The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
Interesting Notes Out
Of The Past
Items Cleaned From Publ
cations Dating Back Into
The Yesteryear


old papers. Two of them are copies
of Rising Sun Commercial" bearing
date of September %, 1878, and
November %, 1878. The Com
mercial" was published for short
time by Passmore Bros. as an adver-
Using medium for their department
store, in this town, which was on the
site now occupied by the American
Store. at the corner of Main & Queen
streets.
The papers carry large advertise
ments of the firm on the back page.
The ads state they have as complete
an assortment of general merchan-
disc as any store outside of the large
cities" In their current prices
quoted" we note: Pork sc, Lard &c,
Chickens, live, &c; Turkeys, dressed,
1Oc; Eggs 24c, Butter, good, 22c;
Rabbits 10c."
Among the items of news ap-
pears:-"There is some talk of run
ming a telephone from the Bank to
the Railroad station, for the benefit
of business men and the public in
general"
In the issue of Saturday, Sept. 20,
1878, is an account of the accidental
death of George w. Cameron, who
conducted a butchering business in
Rising Sun. He came to this town
from Zion, and succeeded the late
Thomas Riale in the business. The
account of the accident states Mr.
Cameron was returning to town in
his butcher wagon from Brick Meet
ing House, about eleven o'clock on
the morning of Friday, Sept 18th,
and was struck by the engine OF a
passenger train at the railroad cross
ing at Duyckinck's warehouse, just
east of town. Mr.. Cameron was so
terribly injured that he died in about
one hour, leaving widow and seven
children.
In the copy of Nov. zS, 1878, ap-
pears the following: This copy OF
the Commercial is printed at the Of
fee of the Oxford Press, where it will
be printed hereafter The propri-
etor of the printing Office here, W.
H. Pennington, fatty refuses to print
the Commercial any longer, so that
we are compelled to send the work
to our very accommodating neigh
bors of the Press"
Another very interesting old paper
handed us by Mrs. White dates back
to Civil War times, and came from
the city of Vicksburg, Miss, where
it was printed during the siege Of the
city by General Grants Union Army.
This old paper reflects the des-
perate situation that existed in the
besieged city at the time. 1t is a
copy of THE Daily Citizen" j. M.
Swords, proprietor, and is dated
Thursday, July 2, 1868. Printed on
the blank side of sheet of wall
paper, the single sheet of the
Citizen measures eighteen inches
in length and is four columns in
width.
An item at the head of one of the
columns reads: 1--WE are indebted to
Major Gillespie for steak of Con-
federate beef, alias meat. We have
tried it, and can assure our friends
that If it is rendered necessary, they
need have no scruples at eating the
meat 1t is sweet savOry and tender,
and so long as we have a mule left
we are satisfied our soldiers will be
content to subsist on it,
Another item reads: "A rumor has
reached us that parties in our city
have been, and are now, selling flour
at five dollars per pound! molasses
at ten dollars per galloni and corn
at ten dollars per bushel! We have
not as yet proved the fact upon the
parties accused, but this allusion to
the subject may induce some of our
citizens to ascertain whether such
prices have been paid, and to whom;
and if so, let brand not only be
placed upon their brow, but let it be
scared into their very brain, that
humanity may scorn and shun them
as they would the portals of hell
ITSELF"
Another item of interest is: "The
great Ulysses-the Yankee Gener-
alissimo, surnamed Grant-has ex-
pressed his intention of dining in
vicksburg on Saturday next. and
celebrating the 4th of July by a
grand dinner. /. Ulysses must get
into the city before he dimes in it.
The way to cook rabbit is first
catch the rabbit"