The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-07-02

town, where the PHOSPHORUS lamp of
the fire fly lights the forest of bull
rushes and the tuneful frog nightly
serenades the silvery moon?
Miss Stella E. Crothers, daughter
of Jonathan L. and Margaret E.
Crothers died at the residence of her
parents near Zion, June 2sth aged IA
years. Interment Thursday July 1st,
at Rose Bank Cemetery.
Stephen Allies had big load of
wrapping paper on his 7-mule Cecil
Paper Mill wagon on Saturday, 1900
pounds. He climbed "Pigeon Hill"
with this Jumbo load and says could
have hauled 1000 more; but we
"guess" that half a ton more would
have kept the team at the foot of the
hill.
Two new post offices have been
created for Cecil county, one is nam:
ed Bank" three miles from Elkton,
and Wier NJ. Seth is appointed P. M
Cowentown is the other office, 5 miles
from Elkton and Samuel 7 Shippers
post master. Both offices are sup.
piled from Elkton.
Steel wire nails, all lengths, at Haines
& Kinks.
Ye Editor was little careless in
his literature last week in placing the
name of Enoch Arden "above all the
rest" and did not notice it, till the
edition was almost printed. Who
among our boys and girls can tell us
the name that was placed above all
the rest for love to his fellow man?
Now let us see how many of you read
the poets.
GROUP W'HOOPING COUGE and
Bronchitis. Immediately relieved by
Shiloh's Cure. Sold by DIR. L. r. Kirk
Messrs. Daniel Harvey, William,
J. Jones and Henry S. Coudon. who
visited Gettysburg and Frederick, for
design for the new asylum, have Sc
lected that of the Getty build
ing. Messrs. Daniel Harvey and
VIM. T. Miller were authorized to
employ some one to draw plans and
give specifications. The new hospi.
tai will cost about 81 900 and contain
over rs apartments.-Appeal.
BY the time the new hospital is
completed it will have cost twice the
sum here stated.
The annual adjustment of salaries
Of Presidential postmasters. based
upon the gross receipts of the officers,
under She act of March 2, 1888, has
been completed, to take effect July l.
The readjustment makes the following
changes in Maryland: Baltimore,
from $1,000 to $4,000; Annapolis,
$1,000 to $500; Cambridge, 81, 300 TO
$1,40O; CeLtreville, $1,000 to 81 300;
Easton, 81 800 to $1,7OO; Elkton, ST..
500 to $l,40O; Emmitsburg, $1,000 to
$1,000; Frostburg, $l,1OO to $1,000;
Port Deposit, $1,000 to 1000; Tow
son, 81, 100 to $1,000.
]. c. Bird & Sons are again prepared
with farm machinery to meet the
wants of our farmers and the require
ments of the season. The corn drill, cul-
tivator, reapers and mowers have serv-
ed their purpose for 1856 and are laid
away, while the Wakeman chain hay
press, Bell City cutter, 1.-THE best straw
cutter made), an assortment of the best
plows for fall work. and wheat drills
take their place. The Messrs. Bird are
prepared to supply these seasonable
farm implements and slip-points and
shares for all makes of plows.
The long sought steam pillow, it is be-
lieved, has been brought out by the
Eclipse Company, and will be handled
by the Messrs. Bird in this county
This pillow will revolutionize the busi-
ness of blowing as completely as the
reaper and mower have superseded the
old method Of bo - =.