second monthly shoot of tn,
Rising Sun Gun Clnb. on last Tues
day, was well attended but til,
shooting was rather below tn,
average. jackson was high maj
dn the sweepstakes, having pc
eentage of SO. Let's, second, ha(
So per cent. Several extra event
were shot off, White, Worthing
ton and Alexander winning. TIL,
novt shoot mill l,a f,iold -, A. Ioc