The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-01-20
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. 90 1898.
MINOR LOCALS

get their electric lights burning thi
week
Mrs. Bowen, wife of James Bowen
died at her home at Rock Run OF
Saturday last of consum3 tion.
The ice on the Susquehanna rive
is eighteen inches thick and the larg'
houses at Perryvllle are being filled
+ pidly.
The torges, bar and sheet iron mil
at North East resumed operations OF
Monday last after having been CLOSED
for four weeks.
Tobias McKinsey died at his hom'
near Newark, Del. Sunday night
January 9Th in tue ninety SECOND
year of his age.
Clarence S Nesbitt of Port De
post and Miss Sallle A Marlett o
Philadelphia were married IN tn
latter place on Wednesday.
William Dilks an employee OF th'
Mccullough Iron Company, died a
his home in North East on 18th inst
He left wife and several children.
The marriage of Miss Louise Gray
daughter of Thomas Cray of Row
landville, and Mr.. George Jack Sol
occurred on Wednesday afternoon
The snow of last week drifted in
some of the roads quite badly. This
town and immediate vicinity fortu'
hately have been exempt on this DC
casion from drifts.
Alexander Brown, blacksmith al
the Mccullough Iron Company;
Mills at North East, had his foo
mashed while at work on Thursday
afternoon of last week
Wm. Phillips of Chrome sold the
Nichols Bros. a Pollen China pis
about month ago which they butch
cred after feeding it a month. Wher
the pig was dressed Its weight wal
6l2 pounds.
Mrs. Harriet Crothers, wife o
Granville Crothers. died on Saturda,
morning last. She was buried or
Monday from the residence of hel
father in law, a pheus Crothers. OF the
Eighth district. Interment at Pleas
ant Glove NJ. E Cemetery.
Mrs. Nicholas F. Johnson, who
resides near Jones' Hhapei, Elk Neck
whilst descending the stairs in hel
house on Saturday afternoon, fel
head foremost to the floor below, and
was badly injured in the head. Mrs
johnson is about seventy years Of
age.
On Monday afternoon Miss Ads
Neff, daughter of Benjamin Neff OF
Port Deposit, was handling coal 81
lamp when it slipped from her hand
and fell on the stove. Her cIothing
caught fire and was nearly burnec
off. She was severely if not fatally
burned. De-. BromweIl was sum
moued and did all in his power tc
alleviate her pain. There is bu
little hope of her recovery.
Mrs. Deborah Brown Passmore OF
Rising Sun, celebrated her CPD birth
day Thursday, January II Mrs
Passmore' ls in good health for one
of her years. Her daughter. E iza-
beth r. Cheyney. of Avondale anc
her sons, Ellis P of Rising Sun, anC
John A. NJ. Passmore of PA'ladei-
phia, spent the day with her He
other son, Samuel b lives IN West.
ern Iowa. Mrs. Passmore has q
grand children and 80 great grand
children.
A rabid dog ran on the farm o
W. T. Foster in Elk Neck on We'd
nesday Of last week and after biting
several dogs grabbed a young son o
Mr.. Foster by the leg. The lad wore
rubber boots through which his teeti
pierced but without breaking thu
skin.
That was the third mad dog which
turned up in the ne,ghhDrhood with
in few days of each other, Robt I
c. Crouch manager of Mr.. Singerly'
horse farm near Elkton lost tw'
mastiff's from hydrophobia.
The four year old daughter o
Henry Seth, and the five year oh
daughter of Alfred Kershaw, of Bald
wins, this county. were playing to
gether Wednesday, (12th inst. after
noon, when they found bottle con
tanning poison, which they drank
not knowing what was in it The
we're discovered short time after
wards, by Mrs, Seth. suffering terrlh
pain. The bottle lying beside thel
told the story. She at once sent TO
DR.. Cooper, of Elkton, who arrive'
and administered an emetic, thu
saving the little ones lives.
Tomorrow the regular bi MONTH
meeting of Cecil Grange will he hello
and a good deal of business that W.,
laid over from the last meeting wi
come up for disposal Member
should meet early and prompt
attend. The question of Road
should claim the attention aud col
sideration of the Grange in future
For the consideration of pubic que
tions was mainly the purpose {
the inslitution of the Grange
such business is neglected the ord,
will be of little benefit to farmer