The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-01-06
NEWS.
Friday, Jan. 6, 1898.
MINOR LOCALS

The County and School Commits
sioners and the Orphans Court
meet next Tuesday.
Mary Beatty, an aged woman OF
llO years, has been sent to The aims
h use in New Castle county, Del.
The installation oil the Officers of
Elkton Grange, No. AS, P. or H.,
will take place on Saturday, Jan. IA
The planning mill of the Rowland
Manufacturing Company. at Port
Deposit, closed down for the winter
on Saturday.
The next visit of the eye specialist
to Rudolph's Bazaar, Oxford, Pa, will
be Monday, Jan. 23rd. Eyes exam
ined free of charge.
By the quarterly distribution OF
the school tax, the white schools OF
Cecil county receive $2,46109 and
the colored schools S45736.
George Wakeman, living near
Churchville, Hartford county, was
found lying frozen under his bed in
the shanty in which he lived.
The Gilpin family had a family
reunion at the Gilpin home place
near Elkton, last week, at which
about forty members we're present.
The Susquehanna river is solid
sheet of ice from Conowingo TO
Havre de Grace, barring few air
holes, and the ice harvesters are
busy.
Cecil Grange will meet tomorrow
after the Detective Association din
ner, for the installation OF officers
There should be full attendance of
members.
James A. Mcdowell, son of Thos.
Mcdowell, residing near Colora, had
his ankle crushed last week, in Phil
adelphia, where he was employed by
the Pennsylvania R. r. He was
taken to the hospital where the foot
was amputated about six inches
above the ankle bone.
Mr.. J. r. Fl. Price and Miss Jennie
Gunkel. daughter of Mr.. T. Gunkel,
of Warwick, this county, were mar
ried ct the home of the brides
parents, on Wednesday evening,
December 2Stb. The Rev Mr.. Smith
performed the ceremony. A large
number Of guests were present from
all parts of the country.
A carrier pigeon, which bore a
brass band marked "A,l3.G," was
picked up at Aiken on the B. & 0.
railroad, on Saturday night by the
telegraph operator, who was startled
by it striking the wire outside of the
office. The snow had blinded the
bird and it struck the wires with such
force that it cut itself badly and
did in an hour after being found.
That everlasting gabbler, Rumor,
says that no less than four brides
residing near Woodlawn, are marked
for the altar. At this rate Cupid
will depopulate that neighborhood OF
girls. All, we'll, let the little archer
come on up the road, 20 Rising Sun
neighborhood His darts will give
out or be blunted before he despatch.
es them all hereabout.
Mrs. Sarah Thackery, widow of the
late Thomas Thackery, died at her
home in Elkton, on Thursday, Dec
29th, from the effects of a paralytie
stroke experienced over two years
ago. The deceased was aged "a
She was the mother of Robert c.
Thackery, Esq, and John Thackery
who filled an important place il
Baltimore Custom House for mum
Der of years.
Mr.. H. j. Sheppard received &
telegram on Wednesday morning
announcing the sad intelligence o
the death of his son William, a brigh
young man in his twenties. He was
at home spending the holidays will
his parents, apparently in his usua
health. On his return to Whining
ton, where he was employed in thu
jewelry establishment of G. F. Ru
dolph, he contracted measles, fron
which he died on Wednesda,
morning.
The remains were brought to Ris
ing Sun on Thursday. Funera
services at the house of deceased
parents on Saturday Ito morrow a
1870 a. m. Interment Rosebanl
Cemetery.
There is to be general reduction
IF waOaa NOW maid fo tho irop work