The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
EIGHTH DISTRICT.

Robert Stewart caught some very fine
mullets last week.
Howard Woodrow visited friends at
lakewood Sunday.
Blackbirds are here and wild geese are
travelling northward.
Dobbs-What's wrong with the editor
of the Cecil Democrat
Snobbs-Oh, he's alright only he got
hold of the wrong string.
Patrick Boyle has purchased fine
yoke of oxen from w. J. Sterrett.
1t is reported that Harlow & Co. will
start a company store at Conowingo.
]. w. Krauss and Walter E. Riley Wis
tied w. E. Brown OF Lyles, last Friday.
John Ferguson has rented the ]. H.
Michigan blacksmith shop at lakewood.
Thomas Weaver and family are moving
back to his old residence at the Five
Points.
Mrs. Frank Ferguson was the guest
this week of Mrs. w. E. Riley near Rock
Springs.
Mrs. Harlow, who resides at the Bell
mansion, has been removed to the
hospital.
James Maxwell has removed FROM the
Bell property to his own house near
Conowingo.
! w. T. Caldwell has removed from the
| ]. w. Maxwell house to the Elliott Gra-
ham house.
| John Adams of Conowingo, will remove
to the Maryland House at Rising Sun,
March 25th.
John Richie and family will remove
| from Wilmington to their former resi-
dence at Pilot.
1t is rumored that John Smith, Jr., will
retire from blacksmithing at Conowingo,
to take up another occupation.
John w. Regain and son Harry, started
for Philada. Thursday morning to pur-
chase horses for farming purposes.
Miss Ethel M. and John R. Fulton
spent few days last week with Miss
Annie c. Fulton in Hartford county.
Miss Cora B. Atkinson and Mrs. Har-
riett Warfield of Richardsmere, visited the
formers aunt, Miss S. B. Hathaway, last
Friday.
Joseph McMullin, Jr., who sprained his
ankle recently, still suffers much pain
from 1t and 1t is thought the bone is
cracked.
While Henry Scofie.d was hauling fod-
der last Saturday he upset the load in
Cherry Lane and was considerably hurt
in the fall.
Mrs. Joseph McMullin, Jr., and Miss
Helen Richardson have been very i'll With
la grippe. Mrs Sallie Fell is also i'll with
the same malady.
Mrs. Harlan Hess will remove to Pleas
ant Grove to conduct millinery business
Samuel Swayne will remove to her farm
near Rock Springs.
Albert H Huss, who went to Kennett
Square to learn trade, has become dis
contented or home.sick and thinks he
will learn one nearer home.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Regain had {
reunion last Sunday of their married son:
and daughters Miss Elva and brother
Gunther, visited their parents in time tc
take part in the family reunion.
The tomato growers of Rock Spring:
have formed trust and demand the price
for tomatoes at the rate of So 90 per ton
and our accommodating Gamer, Mr.
Mccain, has agreed to satisfy theil
wishes.
Our genial wheelwright of Rock
Springs has contracted to build new
band wagon for the Rock Springs Cornet
Band, and our genial merchant ha:
agreed to haul the same on its first trip
to Black Barren fair.
Miss Carrie Coates and Joseph McMul
lin of Richardsmere, can't agree on the
line fence and Mr.. Nc Vullin has con.
scented to fasten small ball and chain on
his geese to keep them from Miss Carries
pasture and Mr.. Fox's truck patch, as
several of the geese lost their lives by