The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-31


ated bv the electric fluid. Mr.. s.
Bell Nesbit has finished the stone
work of the building where the ma.
chinery is to be placed and the COM
pany are putting up poles for the
wires.
The Oak Grove school will open
on Sept. 3rd. The pupils are re-
CURED by law to pay the dollar book
fee, or bring a free permit from the
trustees before receiving their books.
A certificate of vaccination is also
required.
The Farmers Hotel in the "Hol-
low" at Elkton is being extensively
repaired. The property belongs to
Mr.. VIM. Falls OF the Howard House,
who rumor says will give up the lat
ter in the srring and move to his
own hotel.
Miss Rhoda V. Wilson, assisted by
Miss Minnie Harlan of Oxford, will
give musical and oratorial entertain
ment in Rising Sun Hall about the
middle of September The flattering
criticisms they received on their enter
talnment at Oxford last spring speak
well for a full house.
Hamhleton wishes to announce
that the oyster season is at hand.
and that he is prepared to supply all
with oysters fresh from the shell.
Dr. Dryer, the United States stock
inspector who investigated the death
of two cows belonging to James Rut-
ter, living near Chesapeake City.
and the illness of others, decided
that the cattle we're not affected by
pIeuro-pneumonia.
The Wren Comedy Company of
New York will give an entertainment
in Rising Sun Monday evening, Sept.
10, under the auspices Of the Knights
of Golden Eagle. This company's
concert is Grammatical and musical,
and an evening of rare enjoyment
may be confidently anticipated.
Friends Normal School of Rising
Sun opened of Monday last. On
Monday next, September 5rd West
Nottingham Academy will open for
the fall term. Also the public
schools of the county will open next
Monday. There will be general
call to "books" and from play to
work on that day.
The Elkton and Oxford Tennis
clubs, composed of young ladies and
gentlemen are having pleasant riv-
airy in match games. We should
Mt be surprised if they lead to
'.graver things" like kissing through
the bars" in the old song which re-
suited in
wedding rings, white geils and
orange flowers"
Three prolific plum trees on Mrs.
Ellen NJ Tosh's property, 9th dis.
trict, yielded over eight bushels of
fruit this season. Her father, John
S Everist, IS years of age, nimbly
scales long ladder and picks plums
far more rapidly than most boys six
teen years of age do.
We reproduce the above para
graph from the Oxford Press to re-
mark, if you want to Test the picking
capacity of a boy let him into tree
of plums on Sunday when all the
family are at meetidg and the Press
or any other man will change his
opinion.
The annual Harvest Home of West
Nottingham Presbyterian Sunday
School was held yesterday in the
church grove. There were two visit.
ing Sunday Schools, Hickory Grove
and Colora.
Addresses were made by Rev. Jas.
Conway of Port Deposit, Rev. j. r.
Milligan, Rev. S. A. Gayley, D. D.
and Mr.. J. w. Mccullough. superin-
tendent of the School. The attend
Gnce this year was unusually large,
the day being very fine. The Harvest
Home was highly enjoyed by all in
attendance.
Mr.. Harry G. Nelson took in the
MIDLAND Office in making flying
visit to old friends of Rising Sun on
Wednesday last. Mr.. Nelson has
been in the hardware house of Jas,
M. Vance & Co. 211 & 2l3 Market
street, Philadelphia, for "a years,
which is convincing evidence of his
staying qualities. Last spring he