The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-11-20
NEWS.
Friday, Nov. 20, 1896.
MINORLOCALS

OpCHCNL III ILlhlOLi. HC COlCSIllI'
are spreading everywhere.
A horse owned by Henry Emory
and driven by Andrew Spittle
dropped dead on Sunday near New
port, Del.
The price paid for milk at Ham
bleton's last month was at the rate
of II cents a pound for the butter
fat it contained.
The borough commissioners are
contemplating planting a row OF
shade trees along the west side OF
South Queen st. to the station.
A small fire was discovered in
Walton's general store at Iron Hill
on Friday, but was eXtinguished
without damage to the stores con
tents.
DR.. r. A. Worrall of North East
has abandoned his proposed trip
around the world, returned to North
East and resumed the practice OF
medicine.
A large number of ladies attended
the flower show at Miss Annie
Coudon's at Aiken and pronounced
it to be a fine exhibition of the
choicest chrysanthemums.
George G. Reynolds and r. F.
Pierce have finished their grain
threshing for the season, having
threshed about 10000 bushels of
wheat and oats in Cecil county.
At the Friends monthly meeting
held at Calvert last week two
persons made application for mem
bership. At the previous monthly
meeting held in Oxford two others
made similar requests.
William Mearns had an average
of SO bushels of wheat to the acre
off of Is acres. Farmers measure
their fields with the drill which
makes large acres. The wheels
slip more or less in the mellow soil.
A horse and buggy were stolen
from the stable of Joseph Hanway
at Joppa, Hartford county Monday
morning. The outfit was traced to
Conowingo and late Monday after
noon it passed through Oxford, Pa.
Harmony Castle, X. G. E., will
hold a smoker in the lodge room
next Monday evening. A special
program has been prepared and an
evening of enjoyment, such as the
previous smoker afforded, is an
ticipated.
J. W. Williams, of the ducking
police, caught two boats of the
sporting fraternity beyond the line
allowed by law on the flats below
Havre de Grace before daylight,
but released them, as this was the
first otfense.
The workmen of the quarry at
Port Deposit contributed $40 to the
hospital fund last pay day. This
fund is intended for those injured
at work in the quarry or any
employee who is compelled to go to
the hospital for treatment.
Revival services are being COM
menced in the Methodist churches
generally. 1t ought to prove a very
fruitful season for the lapses during
the late political campaign were
extraordinary in numbers and Of a
malignant type.
The West Nottingham and
Oxford foot ball teams met on the
gridiron at West Nottingham last
Wednesday. A closely matched
contest resulted in a score of 80 in
favor of West Nottingham. Tosh
making a beautiful goal from the
25 yard line, which was the only
point made.
The w. G. 7. U. women Of
Calvert met at the home of VIM.
II. Sidwell last Saturday afternoon
to sew for the kindergarten, which
is under the care of Baltimore
Union. The old time sOciables
promise to return, when our grand
mothers met and knit and seweC
while they talked, and the "gudt
man" dropped in at ''early candle
light" in time for tea.
The will of Abraham X. Herr, {
wealthy resident of Lancaster, was
admitted to probate last week. Il
contains a bequest of SS, 600 to Long
necker's Mennonite Church, neal
Strasbug, and also $1,000 to Ian
caster, to be applied to the soul
fund; 81, 800 for the purchase o
fuel for poor and INDECENT female
and 500 to the General Hospital
that city.
Scott Lynch of Elk Neck, killed
fine large otter in Carrot Gov
last week. He first saw it swim
ming quite distance from shor
and thought it was crippled
greaser as it would only stick it
nose above water. After shootin;
seven times at it he succeeded il
killing it. He sold its skin whicl
measured 6 feet in length and wa
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