The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-27
MINOR LOCALS

set in hereon Thursday about noon.
Don't fail to attend the ice cream
and fruit festival in the town hall to
night.
Garfield Post hung out the flag on
Monday in memory of the birth oil
the father of his country.
VIM. T. Swisher and Mics Mary
Rowland of Liberty Grove were
married yesterday, Feb. 26th.
Muddy roads is now the affection
of country people. Persistent maca
damizing is the only remedy.
j. c. Hambleton of Calvert has
dehorned his cows. He leads the
reform in this neighborhood.
The Wren comedy family are
advertised to entertain the Elkton-
ians on Saturday night March Z.
A fry or stew in two minutes at
Heagy's.
W. W. Nickle will sell out his
carriages, ETC., next month and move
from p -lup to his place near Colora.
Granville Brittingham is rapidly
recovering from his sharp attack of
pneumonia and is able to be about
again.
One of w. Preston Reynolds large
Mormon Percheron mares died on Sun
day. last. of collie, valued at $500, insur-
ed for 5000.
Albert Taylor who resided near
Pennington last year returned to town
Tuesday and occupies a house on W.
Main street.
Jas. G. Davis of North East has
secured situation as salesman with
o North Carolina lumber company
and will leave Cecil for the old North
State.
James R. Chambers and Mrs. Amy
Lang were married by tne Rev Chas.
Hill at the M. e. Church Parsonage
Elkton, on Thursday evening of last
week.
Mr.. Slater B. Tosh of Colora has
bought of. R Taylor one half inter-
est in his funeral business which will
be carried on at both Rising Sun and
Colora.
On Wednesday 18th inst. at Port
Deposit, Cyrenius Creswell and Miss
Jennie Farr. were married at the
residence of the bride by Rev. Hun
ter Davidson.
Mr.. Eli T. Reynolds is clerking for
Mr.. q. g Sill. druggist. Mr.. Sill has
been in bad health and is not able to
stand the constant confinement requir-
ed by the drug business.
Fine decorated tea sets for sale by s.
T. Wiley, Colora. 6f3t.
On Thursday afternoon February
10Th Mr.. John Atkinson and Miss
Hattie Creswell were married at the
home of the bride, in Port Deposit
by Rev. j. P. Otis.
The Elkton Town Council are re-
ceiving proposals for building water
works from far away companies.
They come from Pittsburg, Cincin.
natl and Wisconsin.
Mrs. Hannah Johnston, widow of
Colonel George Johnston, the historian,
who died on Sunday, is very ill from
pneumonia, the disease which caused
the death of her husband.
Miss Sophia Simpson aunt of Mrs.
A. L. Duyckinck, residing at South
Milford. this county, died on Sunday
evening. 22d, aged about 80 years.
Funeral on Thursday at Rosebank
Cemetery.
George A. Blake, Esq, attorney for
Charles Veasey, on Tuesday offered at
public sale the Walker farm. In the
Fourth district, near Appleton. which
contains 11S acres 1t was bid to $4,000
and Withdrawn.
The case of Lewis III Kirk VS.. Alex
ander B. Kay. in the Circuit Court for
Cecil county, in equity, has just been
decided by Judge Wickes. The Court
has decided the case in favor of Kirk
and made the Injunction perpetual.
A choice lot of apples just received at
Heagy's.
DR.. Harry D. Barnes, of Woodlawn
a graduate OF the anniversary OF
Maryland, who during the past winter
has been taking a special course al
that institution, will resume practice
at Summit Bridge, Del, in the spring
Perryville Building Association
sold last week $500 at par.
The new Building Association o.
the same town also sold 81 100 at 81
aud 10 per cent premium. This latter
association is only little over q
year old.
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