The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-01-03
MINOR LOCALS
La Grippe has come to town.

Mr.. John Hunter is building an adj
dition to Conowingo bridge toll house
Why is La Grippe like a nice
young girl? Because it is very
taking.
The Loyal Temperance Legion held
aparlor meeting at DIR. Kinks on New
Years night.
Miss Mollie Smitbson, of Colora,
is visiting friends in Hartford Co
and Baltimore.
Some of the bad-we mean worst
places in Cherry street are being filled
with broken stone.
There was sweet affair at Johnny
Campbell's on last Friday night which
they called taffy pulling.
Heagy is dispensing the choicest LOT
of oysters he has opened this gear.
Cecil Grange No. 3 meets to-mor.
row at o'clock. A full attendance
of members is requested.
The Home Mission Circle will hold
their next soc:able at Miss Alice Nc
Clure's Friday evening Jan. Sd.
H. G. Cummings has supplied his
livery with a pair of match sorrels
two forty steppers on the pike.
Mrs. Ellen Gillespie has purchased
at public sale the residence of w. d.
Haddock, situated at Zion. Price paid
$4,000
The W. G. T. U. of Cherry Hill
treated the inmates of the Almshouse
on Christmas day to basket of
fruit, cakes, pies etc.
Isaac Wilson, minister from
Canada. is expected to attend West Not
tingham Friends meeting on 4th, day,
9Th inst, at 10 o'clock.
The farmers in the vicinity of Elk
ton appointed New Years day to
meet in Eikton and discuss the matter
of starting creamery.
A mad. dog appeared in Elk Neck
few days ago and bit horse, a hog
and another dog. The horse belong
ed to the Mccullough Iron Co.
The Y. W. c. r. U. of Colora will hold
regular meeting in Mr.. Grey's hall
Saturday, Jan. 4th at half past seven
o'clock full attendance required.
The band complimented each mem
Der by family serenade on New Year
eve, and the streets were made vocal
from II O'Clock till l in the morning.
Rev. Jno. Squier preached at West
Nottingham last Sunday. Rev. Mr.
Gayley being absent since his sad
bereavement in the death Of his wife.
No one knows better than those who
have used Carter's Little Liver Pills what
relief they have given when taken for dys-
pepsia, dizziness, pain in the side, consti-
patton, and disordered stomach.
Mr.. Clarence L. Fisher, aged %
years, youngest son of Mr.. John G.
Fisher, of Perryvilie, dropped dead
from heart disease at that place
Christmas afternoon.
EMr. William Stewart of Conowingo
and Miss Linney Richey of Pilottown
were married on Christmas day and
serenaded on Christmas night by their
congratulating friends.
Watch meeting was held at the NJ. E
Church on the closing out of the old
year, and with ringing and prayer and
singing the old year went out and the
New Year was ushered in.
Two of the Misses Jenness' OF
West Nottingham came home from
Wilmington last week with the
Russian Grip. A number of cases
are reported in this neighborhood.
Mr.. E. Curry, of the Ericsson line
of steamers and Miss Florence Nc.
Nance, daughter of Mr.. John G.
McNamee, of Elk Neck were married
in Harris M. E. Church on Christmas
Day.
Heagy has few more left of those
choice oysters that put every body in {
good humor on New Years day who
tried them.
The flying dutchman train tia
passes Elkton with scream has
been running over mail bags thrown
off at that station, and has orders tC
move slower in future when passing
the depot.
Robert Hayes, a we'll known citi
zen of the Fourth district, died a
his residence at Barksdale, on Sun
day last, after short illness o
pneumonia. The deceased was il
the 81 year of his age.
Cards are out for tie marriage O.
Thomas Robertson, of Philadelphia
and Miss Emma, daughter of Howard
Johnson. at The residence of thu
Al