The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-11-13
MINORLOCALS

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Fly is reported in the early sowr
wheat.
A heavy rain on Tuesday night
and Wednesday.
A horse belonging to Charles Lewis
of Newark, was stolen on Saturday
night.
John r. Biddle, Port Deposit, has
been granted pension of $l2 pei
month
The dredging of the Elk River he
tween the Bridge and Cedar Point,
was completed last week.
The cunning season is now at its
height. There is good deal of bang
ing but very little bagging.
The store of H. Ellsworth Shippers
at Leslie, was robbed Tuesday night,
goods to the amount of $3.50 being
stolen.
Rev. Leyda Vance was ordained
and installed pastor Of the United
Presbyterian Church of Oxford on
Tuesday.
Joseph R. Blackburn of Fulton
township, Lancaster county, Pa.
reports go bushels of corn per acre
or 8 acres.
AS The weather cools Heagy's raw
box becomes more attractive.
An unknown Italian girl of Phila-
.delp!ia Was killed by an extra freight
train at Freachtown, Thursday after
noon asst week.
The principal of Port Deposit public
school reports 1911 pupils for the month
of October. Not large school for a
town the size of Port.
For full particulars of concert on the
18th see large posters and programs. Go
hear it and then,yo1 won't have to kick
yourself the next day.
An addition is being built to the
works of the Wakefield FRIEDRICH
Campany, at North East, for the
purpose OF storing their stock.
The ladies of st. James Episcopal
Church, Port Deposit, gave an oyster
supper with the customary etc's Of
the church fair, which realized $50.
The friends, patrons, trustees,
examiners and commissioners are IN
vited to visit the Chapel school and
witness spelling bee by the pupils.
Langtry, one Of the Elkton Stock
Farm brood mares, was found dead
in the stable yard on Thursday Of
last week. She was valued at $1,000.
Cecil Gillespie. of Rowlandville, was
arrested on Sunday last, on peace
warrant, by Constable Richie. and be-
ing unable to give bond. was taken to
jail.
Winfield Ryan returned to Rising
Sun from Pittsburg last Tuesday to
assist his father in erecting Mrs. Buck
ley's new house and the Catholic
church.
Rev Henry Branch will speak in
the Presbyterian church, Port De.
post, this evening. His subject,
Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies.
Reynolds drug store for stationery.
A tenant house on the farm of
Mary Ann Moore, in the Sth dist.
was burned last Friday night. As it
was vacant, the fire is supposed TO be
of incendiary origin.
Frank G.. Hendrickson who has
been railroadlng in West Virginia
for the last year or more dropped
into town on Monday last. He is
staying in Oxford at present.
Abijah Knight an old resident of
this county, died at Woodlawn,
November s. His funeral took place
at Hopewell on Sunday. Funeral
services by Rev. S. A. Gayley.
Clinton Mccullough, Esq, sold at
trustee sale on the court House yard, on
Tuesday last, a small piece of land
situated near the village Of Colora to
Charles e. Moore, Of colora for $3.50.
Mr.. Harry Ross Cameron and Miss
Sophia Buckley, daughter Of the late
DIR. Buckley, were married in the
Presbyterian Church. Port Deposit. on
Wednesday, the l1tb inst, at IL O'Clock.
Preparations are making to add a
large bay window to the front of Ris
ing Sun bank building, which will be
an Improvement in appearance as
well as a comfort to those inside the
bank room.
Jenkins and Nesbitt have touched
up w. j. McDougal's house on Main
street, which has been improved by
q new addition, in tastefuly blended
colors of orange, pompeii red, and
olive green.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
J. Edmund Crothers, son of Mr.. Jas.
Crothers of Calvert. to Mics Mary
Wingate Rutter, at North East M. r.
Church, Thursday afternoon, Nov. 10,
at four O'Clock.
Heagy will continue hot stews at the
old stand till the first of December.
The Port Deposit Granite Co.. has re
organized the Quarrymen's Union and
has established the 9 hour system with
10 hours pay The company started
in on Monday under the new order
with John Creswell as foreman.
The Kent Ne,os says; "Mr. David
Wilson, of Still Pond Neck, caught
eleven coons in one night last week :"