The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-10-08
NTY NEWS
Friday, Oct. 8. 1897.
MINORLOCALS

tuesday.
The yield of 81 acres of wheat OF
the Almshouse farm this year wa;
1885 bushels.
The w. C. II. U. will meet in thu
east class room on Thursday, Oct
14th, at 2:30 o'clock.
A great deal of sickness is re
ported in Perryville and other river
towns along the railroad.
The Peterson farm of about sc
acres, near Cherry Hill, was sole
last week to Mrs. William Ward
Jr., for 50, $50.
Thieves entered the cellar of j
J. Algard, Lombard, Sunday night
and stole a lot of canned goods and
edibles.
The ladies of Moore's Chapel hello
Conundrum Tea last Saturday
evening and cleared $12 by the
enterprise.
The Elkton bicyclers held a
"lantern parade" on Monday even.
ing. The entertainment was both
pretty and new.
There will be preaching services
held in Mechanics Hall at Oak
wood next Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, by Rev. w. E. Greenfield
The Epworth League social, held
at the residence of John Fox, at
Porter's Bridge, last Thursday
evening, was very pleasant affair.
Rufus Benjamin, of Leslie, while
riding a horse in the field to drive
up another last week was kicked on
the leg by the loose horse and had
his leg broken.
Comptroller Graham on Friday
made the quarterly distribution OF
public school money. The white
schools of Cecil county received
1892 IS; colored, $457 SO.
While Frank Trimble, of neal
Conowingo, was cunning on Mon
day he was accidentally shot in the
leg by a companion who accom-
panied him. The wound is not
dangerous,
Elmer McCardell, of Mt. Pleas
ant, had fall from his wheel last
Sunday while going home from
church, caused by the breaking OF
the handle bars. He was not
seriously injured.
There is rumor afoat that the
b. G. Railroad is negotiating fol
land near A. L. Duyckinck & Co. Is
for the purpose of erecting round
house. If such is the case, Rising
Sun would be greatly benefited.
The case of Jacob Tome Institute
VS.. Crothers & Warburton, admrs.
of James A. Davis is assigned fol
argument before the October hear.
ing of the Court of Appeals which
convened at Annapolis on Tuesday.
The September registration Of
the county shows names added tc
the list as follows: First district
ID; Second, 81; Third, 81; Fourth,
So; Fifth, 26; Sixth, 26; Seventh,
As; Eighth, 10; Ninth, %; total.
80.
Some very fine exhibitions OF
ventriloquism are being given in
front ofthe hotel every evening this
week by party who is selling an
herbal remedy which he claims will
cure every i'll to which mankind is
heir.
Michael Nelson, a workman or
the new line of the P. w. & B
Railroad at Bacon Hill, got his leg
caught in the betting of the engine
and suffered compound fracture
of the limb between the knee anG
ankle.
The members of Cecil Bar have
appointed John S. Writ, L. NJ
Haines and w. T. Warburton {
committee to prepare resolutions OF
the death of G. c. Crothers, to b.
presented at the December term O
Court.
George w. Cruikshank ant
Richard l.. Thomas, of this county
were among the number of subor
climates the new Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, Benjamin +. Parlett
refused to reappoint when h,
assumed charge of the Baltimor,
Office last week.
A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Christian Endeavo
Union of Cecil county will be helt
at the Presbyterian manse in Elktol
on Friday, Oct. Sth, at 2 o'clock
The executive committee consist
of the officers of the Union and tn
Presidents of local societies. TIL
meeting is called by Rev. Johl
McElmOyle.
The colored Republicans in tn
vicinity of Cokesbury in the secon'
precinct of the Seventh district
have organized club which meet
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