The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17


her maiden sister, Rachel Hood, aged
IA years, died in an adjoining room.
John d. Nccauley died suddenly at
his residence at New leeds, in this
county, on Saturday afternoon last.
Mr.. McCauley was the eldest son of
Judge James McCauley Of the Orphans
Court, and was about SO years of age.
He served for three years in the late
war. lie leaves widow and several
children.
The Star Mail route between Rising
Sun and Port Deposit has been changed
so as to take in the new Office Theodore
(Reeders Corner) which lengthens the
route about miles by the round trip.
An addition of $50 was made to the
salary of the carrier. The arrival of
the mail is an hour later in consequence
of the change.
Spring term of public schools closed
on Wednesday 18th inst. At Jefferson
school, Principle, the following
pupils attended every day during the
term:-Ola Keilholtz, Ella Carter,
Mabel Keilholtz, Ella Lambert, Paul
Morris, Oliver Lambert, Palmer
Williams, Albert Harris, Clarence
Kelley, Levi Williams, Charles Harris,
Clyde Nickle and Samuel Krauss.
Ernest Keilholtz and Leslie Palmer
each missed but one day.
Our worthy postmaster Sam Handle
ton was rendered surprise on Tuesday
night l4th inst, it being the SO ami
versary OF his birth. Friends to the
number of fifty or sixty assembled at
his home, and he was notified that he
was wanted on important business
The guests much enjoyed his surprise
and a very pleasant evening was spent.
| Refreshments consisting of ice cream,
bananas, lemonade and cake were serv.
| ed, when the party dispersd. We hope
he may enjoy many such anniversaries.
! The oyster season has almost drawn
to the close but Heagy has few more
left.
The Southern Building and Loan
Association, of Knoxville, Tenn,
has organized branch at Port
Deposit. Mr.. W. w. Hopkins lie
president; A. s. Davis secretary; Fl.
A. Nesbitt. treasurer, and w. w.
Hopkins, A. s. Davis, III. A. Nesbitt
Samuel Reynolds, H. G. Nesbitt and
Adam Peoples, as Board of Direc-
tors. Don't send your spare cash
away to build up enterprises at
distant points.
"After a varied experience with many
so-called cathartic remedies, am con-
WINGED that Ayers Pills give the most
satisfactory results. I rely exclusively
on these Pills for the cure of liver and
stomach John B. Bell,
ST., Abilene, Texas.
Very little if any less than ten
tons of New York buckwheat -four.
was ordered by the grange and stores
in town, and delivered at Rising Sun
station last year. Our farmers
should try to secure some of this
custom by putting in few acres of
buckwheat. The Japanese variety
from all accounts is far superior to
the common American, yielding fully
twice as much per acre, and equal in
quality.
Frisby Tull died at the residence
of his daughter-in- law, Mrs. Mary f.
Tull, last week in Elkton. He was
visiting there at tae time and, though
he had been in feeble health for
some time, his death was unexpected.
He was one of the oldest and most
widely known citizens in the county.
| His trade was that of q millwright,
and for many years he had charge
of work of that kind for the Nc
Cullough Iron Company, at North
East, where he lived. He married
Miss Carter, sister of I. Day Carter,
by whom he had two children-M Miss
Lizzie Tull and DR.. Robert Tull who
are both dead. Deceased was born
in 1909.
On Thursday of last week in the
Court of Appeals Judge Bryan fled
the opinion in the case of Job Haines
vs.. William Smith Campbell, affirm
ing the judgement of the Cecil county
court in favor of Campbell. There
were four counts in the declaration
below, one for false imprisonment
and the other three for SANDER.
Judgment being Tor the plaintiff, the
defendant appealed from this deci.
sion. The defendant had demurred
to the last three counts, and on this
the Court of Appeals is called upon
to rule. The slander alleged consist.
ed of the following words, II threw
the burning OF William Witman's
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