The midland journal., 1892-12-30
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Dec. 80. 1892.
MINOR LOCALS


adv.-in another column.
Samuel Borem, died at Chesapeake
C ty, ON Wednesday night, 2lst inst,
in the 88th year of his age.
George Boulden. of Back Creek
Neck, near Elkton, was shot in the
shoulder and painfully wounded.
Invitations are out for party by
Miss Helen Ruth Lewis, to her young
friends on this friday evening.
The Y. W. C. T. U. of Colora will
hold a meeting on Thursday night,
Jan. 5th at 7 80 O'Clock. A full at
tendance is desired.
The Elkton Electric Light Com.
pany, which was to have its plant in
operation under contract December l.,
will not do so until Jany 18th next.
CoHing events cast their shadows
before. Report tells of warehouse
and grain depot that is to be estab-
lished at point between Sylmar and
Rising Sun.
Henry Vinsinger. superintendent
of Elkton NJ. 4. Sunday school was
presented by the school with gold
watch. w j. Jones made the presen.
tation speech.
The large farm of the late John
O'Neal, near Cherry Hill, Cecil
county, has been purchased by the
Messrs. Warrington, of Mechanic
Valley, for $3.50.
The Ladies' Crescent Banjo and
Guitar Club of Boston, assisted by
the gifted young impersonator, Chas,
Williams, in the Town Hall next
Monday evening, Jan. 2. Secure
your seats.
Elias E Marsh, of Warick, has
purchased fine lot of Holstein cat
tie, "a in number. from N. F Sholes.
Syracuse, N. Y. 1t is the finest lot
Of thoroughbred stock ever brought
into this county.
Csmpany E NJ. N. G.. of EIkton
after heing inspected on Friday night
by Col. L. Allison Wilmer, command
ing First Regiment, elected William
A Wright, captain; George T, King,
first lieutenant, and Edward F. Tag
CART, second lieutenant.
Thomas McGonegal, of Newark,
section boss on the P. w. & r. r.
has been awarded prize of $50 by
the railroad company for the best
section OF track between Wilmington
and Perryville. Mr.. McGonegal
divided the money between his work
men.
Miss Florence Strahorn, young
lady of Appleton, daughter of Edward
Strahorn, died at the residence of her
uncle, Milton Strahorn. in Whining
ton, Del, on Friday afternoon last.
after an illness of few days. She
was student of the Wilmington
Commercial College.
The Home Mission Circle will
hold a "Variety SociabIe" at Miss
Irene Smedley's Friday evening,
Jan. 6, 1898. Each member is ex.
pected to provide refreshments and
they have the privilege of inviting
one guest.
II. j. REYNOLDS, Secy.
The Elkton papers report the
streets of that town very lively be
fore and during the holiday season
with saloon sport, and the officers
hauling in lees for the privilege of
holding these amusing "personsl
liberty" and anti "sumptuary" ex-
hibitions. Good democratic prin-
ciples.
Tomorrow week, Saturday Janu-
ary 7th Rising Sun Detective society
holds its annual meeting for the
election of officers. Let every mem,
ber endeayor to add the name of
new member to the roll. AT II
o'clock the annual turkey dinner will
be served in the Hall by the Ladies
Mite Society.
Dehorning cattle is becoming an
epidemic in this vicinity. VIM. g.
West and John P. Wilson have had
these useless appendages taken off of
their cows. One of the underling
COWS that had been Knocked about
by the boss animals of Mr.. Wilson's
herd attacked the dehorned animals
during the night and came near kill
ing one Of them. Paying up old
scores no doubt.
AT the annual election of officers of
Cecil Grange, the 18th inst, the fol-
lowing were elected for one year ::
Alfred Kirk. Master: John p. Wilson.