The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-11-29
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Nov. 20 1895.
MINOR LOCALS


week.
Clinton Denny, of Waterford,
killed wild geese in Elk river
last week.
A pension has been issued to the
Minor children of William Ham
mond, of Elk Neck.
Maple Wood farm situated near
Port Deposit has been sold to John
III. Kimble for $4420.
Edward B. Mcdowell has been
appointed postmaster at COnowingo,
vice Elliot Graham, removed.
Jefferson Haines sold his residence
on East Main st. last Monday at
public sale to Geo. r. Grason for
$2050.
Revival services were commenced
at Rising Sun church last Sunday
evening and have been continued
through the week.
Mr.. Thomas Drennen, secretary
of Mutual Fire Insurance Company
has been confined to his home for
several days by sickness.
Don't forget the lecture in the
Town Hall Tuesday evening, Dec.
Sd, by Aaron M. Powell. Subject,
"Woman as a Citizen.'
The Cruikshank farm in Sassafras
Neck, containing 21O acres of land,
was sold at mortgages sale on
Tuesday to John P. Wilson, of the
I'd district for s.,
A number of wild ducks have
been shot on Hunters dam this
season, and Hughes Keilholtz
secured a Thanksgiving dinner by
bagging wild goose Tuesday
morning.
John johnson of Bay View is
doing the carpenter work for G. L.
T. Mearns' new feed mill he is
erecting in connection with his saw
mill ON North East creek, near
Mechanics Valley.
The operators who were in
charge of the block signal towers at
Elkton and Iron Hill at the time of
the freight wreck ON Nov. 9th, have
been discharged by the P. w. & B.
railroad company.
At the public sale last week in
settling up the estate of James "a.
Davis late of Port Deposit, deceased,
twenty shares of stock of the
Second National Bank of Elkton
were sold at 500 per share.
Clerk of the court, James T.
Graham. has returned from Ashe
vile, N. G.. and is at Liberty
Grove.
His temporary sojourn in the
Blue Ridge country has not mate
rally benefited his health.
In suit before the United States
Court in Baltimore Mr.. John Clatlin
has recovered a verdict for $37 ,472. :
80 against Col. T. Egenton Hogg
upon promissory note for $50, 900,
given for the purchase of stock of
the Oregon and Pacific Railroad
Company.
Register of Wills r. Il. lamar
left Elkton Tuesday morning for
Chicago, where he will join his
brother-in law, DR.. John Owens,
and party of friends bound for
Mississippi on a cunning trip. Miss
Henrietta lamar accompanied her
father as far as Chicago.
Davis Woodward Citing, of Como
Wingo, who has been visiting his
brother, at Havre de Grace for
several weeks, has been quite sick
with violent pains in his chest and
stomach, and it was thought to be
a case of appendicitis. He was
taken to the Baltimore city hospital
and an operation performed, when
it was shown that he was suffering
from an abscess of the stomach. lie
is now greatly improved and his
speedy recovery is hoped for.
A, s. Hall of Singerly, break
man on the local B. & o. freight
running between Baltimore and
Wilmington, was caught between
two cars which he was about TO
couple at Joppa, Hartford county,
at IL O'Clock Monday. He was
taken to Baltimore but died before
reaching the hospital. He was
crushed almost to jelly about the
stomach. He was to have been
married Gil Christmas day.
George Morrison Of Singerly, a
brother .in-law of the deceased,
went to Baltimore Monday night
and brought the remains to Singerly
Tuesday.
On Saturday last Ridge Constable
drove out on the Nottingham road
in a dog cart drawn by the pet
riding horse belonging to his sister
Miss Airline Constable, to spend the
day cunning. Arriving at his DIES:
tination he carefully tied the horse
80 tree with a rope halter and
started off through the woods