The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
NEWS.
Friday, Nov. %. 1892.
MINOR LOCALS
esterday was turkey day.

he W6alne" turned COlu on lueS
day and assumed a decided wintery
temperature.
Ducks are reported numerous ant
are selling at the following prices
Canvas backs are selling at $4.50
Red heads, $500; Black heads, a
cents pair.
Miss Ella F. Oldham, cor. sect. OF
Cecil county Christian EndeavoI
Union has been appointed the States
union corresponding secretary fol
the county.
In vel contested foot ball game
Saturday last the Elkton Athletic
Association team defeated the Johns
Hopkins eleven of Baltimore by g
score Of to 0.
1t was reported that John L. Sui
livan aud his show troup passed
through Port Deposit last week ON
the Columbia r. r., and Johnny was
drunk as usual.
The young people of Bay View
Cnurch will give an Art Loan Exhi-
bition in the basement of the church
on Thursday evening, December the
1st. Lunch will be served for Is cts
The thirty-fourth annual meeting
Of the local preachers and exhorters
association of the Wilmington Con-
ference will he held in the Methodist
Church at North East, commencing
to-day.
An unknown man while walking
on the north bound track of the p
W. & B. R. r., two miles west oil
Elkton, on Saturday morning, was
struck by freight train and instant
ly killed.
Mr. John V. Abrahams son of Mr..
G. S Abrahams of Woodlawn is at
tending the Albany, New York law
school.
The sixth district will send another
lawyer to the bar of justice.
The receipts of the Agricultural
Fair held at Elkton last September
were $9,023.24 which includes a
balance on hand Jan 1892 of $500.
Is. The disbursements were 81 1872 90,
leaving balance of 81 ,l91 25.
William McSparren of Fairfield,
Pa, Packing Company is making
preparations to raise mushrooms to
pack. A dollhouse is required to
propagate these dung heap plants
but they are great luxury and sell
for fancy price.
A fire was started IN the stable of
E. P. Brickley of Port Deposit one
evening last week which was for
tunately extinguished before the
flames had time to spread, otherwise
his stable and store would in all pro-
liability been consumed.
Mr.. A. Brumfeld lost a fine two
year old steer last week from being
choked with nubbin of corn. The
corn with part of the husk on lodged
in the animals gullet few inches
from the stomach which fact was as
certained by post-mortem examina
ton.
William Palmer, a young man
residing at Principle, died on
Wednesday morning after a short
illness. He was taken sick on
Monday night, after retiring to bed
apparently ia good heath. He
leaves widow and three small
children.
A man in a crowd on the stree,
near the Howard House in E!ktor
one day last week managed to dis
charge rife he held in his hand
The ball struck the pavement, knock
ed a chip out of brick, rebouDdeG
and knocked the cane out of the
hand of one of the company. Another
warning.
The fall term of public schools
closed on Tuesday, Nov. 10Th. A
Jefferson school, No. 8. there were
SO pupils enrolled; average for tern
46. The 70 loving we're presen,
every day: Ella Dixon. Paul Morris
Clara Kelly, Braden Morris, Harrie
Williams, Ella Dixon and Bessi,
Rawlings.
The mysterious growth of horl
related by Mr., w. w, Moore publish
ed in the MIDLAND JOURNAL, Nov
1lth, has been cleared up. Som,
kind friend exchanged q horned
animal for the hornless beast, allow
ing the head ornaments to offset tn
extra 200 pounds of flesh the horn
less animal carried.
A steer belonging to James Roone,
was discovered by some gpnners il
the bushes, where he had become tie,
fast by rope on his horns. Nh
fact was reported to the owner VIII
took measures TO release the anima
and drive it to the pasture. 1t ha
been missing week and had cate
all the bushes within reach
The friends and neighbors @
Nelson Mcdowell, who resided nea
Rowlandville. were shocked to lear
of his sudden death on last Saturda