The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-12-21
A full line Of men and boys winter


Of Rising Sun Detective Association
will be held on Saturday, January
5th, and that the ladies of the Mite
Society will provide one of their I'M
surpassed turkey dinners. Let every
member try and add one new name
to the roll of membership. Thieves
abound and there is no successful
way to guard against their depreda
tiots than in the association of hon.
est people TO- self protection.
Wanted-500 boys and girls to call at
Hambleton's and get their Christmas
candies, &c.
Mr.. Watson Reeder, who carries
the route mail between Rising Sun
and Port Deposit, was overtaken by
serious misfortune on Monday.
After ascending the granite hills of
Port and when a short distance from
Thomas Patton's the horse which he
was driving suddenly took an unac-
countablc fit, reared and plunged, re-
fusing to go forward, finally upset
ting the buggy in the gutter and fall
ing down on top of the carriage.
This equine performance was in the
midst of the hardest of the pouring
rain. Mr.. Reeder fastened up to
Mr.. Patton's and the two men gothic
horse up and led it to Mr.. Patton's
barn. Mr.. Reeder borrowed team
from Mr.. Patton to reach Woodlawn,
where Mr.. G. s. Abrahams furnished
him with team to finish the baIance
of his trip to the Sun and home.
Mr.. A. D. Spencer's "Mammoth
Store," from an outside view, does
not give fair idea of the complet-
eness of the establishment. A few
evenings ago we were in the store,
and, true to reporters. instinct, at
once asked questions and made in
quiries, which were courteously
answered. The store room proper
is the largest in Hartford or Cecil
counties-larger than any other store
room at any place on the railroad
lines between Wilmington and Bal
timore. Its dimensions are 1882
feet, giving 3.444 square feet of space.
But this is not all a large portion of
the second floor is used for storage
purposes. prompt communication; be.
tween the floors being maintained by
the use Of an \ elevator: And there
is hardfypassage way through the
large space occupied, i ON account OF
the immense stock Of goods contain s
ed in it. Shelves piled up, counters
are covered and under them slowed
full, while the floor space is filled
with stacks of goods, of almost
every conceivable character, 1t
would be hard to tell what Mr.. Spen.
GERS speciality is; we doubt whether
he could name it himself The dry
goods stock is complete, including
dress fabrics, ladies' cloaks, notions
ribbons, laces, hosiery and every
thing that delights the feminine
mind. The furniture stock is very
large. and embraces everything nee
essary for the fitting out of house
chairs, tables, bedsteads, mattress
ses. mirrors, sideboards. down to
kitchen.ware and cuspidors; and
these goods are in all grades and at
all prices, to suit all demands and
tastes and the capacity of every
pocket book. The space devoted to
shoes is also large, and the stock
varied and complete. Queensware
and glassware have their allotted
spaces, and we do not know of such
another stock anywhere outside of
the large cities. Another section is
given up to stoves, ranges and heat
ers, of approved patterns, and the
best work of some of the most cele.
DRAFTED manufacturers of the country.
But we did no: intend to particular
ize in reference to Mr.. Spencer's
stock; that he can do for himself, IN
his advertisements. We designed,
rather, to call attention to the store
itself, its immensely, the general
completeness and extent of the stock
of goods it contains, and to recon-
mend our readers to visit and ms
pect it. The proprietor of the
Mammoth is courteous gentle.