The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-02-05
Ariel Qnarteite Feb. I2th.

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The annual exhibition Of the North
East public school will take place on
February I'D.
The Rising Sun w. G. tn. will
meet In the NJ. E. Church ON Thursday.
Feb. 18th At ESQ p. M.
Over twenty persons united them
selves with the Methodist Church ct
Elkton on Sunday morning last.
Mr.. John r. Hainea Of Colora has
just Received his third order for tuning
forks from the Friends Select School,
Philadelphia.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
Circle will meet ut the residence Of Mrs.
Emma HaInes this Friday evening.
An interesting program is predicted.
Our '.town fathers have employed
Clinton Mccullough for attorney to
enlighten them on points Of law which
occasionally demand their attention.
Miss Gertie Robertson entertained .
nnmter OF friends last Saturday even
ing. About twenty-five guests were
present and an enjoyable evening spent.
Carlton Kimble who was removed to
Johns Hopkins Hospital . few days
ago. is reported to be NO better and
faint hopes Of his recovery are enter
tanned.
John Green Williams, OF Principle.
and Walter G.. Boyd, son of ex-Eherlff
Boyd, have been appointed to positions
In the Clerks Office by Mr.. Graham.
They enter upon their duties at once.
The following churches have asked
the ministers named to return rs pastor
next conference year: Rising Sun, Rev.
J. e. Bryan; Port Deposit. Rev. Adam
Stengle; Mt. Pleasant, Rev. F. B. Short.
The Constable's sale Of the Port De
posit Granite Quarry effects advertised
for sale on Saturday did not take place.
The company came up and settled the
claims and resumed work on Monday.
Don't forget the date, Feb. 18th.
The managers of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company Of Cecil county
will hold their quarterly meeting on
next Tuesday, February eth, At IL
O'Clock. at the secretary Office In Elk
ton.
A number Of drinks infested Rising
Sun on Friday and Saturday afternoon
and night last. One poor fellow was
SO hesvily loaded that it required two
to hold him up and steer him on the
street.
The shad and herring fishermen
along the Susquehanna river are very
busy now preparing their nets for the
coming season. which they expect will
open earlier than usual and be very
profitable one.
Bayard Taylor who has been con.
ductinga general store ut Rock Springs
has made an assignment 70 States AT.
torney A. L. Crothers. Of Elkton, for
the benefit Of his creditors. His aasets
are placed ct So, 900 and liabilities ST.
500.
The business Of Henry Dlebsrt boat
builder. Elk Landing has increased 50
that o division Of the business 10 neces-
sary. On April LIST, the new yard will
be under the management Of Henry
Diebert, while the new firm Of Edward
Diebert & Brothers will continue the
old yard.
Counters for sale. Apply to VIM
Brown. jStf.
It 10 rumored that Hon. Jacob Tome
will positively commence the buildings
for his Manual Schools In the spring,
and that the work will be put ont by
contract and pushed to an early COM
pletion. That report has been circulat.
ed SO often the public have grown
skeptical.
One Of the plumbers In Eingerly's
paper MILL at Elkton fell from
temporary scafEold eighteen or twenty
feet breaking his jaw. He was remoy.
ed to the hotel whore he was boarding
and the wound dressed by DIR. Ellis
he was from Philadelphia and had
been at work but few hours.
At the annual meeting Of the Elkton
Cemetery Company, held Monday.
February LIST. the following officers
were reelected for the ensuing year.
DR.. r. c. Mackall, President; John
Partridge. Secretary; William J. Jones.
Treasurer; William H. Elder. Superin-,
tendenr; Ex. Committee, Thomas
Drennen aud DR.. J. II. lamar.
Secure your tickets for the Ariel
Quartette.
Alfred Stout, colored, confined in
Eikton Jail for over = year, charged
with the murder of the old German
farmer George Ditmore. with murder
ously assaulting his wife and for org
larly, on the night Of February /. 1891
at their lonely farm house, two miles
southwest of Chesapeake City, will be
taken to Belair. Hartford county, on
Monday next, to which place case has
been removed, and set for trial on
February 10,
Since the death Of Mrs. Rebecca
Seth, ut Baldwin'e Cecil county. At