The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-07
The Elkton Cornet Band has again

dissolved.
A corps of engineers from Newark
are surveying the streets Of Eikton,
fixing the limits and making plot of
the same.
An empty box car was demolished
and a coal car badly damaged by an
accident at Octoraro Junction Thurs.
day last week.
Indications point to a peach crop
tails year. The predictions of failure
so often heard from the peninsula is
silent this spring.
Mr. E. T. Murphy and Miss Mary
E. Price, both of Havre de Grace,
were married in Elkton on Thursday
evening, March 30Lh.
There is a good opening for a
watch and clock repairer and cleaner
in Rising Sun. An artist of that
kind is badly needed here just now.
Henry NJ. Nichols, we'll known
citizen of Elkton was stricken with
paralysis last week and lies in pre-
carious condition. This is the second
stroke he has had.
Dan Pierce who run the famous
Gilpin's Falls mill for several years
has moved to Mechanics Valley and
will employ his time in future run
ming Jackson's Principle mill.
G. W. Cruikshank, Esq, for a long
time editor of the Cecil Democrat, is
writing a book to be called Leaves
From the Log book of a Wreck or
journal OF Failure" 1t will appear
some time this summer.
The case of T. Egerton Hogg vs..
the jackson & Sharp Company ives
argued in the Court OF Appeals this
week. G. c. Crothers appeared for
Hog, and L. NJ. Haines and A. Con.
stable for the defendant.
The towpath of the Susquehanna
and Tidewater Canal, between Havre
de Grace and Lapidum, is now being
mended by large force of hands.
1t is expected to be ready for traffic
by the 18th of April.
Cards are out for the wedding OF
Miss Lou R. Simcoe, daughter of
Geo. Simcoe, Esq, of Bay View, and
Edward A. Gillespie, of Nottingham.
Pa, to take place at the home of the
bride, on the 18th of April.
The Bohemia bridge will probably
be completed within four weeks. The
time of the completion depends upon
the arrival of the last Shipment of
iron work, which is expected in
few day. The contract price for
building the bridge is $4,000.
On Saturday last, Hester Hess,
Esq, assignee of the mortgage. sold
at public sale. at the Court House,
the farm of Parker j. james, near
Fair HILL in the Fourth district, and
containing sc acres-subicct to a
first mortgage Of $500 Hester
Hess purchaser, FIR $l,925.O0
Easter Sund y vas not put on
dress parade in this part of the uni
verse. The pastor of the Methodist
church of this town preached a ser
mon appropriate for the occasion,
and the people of steady habits who
dwell hereaway feasted on eggs, of
which the hens with commendab|P
forethought had furnished bountiful
supply.
Harry E. Baden, clerk in the
mailing division of the Washington
post Office was arrested on Monday
of last week by Post Office Inspectors
Troy and William 3. Smith, of Elk
ton, on charge of secreting and
embezz!ipg mail matter. 1t was
Baden's duty to open tied up bundles
of mail matter and while SO doing it
is charged be abstrscted letters and
took from them money and postage
stamps. Upon being searched fifteen
letters were found on him and be
was held under bond of $1,000.
The Martin family put in en- APP
pearanoe on the first of April this
year. They appear to come little
earlier every succeeding year.
Spring, however, seems to have come
to stay and may be the birds had
notice of that fact in advance of us
animals who have to walk ON the
earth, while the birds, the most
blessed of all creatures of this world,
skim lightly over our heads, and
revel in seasons of perpetual spring
and summer.
Mr.. George Biddle, Superinten-
dent of public schools of Cecil county
packed the school exhibits which are
to be displayed at the Worlds Fair,
last week. The exhibits are reported,
many of them, to be Exceptionally
excellent" Which means we suppose
that some exceptions might be taken
to their merits, which are not first
class. We hope this is a mistake,
and that the work Of our Cecil boys
and girls may prove to be unexcep-
tionably excellent.
The Baconian Literary Society of
the Friends Normal Institute stu
dents HE'D public exhibition on
last Friday evening. Miss Emma S
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