The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-01-30

I
4 Governor jackson has issued call
for State immigration convention
to be held in Baltimore on February
| 18.
Heagy informs rs the oysters are i'm.
proving as the season advances.
California prunes at Nichols Bros,
Levi Bubeebe who won fame as a
weather profit by predicting the biz
zard of March 1888. four months prior
to that date says the worst storm of the
season will visit this country between
the first and fifteenth of February.
| Have you seen the new dry goods at
E. r. Buffington's.
When you want nice stew of oysters
call at Heagy's on the corner of Walnut
and Main streets.
The Census Office at Washington has
issued a statement giving the popula
ton of the State of Maryland by coun--
| ties. The population of Cecil county
is given as % ,851. The population Of
the state is 1.042,39O.
Friends Circle will meet on first day
next at 2 o'clock at the home of E. r.
Burlington.
Archer robbed the state of Sl32, 900
and the decision of the court is that
his bond is liable for only sixty
Thousand dollars. That is more than
we expected would be recovered. So
ring political rule has cost the state
in this instance the round sum of
seventy two thousand in addition to
contingent expenses. The people
have pretty well made up their minds
that lawyers are not exactly the class
they want for Office holders and law
makers-exclusively.
You can be served in minute with
hot stew or fry at Heagy's.
Worcester salt at Nichols Bros.
Matthew Harrison Marine, the
four year old son, of Collector Marine.
died on Wednesday morning of last
week at the residence of the Collec-
tor, in Hartford county, near Aber-
deem.
In addition to oysters served in all
styles, Heagy keeps nice line of con-
dictionary and tropical fruits.
George E Weldon of Wilmington
has chestnut grove which he plant
ed only eight years ago. which bears
abundaItly and some of the trees
are reported to be foot in diameter.
The size is too large, but there is no
question about the profit to any farm
it would bring by planting chestnut
and walnut groves. Ten acres Of
rich land planted in chestnut, in ten
years would be worth more than
many entire farms with all their i'm
proponents thrown in and the value
would increase yearly without cost
to tae owner. at rapid rate.
Best line of syrups at Nicho's Bros.
The National Economist, published
at Washington, d. c., is the national |
organ of the Farmers A lance The
paper is ably edited, aid should be
in the hands of every Alliance man
if he would be posted up in Alliance
information the Economist discusses
all the new questions which are
being projected into politics and
which are so badly disconcertlng
the old political hacks, dead beats.
bummers, and moss back politicians
who have been living off of the pub
lie by their wits for many years.
The advertisement of the Economist
will be found in this issue OF the
MIDLAND JOURNAL.
Barnes & Hartenstine have few
boxes of very fine Florida oranges
on hand yet.
The Rev. j. r. Campbell of the \
Presbyterian Church, stationed at
Snow Hill has been served with
charges, specifications a1d list of
witnesses, and directed to answer at
the spring session of the presbytery
which will be held in Delaware City
in April. There are two. charges
against Mr. Campbell-frst. that he
has been guilty If unchristian and
unministerial conduct in having Sc
cured divorce from his wife, Mrs.
Mary A. Campbell, upon other
grounds than those allowed by the
church, and second, that having been
divorced thus he has re married A
commission composed of the Revs
W. P. Swartz. W. L McEwau and
S. A Gayley, D. D., was appointed
to take the testimony of witnesses
who will not be able to attend the
spring session of the presbytery.
Go to Barnes & Hartenstine for choice
winter wheat bran. 23j2t
Beginning of Lent.
Ash Wednesday the first day of Lent