The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-04-01
MINOR LOCALS
This is all FOOLS day.

going to contest tomorrow evening
March 25, Marylanders moving day
was, fora wonder, splendid spring
day.
A Russian relief spelling bee is
the excitement for Port Deposit next
Wednesday.
The Cecil Telephone Company are
having the poles planted between
here and Leslie.
The sunshine grows brighter as
the days lengthen and the breath OF
spring is in the air.
Mr.. A. L. Duyckinck's warehouse
at Leslie was opened last week under
charge of Isaac F. Vanarsdale.
Business has again started up at
Colora Both the fertilizer works
and the machine shop are running.
Carter & Campbell are raising
their warehouse at Barnsley few
feet higher aad otherwise improving
the building.
Chrome Castle No. 443, Knights of
the Golden Eagle was Instituted on
Thursday night of last week with
tweniv-fye members.
The Conference having granted the
Rev. Charles Hill a supernumerary
relation be will remove from Elkton
with his family to Salisbury, Md.
Robert L. Christie's children, five
of them, have all been suffering from
diphtheria. One aged four years
named Robert died on Friday night
last.
In the new Congressional River
and Harbor bill $4,000 is the amount
appropriated for Elk river, and 3d.
$40 to complete dredging in North
East river.
William Carson who has been con-
Quoting drug store for several years
in Port Deposit, has removed to
Conowingo, where he will continue
his drug business.
DR.. James M. H. Rowland. son of
Mr.. Rowland of Liberty Grove,
graduated fourth in a class of eighty
and received the fourth prize at the
Baltimore Medical College.
Robert Rawlings, who has been
conducting the Tome farm, about
two miles from Port Deposit, has
removed to his own farm near Wood
lawn. Mr.. Harvey Tome has taken
the farm vacated by Mr.. Rawlings.
The funeral of John S. Eyerist on
Monday last was very largely attend
ed. The pail bearers whom he had
selected were S. T. Wiley, R. Lawson
Tosh, Theodore Marshall, James A.
Davis, w. Hopkins and Joseph Fryer.
Charles Kirscht, the Colora cord
wainer is negotiating for the adjoin-
ing part of the building, at present
occupied by John Mahan, which he
will in case of purchase improve and
start first class shoemaking estab-
lishment.
Mr.. John Dabler the we'll borer is
sinking a well for Mr.. Ell. j. E0ing
in rear of his residence on Main
street. Mr.. Effing contemplates
improving his property by enlarging
and adding a show window to his
barber shop.
George A. Blake, trustee, sold the
real estate of Henry Burns, deceased,
at Bay View, on Thursday, March "a
aud as executor of John T. Sprostoa,
deceased, sold his personal property
on the same day. James II. Lynch,
auctioneer.
Isaac A. Wilson and Howard A..
Wilson of Little Britain township,
Lancaster county, last week made an
assignment Tor the benefit of creditors
to Clifford Cook of Little Britain and
D. NJ. Taylor of Oxford. 1t is ex.
pected the claims will be paid in full.
Mrs. Martha H. Miller, wife of
Andrew T. Miller. died at her
residence near Mechanics Valley on
Thursday March 9th after linger-
ing illness of consumption. She was
a daughter of the late John W. Holt.
and was ia her 49th year. Her
funeral took place on Sunday at
Union church.
Maris Pierce, formerly of Little
Britain, was recently elected Mayor
of Sioux City la. His name was
put on an Independent ticket, made
three days prior to the election, and
he received more votes than the
Republican and Democrat nominees