The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-02-10

Harry D. Henry of Elkton, postal
clerk has been promoted.
Tuesday September 18th will be
observed as Maryland day at the
Worlds Fair.
The North East iron works COM
menced work last week after remain
ing idle for some time.
Stanley Evans, young son OF
William S. Evans. Esq, of Elkton
broke one of his fingers while
shedding,
DR. H. Fl Mitchell of Elkton is at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he
will remain for q short time for
treatment.
Instructions have been sent out
from the Department to all post
masters to weigh all mails received
and despatched at their Offices.
Rev. Robt. F. McClane of New
Bloomfield, Pa, will occupy the
pulpits of Zion and Rock Presby-
terian churches on Sunday next, IL
inst.
The grading of the Oxford. Ian
caster & Southern Railroad from
Childs station, this county. to Rock,
near Lewisville, will soon be CON-
pleted.
Mr.. Lewis Fl. Kirk, OF Stone Run
Mills, has rented his property and
will remove to Nottingham, Pa. to
engage in the grain business. 1t will
90 hard with the twins to thus sepa-
| rate
The bailff of Elkton arrested Jake
McCarde last week and put him in
Jail Cause drunk and disorderly
on the streets. Magistrate Scott
sentenced him to the county Jail for
twenty days.
Mrs. Samuel Thompson and her
son james Thompson. who bad q
mid attack of small pox at their
horne at Frencbtown, are rapidly i'm.
proving. No other cases have broken
out in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Henry S Coudon of Perry
vile is reported suffering with car
buncles. These are uncomfortable
visitors. Ayers Sarsaparilla is re-
commended nv Aver as sovereign
remedy for all affections of the blood.
A congregational meeting has been
called for the 23d inst, to consider
the propriety of calling pastor to
fill the pulpits of Zion and Rock
Presbyterian churches, to meet at
Zion at 1920 q. NJ. and at the Rock
at $50 p. m,
A valuable cow belonging to DR..
S. E. Ford, died last week with every
symptom of hydropbobia. The dogs
of the middle districts are more dan.
gerous than profitable. There is q
dog tax which the politician Office
holders leave to execute itself hence
the surplus of dogs.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
sociable, held at the home of the
MUSES. Kellholtz last Saturday
evening, was largely attended and
was one of the most pleasant social
events OF the season. The literary
program was exceptionally fine and
the collation. which followed was
equally so.
During one of the coolest days
this winter dea err had placed some
terrapins in tub Of water to thsw
out and the water and terrapins
froze into solid olock The dealer
thawed the terrapins out and they
were not hurt in the least One
Crisfeld firm has handled $1,000 ter
tapins this season.
Census statistics furnish the
following information Of the Protes.
tant Episcopal Church Of Cecil
county: There are S organizations !;
9 church edi6ces whose seating
capacity is 1850. and 342 members
or communicates. The church
property is valued at $54 903 upward
of $l60 per capita,
The under jaw of Joseph j. Wells
of Newark, Del, has been paralyzed
so that it is powerless, and he is un.
able to open or close his mouth ex-
cept by using his hand. His case
has puzzled the physicians and he
has gone to the Pennsylvania hos
pital to ascertain what the skilled
doctors in that institution can do
Tor him.
General Felix Agnus, manager.in.