The midland journal., 1888-05-18
N TY NEWS.
Friday, May 15. 1888.
MINOR LOCALS

nal card in the JOURNAL this week.
There was very pleasant sociable
given by Mr. & Mrs. Ankrim on Fri
day evening last.
David c. Brown of the 9Th district
commenced cultivating his corn last
week. David is always on the adj
vanced line.
Friend Passmore has had fine.
run of custom Tor plants this week,
but like the razor strop man has a
few more left. ia4A8
For cheap new and second hand
Buggies go to C. NJ. Childs & Co.'S,
Conowingo, Md.
Insurance agent w. P. Reynolds
reports quite number of horses
and colts dying in this part of the
country recently.
One of the workmen assisting in.
the repairs eflMarley Paper Mill near
Elkton had leg broken by falling
timber on Friday last.
Esta7-
A nipping frost caught the plants
of the careless ones on Thursday
morning, and turned the beans and
tomatoes from green to black.
Haines & Kirk are now ready to
supply the trade with Fencing Wire.
Poultry Wire. or anything you want
in that line. ma 4
Jonathan Reynolds lost a fine
mule last week and has a horse sick.
The disease is developed by SWELL
ing of the glands of the throat.
Register Green added IA names to
the 9th district list during Monday
and Tuesday, and removed for death
and other causes about as many.
Do not forget that E. r. Buffing-
toms announcements are new eacl.
week and that he stands at the back
of every assertion made 10 them. e
G.. G. Sill is out this week with a
new spring advertisement of his Ris
ing Sun Pharmacy. His new store,
new goods and lower prices invite
customers.
The recent rains have been well
come visitors. The surface of the
ground was becoming very dry, and
grass and gardens needed rains
badly.
For anything you need in the
hardware line drive to Conowingo
and sec c. M. Childs & Co., it will
pay you.
The article on potato culture by
"Farmer Boy" was received too late
for our agricultural department this
week and will be published in our
next issue.
Do not borrow wheel barrow or
lawn mover when, you can buy the
former for 50 so and the latter 70.
$3.50 ct Haines & Kinks. md a
The case of the Empire Drill Com
pany, per Joseph S.'Pogue, agent,
vs.. David H. Davis was tried in
the Court of Quarter Sessions at
West Chester. this week "
William Taylor has sold the
Oxford Herald to David R Forbes,
who took position this week Mr..
Forbes has been engaged in job print
ing business al West Grove.
Strawbridge & Glothier, the we'll
known Philadelphia Dry.goods firm
have employed a handsome lady to
present their house to the readers of
the MIDLAND JOURNAL this week.
Preston Reynolds, agent for a
live stock Insurance Company,
reports number of colts and their
dams dying this spring, which
has been abnormally brisk recentlyI
A town election was held on Mon.
day for the purpose of electing a
board of Town Commissioners to
serve for the ensuing year. The old
board was re elected. The members
are DR.. L R. Kirk, Theodore Garvin.
A. L. Duyckinck, W. j. McDougal
and H. J. Sheppard. But IA votes
were cast. 81 So rar.
One day last week ninety thousand
herring and several hundred shad
were caught at one haul at Red Point
fishery on'Norlh East river, where
our honorable County Commissioner.
James c. Crothers, fishes James
always was a host on the fishing
shore.
VIM Coale has a generous slice OF
public roads to keep in order AMI he
says he is fixing them mp right
Picking the loose stones off. filling
holes with broken stones, and giving
the most attention to most used aud
public thoroughfares That'sthe way
to do it, Keep it up William, and
the people will bless you.
The farm Of Thomas B. Lince In,
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