The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-09-13
NEWS.
Friday, Sept. A3, 1895.
MINOR LOCALS

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Elijah Hester is reported to be
laying very i'll at his home neal
Rising Sun.
j. N. Black of Charlestown had
a mare and colt killed by the
cars last Monday.
The A. U. M. p. camp in S. M.
Johnson's woods will close next
Sunday night.
Messrs. Hurst, Smith and Croth
ers, the democrat nominees, attend
ed the Fair yesterday.
Mr.. S. c.. Devonshire and Miss
Annie Hasson Of Port Deposit were
married, Sept. Sd.
tn Mr.. j. Harvey Rowland lost one
of his match horses lag week from
spinal meningitis.
Mr.. Benoni Cooling of Charles
town is confined to his bed and with
no hope of getting better.
Rev. Edward Gardner of Stan
ton, Del, will preach at Rising
Sun next Sunday morning.
j. H. Brown, photographer, is
doing a brisk business at his studio
in Colora. Good work always at
tracts.
Miss India M. Rowland of Lib
erty Grove entered the State Nor
NAL School on Tuesday last for a
three years course.
A basket surprise was given Mr..
and Mrs. S. j. Woodrow of Como
wingo yesterday, in honor of their
Both marriage anniversary.
The Conowingo Bridge Co. have
erected on the Hartford county side
strong pen Tor cattle, sheep and
hogs which the drovers desire to
take across the bridge.
Corn cutting is now on among
the farmers. The hot weather
appears to have affected the blades,
which show symptoms of having
been struck with rust.
The American Mechanics picnic
held at Gilpin's Rocks last week,
was grand stamping ground for
the candidates. They patron
lied the Fair this week.
The annual farmers meeting of
Black Barren Springs, held last
week was largely attended. Prof.
Robinson of the Md. Agriculture
College was one of the speakers.
Come out and see the crack base
ball game of the season at Rising
Sun this afternoon. The conflict
will be between the Married Men
and the Single Men. Game called
at O'Clock.
On Monday last Capt. J. L..
Eames paid to Mrs. Laura Smith
son the amount of the insurance
policy held by her late husband,
Oscar Smithson, in the Mutual
Life of New York.
Philip West has sold his house
and lots in the 9th district, at Mt.
Pleasant, to Homard Terry for the
sum of 1915. Mr.. Terry will move
there in the Spring and carry on
the butchering business.
j. G. Hindman sold at public
sale, for d. G. Way, last Tuesday,
the VIM. Way property in Har
risville, to John Cornell of Rising
Sun. The property consists of a
house and II acres of ground and
sold for SOLO.
On Sunday Of last week an en-
tertainment was held in Pilottown
hall for the purpose of raising
money with which to pay the pas
tors salary. The Rowlandville
choir furnished vocal music.
About SIT was raised.
Farmers are falling into the use
of lime as fertilizer the various
artificial fertilizers seem to be fail
ing to give full satisfaction. Sew
eral thousand bushels have been
ordered through the grange for the
members, this season.
VIM. LETTER an old and we'll
known resident of Elkton, died
very suddenly at his residence on
Thursday 9TH inst, afternoon of
heart disease aged 50 years. He
was passing from one room to an
other and dropped dead.
The steamship on which Mr..
III. r. Torbert, editor of the Whig,
sailed for Europe encountered a
three days storm in mid ocean
The storm was terrific one, the
passengers were all piped below
where they were kept till all dan
ger was over,
A severe electrical-storm passed
over the lower section of Cecil Co.
Mt an early hour Sunday morning.
In Elk Neck the storm was very
heavy, and five valuable horses
belonging to Capt. VIM. Foster
were killed by Tightening while
standing undap n traa in n field