The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-03-03
COU NEWS.
Friday, March 3 1889.
Ml.>OR

bad cash in his hand while skin
ming a beef last week.
The w. G. T. U. will meet in thu
lecture room of the church or
Thursday, March 9, at 2:30 o'clock
Steve McKenney, of Elk Neck.
lost ten lambs and several ewes
they freezing to death during the
blizzard.
The County Commissioners will.
be in session on Tuesday and
Wednesday next to adjust assess
ments and hear appeals.
j. Z. Hunter & Bro, millers OF
Rising Sun, have dissolved part.
nership. The business will here.
after be conducted by J. p. Hunter
Fred II. Allen, son of John r.
r. Allen of near Rising Sun, has
been granted Il divorce from his
wife, Eva Allen, who was formerly
II Miss Leedom of Colora.
Mrs. Charles I. Stenglc, wife OF
Rev. Mr.. Stengle, formerly of Will
mington, died at Berkeley, Va, on
Feb. 10, of peritonitis. They had
been married but short time.
William G. Coulson on Tuesday
qualified as postmaster of Port De
post and entered upon his duties
March /. He has appointed AL
bert Vannort as his assistant.
The First Md. Volunteers. who
have been encamped at Augusta,
Ga, were mustered out of service
on Tuesday. Co. Il arrived in
Elkton last Wednesday evening.
The Parker McCreary property
at Fair Hill was sold last week at
mortgagee's sale, to John e. Gonce,
for 800. The house, which was
recently destroyed by fire, will be
rebuilt.
While crossing the railroad
bridge at Rowlandvil!e Jasper j.
McCauley fell into the Octoraro
creek, distance of 90 feet, and
was considerably cut and bruised
by stones and ice.
G. w. England of College Green,
has secured position as travelling
salesman for the j. |. Case (of JAY
Eye-See fame) Threshing Machine
Co., of Racine, Wis, and left for
the West last Monday.
The members of Rising Sun
Cornet Band are requested to meet
in their room Saturday evening,
March 4, at 1880 O'Clock as business
of importance is to be transacted.
c. T. SNYDER, Pres.
Miss Emma Wilson is looking
over the new spring styles in Phil
adelphia and New York this week
preparatory to purchasing her stock
and opening millinery store in
Rising Sun the latter part of the
month.
The engagement of Miss Carrie
e. Meekins, daughter of John L.
Meekins of North East, and Ray
mond II. Simmons, superintendent
of the oil department Of the p, w.
4 B. railroad in Wilmington. is
announced.
Extensive preparations are max
ing for canning tomatoes at the
William Brown cannery by Edward
Kirby, who had five car loads of
cans shipped here and has been
hauling them to the cannery the
present week.
The county Board of Health will
make a request of the County Com.
missioners that the regulation OF
vaccination in the schools he turned
over to it, with a view to improv
ing the system.
L. M. Haines, attorney, sold at
mortgagee's sale in Elkton last
week, the property of Sarah r.
Young, in Port Deposit. The
Jacob Tome Institute, mortgage,
was the purchaser for $160.
The will of Mrs. Martha A. T.
Ellis bequeaths her property, esti-
mated to be worth $40, 200, to Miss
Jane Torbert, her sister, who is
named as administrator. The
property consists of real estate.
Grace Maggie, aged IA, of Bel All
was nearly burned to death by the
explosion of a lamp she was carry
ing, and George Nagle, her father
was seriously burned in eXtinguish
ing the flames which enveloped
her.
The annual election for town
commissions of Port Deposit was
held in that town on Monday and
the following were chosen: John G
Vannort, Isaiah w. Burlin, Johr
Lamm, Edwin Boynton, S. A
Reynolds, John McClenahan an(
DIR. Howard w. Hopes.
Two of the Kent County Com
missioners ordered the roads block
ed by snow in their districts to b'
opened, and bills are now coming
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