The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-11-27
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Nov. ~, 1896.
MINORLOCALS

is using two canes.
The w. G. T. U. of Zion sent q
liberal contribution to the kinder
garten last week.
Sylvester Bowlsby was married
to Mrs. Ella Ramsey 10Th inst. al
Bay View parsonage.
Mrs. Hannah HaddOck of Zion
entertained the Ladies' Home and
Foreign missionary society last
week.
John M. Terrell has sold the
Payne block, on Main street, Elkton,
to Robert G. Lewis at private sale
for $1,000.
Mrs. Harry Lee of Pilottown was
thrown from her buggy last week
but fortunately escaped with nc
severe injury.
Maryland reported the greatest
number of new members for the
past year at the annual convention
of the National w. G. L. U. at st.
Louis last week.
Rev. d. e. Shaw, pastor of West
Nottingham Presbyterian church
held prayer meeting at Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ID. Zehnder's on Thursday
evening of last week.
Jonathan E. Rhoads and Joseph
S. Eikinton, ministers belonging to
the Orthodox branch, held a meet
ing in the Friends Meeting House
Monday afternoon at Calvert and
in Rising Sun NJ. e. Church Tues
day evening.
The unused ballots of the recent
election were taken to the Singerly
Pulp Mill one day last week and
destroyed in the presence of the
neutrality-suspicious. for this county.
Some of the forehanded farmers
are already blowing for next
summers corn crop. Some soils
are the better for being plowed in
fall and winter, while it is posi-
tive injury to others.
"Star Duroc," the noted stallion
owned by Hon. VIM. NJ. Singerly,
died last week at Danville, Ken
lucky. He was twenty four years
old, and was formerly kept at the
Singerly Stock Farm near Ell1ton.
d. G. Wilson was appointed
Adams Express agent at Port De
post. He succeeds E. z. Brickley,
who died recently. The express
company has decided to discontinue
the delivery of matter at that place.
Governor Lowndes has extended
the time of the Cecil county as
SCISSORS to December 81. The as
SCISSORS have so far completed but
four of the nine districts, they being
the first, third, fifth and ninth
districts.
John J. Lincoln, former Cecil
county boy, whose home was near
Pennington, is now living in Elk
horn, West Va. He was on the
republican ticket for county com
missioner this fall and was elected
by 1876 majority.
The F. N. I. Thanksgiving en-
tertainment held in the school
room last Wednesday evening was
we'll attended. The program proved
a very interesting one and was well
rendered by the pupils, who were
at times given hearty applause.
Wingate Post, G. A. r., of North
East, has decided to put the drama
"Ten Nights in a Bar-room" on the
stage during the holidays. The
intention is to present the play two
evenings, with different after
piece each time. The town has
much talent in this line, and the
production is sure to be success.
John Deckman of Principle
Furnace, was arrested at the in
stance of John j. Wright, of the
same neighborhood, who charged
Deckman with threatening to do
him bodily harm. At hearing
before Justice Groves of Elkton on
Saturday, Deckman was held in
800 bail for his appearance at the
December term of court.
Pennington Higgins, a brother OF
ex-senator Higgins, of Delaware,
and a newspaper man of wide eX-
perience and more than ordinary
ability, committed suicide in Phila.
Friday night by inhaling gas. His
body was found in his room at the
Boarding house, No. 405 South
Eighth street. He is believed tC
have become Respondent from 8
lack of employment.
John II. Keithley, harness maker
left town Wednesday to open 6
shop at Principle. He got behind
with both his house and shop rent
and what things could be seized fol
rent were destrained. The entire
stock will probably not sell for $40
Mr.. Tome owns the house he lived
in and Mr.. Haines the shop. The
I>ofora alaotion UOnd timnc did moi