The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Woodlawn camp today.
James Pierce has been installed
as assistant at Rising Sun station.
w. P. Reynolds, of near town,
reports having threshed go bushels
of wheat from a yield of nine acres.
The Riverside Cornet Band will
run an excursion from Port Deposit
to Colchester on Friday, Aug. is.
Eugene Feucht, a farmer of near
Elkton, threshed over 1000 bushels
of oats from a yield of about twelve
acres.
John Alexander, a p, B. & w.
freight conductor, had his arm
broken while coupling cars at New
ark, last week.
Daniel T. Arbuckle, of the
Fourth district, sold to a Whining
ton party last week spanking
team of coach horses for $475.
Twenty seven excursionists from
this section availed themselves of
the special rates Tuesday to enjoy
day by the sea shore at Atlantic
City.
Owing to the illness of County
Commissioner Levi 0. Patterson,
the regular meeting of the Board
was postponed until Tuesday,
August %.
Colora base ball team has arrang-
ed the following games Colora at
Perryville, Aug. II; Oxford at
Colora, Aug. 16; Darlington at
Colora, Aug. 10; .Colora at Better
ton Aug. %.
DIR. J. J. Black, of New Castle,
Del, brotherin-law Of Mrs. All
bert Constable, of Elkton, isspoken
of as a probable successor to Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson, in
President Roosevelt's cabinet.
A number of citizens of Oxford
are making an effort to have a spec
ial train run from Port Deposit to
Oxford next Monday night on the
return of the steamer Susquehanna
from the moonlight excursion down
the bay.
Mrs. Joseph Blackburn, of
Pleasant Grove, Pa, sent to the
MIDLAND Office last week splen-
did bunch of Japanese lilies, which
were grown by her. From one
bulb Mrs. Blackburn reports there
were 1872 blooms.
While unloading car at the
warehouse on Monday Horace M.
Duyckinck fell between the car
and building and sustained q
number of severe bruises .and a
broken rib, which has laid him up
for several days.
J. G.. Harrison & Sons, nursery
men of Berlin, Md, mailed the
MIDLAND this week fine speci-
men of Ray peach, which is exten-
sively grown by them. The sample
was a beauty and left only one
thing to be desired-more.
The rain Wednesday morning did
not seem to dampen the ardOr of
the Colchester excursionists one
whit, the crowd of pleasure seekers
being an unusually large one.
Forty eight tickets were sold at
Rising Sun station for the excursion.
The double dwelling of the late
Miss Mary Mccullough, in Elkton,
was sold last week by DR.. C. NJ.
Ellis, administrator. The frame
portion, the western end, was pur-
chased by Mrs. Susan Currier for
81, 800; the brick and stone portion,
the eastern end, by Fred H. Leffier,
for $1,000.
At James M. e. Church the usual
services will be held next Sunday,
viz.-Sunday School, 8 a. M;
Preaching, at 1880 a. M, by the
Pastor, Subject: "What is the true
Religion?n Combined Service,
7.3O p. M, Epworth Topic: "The
building of character" PASTORS
. address, junior sermon: "Chick-
ens."
Some night prowler raided Benz
Briscoe's sweet corn patch on Pearl
street one night this week and
appropriated a large quantity OF
roasting ears. Mr.. Briscoe is
perfectly willing that the party
keep the corn but thinks he is
entitled to some remuneration for
growing it and is willing to receive
an anonymous contribution.