The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12
COUNTY NEWS
Friday. April IL 1895.
MINOR LOCALS

appearance with the robins and
blackbirds.
Where is the "musical echo"
that visited Port recently? "Echo"
answers where.
Attention is directed to the adv.
of Jos. B. Brown, mani. of Jones'
locked wire fence.
Rev. J. d. Rigg of Chester will
preach in Rising Sun M. E. Church
next Sunday morning and evening.
The Jewish Passover commenced
ON Monday at 10 O'Clock, and will
last until next Monday at 1901
O'Clock.
Don't forget the Rising Sun
public school holds literary enter
tainment in the town Hall to-
morrow evening.
VIM. Brown comes to the fore
this week with an unexcelled line
of farm implements. Read his ad.
and give him call.
Eli T. Reynolds has had pipe
laid from his house to Jos. S.
Pogue's, to be supplied with water
from Pogue's wind mill.
E. X. Brown sends his remem-
ORANGES to his Cecil county friends
ha
invites social chat from all.
The last cottage prayer meeting
of the season was held at the home
of Mrs. r. r. Crothers, at Mt.
Pleasant ON Thursday evening.
Marriage licenses were issued last
week to Charles A. Smith and Mary
+. Bennett, of lakewood; Charles
S. Briley and Mary F. Scott, of
Iron Hill.
Clarence Frazer, son of William
Frazer, died at the residence of his
father in COwantown, this county,
on Saturday, March 80, of consump-
ton, aged % years.
A. P. Shockley, auct., sold the
farm of John w. Mccullough,
Colora, at public sale on the prem
ises to DR.. r. r. Crothers for
$3.50, on Tuesday.
The mangled remains of an I'M
known white man were found
strewn along the p. W. & B. rail
road tracks at Perryville on Thurs
day night last week.
Rev. F. B. Lynch, Presiding
Elder of South Philadelphia Dist,
will preach at Union M. E. Church,
Fremont, on Sunday, April IA, at
O'Clock. All invited to come.
Edward Green, of near Blue Ball,
recently purchased set of harness
which he intended to use in the fish
business. Some scoundre! entered
his stable the other night and cut
the set into shreds.
A large barge loaded with pig
iron passed through the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal, it reached the
deep cut where it stuck and had to
have part of the iron taken Oft
before entering the lock.
Mr.. Chas. III. Smith, eX-clerk to
the County Commissioners, has ac-
cepted position with the Groton
Bridge Company. His territory
will be Maryland, Delaware, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia.
1t is stated that on April 13 an
excursion party comprising over 80
farmers from the West will visit
Worcester county for the purpose
of looking at cheap available lands
which have been offered for sale.
The 3 year old daughter of Frank
Bryan of North East was severely
Scalded on the face and arms, by
pulling over a pot of hot coffee
accidentally which is a serious mis-
fortune for girl as a scald if
severe will disfgure the face for
life.
it is stated that the galvanizing
plant of the Mccullough Iron Com
pany in Philadelphia will be re
moved to Wilmington in the near
future. 1t will he combined with
the works in that city. Just when
this will be done is not known, as
80 definite plans have been made.
Horace Cooper, the condemned
murderer of Maggie Pitt, appar
emily spends his time pleasantly at
the Elkton Jail playing the mouth
organ and jews harp and frequently
dances. He seems unconcerned
over his fate. There is consider
able sympathy for him and it is
likely that the Governor will be
petitioned to commute his death
sentence. A misdirected sympathy.
A young man, not resident,
was walking down Main street one
day last week and as he was pass
ing the store of j. Will Perkins, he
accidentally discharged revolver
in his pocket. Fortunately the
bullet went directly downward and
was fiattened on the pavement.
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