The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-04-10
NEWS.
Friday, April 10. 1896.
MINORLOCALS

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Lloyd Balderston of Colora has
been confined to the house by sick
ness for several weeks.
The work of rebuilding Trinity
Church, Elkton, is new in progress
by contractor Levi o. Cameron.
Mrs. w. A. Mitchell of Elkton
had a flock of turkey hens killed
by the setter dogs of that town
recently.
Mrs. Sarah E. Lowe has opened
a store at Rock Springs. HI. Brown
& Bro, having been burned out a
short time ago.
Mr.. Charles G. Wells the Elkton
electrician is making an effort to
have fire alarms put i'll the town
which will from any point in town
ring the bell at the engine house.
The marriage of Mr.. VIM. G.
Moves, son of Col. Enoch Noyes of
Port Deposit and Miss Josephine
Sylvestre of Providence, r. /. took
place on March 2Sth at Providence.
Mary J. McClintock wife of Jas.
McClintock, Perryville, died on
Sunday afternoon at the home of
her. son-in-l law j. j. Speas. The
funeral service and interment
Wednesday, afternoon.
The advanced couriers of the
Martins came on Tuesday to look
out for their summer residence.
They always appear the first week
in April, seemingly regardless of
the temperature of the weather.
The spring meeting of Cecil
County Agricultural Society will
open to morrow-"best three in five,
first, second and third money" no
spring chickens or early vegetables
on exhibition, with the exception of
country bipeds.
Mrs. McVey, wife of Jefferson
McVey of Liberty Grove died on
Thursday April I'd, aged 30. In
terment at West Nottingham on
Monday. A family of four small
children mourn the loss of their
mother.
After the tempting days Of last
week we had an unwelcome return
of winter on Tuesday, which was
doubly uncomfortable after a taste
of the breath of genuine spring.
The middle of April is approaching
and not seed planted in the
gardens.
James Barnes formerly of Wood
lawn and Rising Sun, died at his
home in Baltimore on Thursday,
April I'd, aged 63 years. His
funeral took place on Saturday last
at Hopcwell NJ. E. Church. His
wife and three children, William,
Frank and Miss Sallie survive him.
Mrs. LETTERS has been appointed
State Librarian by Gov. Lowndes.
And this in Maryland too! What
is the old state coming to? One
ahead of the Methodist church.
The old state shows symptoms of
putting ont green leaves while the
church presents signs of the scar
and yellow leaf.
The "corner ball" players of
Rowlandville and Colora have been
contesting for public notice or
honors with the base ball "teams. "
The corner ball teams met at
Frances Ways sale to play the
deciding game when Rowlandville
bows carried off the belt in triumph,
in score of % to IA.
The Cecil Star in expressing a
commendable pride in the street
improvements of that town says:
"Our streets and especially Main
street, are now in as good a condi-
ton as the streets of any town in
the State
Have you any other street brother
Carey than "Main street,"
The trustees of the Perryville
public school will call meeting to
make some arrangement to better
the convenience of the grades. The
school has grown to gratifying
extent during the incumbency of
the present principal and the build
ing is now insufficient to the COM
fort and convenience of the teachers
and scholars.
The county commissioners are
advertising for proposals to mend
roads by sections or districts. This
il putting the cart before the horse.
The first thing that should be done
is to employ an engineer to deter
mine what the road requires to be
done to it and then the commits
sioners could compel the contractor
to do it and no other plan will ever
succeed. Every other plan has been
tried with signal failure, and the
commissioners are only preparing
to thresh over old straw.
Accidentally Shot,
Morris Ilgenfritz of Conowingo
fired at dog on Thursday night
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