The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-16
MINOR LOCALS

we're burned in Chester county las
week. .-.... ....
The Oxford Agriculture Societ,
will hold its Fall Fair September %
'29 and 80.
The celebration of Octoraro M. Z
Sunday school was held in the churcl
grove last Saturday.
Oxford Fall Fair commences Sept
28th and continues three days. Sc,
ad, In another column.
Two more cows on the farm of j
G. Corbitt, near Newport, Del, dies
last week from anthrax.
Strawbridge & Clothier open tn
fall season in dry goods this week
See their announcement on anothe
page.
"he United Presbyterian Presby
terry of Philadelphia met in thu
Oxford church on Monday at 2:3'
p. N.
The ladies of Ebenezer church
were to hold lawn festival on Mr.
Alfred Kinks lawn last evening
'Spect they held it.
Miss Josephine Gale of Zion, ha
been appointed principal OF schoo
No. II, Fifth district, vice Mis-
Hannah Williams, resigned.
There was heavy fall of rain OF
Tuesday night which put the groun(
in good condition for putting il
wheat and the time is about right TO
sowing.
The corner stone of the new M. E
Church at Old Johnstown was LAID
last Sunday morning. Rev. T. A. II
O'Brien, the pastor, conducted the
services.
The old and reliable Baltimore
firm of Hamilton Easter & Sons
announces this as it's 62d year in
business. See their adv. in another
column.
The horse taken from the pasture
field of W. K. Reckefus last week
was driven very hard and turned
loose. The animal returned home
the next day. b
John and Mary Dougherty living
near Woodlawn have suffered The
loss of all of their children from
dysentery, the third and last chile
dying on the 9th inst.
Ira Whltcraft, near Cecil Paper
Mill, killed black viper recently. Il
was said to be the third snake of its
kind killed in that locality. That il
a famous country for snakes.
When the announcement is made
that lady school teacher has resign
ed, it has become saying-"a another
teacher is going to get married.
And the guess is generally right.
The funeral of Mrs. Rebeccs
Taylor, wife of Levi Taylor. neal
Rock Springs,took place last Sunday
The interment was made at Little
Brick burying ground. Mrs. Taylor
was about 81 years of age.
The funeral of Caroline S. Black.
burn, who was buried at Penn Hill
Sunday last, was largely attended
1t was estimated that between 1000
and 100 persons were present. The
speakers we're Annie Reynolds and
VIM. M. Way.
The large paper mill of J. B. Ram
sey & Son, on Muddy Run, Upper
Oxford, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday. Fire broke out about
o'clock in the rag room, while the
mill was running, originating, it is
supposed, from spontaneous combus
ton.
Last Saturday morning while Mrs
Henry Briscoe was driving through
town the, horse was frightened by
broken shaft dropping down and
becoming unmanagable threw hel
out againsta tree in front of Deborah
Preston's, injuring her quite severely
about the face.
A tramp named Kelly who had
been arrested in Elkton by the bailif
and confined in Jail was caught in
the house of George Biddle a resident
of that town one night last week
Biddle struck the poor devil and
knocked him through a window, s
summary mode of ejectment, auG
then marched him off to Jail again
He had been out but a few DAYS
The way back to useful citizenship
doubtless seems rough to Kelly.
The prohibitionists of Cecil county
have agreed to ask the state ex-
ecutive committee for six speeches
one to be given at Ceclltou, one in
Elkton, one in North East and one
in Rising Sun, the other two places
to be selected later. The old party
politicians will give them a kindliel
reception than on former occasions
They are not SO afraid of the pro-
hibition party as they used to be
Wien John Lloyd Thomas spoke
here they would liked to have tarred
and feathered him.
Col. T. Egerton Hogg's Ceci
Manor house that was destroyed by
fire was insured in the following