The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-12-26
MINORLOCALS

A white Christmas.
Practice writing it 1903.
Over three inches of snow "the
night before Christmas"
Stephen Reynolds has sold his
farm of about 40 acres, at Harris
vile, to j. Otis Kennard.
A watch night service will be
in the M. E. church held on We'd
nesday evening Dec, 31st, at 1880
o'clock.
Curtis Cameron of Zion, has pur-
chased the farm of Paul Simms, To-
Gated in the Ninth district, for
$3.50.
Geo. e. Mccullough has sold his
fine farm of 150 acres, located near
Pennington, to Alfred Fox of Zion,
for 81, 500.
Armstrong Jackson, of Elkton,
has purchased the farm of Henry
Booth, containing 80 acres, near
Childs station, Tor 81, 800.
Martha Washington Council, No.
5, D. of L., of Calvert, held their
annual Christmas treat in the
council room Wednesday evening.
The Rev. A. S. Mowbray, of
Port Deposit, is mentioned for Pre-
siding Ed ,r of the Wilmington
District of the M. E. Conference.
VIM. M. Pogue in a handsome
green Portland, behind a high
stepping bay, was the first to ap-
pear on our streets in a sleigh
Christmas morning.
While the family of Jas. Fl. Vim
yard, of Bohemia Manor, was in
Cecilton Saturday night, burglars
ransacked their home and carried
off numerous articles, including a
silver watch, clothing, etc.
Aaron L. Duyckinck has been
appointed administrator of the es-
tate of Mrs. Huldah Headley Jones,
late of near town, and will also act
as guardian for the minor children
of Preston Reynolds, who are heirs
of Mrs. Jones.
Clarence Scott, son of VIM. T..
Scott, who has been employed on
Mrs. Agnes Evans farm, made a
record in handling the corn crop
this year. Out of yield of $500
shocks, he alone cut 1885 shocks
and husked HOO.
After the first of the year the
firm of Jos. S. Pogue & Son, car
riage builders and dealers in hard.
ware, etc., will be changed to Jos.
S. Pogue, Sons & Co., Mrs. Nellie
H. Wagner, John A. Pogue and
Clifford Robertson being taken into
the firm.
Mrs. G. s. Dare, of this town,
who some months ago sustained a
serious injury of the hip by a
fall, which has compelled her to
use crutches since, on Wednesday
evening had the misfortune to
again fall, and this time suffered
the fracture of small bone OF
the right wrist.
E. M. Hunt met with a painful
accident one day this week while
melting lead for plumbing pur-
pose. Moisture in the ladle caused
the melted lead to fly upward, a
small portion of it striking him
about the eyes,. While painfully
blistered, he luckily escaped with.
out permanent injury to his sight.
North East is to have a new iron
bridge to replace the dilapidated
wooden structure, which crosses
the creek in the northern end oil
the town. The County Commits
sioners have advertised for the cree.
ton at that point of an iron bridge
with clear span of 12O feet, with
is foot driveway, and two 6-foot
walks.
While a gang of workmen were
engaged in repairs on the railroad
bridge near Liberty Grove, last week
man much the worse for veal
from close companionship with
John Barleycorn, fell into the creek
and was rescued by one of the
workmen. After being fisheG
out the rummie proceeded to give
his rescuer cursing for his
kindness.
The inmates of the Cecil County
Aims House and Insane Asylum