The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-01-13
COU NTY NEWS
Friday, jan. 13. 1883.
MINOR LOCALS

on Wednesday night.
Il. r. Burlington has contracted
with Theodore Garyin to put a glass
front in his store.
Ladies and gents Underwear be-
low cost at w. j. Ankrim' s.
On Monday evening last J. 7.
Mccullough, D. D. G. NJ, installed
the officers of Excelsior Lodge No.
81. /. q. 0. f. of this towu.
The name of the Waring Fertile.
er Company has been changed to
The Waring Manufacturing Com
pany.
Hambleton's 'raw box" maintains
its popularity.
The annual meeting of Cecil
County Agricultural Society will be
held in Z kton on Tuesday next,
18th inst.
A sudden change of temperature
occurred on Wednesday afternoon
and night, the mercury registering
10 above zero on Thursday morning
One original hogshead Of Turkey
Prunes lowered into the cellar at E.
r. Buffington's.
It looks like an open winter
Cecil Neaos of Wednesday morning.
Every thing frozen mp hard on
Wednesday evening, and mercury
heading towards zero.
In the of Davis vs.. Singerly case,
which excited much interest in Elk
ton, the Jury on Wednes ay render.
ed verdict in favor ofthe defend
ant, Singerly.
One of Rising Suns prominent
young business men will soon grace
the town with bride from neigh
boring state. The young couple will
occupy residence on Cherry street,
DR.. Crothers has purchased of Jno.
W. Mccullough the j. S. Nickle prop
crty on the road leading from Corner
Ketch to Colora, about third of a
mile from the former place.
There is some talk Of foundry
and machine shop being established
at Port Deposit, by a joint stock
company. We advise the company
to place the works above ice gorge
mark several feet.
Families supplied with oysters
fresh from the shell by Hambleton.
The county commissioners on
Tuesday appointed Joseph T. Eng
and, Alfred Kirk, Thomas III. War
burton. e. w. Janney and Joseph
Wells trustees of the poor. Mr.. Jan
ney is member of the present board
Haines & Garvin have just com.
pleted wind mill and pump for Mr..
Frank Reynolds in the Horse Shoe
on the Octoraro which works to the
delight of the owner and it is paid
for, which last clause Bud considers
very important item.
Geo. w. Child of the Philadelphia
Ledger has sold the Marley paper
mill, near Elkton, for $500. The
property, which consists ofthe mills.
several buildings and SO acres land.
was sold at public sale in Philadel.
phia, on Tuesday.
The reduction sale still continues
a. E. R. Bufington's. The public
knows we mean business and they
appreciate the bargains offered.
For the month of December, West
Nottingham Academy, W. F. Kirk.
wood, Principle; G. E. Dare, Rising
Sun; w. B. Kirk, Liberty Grove
and j. NJ. Galloway, Churchvill, re.
ceived the highest grades in scholar.
ship and department.
An old gentleman reading the list
of names of a company composing a
social party of Elkton young folks
in one of the Elkton papers recently
heaved deep sigh, as he exclaimed
"Alas for the aristocracy of Other
days Gone never to return"
The ice which had formed and
came down the Susquehanna has al
grounded about the island and or
Tuesday food in the upper part Of
the river was reported bringing down
the ice from above together with sew
eral million feet'of logs.
Hambleton's Ching utaque oysters
are the most popular biyalves in
tow.
Wilson L. Coudon, champion Of
the world at throwing the 16-pound
hammer, recently threw an eleven
pound hammer 145 feet and seven
inches. Mr.. Coudon at the same
time threw the l6 pound hammer
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