The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-18
COU N TY NE WIS.
Friday, Sept. Is. 1891.
MINOR LOCALS


Lewis Kinks dam at Stone Run
mills was torn out by the heavy rain
tgo weeks ago.
Reuben Alexander of Pilot Town, has
raised the present season 600 bushels Of
potatoes on 2 acres.
Jas. A. Davis & Son of Port Deposit
advertise National bone at bargain
Farmers take notice.
The congregation of the Port De-
post Episcopal Church are repairing
and painting their church.
Oysters at Heagy's.
About $3.50 has been paid into
the county treasury for liquor
licenses since May |, 1891.
Henry R. Torbert, editor of the
Cecil Wing, returned home on
Saturday from his European trip.
The surviving members of Shows
Maryland Battery will bold reunion
in Port Deposit, Saturday October 8
The customary autumn hen roost and
truck patch robbers are at work in
Westamwell neighborhood near Elk
ton.
David Craig, o farmer of the 18th
district. is reported to be lying crit
ically i'll with little hopes Of his
recovery.
Mr.. Enoch Noyes placed one of his
sons in the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege this week. Many more of our
farmers should do likewise.
Edwin Rice, son of James Rice, OF
Port Deposit. has been appointed pos
tai clerk on the route from Philadelphia
TO Delmar, on the Delaware Railroad.
William Freeman, colored, of Elk.
ton, narrowly escaped being killed
on Saturday night by being struck
by the south bound train.
Pennington and Rowlandville will
cross bats to morrow afternoon at
Pennington. Kimbell will occupy
the box for the home team.
On Sunday, 9th inst, Rev. A..
Stengle of the Port Deposit Method
ist Episcopal Church received 3S
probationers into full membership.
William j. Fisher died at his home
near Woodlawn on Friday, Septem-
Der Attn. His remains were inferred
on the following Monday at Asbury
Cemetery.
A stove festival was to be held by
the ladies of Trinity Chapel, Zion,
In the grove near the chapel. Tuesday
evening September 18th.
Did they eat the stove?
One bottle of DR.. Fenners's St.
Vitus Dance Specific always cures.
Send for circular with names of cases
cured. For sale by DR.. L. R. Kirk
and all dealers.
Try stew of Heagy's fine oysters.
With the last issue Of the Ceosl
North East) Star, the paper changed
proprietors, Mr.. Geo. o. Carey retir-
ing and Mr.. Thos. B. Williams assum.
ing control of the paper.
Alexander, son of Geo. A. Jack
son, of North East, was run over by
wagon Monday night last and mar.
rowly escaped being killed. His left
shoulder was considerably bruised.
il. Bennett of Oakwood and e. H
Haines, of Haines Station and Logan
at RowlandviIle, are running their
canneries to their utmost capacity on
tomatoes which are improving under
the late sunshine.
The Delaware Iron Works at New
Castle, Taskers, were destroyed by fire
on Saturday night last, and 800 hands
are thrown out of employment. The
loss amounts to 100000, covered by
insurance. There were quite Number
of men from Cecil county employed
there
The peach season has come and
gone. There were none in market this
week, and the cider season has com
menced. The new cider mill at
Haines' mill one mile from town is
reported to have capacity of 1000
gallons day, and is one of the latest
and best patterns.
The political hippodrome will start
on Saturday evening with meeting al
the old Democratic Gibralter of the
county, Cowantown in the fourth dis
trict James T. Graham, the candidate
for Clerk and A. L. Crothers, the candi-
date for States Attorney, and others
will address the meeting. The Diebert
Cornet Band has been engaged for the
occasion.
Straw parties are becoming very
fashionable in this noighborhood
On Tuesday evening a party from
the Battle Swamp neighborhood