The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-10

G.. S. Fox, our enterprising dealer in
ladders has been making large ship
ments this week.
The rain of Wednesday night and
Thursday served notice on Port Deposit
that the ice must go.
The friends of J. M. Campbell spent
Monday evening with him commemo-
rating birthday anniversary.
The public school of Port Deposit
opened on Monday. 1t has been closed,
owing to the basement being flooded
The last snow blizzard filled many
roads In this section of country with
drifts. some of which are not opened
yet.
The Fair Hill puolic school pupils
will give literary entertainment this
evening, March 10. Music will be a
feature.
The libel case of John E. Jackson
against cyan G. Seminar. docketed for
the March term of court, has been COM
promised.
Jim Andrews, crazy inmate of Elk
ton Jail. since the hanging of Stout
imagines the officers are planning to
hang him.
Alfred Fassitt of the ninth district is
extensively engaged in chicken raising
and has Matched already several hun
bred chicks.
Mrs. Dinah Gibson returned to Rising
Sun on Wednesday evening from
Philadelphia where she has been stay
ing with relatives during the winter.
A freight engine got off of the track
twice at Port Deposit last Sunday, but
was got in place again without any
damage. There were several inches of
water on the track.
Miss Linda Brown of Camden is
visiting Miss Gertrude Dare.
Lewis R. Kirk, Jr., Chas. E. Dare
and John Sheppard each paid flying
visit to their parents in Rising Sun
last Sunday.
The only persons who seemed willing
to face the meteoric terrors of March
4th to witness Growers Inauguration,
from Rising Sun. were Elm Krauss
and wife, Cecil Ewing, Clarence Dare
and r. P. Cline.
There will be an executive committee
meeting of the Cecil County w e. T. U.
at the home of the President, Wood
lawn, Wednesday March 18th, at 10 a.
m. If very stormy. next day. A full
attendance is requested.
Rev Clement c. Dickey died at his
home in Colorado Springs, COL, last
Tuesday night of Bright's disease, He
was the youngest son of the late Rev.
DIR. John Miller Dickey who was cele-
brated Presbyterian minister of Oxford
in his day.
Mr.. Oliver Nickle has purchased the
Thomas Warning property. near Colora
This is a very handsome property
situated on Mt. Pleasant Vinegar Hill
containing about 5 acres with good
dwelling, barn and other necessary
Improvements.
Rumor has it that the granite quar-
ries at the upper end of Port Deposit.
which for several years past have been
run by Philadelphia parties and
managed by Mr.. Kepner, have been
sold to Jas. A. Davis & Son, of Port
Deposit, who will operate them.
&c. Bird & Sons have rented the
Stone Run Foundry and flour mill and
will run the whole business at Syca-
more this season. Lewis Fl. Kirk has
transferred the property to Benjamin
G. Reynolds, his father inlaw, and
will engage in the warehouse business
at Nottingham.
Mr.. ]. tt Altman. Lecturer of Penn
sylvania State Grange, will address
Fulton Grange No. &c, on Tuesday,
March IA, at o'clock. On Wednesday,
March. at 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Altman will
address the public in the basement of
Little Britain Presbyterian Church on
the aims and objects of the Grange
organization.
On Wednesday the blue birds made
their appearance, rejoicing in the
warm sunlight with their soft, mellow
notes The pes,iferous English sparrows
have almost disappeared. Has the cold
winter frozen the little pests? 1t has
been noticed that they have been dis
appearing, growing less numerous for
two or three years past.
The Rising Sun Sunday school will
celebrate its missionary anniversary
on Sunday evening, March 18th, in
stead of Saturday evening as the time is
too short to carry out the original pro-
gram. Recitations and addresses, in
terspersed with music will take place of
the usual service A silver offering is
desired from each one present.
William Scott lost one of his hounds
on Monday. The dog went mad and
William put the animal to death. The
town commissioners have posted a
notice that all dogs found running at
large in corporation limits without
muzz'es in future will be shot by order
of the city fathers. The town bailiff is
the commissioners executioner.
An cd frame stable in the rear of the