The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-29
COUNTY NEWS
Friday, j uIy 20, 1882.
MINOR LOCALS

Mr.. Jefferson Haines is pushing
his house to completion, situated on
Main street east of Thomas Kirk s
residence.
There has been an epidemic OF
diphtheria in Colerain township and
vicinity in our neighboring county OF
Pennsylvania.
The contractor, Mr.. George jack
son has commenced work on Mr.. j
S. Pogue's building on the corner OF
Cherry and Walnut streets.
Judge Stump granted a divorce, a
vinculo matrimonii, to Daniel H.
Baldwin from his wife Gcorgeanna
Ray Baldwin.
Mrs. Rebecca D. Fowler, an aged
lady. of Ekton, relict Of Samuel
Fowler, died Monday evening of in
firmities Of age. She was in her
eighty frs: year.
R c. Thackery, Esq, as attorney
sold on Monday, July 18th at public
sale at Port Deposit the c. p. Barns
property at Woodlawn, to Ward
Brown for $1l51.
Mrs. Z. C. Taylor of Oxford has an
Egyptian lotus growing in tub OF
water. This classic water lily of the
Nile has put out several blooms this
summer. The flowers are of a pink
cream color.
The Rising Sun base ball club an
nounce themselves ready to play ball
and open to challenges. They would
he pleased to hear from all neighbor-
ing clubs. Communications should
be addressed to the secretary,
j. A. Hartenstine.
Work on the Cecil terminal Of the
Lancaster, Southern and Oxford
Railroad is rapidly progressing.
About one mile of the road has been
ballasted and the rails laid; this is
used to carry supplies to the 800
men at work on the road.
The committee of arrangements
for the Woodlawn farmers meeting
adjourned to meet on the following
Saturday afternoon (to.morrow) in
Rising Sun a. six o'clock or as near
as possible at that hour. A full
committee should be present.
Mrs. Andrew Woodall, wife OF
Capt. Andrew Woodall, of George
town, Kent county, died on Saturday
July 10th in the S0th year of her age.
Some time ago she fell breaking her
thigh and owing to her advanced age
she never recovered from her injury.
The railroad company have erected
q watch house at the Rising Sun
crossing and installed Alexander
Wilson as flagman, Miles Brown in.
stalled as fagman at Duyckinck' s
crossing which was vacated by Mr..
Wilson. Street Brown is flagman at
Colora.
During one of the recent heavy
thunder storms that have passed
over this part of the county. Como
wingo bridge which spans the Susque
hanna was struck by lightning. A
large hole was broken in the roo
and some of the bridge tlmbers were
shattered.
A parcel OF land containing seven
acres, situated mile and half from
North East, with frame dwelling
house, barn and other out buildings
belonging to Hiram M. Logan ant
OameS IN SanClOuJ was oOlu W ehN
Mutual Building Association of Ceci
county, the mortgage, for 500 cash
George A. Blake, Esq, trustee, OF
Wednesday, July goth sold the farm
of the late Milton White, containing
80 acres situated adjoining the village
of Brick Meeting House, on The
premises. to his son Webster White
for $4,450. This farm has beer
owned by members of the family
from the first settlement of thu
county.
A large prohibition campaign rally
in the shape of two days meeting
in Pennock's Grove, Chester county
Pa, is advertised to be held, com
mencing Saturday August 9th. Mrs
Helen M. Cougar is named anon!
the speakers of national reputation
Helen is talking machine but ;
rattle brain. Not long since she wa
reading Miss Willard and SOM
Others of her standing out of tn
party.
The engineers report that s., l4'
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