The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-02-26
MINOR LOCALS

Mr.. M. F. McDowell will engage in
the ware house business at Conowingo
in the spring.
Progressive enchre has appeared
again at the social gatherings in
Elkton.
The building of q new sheet mill
by the Mccullough Iron Company at
North East is talked of.
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie and sister
will open q millinery store at Mrs.
Pogue's old stand about the first of
April.
George N. Gray, moulder by
trade, died at his residence in Elk.
ton, on Monday, aged Sc. Mr.. Gray
was known to many Of the people in
this neighborhood.
Mrs. Ann Boyd, wife of Mr.. John
Boyd, died at her home on Wednes-
day morning, the 18th, of erysipelas,
in her gid year. Her funeral took
place on Friday Interment at West
Nottingham cemetery.
Piles, sore eyes, cracked lips.
chsppcd hands, and all skin eruptiona
are cured by DR.. Fenner's German
Eye Salye. Warranted to satisfy or
money refunded. For sale by DR..
L. r. Kirk and all dealers.
Hyland Bddle, colored man OF
Cherry Hill who died last week, was
prominent member of the I 0. o. F.
and was buried on Sunday in the
hurying grounds OF the A. M. e.
Church at Eikton. the order conduct.
ing the funeral services.
They are talking of employing a
Waterman for Port Deposit. Our
town by the bright flowing river is
assuming metropolitan airs. The
renewal or amendment of her electric
light company charter is going |
through the legislature.
A. B. Keen has added to the facili. |
ties of The shoeiEg department of his
smith shop by the erection Of set of
stocks in which to hoist kicking
horses and mules He put frisky
mule in them on Monday and they
worked like charm.
The farm owned by Mary and
Amelia Degoey, formerly the
residence of the late Hiram McCul
Tough, situated two miles north east
of Elkton. containing eigh.h-fiye
acres, was sod at public sale last
week to Rev. j. D. Carey, OF the |
Elkton Catholic Church for $S.375
It is said it will be ased as cemetery. |
A spelling bee will be held in the
Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton, for the
benefit of the famine stricken district
of Russia, Saturday evening the 9th
Prizes will be offered those most pro
ficient in spelling. 1st prize,
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
I'd prize, Shakespeare's Works; Sd
prize, McCauley's History of Eng
land.
The railroad men have burned the
dead grass on the sides Of the rail-
road, timely precaution.
That part of the platform between
the freight buildings. at Rising Sun
depot, heretofore open has been
rooted in which is great improve
ment to the depot and will serve as q
much needed protection to heavy
freight which is deposited there.
The proposed railroad which lie
being located that will cross the B.
& O. at SingeIly thence to Elkton,
has aroused the slumbering hopes of
the Kent and Queen Annes county
people for the building of the old
Eastern Shore line Tue Kent Nea0s
advocates the continuing the road
from Elkton to Massey's or Lambso3,
to Cbestertown, to Church Hill and
Centerville and on down to connect
with tue Eastern Shore section
already built.
Joseph Bradbury formerly of Elk
ton, who conducts livery at Will
mington has very valuable man
named "Joe" who loves drop too
well. Bradbury is an ardent tenn
perance man and rather than lose
"Joe's" services and to try little
missionary work in the cause, promis
ed Joe to pay him s25 extra if be
would abstain from drinking q year.
Joe did so and received the $25 a
short time ago. Bradbury immediate
ly renewed the contract with him for
another wear