The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-02-24


experienced in this section of country
for several years.
The gorging of ice in the river below
Octoraro creek backed the water up the
creek stopping the rolling mi Is at
Rowlandvile on Tuesday.
William NJ Sihgeriy is among the
successful bidders for the contract for
making high grade book paper for the
government tie coming year.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Morgan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Denny of Ekton,
each lost yer old child from whoop-
ing cough and catarrh, this week.
Rev. Joseph Robinson, formerly pas
tor of Rising Sun NJ E. Church, but
since retired from the itineracy, died
at PER-, mans, Hartford county, on
Saturday Feb. Is. His funeral took
place on Tuesday.
At the sale of the real estate of Chas.
A. Cooper, deceased, by VIM. S. Evans.
trustee, on Saturday last, the property
was all withdrawn and held at private
sale. except the tract known as Now
and's Corner" and containing Is acres
which was purchased by Edward b.
Smith for $4,000.
Charles r. Long, aged twenty seven
years son of the late John Long. of
Elkton. died in Port Deposit. Sunday
afternoon after a short illness from
pneumonia. He vas visiting his
brother in-law, Mr.. Albert Bender.
He was paralyzed and unable to walk,
being wheeled around in chair.
Considerable change has been made
lately in the Pennsylvania railroad
management and we note among these
changes that the office OF assistant chief
engineer is abolished and Joseph T.
Richards, who now holds that position
is made engineer of maintenance of
way a new position on the staff of the
genera manager.
| J. Swami ,Everist, son of F. s Everist
of Port Deposit having bought the
store from A. D. Spencer, known as
the Mammoth Store OF Havre de
Grace will still carry the same line of
goods. He will be CAD to see his
friends and those needing ANYTHING in
house furnishings such as furniture,
stoves, carpets, etc.
The next lecture before the Friends
Norma school will be given by DR.. G.
G Croft. Professor of Biology in Buck
nell University. DIR. G. is one of the
mem bers (and for wears was presidentJ
of the Pennsylvania state board of
hea tn. His ong connection with the
different educational and scientific in
situations is guarantee Of the excel
lence of the lecture.
Mr.. McGaw, the representative of the
firm proposing to establish large can
merry at Eikton visited that town Satur-
day LAST A number of farmers agreed
to plant sweet corn and the success of
the project is now assured The firm
will between the 18th of April and the
LIST of MAJ Eosit with the Board of
Trade of E!kton a $4,000 guarantee of
their good faith. The construction
will be commenced early in the spring.
Mr.. E. X Brown one of Rising Suns
former BUSINESS men but a resident of
Baltimore tor the las year, and Miss
M. Emily Gardner. were married in
the Contra NJ E. Church. South, of
Ba timore on Wednesday 22d. FIiends
who attended the Wedding from here
had to go round by Philadelphia We
extend congratulations to Mr.. Brown
and his bride Wednesday their we'd
ding dry was one of the widest types
of the weather but we don't believe in
omens.
In regard to removing the destructive
fish baskets from the Susquehanna
River the Pennsylvania Fish Com
mission in ate report says To
restore the Susquehanna 10 Its former
condition of produciiveness is now one
of the greatest and most useful tasks
the Commission has set for itself. and
to accomplish this result it realizes
that the fish baskets must be removed
and f1shaways placed on the dams
The ways built on the Columbia dam
is already success, and shad are being
canght above 1t in considerable num-
bers. Hundreds of baskets have been
taken out of the river by members of
the Pennsylvania Fish Commission,
| but the fourteen mi'e stretch of the
Snsquehanna which flows through the
State of Maryland is still filled with
these app iances. which are so fatal to
the young shad on their way to the
seq. but there is hope that the Maryland
Commission will see the necessity of
removing them as they have been ap-
pealed to for that purpose
Spelling bees have had quite run
the past FEW months in some neigh
horhoods. There will be one held by
me Biythesdale pubic school, near
Whitaker's null, Feb. 25, Ito. morrow
P'iZes consisting of Iryings sketch
nook, and Mss Mulock's, John
Halifax will be awarded to the best
wo spoilers,
! There will also be an entertain
meut at Chapel School House near
Woodlawn, this (FrIday) evening.
commencing at I 80 p IN The pro
gram will consist of music. recita-
ti"ns, readlng2, c osing With o spell,
ing hee which will be open to all who
may want to spell. Prizes will be
: awarded Admission Is cents.
The Democrat urges the citizens
of the lower districts to get up sub
Ncr p,'on OF 20 or IS thousand dollars
!" start that long talked Of railroad
through from Elkton and down, the
Peninsula. Take the advice of
Punch to a friend contemplating
matrimony. "Don'tw
Patrick Henry said be knew of no
"ay To Judge of the future on: ~ =,
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