The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-05-15

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importance is to be transacted.
c. 7. SNYDER, Pres,
j. f. MCCLURE, Sec.
A fine lot of Porch Rockers received
by j. i. Burkins. Call and examine
aud get prices.
John S. Writ, Esq, attorney, sold
at mortgagee's sale. at the Court
House, on Tuesday last, the Fowler
farm, near Childs station on the B.
& o. Railroad, and containing lis
acres, to Joseph Coudon, the mort
gagee for $4,000.
Strawberries at Heagy's.
Mr. Wm. Brown has now on hand
a full line of harvesting machinery
and is prepared to explain the fine
points of each implement and quote
prices lower than ever before. Give
him call and see the improvements
made since last season.
The small sized thunder gust and
gentle rain which visited these parts
on Monday night were very welcome.
The ground had become very dry and
the grass and gardens were suffering.
Some of the late corn planters had
been compelled to suspend business
and wait for rain.
Since it is now a we'll established fact
that catarrh is blood disease, medical
men are quite generally prescribing
Ayers Sarsaparilla for that most losth-
some complaint, and the result, in
nearly every instance, proves the wis
dom of their advice.
At meeting of the managers of
the Cecil County Agricultural Society
held on Tuesday, it was decided to
hold the next annual fair on the 18th,
10th. 18th and 18th of September.
The fair has been held heretofore in
October, with the single exception of
1880, when it was held in September.
Ice cream and cake at Heagy's.
A literary and musical entertain ment
will be given in the Town Hall Satur-
day evening, May 23d by Miss Rhoda
V. Wilson. Miss Bertha I. Collins.
eloeutionist, of the State Normal
School, Millersville, Pa, will render
several selections from choice roper
tory of prose and verse which will be
interspersed with music and song.
John A. Rankin one of the oldest and
best known citizons of Elkton is very
i'll. Mr.. Rankin is 80 years old and a
few months since his aged companion
OF the years that have flown died
Since then he seems to have fixed his
gaze on the distant shores of the view
less river. Mr.. Rankin was widely
known in his neighborhood as one of
the best watchmakers that was ever in
Elkton.
Oranges at Heagy's.
The following officers of the
Friends Normal Institute Associa-
ton were elected at the stockholders
annual meeting last Saturday Presi.
dent, L. r. Kirk, N. D.; Secretary,
E. r. Burlington; Treasurer, Jonathan
Reynolds; Directors, the preceding
three and Joseph Lincoln and Thos.
J. Wilson. Prof. George E. Fisher.
Of Bucknell University, was elected
Principal; vice, Prof. John I. Wood.
ruff resigned.
Rev. |. L. Wood, of Zion, because
of sickness in his family, was com
PEELED to decline the appointment of
minister in charge of Woodlawn
camp meeting, and at meeting of
the board of managers, held Monday
afternoon, Rev. Adam Stengle. pas
tor of Port Deposit Methodist Episco.
pal Church was unanimously elected
to the position. By request of the
board of managers, Mr.. Stengle will
invite large number of ministers to
the camp.
A new lot of ladies', misses,
children's and young mems fine
shoes for sale by s. t. Wiley, Colora,
Mrs. Nancy Street,, widow of Shad
rach STREET., one of the first settlers ia
hartford county, was buried in Belair,
on Thursday last in grave dug by her
own direction in the rear of her house
Mrs street, was SO years and months
OLD. When child she bent a walnut
tree that her father had planted in the
yard. The tree Strengthened and grew
to be quite large. She gathered walnuts
from it for over twenty years. and a
Few years ago she had the tree cut down
and some of the wood made into wal
nut bedstead, upon which she died.
All kinds of confectionery at Heagy's.
During heavy thunder storm, of
Monday night five horses, belonging
to Malvern Jones, who farms the
Landing farm at Elkton owned by
Mrs. r. G, Mackall, were struck by
lightning and killed. The horses
were valued at 5000 and were not
insured. They we're standing in a
group in the corner of field adjoin-
ing the barn yard. The ground was
considerably torn where the animals
stood. The bolt that killed the
horses was accompanied by peal of
thunder that seemed to shake the
earth. Mr. Jones' sister was killed
by lightning while standing on the
porch of her father, Captain j. I
Jones, number of years ago.
Fire was communicated to the
wood house of Mr.. Fl. j. Briscoe last
Friday from burning brush pile, and
came very near being a very serious
affair. The building was fnll of stove