The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-27

WIN races June ISL.
The mother of Rev. I. L. Wood, pas
tor of the Elkton NJ. E. Church, diet
on Saturday last at her home in Center
Vile, Md.
! Notice the important changes in th,
B. c. r. r. time table which also con
tains the addition of Sunday trair
J from Rising Sun.
: The weather has been unseasonably
cold the early part of this week, and {
very light frost reported in some spots
Tuesday morning.
Abundant crop of strawberries is in
Dictated this season in this neighbor'
hood. Volunteer vines show their
white blossoms every where. Even
the board walks of our streets are
bordered with them.
While engaged in digging a we'll on
ThOs. Johnson's place near Birming-
ham school house, Lewis Drennen had
his arm broken in two places above
the elbow, on Wednesday last. by the
rope breaking while raising bucket Of
stone and dirt.
A private wedding took place at the
DdTSOudS0 vi GuG 1OLAC AAChAOi iesl
Church, Port Deposit, on Thursday
evening, May 10th. The contracting
parties were Miss Mary E Butchenhart
and Mr.. John Howard Pugh. The
services were conducted by the Rey
Adam Stengle.
John Warrington died at his resi-
dence on the Nottingham road near
Elder station, about four miles from
Elkton, on Friday morning, May 20.
He was in his 10th year. His funeral
took place on Sunday. Interment at
Union cemetery.
Mrs Isaac Gibbs died on Thursday
morning of last week at the residence
of her husband near st. Augustine.
She had been i'll for some time from
consumption. Her maiden name was
Sinnickson, five members of which
family have succumbed from the dread
disease which caused her death.
We acknowledge handsomely gotten
up invitation and program of the sixth
class commencement exercises of the
Goldey Wilmington Commercial Col
lege to be held Thursday, June 9th.
Prof Goldey by his merit and persever-
ence has attained for this Institution
place in the front ranks of business
colleges.
George A. Blake, trustee, sold the
farm of the late Levi w. Frank. situst-
ed in the Seventh election district, on
Saturday last, at Rowlandville, for ST.
800, TO Robt. w. Frank. 1t contains
II acres, 2 rods, and 20 perches. The
store house and vacant lot in said viii
lage were withdrawn from public sale
and will be held at private sale.
The farmers having got through
with their spring planting are patching
up the holes in the roads. The turn
pix ing that has been done round about
the Sun within the last two years has
been of great benefit but it requires
timely attention to keep it in repair.
If "stitch in time" is applied the
roads that have been stoned will be
kept in good order at little expense.
John s. Writ, trustee and receiver,
sold at public sale, at the Court House,
on Tuesday, all the Principle Furnace
property in Cecil county, including
furnaces, houses and over 5000 acres of
land; also the property in Baltimore
county and in New Castle county, Del,
belonging to the estate of the late
George P. Whitaker. / he whole was
purchased ty The Whitaker Com
pany for 100000.
Work on the Lancaster, Cecil &
Southern railroad is rapidly progressing
betwe Childs station and Providence
Mills, a distance of four miles. The
balance of the route to Oxford, Pa, will
soon be let by contract and pushed to
an early completion. This road will
prove a valuable feeder to the B. & o.,
placing as it will the large mills of the
Singerly Pulp and Paper Company at
Providence, 1. Day Carter's paper mills,
George f. Harlan's straw board mills
and c. S. CARROTS wall paper mills, in
direct communication by rail with
Baltimore and other large cities.
The Democracy of Cecil are strong in
their claims for the nominee for Con.
gress to come from this county this
time charles c. Crothers of Elkton is
strongly urged for the place. A large
delegation in his interest, representing
each district in the county will be pre-
sent at the convention, to be held at
Port Deposit. June 9th. Why don't
some of the intelligent farmers of Demo.
cratic persuasion in the neighborhood
Vi OTU OcpOSll set up CidIIAS. uGIE
interest is far superior to all other in
terests in the county.
The latest swindle Is carried on by
means of double fountain pen, one
end of which is filled with good, sub
sta ntial ink, the other with ink that
fades away In a day or two. The
sharper writes the agreement, contract
or whatever he may have chosen with
the ink that will not last. In few
days he has a slip of paper with nothing
on it but signature, oyer which he
can write note and easily turn into
cash.
When II stranger wants you to sign
a paper to be left in his possession
don't!
The grand jury of Talbot county. last
week found an indictment against
Rev. It. w. Thurston. oolored, pastor
of the Elkton A. M. e. Church on the
charge of forging names of James H.
Dickinson and others to promissory
note drawn TO 5. E Jones in payment
for a horse, and given to Jones by
Thurston when he was stationed in
Easton over two years ago. This is the
charge on which Mr.. Thurston was
! given hearing several weeks ago be-
fore an Elkton Justice of the Peace and
the charge dismissed. Thurston is on
bail and will be released this week. His
counsels are Col. ]. G. Millikin and u.
S. Senator Charles Gibson.