The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-17
NEWS.
Friday, Jan. II. 1890.
MINOR LOCALS

Miss Bessie Ewing, daughter o
Ambrose Ewing is visiting her aunt
Miss Lizzie Briscoe.
The Y. w. G. T. U. of Colora will hold
regular meeting in Mr.. Gray's hall
on Saturday evening Jan. 18th at halt
past seven o'clock,
Our enterprising jeweler L. K.
Brown attended the Retail jewelers.
Association which met in Philadel
phia last Friday.
William w. Burkley, of Elkton, has
purchased from Delphos Price the fur
niture and fixtures of the Howard and
has assume control of that establish
ment.
Try a stew of Heagy's fine Miles
river oysters.
We have received copy of the
Baltimore Sun Almanac, also a copy
of the Philadelphia Times Almanac.
They are both very valuable almanacs
for reference.
Joseph Wells the new post master
of Elkton filed mis- bond last week
and will take charge of the Office
next week. Tue amount of the
bond is $4,000.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
will be held at the NJ. E. Church
next Tuesday 2lst inst. at p. M.
Presiding Elder Murray will preach
at 7 80 p. M, of the same date.
The report which has been so pre-
valent of Rev. S. A. Gayley's pur-
pose to sever his pastoral charge
with West Nottingham church, is we
learn wholly without foundation.
TIE 18th of January 1890 was a
beautiful summer day. The 18th
was bright, crisp, beautiful winter
day. Can another week present two
as beautiful oppostes in one year?
Misses Emma Garvin of Rising Sun
and Lille Love of Conowingo, returned
home from Washington, d. c., on Fri
day evening last, where they had been
spending several weeks visiting friends.
Flowers are blooming on the 18th
day of January in garden and field,
and the cows come in from the
meadows smelling strongly Of the
young garlic they have been feeding
on.
You hardly realize that 1t IS med
icine, when taking Carter's Little LIVER
Pills; they are very small; no bad effects;
all troubles from torpid liver are relieved
by their nse.
The "Grip" entered the MIDLAND
JOURNAL Office last week and attack
ed one of the JOURNAL corps. Sew
eral persons about the Sun have ez-
perienced slight attacks from this
Cossack intruder.
The Caroline County Farmers Ali
ance has elected delegates to attend the
State Alliance, which meets at Upper
Marlboro. The Alliance is growing
rapidly, and now numbers about 200
members in this STATE.
The Salvation Army do not de-
pend on grace alone to fight the devil
with. The Elkton branch of the
Army had out warrants for the arrest
of couple of chaps for disturbing
their meetings last week.
The Garfield Grand Army Post gave
a fine entertainment on Wednesday
evening, January Sth, when Comrade
w. H. Harrison related number of
thrilling incidents of his campaigning
in Virginia, but the financial end fell
short 81 rs.
Heagy's oysters improve as the
weather grows cooler.
lie ejecllou LOT Officers OF the como
wingo Bridge Company held Monday
last resulted in the selection of the old
board. The officers are, James C. Bell,
President; Jacob Tome, levi X Brown,
James S. Patterson and Richard B.
Mccoy, Directors.
1t is in order to congratulate con
stable Saml. Brickley, who has been
granted an increase of pension. Mr.
Brickley was severely wounded in
the war, and the effects of the wound
are more severely felt as age length
ems out life's span.
The remains OF Mrs. Rebecca Bar
nett were brought from Wilmington
on Saturday last on the morning train
to Colora and inferred at West Noting
ham Presbyterian cemetery. Deceased
was daughter of the late James Tosh,
ST., and native of Cecil county, she
was in her 4Sth year
La Grippe has reduced Jefferson
school from sixty pupils to an atten.
dance of 10.
The epidemic is very prevalent
and in some cases severe in the