The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-09
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Dec. o. 1892.
MINOR LOCALS

Jos. S. Pogues new house is
CANDY in grass green dress trim
med with black.
A movement is on foot in Elkton
to organize new order of Odd Fell
lows in that town.
The first foundation stone of the
Tome school at Port Deposit was
laid on Wednesday of last week.
Walter Hall, under the employ of
Walter Armstrong, Fair Hill, was
badly kicked by horse on Satur.
day.
A rock fish weighing III pounds
was caught in the locks of the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal, at
Chesapeake City.
The members of Rock Run Pres
byterian church have elected the
Rev. A. l.. Latham of Princeton, N.
j., pastor of the church.
Tue revival meetings which have
been carried on in the new M. +.
Church at Sylmar for several weeks
have been drawn to a close.
The date of the entertainment to
be given in Town Hall by the Sun
day school has been changed from
Christmas eve to Friday evening,
Dec. 23d.
Rev. j. r. Milligan, formerly of
Rock and Zion churches, will be in
stalled pastor of First Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, on Friday
night of next week.
Darlington Hopes an eminent
preacher of the society of Friends,
delivered an impressive sermon in
the Normal School building of this
town, Wednesday evening.
Friday. January 9th is the day
appointed by Governor Brown for
the execution of Stout the negro
who murdered the old German near
Chesapeake City about a year ago.
Miss Mary Bond daughter of Mr..
Reuben Bond of Port Deposit and
Mr.. Alexander Wilson of Kent Co.
Md, were married yesterday Dec
8th) in the Presbyterian church at
Rock Run.
VIM. T. Scott who was reported to
have purchased the farm belonging
to the heirs of George Haines, but
did not conclude the purchase, has
bought R. Lawson Toshs farm near
Harrisvlle. Price $4,000.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY "A good
reliable man to take charge of the
undersigned, as do not feel able to
take care of myself any longer.
References must be furnished.
VIM. 7. SCOTT.
The balders of the section of the
Lancaster, Cecil and Southern rail-
road being constructed at present
between Childs and Providence
paper mill expect to have it ready
for the cars by the first of January.
George w. Hensel, father of At
torney General W. U. Hensel, and
ex.Collector of the Ninth Revenue
District, died last Thursday morning
at his home in Quarryville, from a
complication of diseases, aged 10
years.
The Disston's haye given Palmer
Shockley of Elkton their annual
order to secure 1900 turkeys as
Christmas presents for their employees.
The birds are a select and required
to conform to a certain prescribed
standard.
Mr.. Albert S. Garrett, son of Mr..
Thomas Garrett, of Elkton and Miss
May Hanson, of Providence Mills,
were married at 8 O'Clock on Thurs
day evening, December 1st at the
Elkton Presbyterian parsonage, by
tue Rev. S. M. Osmond.
1t was intended that the public
schools of the county should be
closed on Tuesday, the day of the
funeral of Rev. John Squier, county
examiner. but owing to the short
time in which to give notice, many
of the schools were in session.
Harry Hambleton and William j.
Crothers have purchased A. l.. Duy-
ckinck & Co.'S fine warehouse pro.
perty and dwelling at Leslie, B. & O.
r. r., Tor $4,000. They will take
possession March 25th and conduct
the general warehouse business.
Duyckinck & Co. will relinquish
business there at that time and con-
centrate their entire efforts to bust.
ness at Rising Sun. Their business
is increasing rapidly at the latter
place.
The services on last Sunday at the
Elktou Presbyterian Church closed
the pastoral relations of Rev. S. M.
Osmond, D. D.. with that body.
Mr.. Osmond has a taste and genius
for literature, and has abandoned
the pulpit for the muse. His poe
tical work "SulamiIh." has been pro.
nounced by the critics work OF
more than ordinary ability and placed
the Revernd genteman's name high
up on the roll of authors. He will
in future pursue the bent of his
panins