The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-04-08

Delaware preached in ST. James church
Port Deposit on Tuesday evening
April 9th.
On Tuesday last week, r, G. Thack
cry sold the farm Of Abraham Cosleti
situated at Bacon Hill bridge. to Dr.
/ G. M. Ellis, for 1865.
Charles G. Ctothers, administrator Of
Ruth Ann Castles, sold the leasehold
estate and interest in frame house at
Rock Run, for 1887
The Elkton Stock Farm has procured
another standard stallion He is a
chestnut sorrel and weighs 1850
pounds, sired by Starmont, he by
Almont.
John Fl Peterson and Miss Lucy 0.
Bouchelle were married at the Chesa-
pcake City M. E. parsonage, by the
Rev. /. G. Fosnocht, on Tuesday
evening, March 22d.
Chalkley Phillips Of the Feiton
House, Elkton has purchased Town
send POOLS farm at Frenchtown. 3
miles below Elkton in the second dis
trict, price $1,000.
One thousand and six additional
money order offices have recently been
erected in MARYLAND Cecil county gets
seven-Cecilton, Cherry Hill, Colora,
Earleville, Liberty Grove, Principle
Furnace, Rowlandville.
T. Herbert Cummings, of Pilot Town
has been appointed Justice of the
Peace for the Eighth district. He takes
his brothers place Frank Cummings
who recently died, and who had served
as Justice of the Peace after the death
Of his father James Cummings, who
was magistrate in the 9Th district for
many gears
| On Tuesday, March 28th Clinton
| Mccullough, Esq, attorney for the
| Mutual Building Association of Cecil
county, sold house and IL acres of
land belonging to Albert Benjamin, and
situated near Bay View, to DR.. P. B
Housekeeper for $745. Also the house
and lot on North street, Elkton, be-
| longing to James Bradley, to Reuben
Haines for $500.
Thieves broke into the store of Coul-
son & Co., Port Deposit, last Friday
night, by forcing open the cellar door Of
the adjoining dwelling, and boring a
hole in the store door large enough to
put their arm through and lift off the
iron bar. After securing 500 worth Of
cutlery, suspenders, stockings, cigars,
confectionery, &c they were frightened
off by Mr.. Williams, boarder 10 the
dwelling, who got up to drive away a
dog that was b,rking.
The martins made their first appear
ance in town on last Saturday, April 2.
which is unusually early. After ex-
aiming their cottage which is elevated
| in the front yard and looked after BY
Charley Haines while the feathered
occupant are sojourning in Florida and
Mexico during the winter. the advanced
messengers disappeared and came back
on Monday aocompaaisa by several
| friends or relatives and took possession
The English sparrows which had been
keeping house in the absence of the
martin family were bundled out in short
order.
The dwelling house, barn and granary
on the farm owned by Amos Talley.
one mile north of Elkton, we're burned
last Saturday night. The fire was un
]doubtedly of incendiary origin, as flames
burst almost simultaneously from all
three of the buildings. CitiEens of Elk
ton focked to the scene, but the flames
had gained such Roadway that nothing
could be done to save the buildings.
Nearly all the household furniture and
two horses were burned. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 The insurance
amounts to 81 100, $4,000 Of which is
in the Cecil Mutual and 81, 100 in the
/ Agricultural, of Waterfowl. N. Y. Mr..
Talley and family were in Elkton when
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known to have been on the premises.
Spelling bees have had quite run
the past winter and present spring. A
bee will be held at Cherry Hill this
afternoon for the benefit of the school
Three prizes will be offered to the most
proficient spoilers. The first will be a
gold pen and holder; second. a book OF
| Tennyson's poems; third, a writing
tablet. The pupils of neighboring
schools and others are invited to take
part. Exercises will begin at 2 o'clock
Admission Is cents.
| Another bee was held at Leeds a
fortnight since. The first prize,
Whittier's Poems, was won by Miss
Sara Settle; second, a box of stationery.
by Miss Annie Hanna, of Cherry Hill;
third, Black Beauty. by Thomas
/ Mahoney Miss Rachel Harlan, prin-
cipal of Barksdale school, acted as
pedaeogue. The receipts amounted
to So 10 and will be used for tie benefit
of the school.
| And still another was held in
Abrabam's Hall at Port Deposit on
Wednesday evening, April 6. Proceeds
for the benefit of the Russian famine
sufferers A Webster's Unabridged
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