The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-06-05
COUNTY NEWS,
Friday, June 5, 1891.
MINOR LOCALS

The mercury was ranging up among
tile SOS on the scale on Monday and
Tuesday.
William Vanneman, formerly clerk
for J. A. Davis & Son, left this week for
Staunton, Va.
Moses A. Nesbitt of near Mt.
Pleasant is lying very i'll from a
stroke of paralysis.
Davy Craig of Liberty Grove is
suffering from chronic diseases and
is reported quite i'll.
Rising Sun w. c. u, will meet at
the M. E. Parsonage on Thursday after
noon, June 18th at 2.30 O'Clock.
Ebenezer NJ. E. Church will hold
their annual strawberry and ice cream
gathering tomorrow evening.
The principal of Chapel school, Miss
Martha Biddle, was the recipient of a
number of presents at the close of the
term.
Thomas Freeman and Lottie Nc
Daniel, both of Elkton. were married
on Tuesday evening by Rev. s. M.
Osmond.
The net receipts of the festival
held in the Town Hall by the Juve-
niles last Saturday evening were
about $40.
The managers of the Ekton Fair
will hold meeting June 10th.
Crouch has been ordered to keep the
track in order.
The commemorate exercises OF West
Nottingham Academy will be held on
Thursday, June 18th at o'clock in
stead of 8 as heretofore.
Jenkins and Nesbitt are giving Mr..
e. Haines' house coat of olive green
with dark trimmings which make a
neat and handsome job.
Pennington defeated Bay View
In game of ball at Calvert, Satur-
day, Is to 5. Batteries, Riale and
Kirk Rose and Burns.
During a thunder storm on Friday
afternoon, the ed ult., six sheep belong
ing to j. Alfred Mackey, of the Fourth
district, were killed by lightning.
j. C. Bell and family have left
their winter home at Conowingo for
their summer retreat on the Hudson,
where they will remain till fall.
Capt. Snow Post G.. A. r. attended
services at Pleasant Grove Chapel
last Sunday afternoon and listened
TO an able sermon by Rev. ]. T. Nc
Lean.
A strawberry and ice cream festival
will be held in the basement of Har-
mony M. P. Church, Rowlandville,
Friday and Saturday evenings, June
IL and ID.
Ambrose G. Richardson former
resident of the first district and not
unknown in county politics, died on
Wednesday oflast week in Baltimore
at the st. Joseph's Hospital.
Miss Benega Holm, daughter of
Mr.. Emil Holm, and Miss Annie
Eyerist, daughter of Mr.. F. S. Ev-
erist, graduates of the State Normal
School, arrived home Saturday.
Father Carey will celebrate Mass at
the Town Hall Sunday, June 18th at
1880 a. m. and every second and fourth
Sunday of each month thereafter until
further notice. All cordially invited.
DR.. T. A. Worrall delivered the
Memorial address at Coatsville, Pa.
The doctor has bloomed out q most
popular speaker on Grand Army occa-
sions and is much sought after by the
Posts.
John Howard and John Proctor
charged with stealing fish from John
E. Jackson, of Principle. were
brought to Elkton from Belair on
Thursday last week and lodged in
Jail.
Daniel W. Neal, by his attorney,
G. G. Crothers, Esq has brought suit
in the Cecil County Circuit Court fol
q divorce, vinculo matrimonii,
(absolute diyorcel from his wife,
Ella Neal.
The public schools of the county
closed on last Friday to remain shut
up till September, In the mean time
the teachers can spend their holidays
and turn an honest penny hoeing
corn and helping to harvest.
Constable W. F. A. Foster of Port
Deposit who was confined in Jail fol
shooting W. j. Purner, has been re
leased on $500 bail to answer at the
September term. Mr.. Purner is ouI
of danger from the wound.
An unknown boy aged about II
was run over by freight train las,
Thursday, May 18th at Bacon Hill
on the P. w. & b, R. R., and killed
He attempted to get on the cari
which were moving very slowly al
the time.
Edward Jackson, toll collector FOL
the Conowingo Bridge Co, has /,
twenty months old colt which weigh
eight hundred and fifty pounds. w
presume there are numbers o
Purcheon colts of like age that will
weigh as much.
The w. C. T. U. give list o
Bitters in their column on fourLl
page, which contain enough bat
whiskey to satisfy the thirst of an,
confirmed sot. The prohibition law
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