The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-29


stood 10 to for conviction and not to
3 as published in the proceedings Of the
court.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
will hold their next sociable ut Mrs.
Emma Haines' on Friday evening.
Feb. 5th.
Counters for sale. Apply to VIM.
Brown. jStf.
Christy Jack, assistant station agent
at Liberty Grove, accidentally shot
himself In the foot with . revolver
on Friday last.
II. H. Hainea will sell at mortgagee's
sale on Saturday, Feb. 20, the Weaver
farm, situated near Jackson's mill, in
the Fifth dist. See ad. in another
column.
J. ii. Charaha will sell ut executors
sale on Feb. 18th the personal property
Of John Bradfield. decd, and will also
offer the real estate situated near
Principle.
Amos McNeal and Thomas Lewis. of
Cat Swamp, will start q frog pond in
the spring to supply the Elkson mar
ket with headquarters Of that celebrated
French delicacy.
Joseph Porter, son Of r. C. Porter Of
Cherry Hill. met with q painful acci-
dent ON Friday last. By having three
fingers on his right hand badly crushed
in steam calender at Providence Mill.
The store Of William G. Mercy, in
West Elkton, was entered by burglars
on Sunday night, and goods consisting
oftobacco, boots and shoes, ETC., amount
ing to about $50, were stolen. This is
the grange store.
The store Of Charles G.. Bryan, near
Newark, (Del.) depot. on the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road. was broken into on Saturday
night last. Shoes, clothing. etc., were
stolen valued at about SO.
The Cecil Telephone Company is.
preparing to run line from Rising
Sun to Calvert Zion, Leslie, thence TO
North East. The secretary Of the COM
pany Mr.. G. r. Maxwell adyertIses for
proposals for telephone poles in this
issue Of the MIDLAND JOURNAL.
Frank Gallahefs q well known young
man residing near Fair Hill. while
butchering hogs some few days ago
accidentally got some blood from hog
into cut on his arm, from which
blood poison set in, and his arm will
have to be amputated In consequence
of it.
1t is reported that the heirs of the
late Milton White, of Calvert. recent.
ly found gold and government bonds
to the amount of $1,000 in an old
trunk belonging to the deceased.
A Ere at 6 O'Clock Saturday morn.
ing in the cellar of the hardware
store of John e. Alexander & Son.
Main street, Elkton, threatened the
destruction Of what is known as the
Hurn Block, con sisting of three brick
buildings. The Siugerly Gre COM
pany, with the old hand fire engine,
assisted by large volunteer bucket
brigade, we're promptly on the scene,
and after considerable effort sue
ceeded in keeping the IRE we'll con-
fined to the cellar and extinguished
the flames. Considerable damage
was done to the property. Mr.. j..
e. Alexander in an effort to remove
a rs pound keg Of powder from the
burning building, was seriously
burned about the head and exhausted
SO from inhaling the dense smoke
that he is confined ct home. The
estimated losses are 90 follows: j.
e. Alexander 6 Son. to stock by
FIRE and water, $1,000; uninsured.
Mrs. Harry C Hurn. $500 on building;
insured in the Peunsylvania Fire
Insurance Company of Philadelphia
for $3.50 and in the Continental Fire
Insurance Company Of New York
for $3.50.