The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-09
Read Eli t. Reynolds Holiday
A announcement

Rachel Fails, OF North East, on the
18th inst, at IL O'Clock IN.
On Thursday afternoon, the "a ult.,
the dwelling house of William T. Colt,
situated near Earlville, in the First
district, was destroyed by fire. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
a defective flue. The building was in
sured in the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Cecil county.
Mrs. Kimbell, widow of the late
Jerome Kimbell of this town offered
her property situated on the square on
Pearl street at public sale on Monday,
So 500 was the highest bid received.
The property was withdraw, the sum
bid being considered much under the
value of the property and will be held
for private sale.
Abram Whitlock, a well known
farmer residing near Murphey's Mill,
in the Second district of this county,
was suddenly stricken helpless on
Monday evening, the 2Sth ult., from
the effects of which he died on Friday
night, never having regained conscious
ness. He was about 45 years of age,
and leaves widow and one child.
The December term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county will meet on
Monday next. There are five jurors
from the Sixth district:-Joseph s.
Pogue, Henry Gather. Henry M. Evans
Geo. w. Poist and John G. Hindman.
The regular monthly meetings Of
the County Com missioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will
be held on Tuesday next.
The water works for Perryville which
are in course of erection is an enterprise
of considerable extent. The Z. w. &
r. r. r. Company will take water.
Four hundred and seventy-eight
engines take water there in seven DAYS
with an average capacity of 1000
gallons each. The reservoir or basin
that is to hold the water lies three
miles above the place, with water
pressure of $50 feet above the level of
the town, and covers an area of rs acres,
being supplied from stream known
as Mill Creek.
The next superintendent of public
schools in this county we learn will be
Mr.. George Biddle, present school COM
missioner who has charge of the first
three districts. Mr.. Biddle is in every
way qualified and his long experience
as one of the board of school commits
sioners has offered him every opportu-
nifty to become familiar with the bust
ness in all its details. Mr.. Biddle will
prove worthy successor to the late
lamented John Squier.
At the annual meeting of the Elkton
Grange, No. 145. p. of H :, held at their
room, on Saturday afternoon last, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:-Master, N. P. Manly;
Overseer. w. T. Lee; Lecturer, s. X.
Blake; Steward. G. W. Roberts; Asst.
Steward, A, II. Grosh; Chaplain. John
F. Roach; Treasurer, Capt. J. T. Jones;
Secretary, w. r. Grosh; Gate keeper,
9. d. Racine; Pomona, Mrs. L. J.
Manly; Flora. Mrs. H. Grosh; Ceres.
Mrs. A. f. R. Ward; Lady Assistant
Steward. Miss M. A. Gilpin.
Mr.. Samuel G. Kent, a noted stock
breeder, of West Grove has recently
purchased one hundred and twenty
ewes and nine rams of pure bred Dorset
Horn sheep. The sheep were brought
over in the steamship Rossmore. and
are now held at the local quarantine,
where they will remain fifteen days.
The price paid for the consignment
was $1,000. They were bought of
Thomas Chick, ofStratton, Dorchester,
Eng. Accompanying the bill of lading
was duly authenticated pedigree of
all the sheep.-Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. James Orr of Port Deposit. died
at II a. m. Dec. 2, after five days illness
of pneumonia and heart trouble. MIR.
Orr was born Nov. 8 1918, on the farm
now owned by Hon. Thomas G. Bond,
about one mile from Port Deposit. then
owned by his father, William Orr. who
with two brothers, came from Ireland.
They came to this country at the time
of the War of Revolution and cast their
fortunes in America.
The deceased leaves a widow, Mrs.
Caroline Orr, sister of J. A. Davis,
four daughters and two sons; Mrs. Cora
e. Giligan, wife of Captain E. L. Gill
ligan of Oxford Pa; Mrs. Isabel M.
Vanfleet. wife of Captain Vanfieet of
Somerville, n. j.; Mrs. Caroline r.
West, wife of Capt. ] u. West; William
B. Orr. David W. Orr, and Miss Fannie
J. Orr, all of Port Deposit. The funeral
services took place at his late residence
at p. M, Dec. 5. Interment at Hope.
well.
VIM. Wilson, assistant agent and
mail carrier between Rising Sun
railroad station and the post office
who fell from the platform while in
the act of delivering the mail on a
dark night about three weeks ago,
has come around all right again.
The accident which came SO near
proving fatal happened about 7
O'Clock in the evening. and the shock
was 80 severe that Mr.. Wilson can
remember nothing which took place
on that afternoon from before 5
o'clock. He delivered the mail to
the 4:45 train but does not remember
anything about this or anything else
within the intervening periods. He
appears to have escaped any perman.
ent injury.
The State association of examiners
and commissioners of public schools
held their annual session in Balti-
more last week. The late Rev. John
Squier was President of the associa-
ton Suitable resolutions of con
dolence were passed by the associa-
ton.
Oyster Supper.
The ladies of the Woman's Relief
Corps of Garfield Post, will give an
oyster supper IN the town Hall, Rising