The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-06-07
NEWS.
Friday, June z, 1889.
MINOR LOCALS


The heavy rains while wheat was
in blossom will be likely to injure
the crop considerably.
Francis B. Gottier, an Elktonian
of former days died in Philadelphia
last week in his seth year.
AT E. X. Browns is the place to
get YOUR new watches, clocks and
jewelry.
Miss Owens, former principal of
the public school here paid her Ris
ing Sun friends visit last week.
The latest from North East of i'm.
portance is they have got the flag up,
and people are going in crowds to
see it. 1t beats the whale.
The annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association of Maryland
will be held at the Blue Mountain
House on July 9, 10 and IL.
The commencement of Friends
Normal School of this town will
take place on the 2lst inst. The
pupils are busy preparing for the
ssordeal."
A colored boy in Cecilton attempt
ed to kiss the ten.year-old daughter
of Thomas Kincaid. That darkey
will, not. forget the taste of Kincaid's
horsewhip soon.
The Colora Sunday school and Y.
W. T. U. will hold festival on
the lawn of Mr.. VIM. Waring near
Colora on Thursday the 18th after
noon and evening.
Miss Eliza Mccullough, sister Of
the late Hiram Mccullough and the
last surviving number of that family
died in Elkton on Friday last aged
70. She died on her birth day.
A horse buggy and harness were
stolen from Charles Griffith who re-
sides on the farm of William Baker
in Sassafras Neck, fortnight since.
The property stolen is valued at 5000.
Christian Endeavor meeting will
be held in the Lecture Room of
James Nj. f. Church next Sunday
Up. m. All are invited.
J. M. CAMPBELL, Prest.
To be free from sick headache,
bilionsness, constipati IN, etc., use Carter's
Little Liver Pills. Strictly vegetable.
They gently stimulate the liver and free the
stomach from bile.
New stock of scarf pins at E. X.
Browns.
This is splendid weather for pulling
weeds out of the gardens and yards.
Don't throw them over the fence on
your neighbours premises, but put
them in pile to rot and form conf
post.
Mr.. B. R. Hanna who has been
teaching the young idea how to shoot,
proposes spending his vacation in
teaching children of larger growth
the Importance of having their lives
insured.
The June meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held next
Wednesday the 18th inst. at Adam
R. Magraw's. The subject for dis
cussiod is "Feeding for milk, butter
and beef"
A young man who was in the
employ of the B. & o. railroad, at
Leslie station was caught between
two cars last week, while coupling
them and 80 badly crushed that he
died in a short time afterwards.
Mrs. Margaret Croes, wife of Jos.
Croes, residing near Cowantown, in
this county, died on Friday last, in
the 74th year of her age. The fun
eral took place on Sunday. Inter
ment at Head of Christian cemetery.
A steamer built to run on the
Sassafras river, and ply between that
and Baltimore, by the Sassafras
Steamboat Company, is named Took
wock," after tribe of Indians who
lived on Sassafras river when the
"pale faces" discovered this country.
Drs. John H. lamar, of Elkton,
and Samuel T. Roman, of the Eighth
district, were last week appointed
Pension Examining Surgeons. The
two gentlemen named, with DR.. T.
A. Worrall, of Northeast, constitute
the Examining Board for this county.
You hardly realize that 1t is med
icine, when taking Carriers Little Liver
Pills: they are very small; no bad effects;
all troubles from torpid liver are relieved
by their use.
X. G F. badges and charms at E =.
K. Browns.