The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-04-27


last week recommended and asked
the combined aid and help of the
Presbytery in this matter and said it
was the duty Of every minister to
strive for the enactment of such
laws by our legislature as would
abolish the traffic in liquors and Sc
cure prohibitory laws. The report
was received and laid on the table.
Rev Drs. Vallandingham and Gay
ley were elected clerical commission.
era to the General Assembly with
Revs. Stoneclpher end Taylor as al
ternates.
John E. Wilson, Esq. the leading
pension Attorney Of the Elkton bar,
has just served for Curtis Wilson
who resides near Lombard, and was
a member of Purnell Legion 5000
in pay and bounty money due Kim,
from the government. Being sick in
the hospital when the Legion was
mustered out he failed to draw his
pay and bounty. and when the nee =
essary long string of red tape was
unwouned which required two years.
at the end of this government tape
line the proper papers were found
with the amount due marked on them
Uncle Sam is q safe customer but he
is mighty hard to get money from
unless the party is an expert.
Rowlandville & Mt. Pleasant NJ
Il. Churches, Rev. Fred E. Nc Kin.
sey, pastor. Prayer meeting at Mt
Pleasant every Friday evening.
Services for the Sabbath as follows {:
Sabbath School at Mt. Pleasant at
$50 a. m. Preaching at 1890 a. N.
and 1870 p. m. Preaching at Rowland
vile at 8 O'Clock p. m. On the LIST
Sabbath in May, DR.. W. L. s. Muir
ray, the Presiding Elder, will preach
at Mt. Pleasant at 8 o'clock p. m.
Special services began Tuesday
April Oath, in the Rowlandville
Church, and will be continued until
further notice is give Rev. Geo.
W. Bounds of Taylors Island. Dor
chester Co Md. is assisting the
pastor in these services. All are in.
vited.
The Pleasant Grove W. G. u.
met Saturday March "a with Mrs
James Kidd.
The meeting was called to order
by the President. The exercises
we're opened by reading the 2nd chap.
ter of Paurs epistle to Timothy and
prayer by Mrs. McVey. After the
report of the different superintend
ants, Miss Jennie Maxwell was APP
pointed Supt. of Legislative work.
A postal was received from Mrs.
Mary H. Hunt kindly thanking us
for the favor of 81 90 given in aid in
the Petition work. Resolutions were
passed ON the death OF our beloved
sister, Elizabeth s. Maxwell. The
business being over the meeting ad-
journed to meet with Mrs. Marshall
Nesbitt April l4tl at 2 o'cloch.
A. P. B. Cor. Sec.,
In reference to Col. Bain's lee.
ture we clip the following notice
from the Oxford Press of this week.
Col. Geo w. Balm. the renowned
orator of Kentucky, has been re-
engaged after much persevering
labor and expense by the committee.
to lecture in the public ball (at
Rising Sun) next Saturday evening.
April 18th. The subject will be
''The Pendulum of Life" which the
Colonel regards asthe most popular
of his lectures. This is the last
entertainment Of the course which
has been one Of unusual literary
significance. The bad roads during
the winter interfered greatly with
the attendance. Now as things
are favorable, a full house would
vastly encourage the committee
who have so zealously managed the
enterprise.
The following named gentlemen
were appointed on standing commit
tees for the Oxford spring fair, at
meeting of the managers held on
Thursday of last week: Committee
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