The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-05-22

/ East on last Saturday evening the
front axle broke, throwing the occu-
pants from the buggy ana frightening
the horse. Mr.. Mcclure sustained q
severely sprained ankle.
1 The Mccullough Iron Company
will soon commence the construction
ola railroad from their Shannon mill,
about a mile distant. The tracks
will pass under the tracks of the
i Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more railroad at North East.
The festival of the season will he
he'd in Rising SIM public hall Satur-
day evening May Both, under the
suspicious of Morling Juvenile Temple
of the Z. o.. G.. Us. Admission free,
come one, come all. A grand display of
ice cream, strawberries, cake, lemonade
and all the good things of the season.
A new lot of ladies', misses
children's and young mems fine
shoes for sale by S. T. Wiley, Colora.
The stabling, together with hay
and other feed belonging to R. G.
Hopkins. cashier Of Cecil National
Bank at Port Deposit, were consum-
ed by fire on last Friday afternoon
about 3 o'clock. Loss about $500.
The fire started in the loft. Its origin
! is unknown.
It is rumored that George w.
Cruikshank, Esq, for a quarter of a
century editor Of the Cecil Democrat,
will be candidate for the Clerkship
ofthe Circuit Court, before the Demo.
cratic convention which is likely to
assemble in Elkton about the 9th or
10th of June. So says the Wing.
Heagy's confectionery isselected to
suit every taste.
The large two and half story dwell
ing house of Constable James H. Ben
son. at Johnstown, in the first district
lof Cecil county, was totally destroyed
by fire Monday afternoon, together
with all his household furniture. The
fire was communicated to the house by
sparks from smoke house near by
where fish were being cured. The loss
is estimated at 81 800. No insurance.
Mr.. Painter. of Kennett Square,
called at this office on Saturday and
left catalogue of Martin Academy.
The catalogue is very attractive
little book, and so far as we can
learn from patrons and others well
acquainted with the school, Martin
Academy is second to no school in
Chester Co. See announcement in
adv. columns.
Arthur Johns, prominent farmer
and Democratic politician of Sassa-
fras, this county, died suddenly at
his home Sunday morning of paraly-
sis of the brain. He left his bed
Sunday morning to get some
medicine, and while he was crossing
the room he fell on the floor dead.
He was in his 5Sth year, and leaves
widow and six children, all grown.
Paris green, Persian insect powder
and white hellebore are the sure bug
and worm exterminators. Get them
pure at DR.. Kinks drug store. 22m2
An entertainment for the benefit of
Colora Sunday School was given in the
hall at that place on Thursday evening,
was given with spirit and grace, by
Misses Mary B. Ewing, Lizzie Gamble
and Maggie Nesbitt and Walter Jones,
! the latter as Dick Roy. The ROTATIONS
by MissesTyson and Thayer, were much
admired. An amusing tableau over
the Garden WALTZ and good music
/ lent ZeSt to the exhihitiOn
| John w. Draper, well known
citizen of Elkton. died Sunday morn
ing from the effects of a paralytic
stroke WHICH he suffered several days
ago. He was native of Dover, Del,
and had resided in Elkton more than
forty years. A widow and five
children survive him. He was a
member of the Second Delaware
Regiment during the war, anu receiy.
a pension.
The articles of Incorporation of the
Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Rail-
road were signed on Saturday last by
Walter M. Franklin, of Lancaster, Jos.
M. Showalter, of Oxford, incorporators
for Pennsylvania, and /. ID. Carter.
VIM. I. Warburton and Robert Mackey
of Cecil county, incorporators for
Maryland. The road will cross the
Pennsylvania line about FIVE miles
southeast of OxfoId and run to Singerly,
in this county, on the B. & O. Railroad.
! Preparations are being made to
build a new Methodist Church at
Calvert to be named Rose Bank M.
E. Church which will be In the Zion
circuit. The trustees under the
charter of the new church will be
William K. Griffith, Thomas Nc.
Mullin, Jacob Bericker, r. R. Wat
son, Webster Brown, and John P.
Shippers Mrs. Alice Brown has
donated lot in the village. and the
work Of erecting new building will
soon commencs.
/ Everyday straw hats and fine
straw hats for sale by s. T. Wiley.
Colors. I5m2.
/ Whit Monday is adjudged another
illegal holiday" for the public schools.
They will soon need school calendar
to keep track of their holidays. The
preceptors and preceptresses of this
venerable institution of learning
have as many fast dayG and HOLIDAYS