The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-03-16
Friday, March 16, 1894.
MINOR LOCALS

Saturday will be st. Patrick's
Day; look out for a snow storm.
A new church in Oxford, of the
United Presbyterian sect, was de-
Dictated last Sunday.
Attention is called to the Spring
announcement of NJ. F. LOckhart
& Co., Oxford.
Farmers will do well to cast their
eve over the adv. of w. J. Me
Dougal in another column.
Pugh & Bro, are building a
creamery at Lombard to be in oper-
alton by April the first.
The first herring of the season
were caught ON the flats below Port
Deposit on Sunday night.
I James Spence, an old resident of
Cherry Hill, died at that place
Tuesday morning, in his 74th year.
The Wilmington Conference of
the M. E. Church, will convene in
Salisbury, on Wednesday, March
DIST.
A week of prayer and self denial
begins in the Salvation Army all
over the world on the 18th, con-
tinuing till the 24th inst.
The smaller cotton mill at Bank,
Baldwin factories-is running
with force of so hands. The mill
weayes damaSk table cloths.
The pupils of the Friends Normal
school propose giving Shakspear
ian entertainment in the hall here
on the evening of March 3Oth.
The robins sing blithely these
balmy evenings. Boys don't shoot
them or any other of the feathered
tribe but the English sparrow.
Mrs. e. P. Roberts and children
of Milton, Del, and Mrs. w. E.
Knowles of Washington, ID. c.,
are visiting their parents, Rev. J.
e. Bryan and wife.
Original pensions have been
granted to Ann Eliza w. .Janney
of Fair Hill, Enoch Noyes of Port
Deposit and Mrs. r. BuckwOrth,
who resides near Elkton.
The cantata of ''The Shepherd
Boy" is being rehearsed by num-
Der of young ladies and gentlemen
of Port Deposit, to be presented to
the public some time in May.
Michael A. Kemp, of Baltimore,
and Miss Amelia B. Spittle, of Elk
ton, were married in the Elkton M.
Z. Church at noon on Thursday of
last week by Rev. /. l.. Wood.
DR.. r. G. Underwood, of North
East, and Miss Dora B. Quigley, of
Wilmington, Del, will be married
at the BRIDES home the 9th inst.
They will reside in North East.
AT meeting of the tax payers of
North East, held on Saturday eve
ming, it was decided to petition the
Legislature for authority to issue
$1,000 of town bonds to improve
streets and sidewalks.
Robert A. Morris, a colored in
diyidual of Cherry Hill, who had
penchant for annoying his neigh
hors, was arrested by the sheriff
and sent to the House of Correction
for 60 days by Squire Cleaver,
There will be an entertainment
in lakewood Hall on Saturday eve
ming, March oath, for the benefit of
the M. E. Church of that place.
The entertainment will be of the
acrobatic class and is bound to
draw.
An annual missionary anniyer-
sary will be held in James M. T..
Church next Sunday evening.
Several addresses, readings, and
special music will constitute the
interesting program for the oc-
caSiOn.
Reliance and Woodlawn gun
clubs met for the second time last
Tuesday, at Woodlawn, and the
result was very close and exciting
contest, the score being So to SO in
favor of Reliance. Woodlawn is far
from being dismayed and will try
again.
Eugene Cone, who was arrested
in Elkton several months ago on
suspicion of having stolen horse
and buggy in his possession, which
proved to be the property of 7. G.:
bullock, of ConcordVille, Pa, has
been sentenced to four years in the
penitentiary.
Mr.. Spence, of North East, on
Tuesday night of last week drove
his team down the railroad, near
Red Mill, Elkton. The horse was
caught in cow catcher and was
struck and instantly killed by a