The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-08
Burlington is filling his new building

Ken Hartenstine, our news agent, is
laid up with la grippe.
The December term of court COM
mences on Monday next.
Arrangements have been made to
start up the Elkton Pulp works to-day.
The "Pawnee Indians are making
music for the Sun people this week in
the evenings.
Loyal Legion will meetin the lecture
room of the M. E. Church tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The W. G. Y. U. of Rising Sun will
meet in the lecture room of the church
on Thursday afternoon, Dec. IA, at $50
o'clock.
The roads in Elk Neck are being re-
paired, and terra Gotta water drains
placed where necessary. Bad weather
for mending roads.
Jacob A. Howard has sold his farm
on the Eastern limits of Elkton con-
tanning 81 acres to VIM. 6. Merry, OF
Little Elk, for $4,000.
The house of James Marcus, Elkton,
was entered by burglar on Saturday
night, but he was frightened away be.
fore anything was stolen.
The railroad fever has broken out in
Elkton and is clarifying" the good
people of that town at fearful rate. 1t
is an attack of the old Eastern Shore
R. r. disease.
Coulson & Co.'s store and the adjoin-
ing dwelling occupied by Oliver Nickle
at Rock Run, together with all the
contents were completely destroyed by
fire on Wednesday night last. The
loss was partly insured.
Sale of stock in which COWS sold from
$40 to $40; horses. $50; two horse wagon.
s43; corn, IS cents barrel is reported
as selling "high." IF such prices are
"high" when will lou prices be reached.
Cheerful content is an admirable virtue.
The granery and wagon house on the
farm of William TT. Chenwith, near
Upper Crossroads, Hartford county. was
burned on the night of November q.
The loss also included the corn crop.
100 bushels of wheat, harness, farming
utensils, &C.,
Robert f. Dorsey, son of William
Dorsey, of the Eighth district. was in
stantly killed on Tuesday at Natrona a
small town about % miles north of
Pittsburg, Pa, on the Allegheny river.
Mr. Dorsey was repairman on the c.
D. & P. Telephone Company line, and
had gone up on a bridge to repair the
wire when he slipped and fell dis
lance of 2S feet crushing his skull and
breaking his neck and one arm.
DR., J H. lamar. local health
officer at Elkton. publishes the follow
ing small pox notice:
DR.. Benjamin Lee. secretary of the
Pennsylvania Board of Health, has
notified DR.. James A. Steuart. Secre-
tary Of the Maryland Board, that
smallpox prevails in Pennsylvania.
DIR. Lee says thirty-two new cases
developed in Reading in the two
weeks ended November 20. making
642 cases to date, with seventeen
deaths. Two cases are reported at
fredericksburg, 4 in Middletown. 5
occurred in the Homeopathic Hos
pital at Pittsburg, l at Allegheny
City, Z at Altoona, 8 at Fritztown
and l at Smithtown. DR.. Steuart
says he intends to enforce the vac.
cination law vigorously in this State.
In view of the above reported
facts it is deemed a matter of i'm
portance to call the attention of the
citizens of the county to the strict
observance of the vaccination law
although there exists no cases OF
small pox within the county borders
at this time, yet as precautionary
measure, this notice is given in order
tina. any possible outbreak Of the
loathsome disease may be promptly
arrested
1t would scarcely be regarded as a
piece of business wisdom to wait for
the house to take fire before securing
policy of nsurance-neither is it
the part of prudence to wal. for q
visitation of the dreaded disease be-
fore resorting to efficient measures to
restrict and prevent it.
I would therefore earnestly urge
the adoption of precautionary means
by at once having such members OF
families requiring vaccination at.
tended to at once.
J. H. LAMAR,
Local Health Officer.