The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-03-06
COUNTY NEWS
Friday, March 6. 1896.
MINOR LOCALS

Df. u. M. Ellis OF ElktOn was III
town, last Tuesday on a consulta
ton visit.
The house owned by Reuben
Alexander near Pilot Town was
built in 1896.
Tuesday March 10th the County
Commissioners will continue the
review of assessment. lists.
A number of COWS and other
farm stock in the first district have
recently died of hydrophobia.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
will hold a monthly sociable at Mrs.
Gertrude Pogue's this evening.
Cassius F. Kirk will sell house
hold goods at public sale at his
home at College Green on Saturday,
March IA.
Five horses on the farm of ThOs.
Reed, near Elkton, were recently
bitten by a supposed mad dog.
The dog made his escape.
w. ID. Matlack will sell his en-
tire stock of household goods at
public sale on March Is, at his res
idence on Cherry street.
j.. J. and A. E. McCreary will
hold a public sale of personal prop
erty on the premises, about one
mile north of the Sun, on Mar. 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel T. Reynolds
rendered reception to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard L. Brumfield, at their
home on Walnut St., last Monday
evening"
Kindig & Bro. of Lancaster, held
a second public sale of horses at
Rising Sun last Tuesday. Only ten
head were sold, the highest price
paid being $119.
The pupils of lakewood public
school will hold an entertainment
in the school house on next Friday
evening. The program will con-
sist of Rotations, dialogues, music,
&c. Admission, 1Oc.
The negro boy, Green, who placed
Instructions on the railroad track
at Aberdeen, Hartford county and
was arrested at Bay View this
county was sentenced last week at
Bel Air by Judge Waters to 10
years in the penitentiary.
The storehouse at Rock Springs
occupied by Howard and Harvey
Brown was burned on Wednesday
night, with the goods it contained.
Only one trunk was gotten out of
the building. Insured in the Cecil
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
The first thunder gust of the
year passed over this neighborhood
last Friday afternoon. A barn was
struck and burned by the lightning
near Calvert. Since the thunder
storm the weather has been very
cold with high winds from the
north west.
The ladies of Rosebank NJ. E.
church will hold a pie sociable at
Webster Browns on Wednesday
evening, 18th inst. If stormy on
that date, the sociable will be held
on the next clear evening. Every
one welcome; turn out and help a
worthy cause.
A collision between way freight
and a work train, northbound, on
the Delaware railroad, between
Townsend and Blackbird, on Satur-
day afternoon last, resulted in a
disasterous wreck and the death of
two and the serious injury of
several other trainmen.
Holmes G. L. S. G. was enter
tanned at the Normal school last
Wednesday evening by Profs. Bow
ers and Tinsley. A number of Wis
itors were present to enjoy the pro-
gram. The next meeting of the
Circle will he held on March 18th,
at the station and be entertained
by J. e. Brumfeld.
A. B. Keen, blacksmith, was
struck by the end of a tire he was
working with last Saturday morn
ing, on the hand which severed an
artery. Before he could reach a
doctor he had lost so much blood
that he became Frustrated. DIR.
Jenness dressed the wound and took
him home in his buggy.
In the United States Court at
Philadelphia on Wednesday of last
week, in the case of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal Company
against James A. L. Wilson and
Henry d. Lesley, former treasurers
of the company, judgement was en-
tered in favor of the plaintiff for
81, 1916, 390.54 for want of appear
ance.
These two honest treasurers OF
the company to 1886 had manipu
lated the books, issued bonds and
stolen cash from the company ag-
gregating the above amount before
they were detected.
Mr.. John A. Rankin of Elkton has
passed his Oath mile stone. We
dropped in to see the old gentle