The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-06-10
NEWS
Eriday,iJune 10, 1892.
MINOR LOCALS

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Elkton is putting its best foot fore
most in efforts to light the town with
electricity
James Rea has taken charge of
tie store at the Bridge below Cecil
Paper mill.
The sheriff last week sold tract
of land in the Sd district for taxes
and costs. The property was assest
to Mary Curry.
The Oxford spring fair has come
and gone. The weather was fine for
the entertainment. The fall fair will
be held September %, 30 and 80.
The Board of Public Works has
selected C. c. Caldwell as director
of the Philadelphia & Baltimore
Central Railroad, vice DR.. R. R.
Crothers.
The Ananias Club of Cecil county
has been giving series of interest
ing entertainments in the court room
in Belair this week -BelaGr Times
Died, on Friday evening, Mary.
Youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John White of Principle. Interment
at Hopewell on Monday afternoon.
Rev. Adam Stengle oficiated.
Mrs Washington Conner of Port
Deposit buried her father on Satur-
day, and on Sunday her little son
Jesse fell from a raft and was drown.
ed. Search was made all day on
Monday, but he was not found,
A large breadth of land is being
planted in tomatoes on the 0ctoraro
hill in the neigh5orhood of Rowland
vile. Tomatoes grown in that Sec
!ion are the finest favored on the
market, and are unequaled in quality.
Last week whiskey license was
taken out by Fl. T. Miller for eleven
months for which he paid $40. The
factory is located in the fourth dis.
trict near Lewisville. A pretty
business our county is copartner in
to be sure!
The Cecil County Christian En-
deavor Union will meet in oonyen-
ton to day, at Chesapeake City.
Two sessions, afternoon and evening.
Societies having membership in this
Union are urged to send q large
representation.
Mr.. H. H. Haines received note
from Attorney General Hensel on
Monday expressing the pleasure OF
the outing party from Lancaster and
Leabnon who spent night in Rising
Sun on their return trip, and gratifica
ton for their cordial reception. The
party were delighted With their trip
through our county.
1t is said the Cecil county inves
tors who recently lost heavily by the
failure of the National Bank of San
Diego, California, have heen called
upon to make good the deficit TO the
depositors, which will about double
their former loss.-Appeal.
Court abroad but marry at home
is an old adage, which applies we'll
to investments.
June weather is putting in some
of its "best ticks" for the farmers
hot and frequent showers are max
ing all crops jump. Wheat will be
very heavy in straw, the grain will
depend upon the weather next week
and the week after. The cold, wet
weather in the spring gave the grass
crop a bad backset, and the outlook
for hay is not encouraging.
DR.. John S. Sites, former resident
of Elkton died in Brooklyn on Wed.
nesday of last week. The deceased
was son of General Sites who
lived at the "Red Mill" short dis.
lance from ..Elkton, and was pro-
minent man of the county in his day.
The doctor was humorist and
many of the Elkton folks of the older
set will remember the practical jokes
he and Jim Maxwell used to play
off on subject who were little green.
The roads need a little attention
before harvest and work, if properly
done at that time will greatly con-
duce to the improvement and com.
fort of travel and teaming the
balance of the summer and fall.
There are always some ruts and holes
made after the spring repairing be.
fore the ground has become firm.
These holes should be leveled and
filled with broken stone and the loose
stones and large stones that stick
their noses above ground here and
their removed. A little out lay in
such work pays big interest.
A frightful accident occurred in
Oxford Tuesday. Edward Porter a
painter who was painting the steeple
of the Presbyterian church fell about
Sd feet and alighted in a wedge
shaped space between the steeple
and the pinnacle of buttress of the
structure, about 65 feet from the
ground. The suspended seat he oc.
cupied gave way. Several persons
witnessed the accident and FASTENED
to his relief. Ladders were brought
and means of ascent hastily con-
structed by which the place was