The midland journal., 1891-08-28
Friday, Aug. %, 1891.
MINOR RLOCALs

lave been sick with diptheria.
Henry Jones of Port Deposit, died
OF paralytic stroke on last Friday
Geo. A. Atkinson of Port Deposit
has lost valuable driving horse by
lung fever.
Three bands have been engaged to
furnish music for the big farmers
meeting next week.
What has become of the sparrows?
We hayn't seen one for fortnight
May they never return.
The Pioneer Tennis Club of Rising
Sun visited Oxford last Wednesday and
were beaten in both singles and doubles
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Duyckinck
spent this week at Atlantic City to
hear what the wild waves are saying.
J.D. Zehnder has had his lot fenced
in by Albert Taylor. The fence is
not ornamental but"good for strong
A communication received from
"Dog Town" lacks the signature of the
writer, hence is debarred from publica-
ton.
Alexander Frazer will sell household
goods, etc., at public sale at his residence
at Cecil Paper Mill on Wednesday
Sept. I'd.
Everybody wants to hear N. A.
Dunning, the great Alliance writer on
finance next Wednesday at Wood.
lawn.
The public schools OF Cecil county
will open September lst and not on
the 9TH as has been mistakingly re-
ported.
A night blooming cereus the pro-
perty of Mrs. Jacob Reynolds of
Cecil Paper Mill bloomed on Satur-
dsy night last.
Edward Burns, an inmate of the
Almshouse, died on Tuesday afternoon
oftyphoid fever. He was buried in the
cemetery at Cherry Hill.
Dairymen will all be interested and
instructed who hear John /. Carter
lecture on milk tests at Woodlawn
on Wednesday next.
f. r. Burlington has purchased the
Passmose building which contains the
town hall and lodge rooms, of B. G..
Passmore, price paid $4,000.
Edwin H. Reynolds attended Mt.
Gretna farmers camp on Wednesday
and Thursday in pursuit of new ideas
for use at Woodlawn meeting.
John L. Balderston of Kennett,
Pa, will tell all about silos and the
value of ensilage for stock at Wood
lawn farmers meeting on Wednesday
next.
A site for new passenger depot
has been staked off at Havre de Grace
on the suburbs of the town, quarter
of a mile west of the present ram
shackle station.
Natural gas is reported to haye
been discovered near Salisbury, Md. /;
but will it burn? There is plenty of
it in this county but it is not of the
Illuminating kind.
II. N. Uhler, M. d. who was nominat-
ed for the Orphans Court on the repub-
lican ticket publishes card declining
the nomination. He intends leaving
the county in short time.
Mortimer Whitehead, lecturer of the
Nstional Change will speak at Wood
lawn on the necessity of organization
by farmers and most interesting
address may be confidently anticipated
A curiosity in the fruit line was left
at the MIDLAND Office, it being a
double apple so firmly Joined as to
make it appear but single one. The
curiosity came from Jacob Sllcer's
orchard.
Inspired by John Barleycorn. party
of barrenites were on the rampag ge op
Saturday night about the corner of
Walnut, near Job Haines' office. They
got out of town before the officer could
be found.
Friends Conference will hereafter
meet at West Nottingham during the
fall months at the close of the morning
meeting. Friends and others who are
interested in religious culture are in
vited to attend.
The Bay View s. S., will hold a
peach festival in G.. A. Barns grove
Tuesday evening, Sept. 1st. IF that
evening should prove unfavorable the
festival will be held on Thursday
evening Sept. Sd.
Prof. B. III. Warrel of West Chcs
ter the ornothologist's illustrated
lecture on birds, their uses to the
farmer etc., will be a most interest.
ing feature of the Woodlawn farmers
meeting.
Rev. ]. r. Milligan sand family ol