The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-12-07

terday, December 9th. Dinner was
served at Clark's Hotel.
On last Friday, 80 ult., Miss f. B. Gil
lespie of Principle gave "tafy pulling" to
her friends. 1t was very street. party and
we'll enjoyed by all. Some of the partici-
pants had to have their hair cut before they
could attend church on Sunday.
The Calvert Literary Society
meets at Cherry Grove School House
this evening. We believe that Ris.
ing Sun has no Literary institution
among It's several societies.
The twenty-6rst annual session of
the Wilmington M. f. Conference
viii be held in Easton, Md, on
March 20, 1889, and will be presided
over Bishop Randolph s. Foster.
The public hall at Cherry Hill
narrowly escaped destruction by fire,
on Sunday last. The chimney took
fire, but by great efforts on the part
of the citizens it was extinguished
Hats and caps are now selling for
IS per cent less than cost at W. j.
Ankrim's.
Judge John H. Price of Hartford
county who was judge of the Circuit
Court of Cecil county for several
years, and his wife, celebrated their
golden wedding on Tuesday of last
week.
Austin L. Crothers, assignee for
G. M. Childs & Co., Conowingo, will
sell today the stock remaining
from last sale with additional seaso.
nable goods from the hardware
stock.
Cards are out for the marriage,
on the 18th instant, of George w.
Taylor, of the Baltimore Custom
House, and Miss Sue Clifford, dau-
ghter of John w. Clifford, Of this
county.
McGaws canning house in the
second district which was burned
two weeks ago was the work of an
incendiary. The loss Of contents,
machinery and building foots up
$2S, 900.
Mr.. C. NJ. Childs has leased the
blacksmith shop at Conowingo, and
having secured the services Of a first
class sheer is prepared to do all kinds
of smith work. The neverslip horse
shoe specially.
A full line of men and boys whit err
boots at Wiley & Flyers, Colora. St
The farmers in the neighborhood of West
Nottingham and Colora have noticed for
some time past that some uoctHral visitor
has been helping himself to the meal in
their barns and granaries. The said visitor
sh ould keep his eyes peeled as several par
ties are cunning for him.
A full attendance Of the members
of Elkton Grange P. of H. No. l45
of Elkton is requested at their next
regular meeting on Saturday, Dec.
8, at Q O'Clock p. m. for the election
of officers for the ensuing year
A. Bradley Smith, SON OF Dr. A. II.
Smith S. d. of this town paid a
Thanksgiving visit to his parents
last week. Bradley is employed in
the large publishing house of Allen
Lane & Scott of Philadelphia.
Robert Ramsay, a veteran of the
war of 1912, died at his residence in
York county, near the Hartford line,
last week, aged "a years He voted
for eighteen Presidential candidates,
including grandfather and grandson
Harrison.
Miss Ella Mccullough daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Enoch Mccullough,
of Liberty Grove, will be married
to Mr.. Bird of Baltimore on the goth
inst at the home of the bride. The
bridal party will visit the capital in
a special car.
Rev. John Squier and George Bid
die. the former superintendent and
the latter one of the school commits
sioners of this county attended the
State convention of School Commits
sioners in Baltimore on Wednesday
of last week.
William knight young lawyer
Of Elkton has taken down his shin
gle and intends trying the west. He
will find twice as many lawyers to