The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-01-27
NEWS
Friday, Jan. ~, 1883.
MINOR LOCALS

goods continuet to move from E. r. Buff
fingion's A large stock and low prices
will tell.
The Susquehanna is solid bed
of ice from PerryviIle to the Octoraro
creek, distance of ten miles.
The Cecil Hedge and Wire Fence
Comr any announce S. j. Johnston
General Solicitor, with George It
Hopkins, Assist.
The Mccullough Iron Company
have found it necessary to reduce
the wages of their workmen or stop
business.
An entertainment will be given on
Saturday evening, Feb. 18th, by the
members of Calvert W. G. I. U. in
Friends school house.
A million dollar fire occurred in
Philadelphia on Monday night on
Eighth and Arch streets.
Franklin Fell of Little Britain
Lancaster county has purchased
Stephen Reynolds farm of 80 acres,
for $500.
John Cameron, Of the 9th district,
has sold his interest in the Maxwell
property, located near Pennington,
to James Maxwell.
recorded my name six months ago
for another case of those fine Dress
Ginghams, information was received
this week that hey will arrive shortly.
Look out for them. e. Il. Burlington.
Friend Saml. Passmore has his incu-
bator set with zoo egg and expects he:
ia hatch out the fi.s week in February.
lie has u stock of 60 hens which give
him only abou' 10 eggs per day which
is not good yield.
Five or six inches of snow on
Wedne sday evening with rain enough
to pack and crust it over; on smooth,
hard roads, make good sleighing
combination.
A new post office has been estab.
lished at Barksdale, with Edward
Cook as postmaster. The new office
is situat I'd on route 10,36l, between
Cowantown and Bank,
VIM. H. Harrison of Principle, has
sold his house and lot at that place to
Stephen Lynch for $3.50. Mr.. Har-
risen, who is stone mason, wi 4 re-
move to Oxford, Pa, about March lst.
]. Granville Richards has been
promoted in the Custom House to
Appraiser of Merchandise, a $l40O
Office, We extend congratulations,
and the compliments OF the new
year.
We have received copy Of the
sneech of u. S. Senator Hon. K. K.
Wilson of Maryland, on the B'ai'
Educational Bill. Mr.. Wilson takes
decided grounds of opposition to the
bill.
The men who command the ''sinews
of war. met in Mr.. Tones residence
last week and took preliminary 81 cps
to start an iron boundary at Port
Deposit. A joint stock company is
proposed with a capital OF 100000
divided into shares of $25 each.
w. Thompson Ramsey died at his
home near Bay View. last week,
Thompson was the tallest man in the
county. being 6 feet inches it was
said. He died at the age of55. He
was a most genial, "clever" man as
every one will admit who ever knew
him.
The School Board propose to ask
the County Commissioners to levy
funds to build an addition to the
North East public sch Dol house, that
structure having become too small to
accommodate the increasing number
of pupils.
The clothing of four year ole
daaohter of Alexander Sewers. o
Elkton, took fire from the stove OF
Wednesday last. The child's crie'
brought the mother hastily to TIL
rescue. who extinguished the flames
The child was severely but not iata ly
burned.
The project of an Eastern Shor'
railroad in which the counties o
Cecil, Kent, Dorchester, Wicomico
Somerset and Worcester are to co
operate, is again on the talis, o
which we will give further detail
when the project assumes shape. !
ever that shall take place.
The ladies of Hopewell NJ. E. Church
will have an oyster supper at the resi-
dence of James Hardness, adjoining
CsS. Abrahams'. Woodlawn. on Tues
Iay Jan. 31st. supper from 8 to 10
m. If the evening should prove storm.
will have it the next fair evening
proceeds for benefit of the churcf
Come and help US, and also get goo
supper.
The death of James T. Mccullough
ESQ, oldest member of the Eiktol
Rar. occurred On Thursday 18th inst
NaUN