The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Conductor Berrell's train was stuck in
Hunts cut rs hours

Hunts cut Is hours.
The teacher of lakewood school had
but one pupil to look after OH Friday one
OF the blizzard days.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Ida Clifford, near Bay View, and Harry
Hamb1eton, next Wednesday.
Several crows that went into town last
week in search of food were frozen to
death in the streets of Elkton.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, Secy. of the
Wilmington Conference will preach at
Rising Sun NJ. E. Church next Sunday
morning
The MIDLAND force extends its best
wishes to the Loyal Temperance Legion
for a fine treat of ice cream and cake last
evening.
Fred c. Wilson who is pursuing archi-
tectural studies i'll Philadelphia, spent
several days with his plrelts in Rising
Sun this week.
The public sale Of personal property of
NJ Rebecca Mccullough and S. T. Hind
man, advertised to take phase to day has
been postponed until Saturday, March 2.
William A. Blake, brother of George
A Blake Esq, of the Elkton bar, died at
his home near Allentown, New Jersey,
on Monday last of pneumonia, aged 80
years.
John Doyle trackwalker on the P.
w & B. railroad at Newark, Del, was
struck by an express train on Saturday
last and had several ribs, one leg and arm
fractured.
Both A. L Duyckinck & Cos and J.
S. Pogue & Sons gasoline engines were
frozen mp and bursted by the intense cold
last week, which will cause a consider
able amount to be expended for repairs.
The trustees sale of the Joseph Nesbitt
real estate which was advertised for Mon
day last was postponed on account of the
storm and will be held on Saturday,
March 9th. See adv. in another column.
Elan Gatchell had his favorite mare
killed on last Thursday; she having got
down i'll the stable in such a way as to be
unable to regain her feet became chilled
and paralyzed. To end her suffering she
was dispatched.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of James Mcclellan Holden to Miss Mar
garet Elizabeth Smith, both of New
Valley, on Tuesday, Feb 10th, at half
past three o'clock. in Harmony NJ. P.
Church, Rowlandville.
The second quarterly meeting of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil
county met at their office in Elkton on
Tuesday morning The report Of the
secretary showed the company to be iii
sound and fourishing condition
Samuel Reese, a carpenter residing in
Oxford, was standing on ladder clear
ing the SHOW from his roof yesterday after
noon when the ladder broke and he was
pitched headfrst to the frozen ground.
He sustained what are thought to be fatal
injuries.
The following pupils were in attend
ance at Rising Sun public school every
day during the winter term ending Jan
3Ist: Lucy Gillespie. Helen Evans
Bernard Effing. Edward Effing, Leslie
Keen, Ezra Phillips Malvin Grason
Melvin Sill and Randolph Turner
J. c. Bell of Conowingo had gang OF
men at work before the blizzard came
along, clearing away trees and drift stuff
on Rough Island" above the bridge to
give the ice clear course round the
bridge, when it begins to move next
month. The blizzard stopped business
for while.
The annual meeting of the Green Hill
Fire Brick Co, was held last Saturday
the 9th inst. George w Craig was elected
president; Jno. R. Boyer, vice president:
Theodore ]. Abrams, general manager;
w. ] Fails, secy and treas. and assistant
manager Considering the general de-
preston that existed during the year the
business was found to have been very en-
couraging and satisfactory dividend was
declared.
John Mahan, carrier of the Star route
mail between the Sun and Port, started
out on Friday morning but stuck in the
snow about Pennington and put up his
horse and sleigh. The next day he wen:
down and brought them home. On
Monday he tried it again on horse back
with two horses and got in Port at p. m
returning as far as Woodlawn and put up
for the night. and arriving at the Sun
Tuesday afternoon.
No-to-bac, the great remedy for the
tobacco habit, for sale by Eli T. Reynolds
Mad Cow.