The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-01

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! $736.50 they cost $500.
The Peninsula Press Association
will meet at Dover on Tuesday, Dec
9Th. The annual election of officer
will be held at this meeting.
Next Monday congress will nee
again for some more tariff talk an,
the silver members and populist will
insist that money is the question
More money and less talk
Mr.. and Mrs, John Sbaffer, whit
reside near Elkton were shocked OF
Monday morning upon arising tt
find that their five month old bah,
bad died during the night.
The new iron bridge which spani
the creek at ,Kenedy's mill, tn,
dividing line between Cecil and Ken
counties, has heeu accepted by The
Commissioners of the counties. Th'
bridge cost l,731.5O and was bull
by David Cornell of this county.
Miss Ella Owens, sister of Mis-,
II. l.. Owens of this county. died al
her residence in Baltimore on Wed
nesday, November 22d. Her remains
were inferred in West nottingham
cemetery on Monday. Rev. S. A
Gayley, D. D. conducted the funeral
services.
The Orphans Court was in specia
session on Wednesday. The sale o.
the real estate of the late Benjamin
Clifford was confirmed as was also
the hond of John Albert Boyd
sheriff His bondsmen were w. J
Jones, John S. Writ and Joseph
Coudon of j.
The North East reporter for the
Wing says;-Neyer before 10 the
history of the oldest citizens has il
been so dull here as at present. The
Iron and Charlton works are idle, and
j. Fl. Whites factory has closed
down. The Friedrich works and
basket factory are on half time.
Last weeks marriage license Nov
II, Oliver B. Hayes and Efie M
Moody, of Chesapeake City. Noy
20, Harry Griffith, of Sassafras and
Martha G. Lockwood of Warwick
Nov. Fl, W. r. Heavellow and Daisy
Money, both of Summit Bridge Del
Nov %, Owen S. Hopkins and Nancy
E. Tasker, both of Principle Furnace
Mics Julia G. Emory of New York
secretary of Womans' Auxiliary to
the Board of Missions, made an adj
dress upon"The Womans' Auxiliary
in St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal
Church, North East, on Sunday night
St Mary's is an old colonial church
1t was built in 1924 and the regis Ell
of the parish dates as far as I'LL
The vestry has never allowed it to be
changed or remodeled from its origi
nal design.
On Friday night week after Harm
ony Lodge, Of Port Deposit closed
their meeting and while the members
were present in the lodge room, the
large centre chandelier fell, breaking
one of the lamps and setting The
coal oil on fire, but through the pres
ence OF mind of the members the fire
was soon put out. F. S. Everist re
celved slight cut on the lip, DIR. H
w. Hopes q cut on the bead and
Sherman Grambling a cut on the
finger.
The farm of Joseph Pierson, dec,
near Calvert, containing 80 acres
was offered at public sale on Tues
day, by the heirs, but withdrawn, the
bid being $4,000.
On the same day the personal
property of Wilson D. Pierson, dec,
was exposed to public sale by The
administrator, WILDER A. Pierson
The stock sold at good pricse
especially hogs, shoats selling for
Sl3 to SIS. j. G. Hindman auction
eered both sales.
The fire alarm bell has been hung
over the engine house in Elkton and
The Democrat advocates electric
alarms. Belair has adopted the cleo
trio fire alarm and The Demoora,
thinks that if the Capital of Hartford
can afford to put on city airs, Elkton
surely could. Electricity is fast be
coming one of the most economic
agencies of our civilization. AnG
the government continues to beg the
privilege of naughty plundering
corporation to send messages over
its wires
George T. Kimble. by his attorney
Albert Constable, Esq, has entered
suit in the Circuit County Tor Ceci
county for damages in the amount o
$4,000 against the Western Union
Telegraph Company. Kimble wal
employed by the company as line
man and during the past summer
was engaged in erecting new poles il
Hartford county. 1t is stated tina,
while removing wires from an ole
pole it broke precipitating the plain
tiff to the ground, by which acciden,
he was permanently disabled hl,
knee being broken. The cause of tn,
accident is attributed to the agent o
the company in allowing the man t.
climb rotten pole.
Mrs. Margaret Aurelia Crotbers