The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-17
Friday, Mar. II. 1898.
MINOR LOCALS

Ex- Collector Edwin II. Webster, il
at his home in Belair, is reported to b.
no better.
One of Mr.. A. L. Duyckinck's horse
had pitch fork run into its foot last
Wednesday.
Some of the forehanded farmers in
this neighborhood starred their plows
this week before the snow had all dis
appeared.
A disease thought to be cerebro spinal
meningitis is affecting the horses in the
neighborhood of Perryville, a number
having died.
William Harrigan will quit carrying
the U. s. mail from Hickory Hill, via
Calvert, to Nottingham. John johnson
takes his place.
DIR. Dare who lost valuable horse
last week by injuries received in the
stall, had another horse bitten on the
nose by his dog few days ago.
Hazel, young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs G.. q. Sill, fell and fractured her
arm last Wednesday. making the fourth
time the child's arms have been broken.
While VIM. Taylor was chopping
wood for VIM. Scott last Tuesday the
axe glanced and cut cash in his foot.
which will cause him to ''go lame" for
awhile.
Gardner Furness has taken the
agency for the Pinless Clothes Line, a
modern wash day convenience, and in
vites an inspection of the hurricane
holder.'
VIM. Linton had the misfortune to
step from the porch of Lackland's store
at Principle few evenings since and
fall several feet. cutting and bruising
himself quite severely.
Any one in need of first class shoe
work will do we'll to call on Chas. Kir
scht after the 25th al the room adjoin
ing Kimbell's restaurant which he will
occupy after that date.
Missionary anniversary was held at
the M. E. Church last Sunday. A large
audience was present. The pastor Rev.
Mr.. Bryan delivered an address suited
to such occasion. The offering was
1926.
A congregational meeting will be
held in Zion Presbyterian Church next
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to
call pastor. Rev. W. J. Fitz Simon
of Princeton will preach to the congre-
cation on Sunday.
DR.. III. III. Mitchell, who has been at
Johns Hopkins Hospital for some
weeks, returned home on Monday. He
is slowly recovering, and hopes are en-
tertalned that he will be able to be out
again shortly.
The public roads have not been so
bad this spring as they usually are at
this season of the year and seem in
fair way to soon improve. They have
been, aud are. in PAGES however not
quite equal to asphelt pavement.
A little child of F. M Stevenson,
Union, Lancaster county. died of diph-
liberia last Saturday. Mr.. Stevenson is
postmaster and has the office in his
store. He closed his store and moved
the post office into Parsons harness
shop.
The March term of the Circuit Court
for Cecil county will begin on Monday
next. The juryman of this section of
the county are John P. Wilson. Alex.
J. Briscoe, Elwood Baderston, VIM.
T. Fryer, VIM. E. Gillespie, Adam r.
Magraw, Barclay Reynolds, Peter Har-
tenstine and Stewart l.. Boyle.
e. B. Francis, director of lands in the
Punjaub, has written to Mr.. Bennett, of
Accomac county, asking for sweet
potato roots well packed" as it is de-
sired to introduce that vegetable into
India. in the hope that the soil and
climate there will be found peculiarly
favorable to it.
George A. Blake, Esq, sold at
trustees sale at the Court House, on
Saturday last, the farm of William J..
Major, about two miles west of Elkton,
containing 101 acres. Frank G Corrin
der, purchaser, for $720,
That farm must have heavy mort
gage under dollars an acre.
A large hay barrack on the Eldridge
farm, near Cecilton, was destroyed by
fire at q late hour on Monday night
The building contained thrasher a
hay press and otner machinery, also
about fifteen loads of fodder, which
were all consumed. The loss is roughly
estimated at 81 500, the building being
covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire ia unknown, but it is supposed
to have been the work of an incendfary.
Caleb Conner our gilt edge butter
artist has built himself very neat and
handsome house on east Main street
which was manipulated by the s. P.
Ryan & Sons firm, architects and
builders. The house is about complet-
ed, the finishing touches being given
to it this week. Next week Mr.. Conner
and family purpose occupying their
new home and giving grand house
warmiDg-with coal stoves. These