The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-03-09
MINOR LOCALS

Easter Sunday will be the 25th of March
this year.
Measles are reported teasing the child
rem about Elkton
The oyster supper held at Principle last
Thursday evening was very successful.
Work will commence on the Port
Deposit Water Works in a short time.
Trap shooting at earthen birds is having
quite run among our Rising Sun sports
men.
A bill incorporating the Port Deposit
Stove Company has passed the Legisla-
ture.
William NJ. Reed of Chesapeake City
died on Wednesday, Feb. 2Sth aged 90
years.
James H. Maxwell of near Principle,
is getting ready to build a new house this
spring.
The blue birds tell us in their mellow
tones that spring is near if not already
with us.
A young man from North East is said
to have had SIS stolen from him i'll Elk
ton on Sunday night.
There were several large walnut logs
taken to the freight depot at Elkton last
week to be shipped to Germany.
There is talk of an ice mandatory
being located i'll Elkton. Talk is cheap
but the plant of an ice mandatory is
dear
David Harris, colored, was arrested
on Tuesday charged with robbing the
money drawer in Mrs. A. M. r. Prices
store in Elkton.
Two large barges, each I57 feet long,
were launched at the Diebert boat yard at
Elk Landing last week. The yard has
been running full handed all winter
Mr.. John Milburn, farmer, whose
home was near Chesapeake City, died on
Saturday night in his ffty-eighth year
Miss Emma Wilson was rendered
very pleasant surprise last Saturday even
ing. About twenty-five friends from Ris-
ing Sun, Oxford and neighborhood were
present.
William J. Sterrett will move from
Philadelphia, were he has been engaged
i'll railroad business, to the home place in
the Sth district in the spring to engage in
farming.
On Thursday March Ist J. w. Niblock
died at Frenchtown, aged eighty five
years. Mr.. Niblock was born at the Elk
ton Jail when his father was sheriff of
Cecil county.
John A. Richey has sold out his store
goods at Pilot Town, and intends going to
Elkton. We hope he doesn't contemplate
changing from a hunting officer to an
Office hunter.
Mr.. Singerlys yacht Sparkle" sank
one night last week while lying at the
wharf in Elkton. Rather dangerous boat
to go sailing in if it goes down without
warning in that way. The fire engine
pumped her out and the craft was foated
again. Possibly the Elkton rats scuttled
her.
Mr. Daniel Golf, formerly with the
Peerless Brick Company, which own the
Welsh Point clay pits, has been prospect
ing for clay in the vicinity of Elkton A
large company propose locating large
brick manufacturing works at that place
if suitable clay in sufficient quantities can
be found
Jonathan Sapp and his wife both died
on the same day, Saturday two weeks ago,
at their home near Wilmington. They
were born in January 1919, both in the
same month and year, lived together the
greater part of their lives and died to-
gether. 1t is seldom human events are
timed so we'll.
S. J. Woodrow ''mine host" of Como
wingo, lost his pocket book a short time
ago. IL dDOul E4O. Wuen
found it was empty.
Stephen J. shouldn't put the money all
in one pocket book. We newspaprites
carry two and don't put much in either
That's an editorial habit.
Mrs. Grant, lady residing near Elkton
met with painful, and perhaps fatal
accident. She was sitting before an open
hearth fire when she was seized with verti-
go or fainting spell and fell into the fire
She was dragged out by some of her child
rem and her burning clothing extinguish-
ed by rolling in the rnow. Her injuries
are pronounced dangerous.
A burglar entered the house of John
Pennington, farmer living near Newark,
Del, on Thursday night of last week and
stole $I3 and gold chain. The robber
entered the room wheIe Mr. Pennington
and his wife were sleeping and found a
gun standing near the bed which he
carried down stairs and left the weapon.
That was taking necessary precaution,
Miss Jane H. Partridge of Elkton whose
death was noticed in last weeks MIDLAND