The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-01-26
NEWS.
Friday, Jan. 26 1894.
MINOR LOCALS


Edward Nesbitt of Colora had fal
last week which broke shou der bone
VIM. Hindmau OF Colora neighbor.
hood, lost heifer from hydrophobia
recently.
Loyal Legion will meet in the lecture
room OF the church Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
At a fair given recently by the Sons OF
Veterans of Cherry Hill the receipts
amounted to 1876. The gold watch was
won by Fred Campbell.
David 7. Hermann, of Chesapeake City
and Miss Sallie E. Simpson were married
in Chesapeake City on Thursday evening
of last week by Rev. Wilmer Jaggard.
Rev. 1. Jewell is reported seriously
i'll with an attack of "abnoi mali neural
gia. Ifthe Abnormal type is any worse
than the common kind it must be very
serious.
James McKelvey has purchased lot
from Barclay Reynolds near DIR. Dare's
farm house on the "hill" road where
he will have house built forth with.
Ryan and Son have the contract.
Rowland Barrett, son of the late Jas.
and Sarah A. Barrett, died at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Margaret Gillespie in
Rowlandville last Saturday night The
remains were inferred at hopewell on
Tuesday.
The ladies of Zion Presbyterian
Church made ten strike with their
turkey and oyster supper last week
having cleared S1l2 They have found
the most direct road to a mans pocket is
by way of his stomach.
William, aged 16, and Emily, aged
9, children of William H. Bouiden. of
Perryville. were bitten on Thursday of
last week, by mad cat. The children
were taken to Pasteur's Institute, New
York. by DIR. Rittenhouse of North
East.
Ex-Gov. William Gilpin, the first gov
ernor of the territory of Colorado, died
at Denver, on Saturday last, in the 72d
year of his age. Mr.. Gilpin was born
and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and
is close connection of the Gilpin family
of this county.
Leonar II. Beaver who resides in the
neiphborhood of Elkton, loaned VIM.
Coleman horse and buggy on last
Friday who said he wished to take his
wife on drive. The team not having
been returned Mr.. Beaver has reported
the case to Sheriff Boyd.
Mary Gillespie of the Eighth district
died on Thursday 18th inst, and was
buried at West Nottingham Presbyte.
rian cemetery on Monday. The deceas
ed was 81 years of age. She lived and
died on the Old home place where she
was born. There is but one member Of
the family survives her, her brother
Nicholas H. Gillespie who lives at
Pleasant Grove.
The oyster crop on the Delaware side
of the Delaware bay is reported COM
plete failure All of the oyster boats,
about seventy-five in number, are laid
up and the oystermen are out of en-
ployment. The oysters have been des-
troyed by small insect. which bores
hole In the shell The oyster soon dies
after being attacked by this insect.
DR.. John Wurtz, of Philadelphia, has
sent box of about thirty Virginia
cartridges to his friend, VIM. w. Hold
en-, who has loosed them on his farms
in Elk Neck. Pheasants and part
ridges have the past season been verv
scarce in this region, probably owing
to the severe winter of last year or to
setter dogs and breech loading guns.
William S. Evans, Esq, trustee, offered
at public sale at the Court House door iii
Elkton, on Tuesday, the real estate OF the
late Charles Cooper. The mills and
dwelling with 1888 acres of land at Cilpin's
Fall was bid to $500 and withdrawn.
One acre of land with small dwelling
house was sold to H. Clay johnson, for
49,. A lot In Perkinsville with frame
dwelling was sold to Robert Cameron
for $575. A lot in North East with frame
dwelling house was purchased by Robt.
Cameron for $375.
VIM. X. Wright has sold The Appeal
to VIM. Taylor. who will in future con-
duct the paper. MIR. Wright has been
a printer in Elkton most of the time
for AZ years, commencing when small
boy with p. c. Ricketts, who founded
The Wing, and who continued in the
Office for many years after the death of
Mr.. Ricketts,, always honest, faithful
and capable. On whom can greater
praise he bestowedp
Mr.. Wright will make Philadelphia
his future home.
On Monday the judges recounted
the votes cast at the late election for
Sheriff in the First Election district.
Sixty eight ballots were objected to
nv counsel on both side. or these,
With the exception of four ballots
neither side has much doubt that it's
affections will hold good when pre-
sented to the Court for final decision.
A conservative estimate would give