The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-03

prominent preachers of Household of
Faith will be present during the
meeting.
George Taylor of Port Deposit
accidently shot himself with o rat
and cat rife. While receiving the
rife from a companion is was dis.
charged by the hammer striking a
chair, the ball entering the calf of
his right Leg. The wound is painful
but not serious.
Saml. Crookshanks, a citizen Of
the 9Th district was arrested on Sun
day night last by Hiram People and
John White near lakewood and land
ed in Elkton Jail, charged with shoot.
ing John Montgomery near Oak
Shade, Lancaster county.
The papers have been late in dis
covering the fact that three of Mr..
Bradley's daughters are telegraph
operators, but they are whooping it
up now. Mr.. Bradley is agent at
Rowlandville station, which office he
has filed since the road commenced
operations.
In Elkton vicinity the news is
published that the wheat yield is
very short and the grain poor in
quality, in some instances, the yield
not being more than 10 bushels to
the acre, In this section the wheat
crop is large and the grain of very
good quality.
The Electric Light Company of
Port Deposit have erected the poles
for the wires, and will soon begin
work on the building. Now let the
awakening enterprise of the granite
town build a food wall to protect it
from the ice gorges and Port will be
the town of the future of Cecil.
Rev. Chas. E. Eckles who was
ordained Presbyterian minister at
the meeting of the Presbytery held
at West Nottingham few months
since, will sail for Siam in August
where he will engage in missionary
work. He was given fare well pie.
mic by company of young friends,
The postmaster at Bank, this
county. has rendered bis resignation.
He says if it is necessary to furnish
a 81 900 bond for $50 office he is
not the man who will do it, The law
is attrocious that asks private per-
sons to secure great government
against pecuniary loss by its officers.
Mr.. Ellis Duyckinck's horse was
frightened on Monday evening at
bicycle, and broke loose from where
he was hitched, in Mr.. A. L. Quick
inck's lane leading to the stable and
ran with the carriage which coming in
contact with post the animal went
out of his harness and ran short dis.
lance when he was stopped, The
vehicle received slight damage.
On Friday last the Rising Sun w.
G. T. U. held their parlor Sociable at
Mrs. j. T. McCullough's. A large
company attended and very enjoy.
able meeting, as all the meetings of
the order are. combining pleasure
with business. An election of officers
was held resulting in the choice of
President, Mrs. I. Jewell; V.P., Mrs.
Reynolds; Sec, Mrs E. R. Haines;
treasurer, Mrs. Pogue.
A meeting of the Prohibition Club
of Oxford and vicinity was held at
the residence of G. B, Passmore.
Saturday evening. President,sG. B.
Passmore; Secretary and Treasurer,
DR.. S. W. Morrison. The club has
50 members and a room for head
quarters and reading purposes will
be secured as soon as possible
Press.
The members say they are not so
lonesome as they used to be-
The tariff question Will be publicly
discussed IN Oxford Hall on Thurs
day evening, August 10th, by DR.. j.
W. Huston and James Is. Keech of
Chester county and James G. McSpa.
IRAN and D. f. Magee of Lancaster
county. The two last named will
sustain the Mills bill and the others
will argue that protective policy is