The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-22

acres from the Kirk estate at hlrk s
Mills.
The Cecil Farmers Club held it's
March meeting at Col. John r.
Bonds last Wednesday.
Duck shooting below the ice
gorges on the Susquehanna flats
has been good, some of the duckers
killing as high as IS to 100 ducks
in a day.
The Riley Pogue case for alleged
assault has been removed from Bel
Air to Ellicott City, Howard Co.,
and is set for the September term
of court.
The next evening prayer meeting,
by Rev. d. E. Shaw, will be held
at Mr.. John w. SebOld's on
Wednesday evening next, March
9th, at 1880 o'clock.
The ladies of Porter's Grove, M.
P. Church will hold an oyster
supper at the residence of Nathan
Montgomery tomorrow evening, at
Z o'clock. Supper, 35c.
Mr.. VIM. A. Cameron and Miss
Sarah V. Weaver were married on
Wednesday afternoon, March 18th,
at the residence of John Dennis,
North East, by Rev. Giles B. Cooke.
The Oxford and Rising Sun Gun
Clubs held a match at Rising Sun
last Tuesday. Oxford, 1902; Rising
Sun, So. A very poor showing for
both sides, out of possible $50.
A dog near Elkton went mad
last week and was killed before the
animal had time to bite anything.
1t doesn't do for dog to begin to
cut any capers now or presumptive
evidence convicts him of madness
at once.
1t was reported that the Electric
Plant Company of Cecil county had
bought out the Susquehanna Power
& Paper Company, at Conowingo,
on the Hartford side of the river.
and then the report was contra
dicted. We can't say which is
true.
The J. T. Mccullough property
in Rising Sun, was sold at mort
gagee's sale in Elkton last Tuesday,
and was bought by J. A. McCauley,
representing the Artisans Saving
Bank of Wilmington, for $4,000.
The bank held a claim of about
S., 900 against the property.
Our wide awake liveryman,
Samuel Hambleton, has accepted
the agency for the celebrated Cham
pion Harverting Machinery, and
expects a car load about the first of
May. Farmers desiring this noted
machine will do well to call on Mr..
H His adv. will appear soon.
A number of Port Deposit young
men are talking of getting up an
infantry company, and would like
all the young men of the Sixth and
Seventh districts that wish to join
to send in their names.
We advise the young men to take
Punch's advice to a bachelor friend
who was meditating matrimony-
"Don'tw
There was a large attendance at
VIM. Coale's funeral on Thursday.
John J. Connell, minister of the
Friends denomination, delivered a
very able and impressive funeral
discourse, and was followed by
Mary Way, who is also a minister
of the same denomination, in a
short and deserving eulogy on the
life of the deceased.
The Epworth League of Port De-
post held their regular meeting
Tuesday evening of last week for
the election of officers for the
ensuing year. DR.. E. s. Boyle was
elected president, Frank I. Benson,
first vice president; Miss Lula r..
Gerry, second vice president; Chit
ton Keatley, third vice president;
Miss Nellie b. Davis, fourth vice
president; John NJ. Creswell, secre-
tary; Lorenzo ID. Snyder, treasurer.
The best expenditure of road
money by the county commissioners
is that which is given for turnpik-
ing roads where the neighborhoOd
apprOpriates an equal amount in
work or hauling tone, cash subscrip-
tions, etc. Some of the worst roads
in the county in the spring time
were round about Rising Sun. Some
miles out on several of the prin-
cipal roads have been piked on the
above plan and now when other
roads not turnpiked are almost
impossible these stone roads are
firm and good.
The sharps always work the note
swindle on farmers, varying the
trick every time they go round.
The latest is to get permission to
paint a sign on the farmers fence and
give him a few dollars to pay for
the exclusion of all others using
the fence for a similar purpose.
The farmer is asked to sign receipt
for the money, The receipt turns