The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-29
NEWS.
Friday, Dec. 20, 1898.
MINOR LOCALS

ture room of the church tomorrow
Saturday at 8 p. m.
Mr.. W. w. Michigan has sold his
dwelling house in Conowingo to Mr.
VIM. FL. Stewart
The Y. L. FL. M. will be entertained
by Misses Hanna and Carrie Kirk on
Friday evening" Jan. 9Th.
Charles Pierce of North East had a
large skiff stolen from the North East
river on Christmas night.
Al. Michiner raised on ten acres
33l bushels of wheat which is an aver
age of over 33 bushels per acre.
Jas. IT. Hammond will sell at public
sale at his residence near Matthew's
Mill on Jan. 10th, farm stock and
machinery.
L. W. Layfie|d, pastor of Zion NJ. E.
Church, has received a call to become
pastor of the Epworth M. E.. Church,
Wilmington.
Smith Campbell is in trouble again
and it's all about "barn burning" He
publishes an explanatory card in the
Oxford Press.
A liberal use of pure honey is one of
the best preventives against the grip.
Honey ripened on the hives, pure,
thick and heavy for sale at Rising Sun
Apiary and in the stores.
The MIDLAND acknowledges the re.
ceipt of a handsomely Autographed
calender from the well-known firm of
Brown & Mcmahon, commission mer-
chants of 334 N. Front ST., Phila.
w. L. Dreaming, of York, Pa, has
been appointed to succeed Sherman
Gramblirg in the depot at Conowingo.
The vacancy has been temporarily
filled by Charles Duffy, of Columbia.
Miss Mary f. Swayne was married
to Wilmer Cope of Lincoln University
on Wednesday last at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Swayne,in the neighborhood of Calvert
The Minnehaha Juvenile Temple at
Chrome celebrated lis anniversary last
Saturday afternoon, and the Good
Temple lodge will hold its 28th anniver
sary on Saturday evening, January 6.
The Cecil Detective Association held
its annual meeting in Rosebank Hall
on the 18th inst. The Old officers and
directors were reelected. About 60
members partook of the dinner, which
was sumptuous affair.
Hon. James Black who died in Lam
caster last week was the owner of Black
Barrens Spring. Mr.. Black was yerv
public spirited man. leading rrohibi-
zionist and very useful man to the
community in which he lived.
A. J. Kitchener got two pigs of Alfred
Kirk in the spring of 1898 which he
kept till they were 253 days cd, when
outchered they weighed 266 and 274
pounds respectively. A very good pair
of pigs and of superior breed.
The Crusaders he'd parlor meeting
at the home of Mrs. Lightfoot. Calvert,
on last Saturday evening and seven
new members were received into the
nnion. The Crusaders are recruiters
for the w. G. T. U. Thirty persons at.
tended the seance and a pleasant even
ing was enjoyed.
Christmas was warm pleasant
April like day and enjoyed in a quiet
way by the denizens of this burg.
Turkeys are low priced and usually f ne
this year and the Christmas dinner was
generally turkey dinner. The boys
enjoyed shooting at clay pigeons to
prove their skill as marksmen.
Philip r. West of the eighth district
gave the young folks dancing party
a short time ago and the ubiquitous re-
porter describes the affair in the fol-
lowing way.
Young and old among the guests;
None too old to laugh and jest.
Youth and beauty did their best
And good music did the rest.
Levi Gibson, the brutal assailant oil
the colored school teacher Josephine
Landy. of Newport, was taken to Will
mington on Thursday 2lst inst. by
Detective Witsil. the requisition papers
having been duly signed by Governor
Brown. He was given hearing be-
fore Justice Smith, who held him with.
out bail to await the result of the in.
juries inflicted.
Thursday. Dec 2Sth, at 1890 Prof
J. E. Bryan, Jr., son of Rev. j. E
Bryan pastor of Rising sun NJ. E
Church, and Miss May Martindale
daughter of Rev. T. e. Martindale OIL
New Castle, Del, were married at New
Castle oy the brides fass assisted by
the father of the groom. At the con-
clusion of the ceremony the newly
welded couple took the train en- rout,
for Litchfield, Ill. where the groom
holds the position of Supt. of publ,
schools.
About 8 o'clock on Sunday nigh
the horse stables Immediately nortl
of the large grand stand in the Ceci
county fair grounds were found to b.
on fire. The surrounding building
we're for time in great danger o
being destroyed. They were saved
by the prompt arrival ofthe Singerly
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