The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-11-03
NEWS.
Friday, Nov. 3. 1898.
MINOR LOCALS

The forge at Principle Furnace has
shut down until after the election.
A number of Friends from this
neighborhood attended yearly meeting
in Baltimore this week.
The Rising Sun w. c. I. U. will
meet in the lecture room OF the church
on Thursday, Noy. 9th, at 30 O'Clock.
The election booths will be placed in
the new Reynolds-Hunt building one
of the front rooms of which has been
rented for holding the election.
Mrs. Mary A. Benjamin, wife of joe.
Benjamin, died suddenly of heart
disease at her home at Leslie on Wed
nesday. October 25. in her 73d year.
The Teachers Association of the
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts
will meet in the Port Deposit public
school house on Saturday tomorrow.
The house and lot in North East
owned by Thomas w. Rowland was
sold at mortgages sale in Eikton on
Thursday of last week to w. T. War
burton, for $500.
G. G. Sill is having tie corner of his
residence occupied by the front porch.
converted into an office bringing the
front out on line with the board walk.
The work is being done by Ryan and
Son.
Last Tuesday morning rendered the
first ice of the season. Where water
was in metal vessels the ice was half
an inch thick. We have had several
sharp frosts this week and splendid
autumn weather.
Mr.. Geo. S. Fox has leased the E. P.
Passmore property on Cherry street
and will take possession next week.
Eli T. Reynolds and bride will
occupy the south end of Mrs. Belle
Buckley's residence on Queen street.
James McCardle's horse got into a
culvert on the Co umbia and Port De-
post railroad below Peach Bottom on
Sunday night. While in the hole a
train of cars passed over it without
injury to the "critter," which was
taken out afterward.
Rev. Mr.. Mcleod who stood pro-
minent among the candidates for pastor
of West Nottingham Presbyterian con-
gregation, withdrew his name. which
caused a postponement indefinitely of
the election of a minister which was to
have taken place last Sunday.
Our town commissioners determined
to break up the malicious mischief
called ''holloweving," and appointed
several guards to look out for mischief
makers. A whisper of the action of
the commissioners got out and mothers
saw to it that their boys were sent to
bed early on Tuesday night. No
depredations were committed in the
town.
Andrew Stout, a colored youth, was
convicted by Squire Clea. err on Mon
day morning on the charge of larceny.
Stout was charged with stealing q
bushel of corn from Thomas Malonay,
farmer in the Second district. 1t is
believed that he stole numerous other
articles but the fact cou Id not be proved.
He was sent to Jail for 80 days to board
at public expense. He will come out in
the spring fat and ready for work. Send
ing to Jail for getting drunk and petty
thieving is system which needs i'm
proving.
On Saturday the mill property of Job
Haines containing Is acres and i'm
proved by dwelling house and mill,
together with two double houses in the
town was sold at mortgages sale. After
being offered in separate lots the Whole
was put up and bid off by the mortga-
gee, Jacob Tome, for $4,000. The
amount of mortgage was $4,000. A few
years ago the dam was rebuilt, cocting
$4,000. w. J. Jones Esq, was attorney
for the mortgage and ]. G. Hindman
anctioneer. The price of real estate is
only nominal, and the gait at which
congress is moving is sure to make il
more so.
Farming is not supposed to pay in
this section of country at the present
prices, put tenant farmer in ouI
neighboring county OF New Castle is
said to have paid $4,000 in cash to his
landlord and had $1,000 for himself of
of farm of $50 acres. His rental con
ditions were three fourths OF the crops
TO go to the Owners, the latter furnish
ing farming implements, stock and
seed Cecil Democrat.
zone swallow does not make sum-
mer." Will the Democrat secure the
eonoensps of twenty tenant farmers Of
that section and let the public know
the result of its statistlcss
Edwin w. Howett, a man employed
by G. B. Passmore q Son firm o
Oxford was suddenly killed Tuesday
afternoon by falling from his coal cart
The horse was frightened and jumping
suddenly threw the driver to the street
His neck was broken by the fall enc
one side of his face and scalp crushed
by the heavy wheel of the cart passing
over him. He breathed but a few
minutes after being picked up. Deceased
was member of Oxford Council, Jr. o