The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-07

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school.
Miss Grace A. Wilson was the
guest of Miss Marietta Mearns, at
Zion, this week.
Misses Emily and Mabel Duyck
inck are home from Wilson College
! for the summer vacation.
Gilbert Matthews of Port De
post, had his nose broken on Fri
day last, while practicing for base
ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. J. Davis, of
Colora, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter,
Alice, to Cecil Kirk of Principle,
on Tuesday evening, June IL.
Carter paper mill, on the Little
Elk Creek, near Elkton, which was
recently destroyed by fire, has been
rebuilt, and the plant will engage
in the manufacture of cardboard.
The Stewards Endowment Fund
of the Wilmington Annual Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, is bequeathed $500 by the
will of Mary S. Kerr, of Port
Deposit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Burlington
entertained the Thimble Club and
a number of friends at progressive
carrom on Wednesday evening, in
honor Of their guest, Miss Beulah
Paschall of Philada.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Eva Cecilia Eng
Hand, daughter of Job England of
Zior, to DR.. j. B. Slicer of Farm
ington, on Wednesday evening,
June II, at the home of the brides
parents.
The silver anniversary of Pier
sons Grove Sunday school was eel
ebrated on Sunday last with appro-
pirate exercises. Addresses were
made by Rev. W. w. Heberton, of
Philadelphia, a former pastor, and
Geo. A. Blake, ESQ.,, of EIkton.
A swindler in the garb of a Cath
Ollie priest visited Elkton last week
and attempted to collect money for
a church in Baltimore. He ran
sacked the home of Rev. Father
Campbell during the latter's alb
sence, but took nothing of value.
David Ferguson, of North East,
charged with cutting his brother,
Henry Ferguson, and also his
brothers. wife, with butcher
knife, has been held for the action
of the grand jury of the September
term of the Circuit Court for Cecil
county.
Memorial Day was appropriately
observed throughout the county,
the various G. A. r. Posts visiting
the cemeteries and strewing flowers
on the igraves of their dead COM
rades. Garfield Post had charge of
the ceremonies at Calvert and sent
details to the neighboring burying
grounds.
Prof. Wyatt w. Randall on
Wednesday docketed suit in the
Circuit Court for Cecil County
against the Jacob Tome Institute
for $4,000. The suit is the result
of the recent dismissal of several of
the professors. Prof. Geo. M. Peck
and Prof. Robt. r. Truitt have also
docketed suits.
Constable Briscoe served war.
rant last week on Earl Reynolds OF
Corner Ketch, charged with pur-
Joining the marriage certificate OF
Eli Coulson and wife. Reynolds
was taken before Magistrate I. r.
Taylor where he waived a hearing
and gave bail for his appearance at
the September term of Court.
A suit for divorce has been en-.
tered in the Circuit Court at Elk
ton by John r. Mahoney against
Kate G. Mahoney. The bill states
that the parties were married on
May 10, 1891, ..and lived together
in Cecil county until Feb. 1, 1897,
when the defendant abandoned the
plaintiff. The plaintiff is resi-
dent of Elkton and the defendant
now resides in Virginia.
William Duncan, aged 26 years,
is at the Delaware Hospital in Will
mington, suffering with danger
GUS wound, the result of the bite of
shad. The fish bit him some
days ago, but the wound was con-
sidered trivial and Duncan paid no
attention to it. The laceration
began to grow painful and inflam
nation set in, so that now blood
poison is feared. The case is said
to be a very rare one.-News.
Associate Judge Frederick Stump,
of the Second Judicial District, who
has been seriously i'll at his home
near Perryville is reported to be
somewhat improved. He was
attacked with the grip last March,
from which he never fully re-
covered. Judge Stump is ga