The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-17

up the new Elkton Library report as
the first step in the enterprise thai
they want $500.
! The appeal case of Col. T. Egerton
Hogg of this county, VS.. the jackson
& Sharp Company, of Wilmington
is on the April docket of the Court
[of Appeals.
| Dr.. FL. w. Hopes of Port Deposit
was elected Grand Sir Herald at the
meeting of the Grand Castle of
Maryland of the knights of the
Golden Eagle, held in Baltimore last
week.
| Mrs. Mary R. Egnor, wife of j.
Madison Egnor died from consump-
ton at the residence of her father
James T Kelly at Cherry Hill, about
one o'clock on Friday morning in
her twenty sixth year.
Like every thing else low prices
have struck the traffic in horses.
Horses from the Elkton stock farm
sold last week at the Philadelphia
Tattersall sale from 5000 down to $25
for yearling colt. These were
young horses and first class.
Monday morning, March 9th,
while brakeman Thomas flanagan
was coupling cars at Iron Hill station
on the P. W. & B. R R., be was
caught between the cars and squeezed
and badly bruised. He was put on
the engine of bis train, taken to Elk.
ton and placed under DR.. Ellis care
1t Is not thought that he was serious
ly injured.
Record of marriage licenses issued
by the Clerk of the Court of Cecil
county: March 4, Howard Terry, of
Bay View and Roberta England, of
Zion. March 7, VIM. J. Crothers, of
Calvert and Hattie G. Boucher. OF
Philadelphia; Charles Goslin .colored,
of Georgetown and Charlotte Coale
of Cecllton; Joseph r. Hambleton
and Annie NJ. Nickle, both of Rising
Sun.
The elopement of Miss Minnie
England with Mr.. VIM. J. Armstrong
of Oxford. on Wednesday of last
week caused quite futter in
"society circle" here. The young
lady had two strings to her bow, or
two oeaux to her string, and was
happy with either when 'tother dear
charmer was away. There are
bushels of girls and all such losses
are easily replaced.
A heavy landslide occurred in the
deep cut Rowlaadyille, on Monday
morning. Many tons of earth and
rock fell. All trains were stopped
as the cut is eighty feet deep, and
there was no chance to transfer
passengers. A gang of men with
cars and derrick worked all day and
succeeded in clearing the track suf.
ficiently to allow the 5 p. 10. train to
go to Philadelphia.
The first complaint against the
Elkton electric light company comes
from the Democrat. The war has
begun, and will never end till towns
and cities own and operate their
water, lighting and other municipal
necessities. If such public necessi-
ties pay corporations a profit they
would pay the citizens If the cor.
poration commissioners can manage
to build and take care of the streets
they could take charge of the light
ing and water supply also.
We are eredibly informed Mr.
Grason will continue to occupy the
Maryland House. the sale of the pro.
perty haying been revoked. 1t is
the intention we are also informed
to replace the burnt building on
I the corner with handsome dwelling,
the purpose formerly entertained to
put up a large hotel having been
abandoned,
Another report says that G. r. Ora
son proposes to 60 ahead with his new
hotel on the site of the burnt building
and expects to have it completed by
August next.
Miss Ella Haines of this town met
with very serious accident on Mon.
day morning about sig O'CLOCK. The
Young lady is subjectto sudden faint
ing spells, and while in her bed room
one of those spells came on her. Her
sister Miss Emma heard her fall and
Fastening in to the apartment, hoist
ed the windows and the fresh air
soon revived her Miss Emma
| opDnorin0 tho ianoor wao Ill o