The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-28
The band gave a street serenade on

| breeze all Gay. lie DanK clOSeu lLs
doors and counted its cash without
interruption and SO the day passed.
An oyster supper at the house OF
R. X. Rawlings, now occupied by
VIM. r. Steele adjoining Hopewell
NJ. E. Church on Tuesday evening
March 4th. Supper so cents, the
proceeds for the benefit of the church
II the evening should prove stormy it
will be continued the next evening
The trustees of the almshouse and
insane asylum organized on Thurs
day of last week. G.. S. Wooley
was elected president and S j. Keys
secretary. John Everitt, who former.
ly held the position, was appointed
overseer of the almshouse. Akeeper
of the insane asylum was not appoint
ed.
A very silly burglar entered Elk
ton Presbyterian church short time
ago, rummaged through the library
and departed as empty as he entered
A burglar who breaks into country
church with the expectation of find
ing booty, will soon be taken in by
an officer. He hasn't wit enough to
escape long.
Scolloped oysters make one of the
incest dishes. Get pint or quart
at Heagy's and try it.
There has been second Building
and Loan Association organized at
Perryville. The first payment was
made on the 18th inst, when about
500 shares we're taken. There is
something over hundred yet sub
scribed that will be in by the next
meeting night. The money sold at
per cent. premium.
The barn and slaughter house on
the farm of Geo. W. Post, near
Colora, were destroyed by fire last
Saturday afternoon. Two horses
and one cow persisted and the con
tents of the building were destroyed
Mrs. Poist was scorched whilst en-.
deavoring to save some of the prop.
erty. There was insurance on the
property in the Farmers and
Mechanics Mutual Company.
At the sale of W. j. Barbon on
Thursday. Feb. Goth, things sold
well. Horse 4 years old brought
$l9S.5o; 8 year old colt s149 so; old
mare $1,000; pr. old mules $125.OO;
2 year cd heifer $4,000; dry cows
$4,000 to $49.75; shoates from So so
to $500; buggies $50 to $50; road
cart $40, moving machine 3l.OO;
wheat drill $4,000 and other things
accordingly. B. F. Taylor was the
auctioneer.
On Monday night last, the hard
ware store Of Messrs. stephenson
& Reynolds, in Port Deposit. was
entered by burglars, and large part
of their stock of cutlery, ETC., carried
off.
On the same night the watch and
jewelry store of John A. Saunders,
in the same town, was entered and
large part of his stock of watches
and jewelry stolen.
Couldn't cut such capers in Rising
Sun and escape. We keep Detec-
tive Association here always on tap
The county commissioners held a
special session last week.
1t was ordered that the crossing
of the Philadelphia extension of the
b. & 0. Railroad at Aiken station
be designated as requiring gate or
fiagman to be stationed thereat and
that the Clerk give official notice of
this action to the attorney of said
railroad.
1t was ordered that from that date
no money will be paid for work on
the public roads unless the work is
ordered by the Commissioners hav-
ing charge of the district in which
the work is performed and parties
repairing roads and bridges where
any day laborers are employed sh all
in their accounts give the names of
the parties so employed.
Have you sampled Heagy's tropi
cal fruit, oranges, bananas, lemons,
grapes etc.? If not "delay not till
to.morrow's sun"
Professor John Henry Comstock,
the eminent naturalist, begins in the
Ne,o York Ledger of March /, a
series Of six articles on the study
of insects, in which he describes. not
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