The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-08-21
COU NTY NEWS,
Friday, Aug. Il. 1891.
MINOR LOCALS

a boom.
The Cecil Farmers Club were in
session last Wednesday at S. r.
Carson's.
The dredging machine and scows,
are working IN Elk river, near
Singerly's wharf.
So far this season is copperhead
snakes have been killed on J. G. Bells
farm at conowingo.
j. G. Price of the 1st district had
six stacks of straw burned and not
sixty as stated last week.
Wheat is turning out remarkably
we'll. We hear of yields from 30 to
upwards OF 40 bushels per acre.
Prof. Warren's lecture on birds at
the Woodlawn meeting will be most
highly interesting and instructive.
s.. D. Mccullough had one Of his
livery horses killed by "a freight train
at the North East depot on Monday.
Attention is directed to the announce
ment of Eli 7. Reynolds who recently
purchased the Rising Sun Pharmacy
from G. G.. Sill.
There were Is tents on the camp
ground of Mt. Pleasant, East Not.
tingham, Pa, Protestant Methodist
Episcopal camp.
Read E. R. Buffington's advertise
ment and keep posted.
On Saturday night thieves broke
into I. W. & j. G.. Collins shoe shop,
Oxford, Pa, and stole about $25
worth of new shoes.
The Appeal says Rosebud of Porter's
Bridge is forger and ought to be in
the penitentiary. Who is "Rose- bud"
and what has he been forging?
Mr.. job Haines is erecting cider
press at his mill and desires to an
nounce that he will be prepared to
manufacture cider by the latter part of
next week.
Elkton's sboom'' seems to have gone
down like a brush fire. The street
sprinkler is smitten with drouth and
the papers are advertising estray notices
for the water works.
The picnic of the First Presby-
terrain Sunday School and congrega-
ton Of Oxford was held in M. W N.
Browns grove at Sylmar on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Swami Everist, of Port Deposit,
son of Mr.. F. s. Everist and J. N.
Spencer of Havre de Grace have formed
a co-partnership and will conduct the
general dry good business at Frederick
City. Md.
J.J Bennett of Oarkwood will
commence processing his famous
Honey Bee brand of tomatoes as
soon as the fruit is ready. The crop
is late in ripening this season. Too
much wet weather.
Prof. Alyord, of the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College, and several of the
faculty will take part in the Farmers
Woodlawn Meeting.
Mr.. William Nesbitt of Port Deposit,
who left for the West several weeks ago
for the purpose of engaging in business,
has returned and reports there is more
people out there to go into business
than there is business to go into.
Woodlawn camp closed ON Thursday
evening. There were IS tents on the
ground. The attendance was fair. There
was less crowd on Sunday than usual
on that day, the Barnsley camp divid
ing the attendance with Woodlawn.
Several members of Company A.,
who attended the encampment are
Frustrated with typhoid fever while
Others are complaining. Capt.
Purnell has made an official report OF
the fact to Brig. General Stewart
Brown.
A large barn on the farm of George
Biles in the Fourth district was blown
down and badly wrecked on Wednes-
day of last week. The building was
full of farm products and the loss is
considerable. The corn in that vicinity
was badly injured.
A rare opportunity to hear the
Alliance views of the financial situa.
ton discussed by N. A. Cunning.
the ablest writer in the Alliance on
that subject, at the Woodlawn Farm
ers' Meeting.
A colored man named johnson
who works on the farm on Thomas
Drennen near Elkton, was badly in
jured on Friday last. He was plow-
ing when the horse became frightened
and ran away. He was struck by the
pillow, which cut both his nostrils.
The Republican Committee have Sc
lected John V. Abrahams, of the Fifth
district, to fill the vacancy for the
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