The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11
Friday, Sept. Ii. 1891.
MINOR LOCALS

Wednesday morning.
A man making worm fence on South
@ ieen street on Thursday.
Work has been commenced on the
nc caromel factory at Oxford.
FIR. John Cameron's oats threshed
50 bushels per acre on 16 acres.
DR.. George Stump, of Perryyille,
fell from ladder and broke his nose.
Mr.. S J. Brown reports his yield
of wheat by weight 37a bushels per
acre.
Levi o. Cameron is at work on
the new bridge at McKinsey's mill
on Stone Run.
Rev.S A. Gayley will preach in the
Normal school building next Sunday
afternoon at clock.
Miss Benson who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. DR.. Smith, returned to
Phila. last Wednesday.
The feld-spar quarries at Rock
Springs on Silas loves farm are
again being worked.
The Addison property at Locust Dale
will be offered for sale on the Goth. See
ad. in another column.
Peoples mill dam on Basin Run at
New Valley, near Liberty Grove was
washed out by the Saturday night flood.
Susquehanna pleasure club left Port
Deposit Monday afternoon for five
days trip down the bay on the sailing
scow Carrie.
1t is said that one of the members
of our Band is so we'll pleased with
his new cap that he wears it Sunday
mornings.
The threatened boycott Of Port
Deposit stone don't seem to be
bowling success The quarries are
running full handed.
Miss Lille Stewart of Conowingo.
and John Gisler of Port Deposit
were married at the BRIDES residence
on Thursday Sept. 8.
A thief entered the residence of
Thomas P. Patton one night last
week and stole some clothing, bread
and small sum of money.
Tax payers can pay their taxes at
the National Bank of Rising Sun and
obtain the legal rebate of dis
count. 4s4w.
William j. Sterrett, brakeman on
the B. & O. Railroad, is sick with
typhoid fever at Mrs. Saunders. his
mother-in-law, at Liberty Grove.
A shark 9 feet long and weighing
about 400 pounds, was caught a few
days ago in the pound net of Capt.
Fletcher Wilson at Turkey Point.
w. J. McDougal left at the MIDLAND
office cluster of grapes Of the Vir-
genne variety which for size and beauty
excel any we have seen this season.
The Mccullough Iron Co. are putting
up large building at North East for
the storage of wood. They are filling
it from White Bank and Red Point
Last Friday night there was a
dance at Denny's Hall, Sylmar.
Forty couples tripped on the light
fantastic toe to the music of Taylor's
band.
The Conowingo people are petition
ing the school commissioners for
new school house in the village, the
nearest schools being at Pilot Town
and lakewood.
The saw mill and wharf at North
East of the firm of Davis & Pugh was
offered at public sale last week by
WI. Jones and G.. Mccullough but
no bids were received.
Mrs. T. j. Wilson who was severely
hurt last week by the upsetting of their
carriage, we are glad to report is rapidly
recovering. The worst injury was the
fracture of one OF her ribs.
The Thomas P. Jones property,
situated in the First district, was
sold on Tuesday to Y. Porter Lusy,
for $4,000. The property was sold
by Henry W. Archer, trustee.
At a meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee, in Baltimore, last
week, DIR. l.. r.. Kirk, of Rising Sun
was chosen as the member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee from this county.
Hezekiah Caldwell, colored OF
Elkton, died suddenly of paralysis at
supper, Saturday night, aged seventy.
four years. He was well known
barber and formerly from Baltimore
The seth wedding anniversary OF
Mr., and Mrs. James S. Rea was cele-
brated at their residence near Cecil
Paper Mills on the 18th of August,
by about fifty of their relatives and