The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-22
NEWS.
Friday, Dec. -, 1893.
MINOR LOCALS
A merry Christmas to ALL


fessed to stealing horse and wagon.
Chief Judge Robinson, of the Circuit
Court, has been confined to the house
by sickness for some time.
The debris of the burnt building on
Buffington's corner Is being cleared
away and the site leveled up.
A large barn belonging to - Collins,
residing in the eastern suberbs of Ok
ford, was burned on last Wednesday
night.
Hindman sod lottof cows for Jesse
Lukens on Monday last. There were
20 head and the average price was
$36 SO
At meeting of the board of County
Commissioners held on Tuesday, VIM.
S. Evans, Esq, was appointed counsel
for another year.
Thursday 2lst was the shortest day
in the year, 9 hours and 10 minutes
from sun rise to sun set. The sun now
begins to return to us.
Prof. Charles Shaffer, principal of
Friends Normal Institute, has accept
ed the position of organist at West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church.
All state and county taxes shonld be
paid before January 1st 1894 as on and
after that date interest is charged from
Sept. 1st 1898, to date of payment.
Amos Brown, near Sylmar, lad a
yield of 5l2 bushels of wheat off of Is
acres. The crop was the product of
two lots, one yielding SO bushels to the
acre, the other 20 bushels.
Robert Shelton. who for the past
fifteen years has been oIidgekeeper at
the Bohemia bridge, died on Tuesday
morning after short illness, in the
sixty-fifth year of his age.
Constable Thomas Benson, of the
first election district, took to Elkton
Jail Tuesday evening Charles Brooks
and his mother, Edith Brooks, both
colored, charged with stealing geese.
Mrs. George w. Barnes died on Fri
day at her home. near Carpenters
Point, in the Goth year of her age. She
was the widow of the late George w.
Barnes. Her death was due to the
grip.
The MIDLAND extends the compli-
ments of the season to Mr.. d. w. McVey
for a basket of mammoth apples of the
Smiths Cider and Brown varieties.
They are beauties and as good as they
look.
The MIDLAND acknowledges the
receipt of tickets from that unexcelled
institution of practical learning, the
Goldey Wilmington Commercial Col
lege, for the 9Th annual Christmas en-
tertainment.
John M. Terrell, auctioneer for Phil.
H. Tuck, attorney, sold at mortgagues
sale, at the Court House door, Elkton,
the farm of Charles Piercy, in the Fifth
district, scontaining 1877 acres, to Jpo. S.
Writ, Esq, of Eikton, for $3.45O.
James Black, the first nominee of
the Prohibition Party for President of
the United States, died on Saturday, at
his residence in Lancaster, Pa, of
pneumonia, aged 20 years. He was
nominated at Cincinnati in 1872.
A horse belonging to George Casho,
of Newark, dropped dead in the street
in Newark on Thursday last. He be-.
came frightened at traction engine
and is supposed to have been scared to
death. Call it case of "heart failure"
On Tuesday afternoon Squire Par
fridge fined Harry Harvey. of North
East, $25 and costs for the violation of
the ducking law of Cecil county. War;
rants have been issued for Joseph
Murphy and ]. J. Wright for the same
offense.
The Rising Sun W. G. II. U. will
meet in the lecture room of the church
on Thursday, Dec. % at $50. All per-
sons interested in the annual detective
dinner are requested to meet at the
same place and on the same day at $3.50
to complete preparations for dinner.
Oliver P. Clemson, for many years
proprietor of the FELTON, House Hotel,
Elkton, died Saturday night, in the
63d year of his age
Mr.. Clemson was chronic sufferer
from bad health but the immediate
cause of his death was an attack of grip
The Rising Sun M. e Sunday School
will give Xmas entertainment for the
benefit of the school on Monday even.
ing, Dec. 25th. The program will con-
sist of the Christmas service "Joy
Bells" Rotations, solos, etc, An ad-
mission fee of ten cents will be charged
for all over fifteen years of age.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Cnnowingo Bride Company was
held last week at the residence of the
President, James G Bell. A dividend
isl per share was declared. payable
after January l, 1894. The stockhold-
ers' annual meeting will be held on the
second Monday in January at Como.
wipgO.
Walter Cooley, aged 20 years, son
of Ambrose Cooley, farmer and Gamer
of Webster, Hartford county, was fatal
ly injured on Friday last by the ac-
cidental discharge of his gun. He was