The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-02-05
NEWS.
Friday, Feb. s 1897.
MINORLOCALS

Mltf1ln Whitaker OF Zion lost hi!
watch or it was stolen from hin
while in Havre de Grace last week
Deputy County Clerk John G
Green has been confined at hi!
home at Liberty Grove with rheu
matism.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Stephens
gave a reception last Friday nigh
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. David M
Wright.
The Rising Sun w. G. 7. U. will
meet in the lecture room of the
church on Thursday, Feb. 18th, al
2:30 p. m.
The w. G. T. U. of Cecilton has
forwarded $20.10 to the treasurer
of the National American Relief
Committee.
Company E, Maryland National
Guards, Of Elkton, will participate
in the Inauguration at Washington
on March 4th.
Mrs. Schaffer, of Chesapeake City
died at her home in that town or
Wednesday of last week of paraly
sis in her seventy-sixth year.
DR.. William H. Lee, Secretary Of
the State Board of Lunacy, paid an
official visit to the Elkton Jail and
Cherry Hill Asylum on Tuesday.
All the iron work of the new
bridge across the Elk river, that
was carried away during the storm
two weeks ago, has been recovered
John Lloyd in walking along the
edge of a vat of boiling pulp at
Singerly's mill on Friday morning
slipped and badly scalded his legs.
The assessors have spent the
week in Rising Sun looking over
the property. The lots are valued
at SIS a front foot in Square and
So on the side streets.
John Foran of Port Deposit, and
Miss Mamie [. Hand, of Havre de
Grace, were married in Whining
ton on Monday night, January 25,
by Rev. J. d. G. Hanna.
Passengers have been transferred
across the Susquehanna in sleighs
by the Pennsylvania railroad this
last week at Wrightsville, where
the bridge was recently destroyed.
On account of the illness of Jas.
H. Maxwell the Farmers Club
meeting for January which was APP
pointed to be held at his place on
Wednesday of last week was post
poned.
The Epworth League of Mt.
Pleasant church held a "Social" at
Samuel McCardle's on Friday even
ing, last. The evening being in
tensely cold prevented a full attend
ance of members.
Whooping cough and the grip
are still quite prevalent in the
neighborhood. Mr.. Thos. Kirk,
his wife and three children and the
servant were all under the Doctors
care at once last week.
Before the present year school
terms have expired it is probable
the school book fund will give out
and the white children, or rather
their parents and guardians, will
have to furnish books.
The steamboat General Cadwala-
her was caught in the ice near
Chesapeake City. Twenty-one men
and three women were passengers
on the boat which was one of the
Ericsson Line, walked to Elkton and
took the cars for Philadelphia.
Judges Russum and Stump were
in Elkton Saturday and heard ar
gument in the Davis ADMINISTRATORS
vs.. Tome Iustitnte case. The bill
of exceptions was signed by the
Court, and the case will now be
taken to the Court of Appeals.
j. A. Currier, who succeeded
Geo. w. Ford in the watch repair
and jewelry business in this place a
few weeks ago, has disposed of his
interest to j. S. Chapman, who is a
practical matchmaker and jeweleI
of 25 years experience. Read his
adv. in this issue.
Mrs. Mary J. Miller, wife of Jno
w. Miller, of Cherry Hill, died al
the residence of her son John X.
Miller, at Wilmington, Del, on
Wednesday, after three days ill
ness of pneumonia. Mrs. Miller
was visiting her son when taken
with her fatal illness.
There was wedding at the jai
last week. A colored man confined
there was visited by his sweetheart
who expressed a desire to marry
him then and there. The Sheriff
gave his consent and the girl Sc
cured the license and a preacher
and the ceremony was performed
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