The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-21
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. FL. 1898.
MlNIORLOCALS


Lewis X. Cooper, of Colora, has
been granted a government pension
of So per month.
The w. G. T. U. will meet in
the lecture room on Thursday, Jan.
q, at 2:30 O'Clock.
The colored people are holding
successful revival services in Mt.
Hope church. near Sylmar.
Great excitement is reported at
Colora over a contemplated canning
factory to be built in the spring.
w. r. Love, the newly appointed
postmaster at Conowingo, took
possession of the Office last Satur-
day night and remo> ed it to his
place of business.
The farm of Lewis Holmes, near
Frenchtown, was sold at mortgage
sale Tuesday, to Amasa G. Brown,
of Elkton, for 500. The farm con-
talnS forty acres OF land-
J. Fred Mcclure has purchased
the goodwill and fixtures of the
timing business formerly conduct
ed by his father, recently deceased,
and will take charge Monday next.
Jas. H. Davis was summoned
before Squire Taylor yesterday for
riotous conduct at Mt. Hope A. NJ.
E. church Tuesday night at the
conclusion of the services. He was
fined 1896.
1t is reported that George E. M.
Stengle, editor of the Port Deposit
Press, has fallen heir to COM
Portable sum of money, left him by
his grandfather, who recently died
in Virginia.
Through d typographical error
last week we stated that g. Conner
paid .O5 per cwt. for milk at his
creamery during December. 1t
should have read $1.05 per cwt., or
% cents per tb. for butter fat.
Jethro johnson, of Bay View.
met with a painful accident Mon
day. While saving wood with a
circular saw three of his fingers
came in contact with the saw,
severely decorating them.
Rev. S. j. Morris concluded his
series of interesting historical SER
mons on the "Four Universal King
doms" last Sunday evening and
will preach on "The ParadoXical
Value of Money" next Sunday
evening.
A musical and literary enter
tainment will be given by the
pupils of Fair Hill school, in the
school house, on Friday evening,
Jan. 2S. Should the weather be
unfavorable it will he held on Sat
urday evening.
An extensive vein of white kaolin
was found last week on the farm of
G. A. Birmingham, near North
East. The deposit is about four
feet under ground and has been
bored into eighteen feet without
passing entirely through it.
Bills have been posted by the
Southern & Western Lloyds Detec-
tive Association Offering reward
of $500 for the capture and convic-
ton of thieves who robbed the gen
eral store of Michael & Malcolm, at
Perryman, on January 18th.
Robert Nesbitt, of Colora, has
secured a position with the McCor-
mick agricultural machinery man
ufacturing company and will leave
w. #. Flyers store, where he has
been clerking, in February. His
place will be taken by Thomas
Williams. T."
The Sunday School class of Miss
Elizabeth R. Stephens will give a
musicale at the home of Miss Alma
Keilholtz on Friday evening, Jan
uary %, for the benefit of the mis-
sionary fund. A silver offering
will be taken. Refreshments will
be dispensed.
Jesse A. Kirk, executor, sold
Monday the property Of John Kirk,
deceased. at College Green. The
farm of 50 acres and woodlot was
purchased by Fannie B. Clifford,
for $1,000. The house and lot was
purchased by the heirs of John
Kirk, jointly, for $500.
A new contrivance in use on the
p, w. & b. railroad is a bicycle
made to carry two men and theil
baggage. The wheel only weighs
rs pounds, has four wheels covered
with rubber so that the machine
moves over the track noiselessly
1t is geared at 81 inches.
The "pie soeial", given by the
Home Mission at the home of Mrs
Nellie Wagner Wednesday evening
was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
ent. An imprOmptu program was
given, consisting of charades, crok
onol, recitation BY Louise Wagne
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