The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-03-30
NEWS.
Friday, Mar. 80. 1883
MINORLOCALS

Reynolds Bros. tin can manuiac-
turers have started their Port De
post factory with fol force.
The M. K. Church congregation of
Elkton have purchased lot in that
town on which to erect parsonage.
DIR. r. d. Dodson has moved his
dental office from over Ankirm's
store to Silrs new store. See advor-
tisement in another column.
Benz. A. Abrams will sell at
Public Sale, ON the road from Reed
er's Corner to Charlestown. to-day,
farm stock. household go' dis, etc.
Stawbridge & Clothier, the great
Philadelphia dry goods house offer
this week through the MIDLAND
JOURNAL great bargains in carpets
Mrs. Brown, mother of Mr.. Jehn
T. Brown, teller of the Elkton Bank,
suffered paraletic stroke last week,
resulting in her death. She resided
with her son.
The bill authorizing the trustees
of West Nottingham Academy
to raise funds for dormitory on
mortgage has been passed by the
Legislature and signed by the Gov
ener.
John Dunn an employee on the
Columbia and Port Deposit railroad
was struck by au engine on Friday
last while crossing the track. The
wind prevented hin from hearing
the approaching car. The accident
occurred at Port Deposit
Our information in the matter of
the wedding Of Register of Wills
Rebuen Il, lamar and Mrs. Mary
Whitaker of Philadelphia, announ-
ced in last week MIDLAND JOURNAL,
was in advance The wedding was
announced to take place yesterday.
Charles E. Dare and S. Taylor
Wilson. Rising Sun, H, d. L;tzen-
berg. EIkton, and Earl Z Keilholtz,
Principle. received the highest aver
ages for month ending March 23nd.
West Mottinghom Academy.
John G.. Conner, Prin
We have for sale fifteen (l5) of
Birds celebrated Twin Harrows,
handles and evener complete These
barrows have forty (4n) steel teeth
4 in. and will be sold for ten (lO)
dollars each. cash.
m23 St Haines & Kirk.
The roads in and about the Sun
are in pretty pickle just now.
Steph Allies broke through the big
drift west af Pigeon Hill on Wednes-
day, and has commenced work on
the road between the Sun and Evans
lane. He expects to have it in good
condition in few days.
Miss Annie Purnell, daughter Of
the late Greenbury Purnell of Elk
ton, died after few days illness of
pneumonia, at the residence of her
brother, Capt. Nm. g. Purnell, on
Tuesday morning about O'Clock
She was not considered to be seriously
i'll even by her attendants.
The second of April clos es the
session of the Maryland legislature
unless the members throw in a day
or two to make up for holidays and
lost time. Such members who are
there as the hired employees of cor
p0rations and private parties will
from now till the adjournment get
their work in "hand over fist.
Another of our old and most es.
teemed citizens gone. Mr. John
Cameron of Pennington. after a
short illness. which developed few
days previous to his death in gan.
green in one of his arms, died on
Wednesday last. Funeral Services
will be held at his late residence at
10 o'clock m. tomorrow. Inter.
ment at West Nottingham. The
deceased was in the 80th year of his
age.
Easter Service will be held at the
NJ. E. Church next Sunday. A spec
ial programme has been prepared,
with singing and recitations. Ser
vice at 10 80 A. M; special singing
and sermon. $3.50 P. NJ. will be a
Grand Rally, when the Sunday
School will unite with the congrega-
ton. Excellent singing is pro-
missed at $780, P. NJ. when there
will be a song service in which Miss
Rhoda Wilson will sing Shelley's
RESURRECTION" All are invited.
The Library Magazine for March
comes out in a new dress which is
highly creditable to the high class
literature which it embodies. 1t is
certainly very extraordinary dol
lars worth of literature, the nearly