The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-05-08

Several OF our forehanded farmers
Lad finished planting corn week
ago.
The Rising Sun w. c. T. u, will
meet with Mrs. Pogue on Thursday,
Nay 18th. at 2:30 o'clock.
on Thursday evening next Colora
Sunday school will hold an entertain
ment in the hall at that place.
Cummings last week brought home
from Philadelphia two spanking fine
horses for his livery stables.
S. ]. Caldwell has purchased FIVE
acres of land from J. G. Bell adjoin.
ing the village Of Conowingo.
Snow on Wednesday morning last
made its appearance in these parts
which is bad outlook for fruit.
Heagy is still stewing oysters.
Rain on Saturday night and a
heavy frost on Monday morning is
tile weather report of this section of
country.
Attention is directed to the advertised
sale oil assigned real estate, known as
the Sutor place at the "Red Pump" on
June LIST.
Three canal boats are in course of
construction at Diebert's ship-yard,
Elk Landing and As men are now en-
ployed' there.
VIM. Forrest. Of Wilmington, Del,
has purchased the farm belonging to
Fl. j. Veazey of Philada., near APP.
pleton, for $4,000.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Biddle, widow OF
Tobias Biddle, died at North Fast on
Thursday night April Both in the
cpd year of her age.
E. Pusey Passmore formerly clerk
in the bank at this place has been
appointed cashier of the National
Bank of Avondale, Pa.
A young woman hired buggy on
Wednesday and drove her father home
who had been spending his time and
money dallying with rum.
J. Granville Richards has cropped
out his farm and will sell his farming
implements and stock on Thursday, IA
inst. See adv in another column.
Those California pears 2fbs for Csc.
lead off, sacks gone
A walking party of gay young
ladies footed it from Newark, Del, to
Elkton one morning last week and
returned home on the cars.
The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of Friends will convene at Fifteenth
and Race streets on Monday next
and continue during the week.
Rev. Father Carey will celebrate mass
at the town hall Sunday May 10th at
1890 and every I'd and 4th Sunday in
each month thereafter. All invited.
j. j. Bennett lost valuable mare
on last Saturday. He was in the
MIDLAND office on Tuesday and
"never spake word about his loss.
They are complaining of chicken
thieves about North East. That
chickens are stolen where herring are
so plenty is conclusive evidence of total
depravity.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Ella J Saunders OF Liberty Grove to Mr.
Will j. Sterrett, on Wednesday 18th at
high noon, at the residence of Mrs. M
j. Saunders.
Base balls and bats of every kind and
price at DIR. Kinks drug store. IT,
The drug store at Conowingo has
been closed up and the stock remov-
cd to Baltimore. Stephen j. can furn-
ish all the drugs relised in the
ancient village.
The ladies of st. James Church
(EpiscopaD Port Deposit announce
the first strawberry festival of the
season which will take place about
the last week of May.
One night last week some unknown
party set fire 10 an ox-cart which YVES
left in the field by Mr.. VIM. Terry and
forgot to leave his card and state the
reason for the malicious act.
Dabler the we'll borer is putting hole
in the ground for Burlington. near his
barn, the wind mill pumping arrange
ment from the spring in the meadow
having failed to work Satisfactory.
An invoice of Philadelphia oysters at
Heagy's.
Pogue & Son carriage builders of
this town have turned out one of the
handsomest double carriages for Mr..
A. L. Duyckinck that graces the
roads in this part of the county.
Mr. j. F. Crew is preparing to open
a store at Conowingo, in the building
formerly occupied by Mr.. Mcdowell
as harness shop, the latter now
occupies room over the drug store.
Harry Holm of Port Deposit who
lost both of his legs last winter in a
mill in Philadelphia. returned to bis
old home last week with two wooden
supports, and says he is as well as
ever.
One day last week while J. D.
Headly's little girl was looking ameng
the hens nests she found a mother
opossum with a family of six had des-
troyed one setting and were finishing
the repast on another setting.
On Wednesday last week at the fish
ing shore of ex-County Commissioner
Jas. G. Crothers. two hauls were made
which were very different. In one