The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
NTY NEWS.
Friday, March III. 1892.
MINOR LOCALS

t1S 49, S6 =, va F
tee tops.
1t is reported that the fertilzes
works at Colora will be started u
again by the Clendeaen Bros.
On Wednesday evening last the
ladies Of Hopewell church gave an
oyster supper for the benefit of the
parsonage furniture.
The Riverside Band of Port De-
posit are the first in the field and
give notice they will hold straw
berry festival gu June IL and Is.
John Fl. Reynolds recently OF
Calvert, who purchased the dwelling
house of Joseph S. Pogue on Cherry
street has moved to his new home.
Mr.. Carlton Kimble is improving
ia health since be returned from
Baltimore and his friends expect be
will recover and be about again in
the spring,
The directors Of the Happy Valley
Improvement Company bad q meet
ing on Tuesday night, lst inst, at
the store room of Thomas w. Now
land, to arrange for the coming
season
Miss LIZZIE Tombstone, daughter
of Joseph Eoaehstone, aged Is years,
died at the residence of her parents,
near Swayne's corner, on Sunday
morning. Funeral took place on
Wednesday at 10 o'clock a. N.
WI. Jones. attorney has sold at
mortgsgee sale unimproved real
estate containing Is acres, the pro :
perty Of Abijah Knight, situated near
Woodlawn, for $3.50. W. P. Cum
mings Of Port Deposit purchaser.
The George P. Whitaker Company
has fled bin III chanccry praying
for dissolution of said company
and tac appointment of receiver to
close up It's affairs. Another com
psny has been formed 80 take its
place.
The Electric Light and Power Com
pauy of Elkton has been incorporat-
ed BY the legislature. This company
is composed of the Cecil Telephone
Company, aud an effort viii doubt.
less be made TO have thattown Hight.
ed by electricity.
-Four lots in Colora, a part of the
WariDg property we're sold last week
by l.. NJ, Haines. trustee, at public
sale. The lots were adjacent to the
fertilizer works. Street Brown pur-
chased the first lot for $50. Clendenen
Brothers purchased the lots ?, and
A, respectively for $65, $751;, Sl20.
Don't neglect to attend the lecture
this evening at the Normal school oil
this town by T. X. Stubbs, Esq OF
Oxford. The subject is an interesting
one and Mr.. Stubbs is good talker.
Admission Is cents. Funds to be
applied to purchase of school appa-
ratus.
The class of go Friends Normal
Iushtute, has elected the following
officers Pres, Barclay Reynolds, Jr
Treas. A. L Burlington; Secy. Anna
W, Bryan '92's colors are yellow
and blue and they have the honor OIL
being the first class to graduate from
the academic department of this
school.
Henrietta j. Dawson, sister of Mrs
S i. Ryan of this town died at her
home in Philadelphia, on March 4th
aged about 6l Her remains were
brought to Rising Sun on Monday
Funeral services were he'd in the M
Z. Church on Tuesday morning al
IL O'Clock. Intcrment at Rose Bank
cemetery.
Tie horse and buggy reported
having been stolen while hitched al
Zion one night about two weeks age
was soon recovered The colored
man who hired the team from Ssm'l
Grant of cherry Hill forgot to hitct
/. the horse which wandered Of and wa.
found BY Wilmer Mcvey stor,
distance from y on.
While Mary Cooper and bel
daughter, colored, living near Cecil
ton, had gone To work for persons il
that village leaving at home 9
daughter of unsound mind fastened
in her room. the house caught fir,
from some unknown cause, and it no
being noticed antiI the dwelling wal
ablaze the imprisoned woman wa
burned to death
The dead body Of an unknown