The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13

on Monday morning, 9th inst, in hi
SD year. The deceased was a pro
minent citizen of Chester county.
VIM. P. Fowler, living about TIVE
miles from ElktoB, was stricken will
paralysis on Saturday last, from which
be died on Monday. He was in thu
18th year Of his age and unmarried
Mr.. James K. McVey a venerable
and respected citizen of the mint
election district of this county dice
at the residence of his son George s
McVey near Zion on Tuesday the Sd
inst, in the S2d year of his age. Hi
remains were inferred in Rose Banl
Cemetery on Thursday.
Daniel F. Sbure, of Shuresville
Hartford county died Thursday Feb
9Th in his 72d year. He was super
intendent of the Susquehanna Tide
Water Canal for forty two years. He
was the father of ten sons and two
daughters, all Of whom are living
except one daughter. DR.. G. S
Shure. of Port Deposit, is the eldest
1t is one Of the current topics" OF
Port Deposit that Jas. A. Davis &
Son will give up their present place
of business and endeavor to secure
better quarters in town; location
not SO accessible to ice floods.
The Scientific american "Archi.
tects' and Builders' edition for Feb.
rnary lie thing Of beauty, as well as
being very valuable to those for
whose use it is published. Specimen
copies can be seen at this office.
Cards are out for the fiftieth ami.
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Day
ckinck. ON Tuesday Gath of February
when many golden sheaves expect TO
gather round the parent stem 30
celebrate the 50th return of the turn.
ing point in the lives of two of the
most estimable eitizsnts OF Cecil.
May their life's declining sun be like
unto the sunset Of a peaceful Sep
TENDER day.
There is nothing nicer as dinner
dish than scolloped oysters. Heagy
supplies families with the bivalves
fresh from the shell.
Improving country roads is agitat.
ing several legislatures at present
and under civil engineers appears to
De the inevitable that che question is
tending to. It were better to issue
bonds-as bad as that plan is-and
have the roads macadamized. The
tax annually paid and wasted on the
roads in the counties would pay the
interest on the bonds and provide a
sinking fund. Four per cent interest
or less ought to secure plenty of
money.
The lecture of DR.. Gayley at the
Friends Normal Institute building on
Friday evening last was devoted
principally to Naples and the dead
city of Pompeii, and was most en-
terta,ning. The Pompeiians prove
by the relics Of their house keeping
which the ashes from Vesuvius have
preserved for US, were about as we'll
up in domestic life as we are. But
the evidence of the voluptuous and
immoral lives they led are also as
numerous. and unmistakable. The
ladies of Pompeii displayed as much
taste in their dress. jewelry and
ornaments as the ladies of our time.
For the restoration of faded and gray
hair to its original color and freshness,
Ayers Hair Vigor remains unriyaled.
This is the most popular and valuable
toilet preparation in the world; all who
use it are perfectly satisfied that il is
the best.
The appeal exports the citizens of
Elkton after this manner. "Let every
man put his shoulder to the wheel
and see how much we can accomplish
during the year."
The wheel in this sense is OPP
portunity. Will the Apreal poin,
out the wheel that every willing
shoulder may be hraced against9 II
carefully looked into the life of the
times viii be found to yearly afford
fewer individual opportunities or
wheels" than ever before In this
country. The corporation and the
syndicate are absorbing them all.
The large wheels crush the smaller
ones. and the individual has to take
the place of q servant and become q
cog in the machine which grinds out
wealth for the few. Look about Won.