The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-03
MINOR LOCALS
To morrow is Presidents day.


To morrow is Presidents day.
There is no change in the ice gorge
at Port Deposit.
Mrs John Stump, mother of Judge
Frederick Stump is seriously i'll at hel
home near PerryvilIe.
The County Commissioners were in
session on Monday and Tuesday correct
ing the assessment list.
Pinkney Kirk ard w. P. King pro-
pose putting up canning factory in
the spring at Fremont, Chester county
Crows are sa ID to be numerous ia the
9Th district. They have vo unteered to
help the slow farmers to husk their
corn.
The black birds have come. These
first heralds of Suriug made their APP
pearance here on Wednesday the first
of March.
MIR. John M. Campbell of the firm of
Campbell & Carter wi move his family
to Oxford in the spring to be nearer
to their business at Barnses.
The Zion and Rock Presbyterian
Church congregations at a meeting last
Thursday decided they were not ready
to cali pastor. Additional candidates
will be heard.
The sale of mules and horses belong
ing to Mr.. Singerly. which took place
at the Pulp Mills last week, was attend
ed by large crowd and the stock sold
at high figures.
J. G. Hindman, auctioneer, has two
sales on hand to- day and they are a
good many miles apart. M. Louis
Richardson. New Valley and J. S.
Townsend. Wakefield. Pa.
The twenty fifth anniversary of the
marriage of Sheriff and Mrs. George E.
McKenney will be celebrated on next
Monday evening. Cards have been
issued to number of friends.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union has seventeen organized societies
in Cecil county and three hundred and
twenty five active members engaged
in seven special lines of work
Cards are out announcing the wed
ding of Miss Roberta Eng and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gatche Eng and of
Zion. to Mr.. Howard Terry, Wednes-
day evening, March Sth. at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lawson Tosh near
Colora, celebrated their 37th wedding
anniversary Tuesday. February 2lst. A
large number of their friends gave the N
surprise on the memorable occasion.
Job Haines. agent for the heirs of
Adam Jamison deceased, last Saturday
offered the personal property and real
estate near this town at pub ic sale.
The real estate was bid to $400 and
withdrawn.
Levi johnson. one of the oldest citi-
Zens of Port Deposit. died on Thursday
night Feb Odd of heart disease at the
residence of John Mitchell. His funera
was held on Monday Interment at
Hopewe'l Cemetery.
Miss Daisy Carter. daughter of the
late I. D. carter, was quietly married
at her mothers residence Walnut Hii.
about five miles above e ktOn, on
Thursday, February 23d to Mr.. Eugene
Kitterlinus, of Boston.
Elizabeth Price, a minister of the
Orthodox Society of Friends preached
in the NJ E. Church at Rising Sun on
Friday afternoon last. A large audience
assembled to hear the sermon, which
is genera ly commended.
James G.. McSparran. of Furniss.
Lancaster county, Pa, has been re.
elected President of the Mt. Gretna
farmers Encampment, which organi
eaton will hererfter be known as Mt
Gretna Farmers Encampment and
industrial Exposition.
The dates for the spring and fall fairs
of the Oxford Agricultural Society
have been settled as follows Spring
fair June 7th. 9Th and 9th. Fal fair
September 26 to 90 inclusive. A new
Judges stand will he erected on The fair
grounds prior to the June fair,
E K Brown and bride of Baltimore,
are visiting friends in Rising SUI. A
reception was given them on Wednes-
day afternoon at VIM. Brown g, brother
of the groom. The young coupe will
spend a few da with friends here ard
return to Baltimore and settle down"
for life,
Elwood Nichols of the firm of B P.
Nichols & Bro. of Rising Sun has
moved to Port Deposit to take charge of
. branch store in that town. They
have rented the store house formerly
occupied by g. C. Oldham. James
Jacoby has entered their Rising Sun
store as clerk.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Harriet G. Boucher to Mr.. Vim.
]. Crothers, son of Jas. c. Crothers of
College Green, Thursday evening, March
10Th, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Thos Dunlap, 1850 South 22d St, Phila.
The bride and groom will make their
home at Leslie after April Ist, where Mr..
Crothess will engage in the warehouse
business.
Cholera has broken out among the
hogs in our peighboring county of
Chester, Pa and seems to be spreading
E. A. & H. b Pugh of East Noting
ham have lost upwards of thirty from
the disease and others are affected.
A creameryman al Toughkenamon
recently had about 40 hogs to die of
cholera. The disease Was brought into
the neighDorhood by foreign stock.
At the annual encampment of the
Department of Maryland. G. A. R
held in Baltimore last week. Captain
Frank NoIen was elected Department
Commander, and Captain John w.
Mccullough, of Colora, this county,
Senior Vice Commander.
The delegates who attended from
this neighborhood, and hraved the
snow blizzard ON Wednesday 10
going to Baltimore returned On FRI