The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-11-24

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Rutter G Thomas, Gamers of
North East, put up 300 cases of
tomatoes this season.
Next Thursday, Thanksgiving
Day, being legal holiday the
banks will be closed on that day.
Joseph Kline, who resides near
Elder station on the B. & o., had two
sheep killed by dogs on Monday
night.
A special mission was commenced
at Zion Presbyterian Church on Sun.
day evening last at half past seven
1t will continue for two weeks and
several oil the neigbboring clergy are
to assist in the services.
Mr.. Geo. N. Bennett of Chesapeake
City saw flock of wild geese light
in wheat field near that town. He
took his gun and went in pursuit OF
the big game and was so successful.
as to wing one of the flock which be
captured.
Several farmers owing adjacent
farms in Kent county have combined
to protect the partridges by not shoot
ing any themselves or allowing gun
ners to trespass on their premises.
The birds are growing scarce and this
is the only way to protect them.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Alice La Berta
Walton. eldest daughter of Mr. aud
Mrs. Charles Walton, and Mr.. Thomas
Sterling Smith, at the residence of
the brides parents. at Iron Hill, on
Wednesday evening, November 29th
at q O'Clock.
The worst portions of east Main
street have received layer of broke
stone the pikers with mapping ham
mer having been busy for fortnight
The board walk on South Queen lead
ing to the depot aud other portions
of the side walks in town have been
renewed. Our city fathers are deter
mined to furnish dry streets for their
visitors the coming winter and spring.
The fistiana club of Elkton held
matinee on the fair grounds couple
of Sundays ago in which exhibitions
in the mobile art of self defense"
with gloves was given to the immense
delight of the audience Mr.. Chap
man the leasee of the fair grounds
fe't much disguised when the matt
nee was all over and threatens to
prosecute the desecrasors of the Sab
hath if they ever do so any more.
The Mercy and Help committee of
the Elkton Epworth League held
supper for the benefit of the poor.
The supper was dainty mea
which the poor did not have the eat
ing of, but the people who were
neither poor or exactly hungry ap
pro oriated the viands. The proceeds
were. or will be expended in "boe
and homlny." which will go farther
for the amount of money invested
and do the poor most good
Thousands of peach trees are being
dug up IN Kent county BY peach
growers, the down shore papers re
port The presumption is that such
10 an ordinary occurrence in all the
peach districts. When the trees
begin to decline they are dug up
The life of the peach tree is but ten
or twelve years, The yellows and
their insect enemies make them short
lived
Largo numbers of young trees are
being shipped from Eastern Shore
nurseries to the west
Charley Keilholtz is giving the in.
side wood work of the Hunt Rav.
nolds, now Buffington's, new building,
an oil finish, which as soon as the
painting is done will be filed with
furniture from top to ground floor for
the holiday season opening The
furniture in the brick block on Cherry
and Queen streets will be moved to
the new store on Main street and an
invoice of new furniture in addition,
opened with carpets and all the etc.'s
which the complete house furnishing
of new marriage couple demands,
baby coaches not omitted.
The Democrats Chesapeake City
reporter asks; Why not have a
Thanksgiving dance.
Tut. tut, man. The day is dedicated
to fasting and prayer. He most
have been coming the musty pages
of Stern's Sentimental Journey,
where this greatest of Sentiment
writer's tells story of a French
family, mode of returning thanks after
supper The paterfamilias got out
his fiddle and the children all Joined
in dance. And the old man defend
ed bis peculiar grace by conteudiug
that the proper way for people to ex
press gratitude for the benefcent
gifts of Providence was by manifest
ing feelings ofjoy.
Jacob Tome has been granted the |
privilege to lay water pipes through |
the mein street of the town of Port
Deposit by the town council for thu.
purpose of supplying the town with
water Whether it is the grant of |
franchise or permit to lay the o pes
for grasuitous supply of water. is
not stated If the grant amounts to
exclusive franchise the heirs OF