The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-02-17

Banks remain closed on that day. This
public school houses are shut up and
all government employees have a holi'
/ day. -
Peter II. Cleaver was the purchases
of the Stackhouse farm in Elk Neck
sold at assignees' sale by w. $. Evans
and Jno. s. Writ, on Tuesday, at Elk
ton The price paid was $3.50 which
would scar ely put up the buildings and
necessary i'm provement,. The farm IL
a large tract of excellent land.
The new iron bridge over Gillespies'i
run has been put up within few days
which will be great convenience te
the people living in tha' neighboIhood
The run has been impossible at thai
place since winter set in. The iron
bridge at Mechanics Valley has also
been placed on the abutments thi:
week
/ Mr.. James C. Bell who owns Rock
Run Touring mill at Port Deposi
will have it fitted up with roller ma
chinery in the spring. The old tim,
buhr machinery is fast going out OF
use and the roller process being
adopted every where.
Mrs Alice Maxwell. wife of James
Maxwell, residing near Conowingo
died on Monday evening oflast week
She leaves family of five small chill.
dren, the oldest of which was eighi
years old the day the mother died
and the youngest oaly few day..
old.
Will Sheppard has returned to
Rising Sun and is occupying his old
quarters with +. K. Brown our enter
prising and public spirited jewele,
who approaching his merits as me
chanic. offered more wages than the
Phi adelphia estab ishments. Thus
may it ever be Let the worthy ever
return and the unworthy never CONF
back.
A new assortment of Notions at W.
J. Ankrim's.
Heart disease Almost every paper
we pick up announces the death. OF
some one OF heart disease; ond gen
orally the victim is in the prime
life. What is the cause? Some
physicians attribute it to tpbacco
Matches have increased the habit o
smoking. A match can be struck
and cigar or pipe lighted in q mo
ment anywhere.
The notorious whiskey seller of
Water Street Elkton, James McKin-
sey, was up before Squire Partridge on
Monday night, on two additional
charges for illegal whiskey selling. and
is NOW under bonds forS 100 to answ er
at the March Term of court jeans
appears to be a heavy player He goes
his own security, and makes out his
check for the amount every time.
I'D Johnson and his assistants
A. A. Jones, G. G.. Hopkins and
Stephen Reynolds are making rapid
progress in this county in the inter
est of the Cecil Hedge and Wire
Fierce Company. upon the county
STOCK plan.
We congratulate Mr. johnson and
his assistants on their phenomenal
success 8" far and advise our friends
to make no delay in inquring into
the merits of this new feature ,so,c
offered by the Company before |
the stock shall have been subscribed
tor. as there is limited amount.
Mr. Johnston's address is Maryland
House, Rising Sun.
The Board Of Managers of Cecil
county Agricultural Society met on
Tuesday.
The session was devoted to the
revision of the catalogue. Some i'm
portant changes in the premium lists
were made and improvements sug-
gested.
The entering Of articles in the
ladies' departments this year will he
under the method adopted prior to
last year.
The matter of premiums for wines
land branded fruits was laid over
until another meeting.
Mre. Jane Cummings. relct of the
late Esquire James Cummings of
the Sth district, died suddenly on
Tuesday night last The deceased
was "a years of age and had been in
feeble health She had said gond-
night to the family and was prepar.
ing to retire when she fell to the
floor and breathed her last in a few
minutes after. The deceased had
heen suffering from light paralvtic
attacks and symptoms of heart dis
ease for some time The sudden an.
nouneement of her death was severe
shock to her sons. Henry and Her
bert. who reside at Rising Sun.
The school room windews and
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