The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Aug. II. 1888
MINOR LOCALS

canning factory to day.
Mr.. Jefferson Haines has been to
see the big falls of Niagara.
Read the truth found in E. R.
Bulfington's advertising space.
The Davis & Christie Touring mill
at RowIandville is soon to be con-
verified into roller mill.
The last assessment of property
recently made by the town Commits
sioners foots up $1,314,0S5.
The angels sent Mr.. and Mrs.
Mount E. Kirk blessing last week
to keep them wake O nights.
Prints selling at and below cost at
W. J. Ankrim's.
Jno. P. Wilson, near Sylmar, lost
fine horse with the prevailing equ.
ire throat trouble a few days ago.
Blackberries have been an abund-
ant crop this season. Bushels of the
berries have been brought into town.
Mrs. Mary Smith, widow of Saml.
A. Smith, died at Zion on the 9TH of
the present month, in the SO year of
her age.
Hon. Alexander Evans and Rob-
ert Rudolph of Elkton who have
been very il! are reported much i'm
proved.
Rain on "Rigby's Day. is phenom-
email, but the sable plumes of the
gathered multitude got dampened on
Sunday last.
Tramps are over running the PEI
ninsula, pretending to be in search
offs job of peach pickidg. Dover Jail
is chock fu Il.
The September meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club is appointed for
Wednesday the 5th at Mr.. Stephen
G. Magraw's.
A marked change has taken place
in the temperature of the weather this
week; a vast Improvement in the
matter of comfort.
The barbed wire has been getting
in its work among Singerly's blooded
stock. One of his mares was badly
cut by wire last week.
A Cleveland and Thurman camp.
align club of the Fourth district Of
Cecil county was organized on Sat.
urday last at Cherry Hill.
Mrs. Philena Reynolds died on
the 3rd instant at the residence of
G. S. Abrahams, Woodlawn. She
had reached The ripe old age of 81.
The storm of Wedne sday evening
last week approached a cyclone at
Mechanics Valley, and did consider
able damage to farm crops and fruit;
The Cecil Star hoisted the Prohi.
bltion banner and came out last Sat.
urdav with the ticket at the head.
Let her go Galager, andget there Eli.
The Presbyterian Sociable met at
Prof. G.. X. Bechteps, West Noting
ham. on Tuesday evening l4th inst.
One hundred persons were present.
The Gamers of this county are all
ready for start and will have their
factories in "full blast" next week.
Some of them commence operations
this week.
Mr.. Geo. Hopkins who is propri-
etor of the Jesse A. Kirk farm one
mile south of Rising Sun is having
a wind mill put up, Algard & Yerkes,
contractors.
B. r. Hanna and j. j. Lincoln
made bicycle trip from Pennington
on Tuesday last to North East in so
minutes, going at an easy gait. Dis
lance 10 miles.
The meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company was postponed from Tues.
day till to-day when secretary and
treasurer are to be elected.
Considerable rain fell on Sunday
evening but not nearly as much as
need to put the ground in proper
order for blowing and wet the corn
fields down to the roots of the corn.
Yesterday evening Oxford Library
Association had tariff debate, the
surplus proceeds 20 go to the library
fund. The admission fee was 10
cents. Chester county talent fur
nished the debaters.
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