The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-06-27
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, June ~, 1890.
MINOR LOCALS

Mr.. Jacob Hebble lost valuable
mule last week from collie.
Ms. Barnett near Liberty Grove
dill on Wednesday, June 18th.
There will BE picnic in Samuel
Brickley's grove this evening, June
81.
Among the increase pensions granted
this week is that of Isaac Whaley of
Chesapeake City.
Wheat is pronounced light yield
in the southern parts of Cecil where
wheat harvest began early last week.
Watermelons. A No. is, at
Heagy's.
This week has given the farmers a
grand opportunity to push their harvest
work. The weather has been superb,
and quite warm.
The Georgia watermelon has made
its appearance and the newspaper
jester has brought out his old jokes
about the cholera bomb.
Miss Mary Ewing daughter of
Ambrose Ewing is visiting at Mr..
Henry j. Briscoe's. Her mother and
sister Bessie are expected next week.
The electric light house at Port
Deposit caught fire on Tuesday but the
fire was extinguished before any damage
was done the machinery. Cause of fire
is unknown.
Mr.. Howard Reynolds, who resides on
the Robert Ferguson farm in the Sth
district lost valuable young horse,
four years of age, last vice. He got
his leg broken and had to be killed.
The Waverly Magazine 1Oc. at f. X.
Browns. 27j2t.
Constable S. NJ. Brickley sold
nine acres of oats on the farm of
James Barnes on Monday last for
two dollars and seyen acres of corn
for $13.
Reynolds Bros, of Port Deposit
who haye their tin can mandatory
at Havre de Grace have orders for
about all the cans they can make
until canning season is over.
The body of man was found in the
Susquehanna river near Conowingo,
last week. He was identified as the
same person who was drowned at Safe
Harbor while in bathing several days
previous.
Ice cream is the best tonic for the
heated term. Just try Heagy's snd
you will leave a standing order.
M.P.S. P. Conner has come out to his
summer residence the old Physick
'Octoraro FARM near Rowlandvslle,
from Philadelphia. Mr.. Conner and
family make this farm their summer
residence.
Have no equal as a prompt and
positive cure for sick headache, bilious
ness, constipation, pain in the side, and
all liver troubles. Carter's Little Liver
Pills. Try them.
A 'machinist named Clark. sent by
the Walter A. Wood CO. to start a bin
der on Col. Hogg's farm, Cecil Manor,
had the end of one of his fingers torn
off on Thursday by getting it caught
IN the machine.
Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, widow
of the late Anthony G. Thompson,
died at her home at Woodlawn, on
the 18th inst, in her 6lst year. Her
remains were buried at Hopewell the
following Friday.
At their last meeting the Commits.
sioners agreed to contribute $500 TO
repair the road from Samuel j.
Browns to Sylmar, provided the
same amount was contributed by the
citizens of that neighborhood.
We have received a large package OF
Farmers Alliance and Grange pamph
lets, and farm papers for free distribu-
ton. Call at the MIDLAND office any
who wish TO read them and get them,
or send postal and have them mailed
to your address.
Among the graduates at Hannah
Moore College, Reisterstown last
week were Miss Alice Schouler,
daughter of Rev. William Schouler,
of Elkton, and Miss Alice Miller,
daughter of Rev. F.. K. Miller, OF
North East.
John A. Hartenstine and y. j.
Wilson. graduates of Wilmington
Commercial College have returned
home, and Charles E. Dare and E.
Pussy Passmore are home, the former
from Lafayette and the latter from
Swarthmore College.
Harvey Jack, son of William Jack
fell out of cherry tree at Mr.. Enoch
McCullough's, Wednesday OF last