The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-03-09
Public Sales.


Public Sales.
Mar 9th -Chas. NJ. Keilholtz, near
WoOdlawn, farm stock, implements
&c. Hindman, auct.
Mar. 10TH. J. Smith, near New Val
ley farm stock, implements and real
estate. Hindman. auct
Mar. 18th Geo. w. Jackson. near Whit
aker's mill. farm stock, implements,
&c. Hindman, auct.
Mar. 18th -Chas. Il. Michigan, on Jn0
Blair farm ON road from Conowing0
to Pleasant Grove. farm stok, imple-
ments and household goods. Hind
man, auct.
Mar l5th-W T. Moulder, on E p
PASSWORDS farm on the road from
College Green to Bay View, house.
hold goods, &c. j II. Lynch, auct.
Mar. 18th TIL omas H. Spear, near Eb
enezer church. farming implements
and household goods. Lynch, auct
Mar. 18th w. Richards, agt. for Jne.
Y. McCarter, New Bridge, household
goods. elliott, auct.
Mar. IA h-Lidia Caldwell, at Reeders
corner ia N stock and household
goods. Hindman auct
Mar. 11th-MOses tesbitt near Vine
gar Hill, farm stock and implements.
Hindmau, auct.
Mar. IA & ilth-Thos. Gruhb. near
Pleasant Grove, farm stock, imple-
ments. household goods, &c. Dow
land, auct.
Jar. 22d-E. NJ. Hunt. on farm near
Rising Sun, dairy stock. Hindman
auct.
liar. 17th-W. Kearney, on the Moore
farm near Rowlandville farm STOCK
and implements. Bennett, auct.
Mar. Hth-N. J. McDougal, at smith
shops in Rising Sun, stock and farm
implements. Hindman. auct.
Mar. g10ih job Mari, in Rising Sun,
household goods, HiMdmau, auct.
Mar. list "A. f. Mearnes, half mile
east of Zion farm stock. implemeR $
land household, goods. Hindman, auct.
Rising Sun. Md Feb. II. 1888.
To AN INDULGENT PUBLIC:
We do not propose to
write you Lecture. Sermon, or
Essay on the frai tiles Of Human
nature, but wish to have con-
fidential chat with you on that
subject. as far as it is connected :.
with the Watch and Jewelry bus
mess. When we first started in
this business in the spring of
1875 it was with high hopes
and a high and holy desire tn do
Justice to all both ia coed sold,
work repaired and to reap a pc
caniary reward, sufficient to help
US oyer the rough places Of life,
In our short experience of APP
premiership previous to that
time zoe did not claim 10 know
it all, but expected at all times
to keep a practical and reliable
jnurneyman But alas How
quick the tide turned. A few
watches stepped, perhaps from
the neglect of the owners it
might have been cur fault. Soon
it was said by some "that boy
is not fit to fix wateh;" why 1
bought a watch key from HIM
and my watch stopped the next
day, IT mot, this, Just such unreas-
onabte remarks drove away the
large trade Of my predecessor,
then my journeyman had to GO.
Then there aUas trouble in the
jewelry store. Youth and mex
perience battling with the cold
heartless world. Many, except
some steadfast friends. rea iy to
fulfil the old adage, "When a
man commences to go down hill
give him kick" Bua with firm
bel eff that truth and right would
prevails l held on with a pluck
and energy that had it been ap-
piled to other business or other
places. would have enabled me
to count my dollars by the thOus.
ands instead of hundreds. But
the past has gone and cannot
be retrieved. Thirteen years
have nearly passed away. and
with the struggles and triumphs
Of business here and in tie trade
work shop of Phila, l find that
| have dearly bought the exper.
fence that now enables me to
say | am competent to put in
good order any work that you
may leave with me. devised
Watchmakers Record for my
own use bnt conceived the idea
of placing it on the market for
sale Attempting to do this
found 1 was unable to meet the
requirements of my Increasing
trade, SO called from the city my
fermer helper Mr.. Wn. Shep-
pard, who is toe we'll known to
need any recommendation from
me as this is hi, native place. he
worked at the business here for
tL.oo nnA onuaroI .~nNokI.