The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
Friday, Dec. - 1890.
MINDR LOCALS
merry Christmas to all !!

Yesterday was the shortest da.
of the year.
Application for charter ha
been made for a G. A. r. post a
Port Deposit, to be known as Gerry
Post.
Samuel Kurt, of Octoraro, ha.
gone to the Pasteur Institute, New
York, for treatment for dog Bit
received on Thanksgiving.
J. S. Chapman, of this town, ha!
received the appointment of notary
public, made vacant by the removal
of John A. Hartenstine from tn,
State.
The fine weather and excellent
roads have been great benefit t.
the merchants this week and the
stores have been packed with
holiday shoppers.
The sixth annual holiday dance
will be held in Rising Sun hall on
Monday evening, Jan. LIST. A com.
bined euchre and dance will be the
feature of the evening.
The p, w. Il B. station and post
office at Perryman, Hartford county,
were broken into one night last
week. About 5000 in stamps were
secured by the thieves.
1t is reported that Harvey Rob
inson, one of the soldier boys from
this section in the Philippines, has
been killed in one of the skirmishes,
and that another, Walter Buckley,
has been wounded.
The residence of Sam'l. Carr, at
Bald Friar, was burned to the
ground on last Thursday morning.
Most of the contents were saved
and the family removed to a dwell
ling between Pilot and Conowingo.
James Rutter has purchased the
Yetter property at Battle Swamp
and will occupy it after the hol-
idays. Mrs. jackson, of Blythes-
dale, has purchased the dwelling
at present occupied by Mr.. Rutter.
The Cecil Detective Association
held it's annual meeting at Calvert
on Dec. IL, electing the following
officers President, A. r. Brown;
vice. president, VIM. L. Mearns;
secretary and treasurer, Thomas
Fassitt.
Rev. William Schouler, rector of
Trinity Protestant Episcopal church
of Elkton, who has been travelling
with is family in Europe since July
last, reached home last week and
occupied the pulpit of his church
Sunday.
An entertainment consisting of
music, recitations, farces, tableaux,
etc., will be given in Butler school
house, this friday evening. Ad-
mission, 15c. Proceeds for the
benefit of the school. If stormy,
the next fair evening.
Sheriff f. Ambrose Price has
seized the store goods, ETC., of G..
Frank Campbell and Lettie X.
Campbell, his wife, at Sylmar,
under writs of fieri facias issued by
the Circuit Court on suit of Moses
I. Nesbitt, and will sell the same
at public sale on January 2 next.
Miss Ella r. Haines of Temple
College, Philada., Barclay Reyn-
olds, instructor at Blight's Acad-
envy, Philada., Horace M. Duyck-
inck of Cheltenham Military Acad-
envy, Ognotz, and Frank G. Kirk
of Washington College, Chester
town, are home for the Xmas
holidays.
Home Council, o. u. A. NJ, of
Principle, held an oyster supper
and prize drawing last Wednesday
evening. The 1st prize, a couch,
was drawn by party in Havre de
Grace, the End prize, a set of dishes,
went to Perryville, and the 3rd
prize, barrel of -four, was secured
by Mrs. Frank Brickley.
Sheriff F. Ambrose Price of Cecil
county presented an application at
the State Department, Harrisburg,
Pa, on Sunday, for the requisition
of Mrs. Paul N. Furman, who is
held under 5000 bail by the Phil
adelphia authorities on the charge
of abducting her son, Albert Evans,
aged II years, from his home in
Elkton.
Indian tribe orders (the members
are all palefaces) have become quite
fad. A reception in honor of the
Great Chiefs of Maryland and the
five tribes of Cecil county, was
given Thursday yesterday even
ing by the members of Little Elk
Tribe, No. so, Improved o. r. NJ,
of Cherry Hill. Appropriate adj
dresses were delivered during the
evening.
William Smallwood, an aged col
ored man, and Alfred Fallahee, a
young white man, had a narrow
escape Sunday morning from being
burned to death. They were in a