The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-12-28
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Dec. % 1883
MINOR LOCALS


The boys had some good skating
on the dam on Monday and Tuesday.
There were shipped from Rising
Sun depot on Thursday last tons
of poultry.
West Nottingham Academy will
take up again after the holidays on
Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Christmas of 1888 was one of the
most sunny, mild and beautiful en-
joyed for years.
A full line of Christmas Cards at
Kimbelps.
Witnesses in the criminal cases in
the Circuit Court were discharged until
the first Monday in January.
School Books, Blank Books, States,
Tablets, Paper, Envelopes, of all kinds
and quality, at Dr.. Kinks Drug Store.
Martain johnson of Oxford was
beaten and robbed OF sum of money
while in Philadelphia on Friday
night.
The closing cut assigriee's sale of
C. M. Childs & Cos hardware store
will be held on Saturday (t6.morlow)
at one o'clock.
There are now thi' tg-five head Of
registered horses at the Ekton Stock
Farm Of Mr.. Singerly. Six are stall
lions, twelve brood mares and the
others young animals.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet next Monday $50 p. m. in.
stead Of Friday evening at the home
of the Supt. Mrs. Jewell.
Miss Cora Logan and Mr.. Guss
Porter were married in Rowlandville
Methodist Protestant Church on
Thursday afternoon, goth inst.
Misses Minnie Harlan and Rhoda
V. Wilson will give another literary
and musical entertainment in Oxford
Hall about the second week of JAN.
Our enterprising druggist, G. G.
SILL. has purchased DR.. Crothers'
drug store at CoIora and will run it
in addition~to his Rising Sun store..
An entertainment was held at
Hickory Grove School house on last
Friday evening, consisting of music
tableaux and Rotations. The pro
eeeds we're $l3. j
The Octoraro G. L. S. C. will be
addressed by Z A Bechtel of Johns
Hopkins Univ, on Dec. 10Th at Z p.
m., in the Chapel at West Noting
ham. Public invited.
Those Unhappy persons who suffer
from nervousness and dyspepsia should use
Carter's Little Nerve Pills, which are made
expressly for sleepless, nervous, dyspeptic
sufferers. Price % cents.
Barnes & Hartenstine are just now
unloading two cars of choice bran.
Our farmers should lay in a supply
now as it will soon be two or three
dollars per ton higher.
Alien Hoffman of Bel Air has sold
trotting horse to a gentleman of
London, England. for 81 500. The
horse is named Allen II. and was en-
tered at Cecil County Fair last fall.
Kimbells' have the largest and
cheapest assortment of Holiday
Goods in town.
Among the candidates mentioned
for Post Master at Crumpton is the
name Of Harry G. Laymau, and we
hope he will get the appointment. He
is one Of our old typos and an excel
lent boy be was.
A spelling bee of ye olden time pat
tern will be held at Fair Hill School
House, on "Wednesday evening, Jan.
2. The prizes for the best spoilers are
a plush album, book. of poems and
gold dollar. and the admission fee to
the show is 25c.
The raail brought us package
yesterday morning bound with satin
ribbon with compliments of Mr.. &
Mrs. Il. Nc ullough, which contain
ed piece of BRIDES cake. reminder
that young bride had gone out from
the parental home.
Mr.. & Mrs. C. NJ. Guilds were re-
membered on Christmas day by their
friends and guests in the matter of
some very acceptable presents, rang
ing from gold coin to keepsafes,
bric-a-brac and things useful, for
which they tender their most cordial
thanks.
A medical club is about being
formed at Colora for the discussion
ofmedical subjects The first meet
ing was held on Saturday 22d inst.
at The Office of DR.. r. r. Crothers
Those present were Drs Noble Dare.
A. G. Crothers, Jenness and r r
Croihers.
A bunch of splendid lettuce from
Mr.. G. Balderston's green house and
basket of fine apples from Mr.. Chas
KeiiholtZ. marked the Christmas re-