The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-09-14
COU NTY NEW S.
Friday, Sept. Ii, 1888
MINOR LOCALS

deulcated on OunQay next. loCn lust,
Chicken and turkey cholera is re-
ported very bad in the neighborhood
of Elkton.
The infant son of Mr.. VIM. Nesbitt
was buried at West Nottingham on
Saturday last.
The Liberty Grove Sunday School
will make an excursion to:Sylmar to-
morrow Saturday.
Miss Elma Saunders of Washing
ton, d. G. is visiting Miss Ella
Hindman of this town.
The Presbyterian Church sociable
met at Mr.. Henry D. Keen, on Wedn es-
day evening las5. The meeting was o
large one as those sociables always are.
Mr.. Basil HI. Brown and family
who have been summering at Rising
Sun returned to Philadelphia on
Monday.
Those Maurice River Coves at Hamble-
toms are unexcelled.
Charles Reynolds who was pros
traLed by a sever attacked typhoid
fever is conyalescent and will soon
be round again.
Miss Alkaline Nickle had a visit
from a nocturnal traveller last Sun
day night who relieved her of her
bread and rolls.
Preserving season is now here and
you can buy a porcelain lined, agate,
brass OF copper kettle from Haines &
Kirk. At
Austin L. Crothers, Esq. assignee
advertises the personal property of
Mr.. j. II. Moon in this issue of the
MIDLAND JOURNAL.
DR.. Kohler's Inyincib!e Ointment is the
only ointment which will cure Rheumatism
Sores, Burns and Neuralgia, % cents per
box. For sale by DIR. L. r. Kirk.
Mr.. Alfred Kirk, of Pennington is
very busy making cider. He is the
principal cider manufacturer in that
section and the fall crop is now being
delivered to the press.
Elihu Hargan, an hubmled but
old and respectable citizen died at
his residence in this town on Sunday
morning. last in his 73rd year.
Winnie Johnson colored woman
weighing 849 pounds, died in Balti-
more last week. That's her publish.
ed weight but we don't believe it.
To morrow at Mt. Pleasant NJ. E.
Church Vinegar HilD the good peo-
pie of that neighborhood will hold
an old fashioned Harvest Home.
VIM. Burling of Oxford has contract
ed with Reuben E. lamar, Register of
Wills OF this county to put Steamboat
ing apparatus into his new house at
Elkton.
Alkaline Brown relict o Towsen.
send Brown, died on Monday last
at the residence of her son in Colora
The deceased had been sick several
months.
Cecil Paper Mill was sold on Tues
day at trustees sale at the Court House
door Mr.. J. b. Ramsey was the pur-
chaser for $4,000. The sale was mere
formal one to settle the estate and Sc
cure title.
Prof. G.. z. Bechtel A. M. opened
his female seminary at West Noting.
ham on Monday last with twelve
pupils and the prospect for a large
schoo! promising.
James Smedley,a well-known and
highly respected citizen of Fulton
township. Lancaster county, died on
the 4th inst. He had been sick for a
considerable time, of heart affection
and lung trouble.
Families, parties and picnics supplied
with oysters by Hambleton.
Mr.. Eliza Kester met with a serious
loss of stock this week. On Tuesday
night his cows got into the corn field
and three of them ate so much that
two had died on Wednesday and the
third had not recovered.
The sun crosses the line on the
2lst which is the astromical end of
summer and the commencement of
autumn. Sunset and sunrise are
on that day ~ hours apart.
Carter & Brown closed up their
canning business On Tuesday hav.
ing done very satisfactory business
this season. This firm ran only