The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13
Friday, Feb. 18. 1891.
MINOR LOCALS

for June 3, 4 and 9Th.
A Junior order of American
Mechanics has been organized in
Elkton.
Tomorrow is st. Valentines Day.
We prefer green one with figure on
one end.
John X. Bond has some fine grade
Holstein cattle which be will put on
the market in the spring.
Richard Fell of West Grove, Pa,
was gored and came near losing his
life by a vicious bull.
The County Commissioners will be
in session on next Tuesday, Feb. 18th,
in order to make corrections in the list
of assessments.
Barnes & Hartenstine still have some
very choice bran on hand.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board of directors of the McCul-
Tough Iron Co., was held at Rowland
vile last week.
Mr.. w. w. Black, freight agent at
Middletown, Del, who has been very
Ill at his home at Principle is reported
to be convalescing.
Thieves stole $3S worth of chick
ems from George w. Derrickson,
near Murphey Mill in the second
district one night last week.
An addition is to be made to Pro.
violence Paper Mills. A building ITO
feet long and forty feet wide is to be
added to the main building.
Fine decorated tea sets for sale by S
T. Wiley, Colora. 6f3t.
The cold wave we were threatened
with on Tuesday made out little i'm.
preston in this section of country.
The rain proved a wet blanket which
took all the rigor out of the waye.
Jesse Snead of Nickel Mines. had one
of his arms broken last week. Whilst
riding in the stage he was thrown from
his seat by a lurch of the vehicle. He
ia well known in Rising Sun. hrving
formerly been clerk In Buffington's
store.
W. 7. Warburton, Esq, Attorney,
sold at public sale, at the Court
House, on Thursday last. the Nc
Intire property, containing 2l4 acres
in the Fourth district, to Thos H.
Smith. for $500.
Oysters at all hours at Heagy's pre-
pared in every style.
The Elkton Cemetery Company at
their annual meeting held on Feb. 2,
elected DR.. R. G Mackall, President;
John Partridge, Secretary; VIM. ].
Jones, Treasurer; Thomas Drennen,
DR.. j H. Jamar and w. H. Elder, ex
CON-; W. H Elder, superintendent.
The latest rumor about town 10 that
Mr.. W. Mahan. agent for the Leader
Oil Co., of Cincinnati, O., is about
purchasing the Hampton Langdon
farm, which he proposes stocking
with cows, and selling the milk to
the creamery.
The funeral of Ann Brown at Mt.
Pleasant on the 9TH inst, brought
together large concourse of people.
She was in her Saith year and her
seven sons were present with grand
children and great grand children,
Her only daughter, Mary Kitchen is
buried near her.
II. H Haines makes the following
statement to our reporter I have moi
registered at the Bingham House' for
over two years and have not been
within block of the hotel during Feb.
1891 and the onde'individual who set
up that practical joke on me last week
In the Times will have to load up again.
Mrs. E. B. Stevens, of Baltimore, will
give an address in the interest Of the
Womau's Foreign Missionary Society on
Sunday evening, Feb. 18th. in James NJ. E.
Church. She also desires to meet the
ladies of the Society and others at Mrs.
Edwin Haines' on Feb. l4th al $50 o'clk.
E. P. HAINEs, Sec.
The boys annoyed the audience at
Rev. S. A Gayley's lecture on Friday
night last, eating peanuts. Our Ris.
ing Sun boys are not well behaved at
public entertainments. If they would
attempt such behavior in public
lecture or exhibition in some of our
towns they would be "histed" sud-
denly.
Our fellow townsman and auc-
tioneer Mr.. J. G. Hindman weekly
monopolizes the largest share of at
tention by the Oxford Press of any
of the business men who receive its
dattering mention. Score one for
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