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THE MIDLAND.
f. E. EWING. - - - - Editor & Publinher.
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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1885.
The Sphinx.
Three weeks ago in discussing the
loca! option—or rather socalled local
option—the Midland Journal, in
the name of the eainest temperance
people of the county, asked the candi
dates who are now before the people
' craving their votes for seat 9 in the Leg
islature, to answer whether, in case of
of their election, if they would use
their best efforts to secure an amend
ment of the present law, so as to make
it effective for the purpose it was in
tended, and such a law as the large
majority of our people desire and in
tended it should be. These men enter
tain a sphinx-like silence. Had a ru
mor gone abroad which cast a doubt on
the parly allcyiance of any one of these
eight men, he would have hurried in
hot haste to deny the “base calumny”
in a card over his signiture. So much
f r the power of party servility, and
the despotic control of the pro’essional
politician. S<> little do candidates for
political office regard the best interest
of the people, or fear their displeasure.
Bo much do they fear the intense earn
estness of the rum interest; and so
mild and lenient, and irresolute, and
so half-hearted do they regard the tem
perance and law and order lovihg por
tion of people who constitute the great
mass of their constituency. Until the
temperance people manifest the same
decided purpose to do and d ire, that
the rnm interest bravely manifests, so
long will they be held in contempt by
all aspirants for political office ; de
pend upon the cowardice of party to
override all scruples, and lead their
constituents up to vote on a venture
for the candidates the machinery of
party has placed before them. If tem
perunce, local option men hadthecour
age of their convictions to declare, and
stick to their declaration, that they
would vote for no candidate who cast a
doubt on his future action by remaining
in the shadow of silence, they would
answer with no uncertain sound.
We know that a very great majority
of the best people of the county are
anxious to know what course the can
didates who are expecting their suf
frage, will pursue, if elelected, in regard
to the present sham local option law,
but this wish is molded by an unbrok
en silence. Will you stand this; or
have you manhood and straightfor
ward determination enough not to
stand it V The local option question is
leading political question but not a
party question. Let the temperance
organizations call a convention and
prepare to act in concert.
Sale of Fair Privileges.
The Managers of the Cecil Agri
cultural Society offered for sale at
auction, in exhibition Hall, on the
fair grounds, on Tuesday 6nit. all
privileges at the annual Fair? to be
held on October 6th, 7th, Btb, and 9th.
Most of the bidding was done by fak
irs from the cities, who were present
in numbers. Several privileges were
withdrawn owing to unsatisfactory
bids. The right to sell peanuts was
spiritedly contested and the bids
speedly rose from $25 to $l2O, at which
figure it was knocked down to an It
alian named Peter Locsts. Ice cream
stands No. 1 brought S6O, and No. 2
brought one dollar more. The cigar
and tobacco privilege was hard
sought after by an Elkton dealer, but
be let up at $124, and allowed one
Melvin the right at $125. Temper
ance drinks brought the highest price
©f all—sl66. The general conlect-1
tionerv privileges were notjdisposed
of. Specialties in candies sold as
follows: Gum drops, S2O ; ice candy,
sl3. and peanut candy, 827. T he priv
ilege of publishing programs of the
races was purchased by Bowen Bro 9.
of Newark, Del., for s4l. Flying
horse privileges brought $26 and s3l;
ball games sls. sl6 50 and 816.50.
Two game board privileges brought
835, and a knife board $25. The first
choice of location for a photograph
gallery brought $35, and the second
S3O. The right to sell toy balloons
brought s3l, and to sell whips and
colognes $lO. The dining room un
der the ground stand brought SIOO,
and one of the three lunch stands
sold for SSO. The other two are held
at private sale, llenry Chase of
Elkton got the feed pen privilege at
SIO- The aggregate amount cf the
sale is $1,125. The Managers claim
lhatthey will receive 817.00 for all
he privilegrs at the coming fair.
Mr. Editor; —Whilst a young man from
Woodlawn and several young ladies from
Liberty Grove, were returning from
the Fair held at Rowlaudville at a late hour
on Satuiday night last, the young man
complained of being tired, so the young
ladies concluded to procure a rail upon
which to convey the young man gently over
the weary road, after carrying him a consid
erable distance it was suggested that one of
the young ladies, “a fair specimen of female
beauty” should be placed upon the rugged
, seat, which was formerly occupied by the
young man : No sooner had she been placed
broke causing a terrable shock to both lady
and Mother Earth. We would advise young
ladies to be more careful in the future and
procure a more servicable conveyance as it
might result seriously in the end.
WITNESS.
I
[ Resolutions of Condolement.
The Garfield Post No. 18, G. A. R.
■ passed the following resolutions of con
; dolence, at a meeting called for the
t purpose immediately after the death of
i Geue.al Grant.
- Whereas, It is with profound re
> gret that Garfield Post No. 18. G. A. It.
. Dept. Md., bears of the death of Gen.
U. B. Grant, therefore be it
Resolvea: That by his death the Na
* tiou lias lost an eminent soldier, an
* honored statesman and valued citizen ;
> one whose integrity, manliness and
. bravery has endeared him to all.
, Resolved : Thatour Post room be drap
- edin mourning for sixty days, and a
■ copy of these resolutions be published
I in two of the county papers.
Jethro T. McCollouqh, )•
H. C. Cummings, > Com.
k Li, It. Kirk. M. D. )
1 Obituary.
This community has just been called
, upon to mourn the death of one of its
most useful and estimable members, in
the person of Mrs* Hannah Kirk, late
wife of Mr. Jesse A. Kirk of this vil
lage. Mrs' Kirk was born in New Jer
[ sey, but sinceher marriage to Mr. Kirk,
, Bonne thirty years ago, lias resided in
this locality. Her health, before gener
ally excellent, began to decline a few
years ago, when she was attacked by a
complication of serious diseases which
caused her much suffering and her
friends much anxiety. By the eontin
tinued practhe of abstinence and
much self denial however s'ae succeed
ed in regaining a large measure of her
former health, which she continued to
possess until the past spring, when she
was again seriously attacked, aud
thougti usually hopeful, continued to
decline in health until herdeath, which
occured on the night of August 26th.
She was interred in the West Notting
ham Presbyterian Cemetery, services
being, held over the remaius in the M.
E. Church in this village.
Mrs. Kirk was a lady to whose sterl.
ing and noble qualities ot mind and
heart, very many members of our com
munity, and especially those who knew
her longest, can abundantly testify
and in removing her, death has taken
away a rare combination of happy and
generous qualities, and created a void
in the heart aud lives of her family
and“friends A kind considerate, actively
sympathetic friend and neighbor, and
a cheerful, genial hostess ; to the needy
a liberal and sympathizing giver; to
the Church, (and not that alone to
which she had attached herself, but re
gardless of denomination or creed), and
to every good aid useful cause, a prac
' tical energetic and willing helper; to
TEK JIIiELAK© JOQBRAI*.
her sorrowing family, a loving sacrific
ing wife and mother, —has been lost.
Of an exceptionally even temper ;
always hopeful, always cheerful In de
meanor, with a smile and pleasant
word for all, even in her last suffering;
Avoiding no known duty ; modest and
unassumming in manner ; with true
dignity of character, and without seek
ing it naturally, occupying a prominent
place in whatever duty she was engag
ed ; —yet without the slightestself as
sertion ; a Christian in life and pract
ice without loud assumptions of the
title we cannot but feel that another
Christian spirit lias taken its flight to
that eternal woild where all are weigh
ed justly, and whence proceedeth* the
true healing and the I aim for all sorrow
and sadness. Gone but not forgotten.—
In a house made desolate by her ab
sence, she has left the cheering light,
influence and remembrance of a noble
self sacrificing life, and example; she
has given a noble impulse to usefulness;
left one more testimony to the value of
modest worth, bound true frendsbip
with a closer tie ; from labor and
good works, may her spirit peacefully
rest. * * *
Necrology.
Mrs. Catherine S. Roman, died on
Tuesday at the residence of a son-in
law, David C. Way, in Haslin, North
Carolina, at the age of 78 years. Mrs
Roman was a uative of this county.
She was the daughter of Joel Jackson,
one of the West Grove Jackson fam
ily, so numerous in Chester county.
Most of her life was spent in this
vicinity. She was twice married, her
first husband beii.g John Maxwell
and her second husband Absolem
Romon. She was the mother-in-law
of Mrs. C. F. Maxwell, of Rennet
Square and step mother of S. T.
Roman, M. D., of Oxford.
--<©►-♦ *
Both Parents Dead Together,
Of the Rev. John A. Lyons, pastor
of the Catholic churches at Newark,
Del., and Elk ton, Md. His father,
Thomas Lyons, died at his home in
New York city on Thursday 27ili. and
his mother, who was in delicate health,
succnmbed to the shock and died on
Friday. Thus the remains of Father
Lyou’s parents were lying dead in their
houses at the same time from Datural
causes, and were buried together Sept.
3rd.
Major George W. McCullough, of
Noith East, sold his span of beaut
iful bay horses to a gentleman of Potts
ville, Pa., last Wednesday for 8750.
A firm at Georgetown, Del., has a
contract to furnish 5,000,000 wooden
pie plates with crimped edges, exact
ly like the tin plates. The advan
tages claimed for the wooden article
are that it will not allow the pie to
burn, nor the lower crust to become
soggy.
[Will not the wooden plate burn?]
HO
It is stated that work on the pro
posed Delaware Ship Canal will soon
be commenced by Ferguson & Fair
child of New York. Agents, it is
added, are now securing the right of
way, and seven la'ge dredging-ma
chines arc being built. Entrance to
the Delaware bay is to be made on
Bombay Hook Island.
FOR SALE, WANTS,&C.
Advertisements inserted in this column for one cent a
word each insertion. Initial letters and figures count
as one word,
FOR SALE:—one yoke of
Oxen, one pair of Steers, 4 years old,
nartlv broken, one fat Cow. JAMES
SI'ERRETT, Rock Springs. Md.
FOR RALE—A NEW “PEER
less” Clover Huller ; can be bought at a
bargain. Apply to JAMES BARNES,
Rising Sun. sep 4-2 t
JJR. A. H. HOWLETT,
DENTIST.
Graduate of the University of Mary
land, offers his professional services to
the people of Cecil County, and hopes
by close attention to his business to
merit their patronage.
Rising Sun,
sep 4 3m Cecil Co., Md,
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Dissolved S. C. Rock,
Ammoniated Phosphate,
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Our S. C. Rock analyzes 13 per cent, and upward of available Phosphoric
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, and Acid; it is a better fertilizer than Raw Bone, and is a great favorite
with those who have tried both.
—OUR PRICE ATCOLORA FOR —
Dis. S. C. Rock is sl6 per Ton Cash,
For time 12 1-2 cents per ton per month additional. At other
stations on Balto. Central It. R. SI.OO per ton higher and the
same on P. W. &B. and Fort Deposit & Columbia R. R.
when shipped in car loads. aug 7-5 t
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E. R. Buffington, af
ter his return from
the New York
Market.
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