The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-02-01

FRIDAY nlgnC. we dong know what
the subject for dissection is. Union
School has been tearing its hair on
a new subject which is suggestive
which is.-Aie the gentlemen more
welded 20 politics than the ladies to
fashions? There's a subject chat
will stand chewing.
The "fifth wheew for the coach SO
long synonym for useless folly, has
at last been patented by John M.
Grand of Warwick, this county.
What was SO long considered harm
less disuse, or as President Cleve-
land puts it, "innocuous desuetude"
has been at last considered worthy
of patent. Mr.. B. F. Thomas of
North East has secured q patent on a
can filling machine.
Oysters were never better than
they are now, 60 to Hambleton's
for them.
The following officers were install.
ed at the last meeting of Seminole
Lodge, No. Al, K. of p, of Elkton,
to serve for the ensuing term: P.
G. Daniel Bratton; C. c., Harry D,
Garrett; v. c., Rufus D. Rowland;
r, Robert E. Stricklad; M. E., B. B.
Dunbar; M. F. John Ramsey; K. of
R. and s., Charles J. Thawley; NJ. at
A., Edward W. Jones; o. G., Benz.
r. Drew. r. e. Strickland was elec-
ted as representative to Grand Lodge.
The Baconian Society of Friends
Normal Institute of this town held
their election for officers in the
school room on Friday afternoon
last. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing term. Pres,
7. J. Wilson, Jr.; Vice-Pres., Bar.
clay A. Reynolds; Sec., Gertie NJ.
Robertson; Treas, A. Mable Rey-
nolds; Editor, Will W. Kirk; Cura.
tors, Sadie A. Scott, M. Addie Smith
and L. r. Kirk, Jr. The next meet.
ing will be held on Wednesday after
noon, Feb. 6.
Prizes to the amount of $4,000 are
offered in the american Agyicul.
tursst for February for the largest
yield of one measured acre each of
corn, wheat, oats and potatoes. The
firs- prize for each crop is $500 in
gold. The complete premium list
forms prominent feature of this
issue of the Agriculturist, and an
article on maximum crops shows
that it will not be so very difficult
to capture these prizes. The expert.
ment stations and state boards of
agriculture are cooperating with the
Agriculturist in making this compe-
tition the greatest event of the kind
in the history Of American farming.
The Cecil County Medical Society
was organized on Wednesday 3Oth inst.
at Port Deposit, in the office of DIR. ).
H. Mccullough. There We're present
the following gentlemen: Drs. Ken
nedy and Virden of Hartford Co, and
Drs. lamar, Stump, Noble, ehure.
Mccullough, Bromwell, r. R. Crothers,
Jenness, Dare, A. C. Crothers, Roman
and Gillespie of Cecil Co. A constitu-
ton and by laws were adopted. DIR.
Mitchell was elected Pres. and DR..
lamar Sec. and Treas. Port Deposit
was chosen as the place of meeting un-
less otherwise ordered by the Society.
and the time the last Friday in each
month. Afer discussing the subject
New Remedies" the society adjourn
ed.
The suit of Openheimer Us, Rey-
nolds Bro. OF Port Deporit, which
was the last tried at the recent term
of court, was most unexpectedly de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff. The
suit was for solder furnished the
firm for making cans, and which
they proved was an inferior article
and caused them heavy loss in cans,
Law has become SO twisted and dis.
torted that in more than half the
cases it favors the wrong party.
Before court adjourned James
Moore. colored, of Elkton, convicted
of violating the prohibition law by
receiving orders for whisky, was sen.
fenced to pay a fine of 5000 and costs
and be confined in the House of Cor.
rection for eleven months. James