The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-05-05

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The fifth birthday OF Harmony
Castle, K. G. E., will be celebrated
May 18th.
Mr.. Jerome Brumfeld, our new
railroad agent took possession last
Monday morning.
A female lawyer, Miss Jessie
I.yttle of Pottsville, Pa, visited Mrs.
]. S, Simcoe of North East last week.
The carpenters put up the frame
work of Charles Kirschts building
this week and rooted and closed it in.
Miss Emma Jacoby has returned
from an extended visit in Media,
accompanied by Detective Ottey's
wife.
The present week has given the
world a touch of real spring and the
blossoms and the bees have filed the
air with perfume and music.
The regular examination for teach
ers in the public schools of Cecil
county will be conducted in Elkton,
June 9Th and in Port Deposit June
9th.
Fruit growers of the Peninsula are
beginning to realize that they have
the best prospect Tor d crop of fruit
that they have had for several years
past.
Clifford G. Whitaker has accepted
a position in the Union Pacific Rail-
road shops in Portland, Oregan, and
started for that far away land last
week.
The directors of the First National
Bank of Havre de Grace have given
their employees of the bank two
weeks vacation and expenses for a
visit to the Worlds Fair.
The Medical and Jhurgical Faculty
of Maryland held its ninety-ifth
annual convention in Baltimore last
week. DR.. John H. lamar, of Elkton,
was elected a member Of the faculty.
Some large hauls of fish are re-
ported by the large seines. Perry
Barnes of Carpenters Point appears
to bear the palm. At one haul he is
reported to have brought in 1901 900
herring and 700 shad.
Mr.. Basil H. Brown of Philadel-
phia has commenced the construction
of his summer cottage at Rising Sun,
Theodore Garvin being the builder.
j. S. Pogue is also building an
addition TO bis works.
Mrs. Elizabeth Zell of Paramount,
Lancaster county, entered on her
93rd year last Thursday and received
the congratulation of many friends
during the day. She was born in
the old Robert Fulton House.
Mr.. Andrew B. Armstrong, of
Black Barren Springs, and Miss
Matte L. Cham bers, of Oxford. Pa,
were married in the United Presby-
terrain Church in the latter place on
Wednesday afternoon, April Goth.
Mr. George W. Humphry. editor
of the Every Euenang, and Miss
Annie E. Gerry we're married on
Thursday afternoon, April 9th at
the residence of the BRIDES uncle,
Mr.. Samuel Megill, in Sassafras
Neck, Cecil county.
A North East boy of II. that ripe
precocious age of the small boy,
named Castor Hitchcock was monkey
ing with a straw cutter in S. T..
Shippers stable one day last week,
and managed to clip off his right
hand thumb and cut badly the fore
finger.
The Acme Lime and Stone Com
pany, whose extensive quarries are o
short distance northwest of Avon
dale, has discovered very fine vein
of marble on the property and
arrangements will be made to work
it at once. Al analysis proved the
marble to be of excellent quality.
The outside painting of the Hunt
and Reynolds building has been
finished, and the break by the falling
wall repaired. The carpenters are
moving their work along, the pavilion
at the top having been completed
except toe stage and might be pre-
pared for a show or dance at short
notice.
Fire destroyed frame dwelling
house and stable on the farm of Mrs
Rebecca R. Dryer, near Barksdale
this county, on Wednesday morning
of last week. The property was un.
occupied and it is thought the fire
was the work of an incendiary. The
loss will reach about $1,000. Insured
in the Cecil Mutual.
That lively institution called the
Colora "Y" for short, held s
dramatic performance at their meet
ing last week, which drew immensely
The Hall was crowded. Forty dol
lars was taken in along with the 800
persons who attended (which is right
smart sum for so small town. The
actors performed an original
comedy Toms Stratagem' OIL
"Dat Possum.' The fun emanatine
from the "stratagem' fairly splintered
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