The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-05-16
Friday, May l6 1880.
MINOR LOCALS

Some of our citizens will go on an
excursion next week to the proposed
new town of Piedmont in Alabama.
S. c. Rowland, of Port Deposit, has
been elected Director of the Balti
more and Eastern Shore Roilroad.
The Elkton Stock Farm Stations
are now at the Fair Grounds, where
all are invited to call and inspect
them.
A decided strike-Heagy CLANS.
Benjamin F. Blansfeld, of Chesa-
peake City, and John D. Lavender,
of Earlville, have been granted pen.
sions.
The Mccullough Iron Company
works at North East, after being idle
for about two weeks. are again in
operation.
Members of Cecil Grange should
bear in mind that the grange meets
tomorrow at p. m and be present
one and all.
The saw and grist mill belonging
to Isaac Wood, in East nottingham,
Pa, was destroyed by fire last Satur
day night about l l O'Clock.
DR.. II. II. Mitchell of EIkton has
taken. during the last few months, SO
feet of tape worms from boy in
Elk Neck about II years of age.
The Garfield Post G. A. R. of Rising
Sun is making arrangements for
Decoration Day. Attention is called
to their program in another column
Fresh Vegetable and Flower Seeds
for gardens and hot beds, for sale at
DR.. Kinks Drug Store. NIL st
The Yerkes Bros. butchers of this
town lost fine horse on Saturday.
Disease unknown. They had been
recently offered $500 for the animal.
The Y. P. S. c. f. of West Nothing
ham will hold picnic at Carpenters
Point on Saturday, 18th inst. Meet at
Nottingham at o'clock, or if more
convenient at Battle Swamp.
E. X. Brown, jeweler closed his
store on Monday and went on
four days visit to the city. She
ought to be forced to hurry up her
answer.
The Tariff Reform Club having got
underway at Elkton hadn't the mem
bers better attach the Single Tax"
to it. VIM. G. can explain the single
tax to the unintated.
Jas. G. Crothers who fishes at Red
Point, cut out on Tuesday morning,
He reports poor fishing. Herring
plentiful the forepart of the season,
but shad have been scarce.
Heagy's clam soup goes like hot
cakes.
An Elkton painter while at work
painting Marshbank's house last
week had a 20 foot fall by the break.
ing of a rotten ladder, and received
painfal but not fatal injuries.
Mr.. Lewis H. Kirk has started up
the Stone Run Foundry and will soon
be ready to do all kinds of small casting;
attached to the foundry, there is a
machine shop which Mr.. Kirk will
put in working order also.
W. j. Ankrim, took in Rising Sun
on Wednesday on his way home from
attending his father.in- law, Mr.. Rob,
ert Snodgrass' funeral which was
held on Tuesday at Eastland, Lam
caster Co.
Benjamin Munson, colored, who
recently was tried BY the Court for
stealing chickens in the neighbour
hood of Oxford, was last week sen.
fenced TO 1S months Imprisonment
and $40 fine.
S. Kennard Miller and l. D. Davis,
executors Of the estate of Joseph
Miller, decd, sold at public sale, on
Tuesday week the house and lot in
Cherry Hill. Thos. B. Miller, pur.
chaser, for $3.50.
Those in want of healthy, out door
employment for the summer will do
we'll to read the ad. in another column
headed Work offered" 9m4t.
The Zion M. E. Sunday school will
hold a strawberry festival on the
lawn in front of the Church, May
28th. If the weather is not favora
BILE the next fair evening. Sand
witches and coffee
We have sold out every machine we
had in stock, both secondhand and
new. We are still prepared to furnish
all the best wheels made at prices TO
suit the buyer, and will get you a