The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-05-18

neI daughter, MIS-. e. L. NcyHoluS.
Mrs. A. H. Smith is spending few
days with her son Bradley in Phila.
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Kirk and child are
the guests of Mr.. Geo. S. Fox and family.
Loyal Legion will meet in the lecture
room of the church tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Walter Clayton, residing near St.
Augustine, this county, had COW killed
by lightning last week.
Singerly is adding to his paper mill
plant at Providence. The mill will shut
down for repairs about July Ist.
Rev. L. E. Barrett lectured Saturday
night on adams Rib" in Hopewel1 M.
| E. Church for the Woodlawn w. c. T. U.
VIM. Brown comes to the front this
week with an adv. for the celebrated
Walter A. Wood and other harvesting
machinery.
The Mary Griffee farm, in the Seventh
district, containing 80 acres, was sold at
Sheriffs sale on Saturday last to Stephen
Woodrow, for $3.50.
The wedding of Miss Matte Craig of
Principle and Mr.. M. ]. Newton Gross of
Philadelphia, took place at the Principle
M. E. Church Tuesday evening last.
Henry Schwartz has placed stock of
clothing, shoes, hats and gents furnish
ing goods in part of S. R. Kimbell's
restaurant and offers rare bargains. A call
solicited.
Rev. Ernest Greenfield the pastor in
charge at Mt. Pleasant M. E. church, has
moved his family from Avondale and
occupies the brick building opposite the
residence of DR.. Crothers.
Cecil County Christian Endeavor So
ciety held their semi-annua1 convention
at West Nottingham Presbyterian Church
yesterday afternoon and evening. Promin-
ent speakers from Baltimore and else
where were present.
Mary Ann Carter, wife of Henry Carter,
died last Friday morning at her home,
near Lyle, Lancaster county. Mrs. Carter
was 81 years of age last month and Mr..
Carter will be 81 in October. They ce1e-
brated their 68th wedding anniversary
recently
DIR. Taylor of the appeal is publishing
some excellent old time prescriptions.
They are compounded of YARDS and
water boiled. Our grandmothers used
them before patent medicines were
common, and invariably with good re-
suits. The hard times invite to their re-
turn.
The farm of Adam R. Magraw, con-
tanning about 200 acres, situated at West
Nottingham, was sold on Tuesday at the
Court House in Elkton by John M.
Terrell, auctioneer for James M. Amber,
OF Baltimore, at mortgages sale to Geo.
w. and Lawrason Riggs of Bait more, for
$4,000
The black loafers of the court house yard
are disturbing the equaninrity of the Elk
ton press which is loudly demanding an
act of councils to dispense them. No fear
of such ordinance Those 'loafers" hold
the balance of power on election day and
both democrat and republican parties
take off their hats to them.
The bronze medal offered to the pupils
of the schools of Maryland for compost
tons on the subject Maryland in the
Revolution has been awarded by the
Society of Sons of the Revolution to
Harvey Scott, of the Elkton school.
Young Scott is a nephew of Prof. Geo. A.
Steele, of the Elkton Academy.
Samuel Gray, a former resident of
Rowlandville, an employee in the rolling
mill when owned by Joseph Roman, died
at the residence of his son at Newport,
Del, on Thursday last week. His re-
mains were brought to Rowlandville on
the cars Saturday morning and conveyed
to Harmony church and inferred in the
grave ward at that D1aoe