The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-12-11
Friday, Dec. III. 1891.
MINOR LOCALS

William w. Carter is having q
frame house built at Sylmar.
Over so hogs died in the same
town of hog cholera in the month of
November.
A Christmas present which cannot
be equalled for the priee-a course
tic;et to the Moonlight Lectures.
Cecil Detective Association held
it's annual meeting in Rose Bank
Hall, Calvert, on Thursday last.
Mr.. j. Nelson Black of Charles
town lost q fine colt recently by be-
ing gored by COW. Take'her horns
of.
Absalom Henderson, q colored
man 80 years of age, died of heart
failure at his home at Fair Hill on
Saturday Nov. 20.
Nichols Brothers are doing big
business in the hog butchering line.
They use up about 2 tons of pork q
week in their business.
David W. Baldwin of East Not
tingham, carpenter working in the
new caramel factory at Oxford, fell
dead on Tuesday afternoon.
Dolls, toys, plush goods, albums,
Christmas cards, fancy good Of all kinds.
D,kf< s,kI hall o
The Oyster sa.oon has been closed
at Conowinso, but the other isn't.
Mrs. E. Ii. jackson Of the same
place is quite i'll of typhoid fever.
The school ct Conowingo has 81
pupils in daily attendance, the ex-
pense of which is borne by the
parents. Mr.. j. C. Bell has kindly
offered to build school house.
Mrs. Annie Fisher Mackey, wife of
Il. G.. Mackey, Of Philadelphia, and
daughter of Levi Fisher, of Iron Hill,
Cecil county, died at the residence OF
her father Sunday morning of cancer
of the stomach.
A. G. HISS and j. w, Maxwell of
the 9th district recently butchered
three hogs which dressed 4S4, 458 and
426 pounds. Mr.. John Cameron of
Rising Sun butchered one that
weighed 500 lbs.
A petition is being signed asking
that the railroad company place q
guard at the crossing at the station.
Better build an elevated bridge over
the railroad. The bridge would be
better and cost less in the long run
r. Lloyd Roberts, Heagy's successor,
Is ready to receive orders for oysters for
Christmas in large or small quantities.
DR.. Fenner's Salt Rheum Ointment
is known by those familiar with it as
the 'grandest medicine ever made by
man" For all skin eruptions. War.
ranted to satisfy or money returned.
For sale by L. r. Kirk and all
dealers.
John j. Cornell of New York, a
minister of the society of Friends of
the Hlcksite denomina alton, preached
to large meeting in the Town Hall
on Thursday night of last week. His
sermon is highly spoken of BY
those who attended the meeting.
The purchasing agent of Cecil
Grange has ordered for the members
eight or ten tons of New York buck
wheat -four, and the merchants, E.
r. Burlington and Worthington &
Robertson have ordered nearly as
much more. Farmers should see If
they couldn't produce all this bread
stuff at home.
Malcolm w. Ford of New York,
the champion athelete, familiar to
many people of Cecil county who
witnessed his performance at Elkton
during the two last county fairs, has
been disinherited by his father who
was millionair, because the son pre-
ferred to be as trong man rather than
. book worm. There 10 no account
ing for taste.
The cheapest Christmas goods in
town are to be had at Kimbell's.
On Sunday morning 29th of Nov.
about / o'clock Mr.. W. T. Richardson.
of Charlestown, who occupies o sleep
ing apartment over his store, was
awakened by noise and be discovered
that some one was trying TO effect an
entrance by boring of the lock Of the
store door. Mr.. R. quietly descended
to the first floor with . gun, but the
thieves beat hasty retreat, leaving
chisels, brace and bits. etc., which
they had previously stolen from the
shop of Mr.. James M. Heverin.
A branch of the Baltimore Build
ing and Loan Association has been
established in Elkton.
The following local officers have
been selected DR.. John H. lamar,
president; R. E.Jamar, vice. president
Daniel Rratton, treasurer; C. H.
Smith, secretary; John S. Writ
attorney. Directors: DR.. John H.
lamar, R. E. lamar, Register oil
Wills; Daniel Bratton, G. H. Smith
Glark tn Eanntv Nommiaainua ora