The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-15
MINOR LOCALS

Parker McCrery has purchased
Mrs. Johnston's farm near Fair Hill
Seven funerals took place at the
Brick Meeting House last Monday
Joel j. Carter of Lyle, Lancaster
county, had his herd of COWS dehorn-
ed last week.
Several farmers in this vicinity
succeeded in filing their ice houses
from the recent little freeze.
Elkton's public DRINKS were crowd.
ed out of the Wing last<week but
they were in the streets all the same,
The mortality in this county
among aged people mostly. is some
thing fearful, and is mostly traceable
to the grip.
The twenty-sixth anniversary OF
Minnehaha Lodge. at Chrome was
celebrated by the Good Templars on
last Saturday evening.
William Griffith, living near LON.
bard, had stroke of paralysis on
Sunday. Mr.. Griffith is the father OF
Robert Griffith Of Oxford.
Rev. Isa &c Jewell visited Rising
SIM on Monday last, and received a
cordial welcome from his old church
members and other friends.
The B. G. Bib stove company OF
Port Deposit, which closed their
foundry for the holidays commenced
operations on Monday of last week
The social club composed of the
young people of Port Deposit and
adjacent country held a meeting at
Mr.. Enoch McCullough's on Tues
day night last.
Mr.. V. S. Demon of Charlestown
and Miss Ella Lilly of Summerville,
were married at the M. e. parsonage
by Rev. J. B. Quigg on Wednesday
morning Jan. 6.
The funeral of John P. Evans took
place on Tuesday and was attended
principally by relatives and friends
Rev. s. A. Gayley D. .. held religious
services at the home Of deceased.
Thos. w. Rowland of Port Deposit
has accepted the position as travel
ing salesman for western carriage
mandatory. He has had large
experience in the carriage business.
Thomas Kennard and wife OF
Vinegar Hill are both very low with
pneumonia. Their recovery is des-
paired OF and before this notice il
published both may have passed
away.
The new second hand steam FIRE
engine that the new Singerly IRE com.
pany of Elkton recently purchased
was tried last week and threw water
powerful" The boys are wishing
for a new FIRE now.
There will be an entertainment In
Mt. Pleasant church on Tuesday even
ing, Jan 10Th, given by the young
people of Port Deposit. All are
invited. Admission Is cents If able
to pay if not free.
The latest gambling device Of the
lottery order is of North East origin
and consisted in the guessing how
many seeds there we're in pumpkir
at the store of T. M. Simcoe, ovel
1000 tickets have been sold. The
prize is a gold watch.
On Wednesday 9th inst, Mr.
Harvey Tome, nephew Of Hon. Jacot
Tome, and Miss Coulson weremarrieG
at the Rowlandville parsonage. Mr.
John Montgomery and Miss Carrie
McCardell were married at tue same
parsonage by Rev. William Shepherd
There will be Farmers Institute
held in Oxford Hall under the diree
tion of the Pennsylvania State Boare
of Agriculture on January FL, % ant
% 1892. An interesting program
has been published and large ant
interested gathering of'farmers viii
doubtless attend the sessions.
The Alliance will meet at Colorl
on Tuesday afternoon at 1870 p. m
The grip and bad weather has serious
" interfered with the attendance o
members for the several last meet
ings. Papers and documents con
tanning alliance literature may b.
procured by applying at S. 7. Wiley
store.
At a meeting of the stockholder
of the Conowingo Bridge Compan,
held at Conowilgo on the 18th inst,
the old Board of Directors was re
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