The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-03-02

u6 ECVINal at Tue MA II. OuuTCL
North East resulted with upwards o.
fifty converts.
A few sleighs were out trying the
snow but their experience wasn't the
most satisfactory.
March came smiling in on Thurs
day. 1t will 60 out in different mood
if the old adage is true.
The heaviest snow of the season
fell on Sunday night, followed on
Monday by warmer weather and
slush.
We invite attention to the adver
tisement of NJ. r. Lockhsrt & Co. of
Oxford in this issue of the MIDLAND
JOURNAL.
The attention of our lady readers
is especially directed to the adv. OF
closing out sale of Miss Emma Gar
vim in this issue.
The Bonham farm containing 80
acres of land in the Ninth district
has been sold by W. t. Bonham to
Lucy A Yerkees, for $IlO0.
The papers in the contested Nesbitt
will case have been cent to the Cir
cult Court by Register of Wills, r.
e. lamar. and the case will probably
be tried in March.
Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton, has
been sold at private sale TO DR.. G..
NJ. Ellis for $4,000 who was joint
owner of the property with the late
Hon. James b Groome.
James P. West. Of Conowingo, and
Miss Melissa Bryant, of Darlington,
Hartford county, were married at
Aberdeen, ON Thursday. February
18th, by Rev. W. A Mcdonald.
Miss Maggie L Mccormick and
Austin NJ. Ewing, both of Cecil
county, were married at the Presyb-
terrain Manse in Elkton on Tuesday
evening, Feb. 20 by the Rev. John
McElmoyle.
The Penna. R. R. has had engi-
neers at work this week making a
survey of tne road at the railroad
station crossing, preparatory to run
ming the road above the tracks, there.
by abolishing the dangerous grade
crossing.
Mr.. DIETRICH Hamm. of Baltimore,
died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Kane, in Port Deposit. on Tues
day last week from the effec's of the
grippe. HIS funeral was held on
Friday; intermeat at West Noting
ham Cemetery.
The ladies of Charlestown will
hold an oyster and fowl supper in
the basement of the M. E. Church
on Friday and Saturday evenings.
March I'd and Sd Tickets IS cents;
children 20 cents. Proceeds to be
applied for church purposes.
McClepahan Bros, of Port De-
post. were awarded contract for
supplying Belgian blocks to be used
in paving Holiday street Baltimore,
as follows: $4,000 blocks at the rate
of $54 so thousand; $4,000 at the
rate of $56 so; $4,000 at $3.50.
Two young men named Brown and
Kelly, residing near Octoraro Church.
had a set-to in the road near that
place last Wednesday night, which
resulted 10 Brown getting his leg in a
rut and being thrown, causing a
fracture of the left limb above the
knee.
The directors of the Cecil County
Agricultural Society elected Messrs
John M. Tucker of Elkton George
S. Woolley, of Chesapeake City and
Samuel r. Rowland OF Port Deposit
as delegates to the circuit meeting
(the jocky cluh) In Baltimore on
March l.
The fourth and last Quarterly
Conference, for the present confer
ence year. Of Cecil Circuit. M. P.
Church will be held in BAY View. on
Saturday, March Sd, beginning at 10
a. m. Rev. j. D Kiuzer, president
of the Md. Annual Conference, will
DC IN 8LGenuAuCe.
The decision of Judges Stump and
Wick reversing the decision of the
election judges by majority for
White of 20 votes after throwing
out several votes too badly marked
to show the intention OF the
voters, looks like gross incompetency
on the part of the judges of election.
and is, or should be. notice to those
who have the appointing power of
election judges to exercise a good
deal more care in future. Appoint
young men with good eyes for judges
and clerks.
j. Fl. Brown, photographer of
Colora, had a quantity of photo
graph cards bronzed at the MID
LAND Job Office this week Mr.
Brown is an artist in his line, and
has large quantity of work ahead
which he has been waiting on sun
shine to finish. Only six or eight
days during the entire winter, count
ing all the pieces, have been clear
enough to print photos. Mr.. Brown
has an assortment of handsome cards
and persons wishing to preserve
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