The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-06-08

future manufacture a superior grade
of flour, Mr.. j. 9. Bell Of Conowingo
| is owner of the mill.
Chidren's Day will be observed
| in Nj. E. Church next Sunday at 2:3O
D m. Great preparations have been
made in singing, Rotations and
decorate on. A preparatory service
will be held in the morning at 10 80
subject, Methodist Education.
Gents dress kid and driving
gloves OF W. j. Ankrim's
A sons years old of William Nc
Cullough's was brought from Balti-
more, where his death occurred on
Saturday and buried at West Not
tiugham Presbyterian Cemetery on
Monday from Mr.. Joseph Tosh's.
Mrs. Tosh is an aunt of deceased.
Look out for the man who is adj
vertising an infallible cure for q
corn, price 81, and money refunded
if the corn does not disappear III
you send him a dollar you viii
receive by return mail the following
receipt: "Cut offyour toe."-Ogtord
Press.
There was a lively dancing party
at the Maryland House on Wednes-
day evening. A couple of Italian
musicians furnished the music, one
of them is the somewhat noted per.
former on the violin who renders
the knocking bird in an timetable
style that meyer fail to draw crowd
and the nickles.
A train of seven cars filed with
colored people passed here on Tues
day bound for Lincoln University.
They patronize their favorite "seat
of learning' on commencement and
other notable occasions. Governor
Beaver attended the commencement
and delivered an address.
The entertainment given by Misses
Minnie Harlan and Rhoda V. Will.
son, in Oxford Hall on Tues Gay
night was we'll attended. 'e al
nu mber going from this t. The
program. which consisted ct singing
and Rotations, was very we'll render
ed and would have received many
encores had the ladies responded.
They may expect a full house if they
decide to favor the Sun with q like
entertainment.
At the annual election OF officers
of the w. C. T. u, of North East last
Monday evening, the following were
elected to serve one year: President,
Mrs. Alfred Ford; First yice-Presi
dent, Mrs. J. B. Quigg; Second Vice
President, Mrs. C. W. Shippers;
Recording Secretary, Miss Jennie
Ford; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Mary West; Treasurer, Mrs. G. Fl
Squier.-Star.
Sharpers are travelling through the
country with new confidence game
with which they are fleeing farmers.
The game is to take orders for gro
ceries at ruinously low prices. The
goods are delivered by the carloads,
each mans purchase wrapped up in
separate packages marked with his
name Collections are made at once.
The victim on opening his first pack.
age finds it to consist of adulterated
goods and in some instances almost
worthless stuff. 1t is estimated that
the swindlers clear from $500 to $500
on each carload that they sell. OF
course it is to those farmers who
cannot afford to take newspaper
and who are so full of wisdom they
think strangers are ready to give
them better bargains than their home
dealers, who are the victims of these
swindlers, and they are deserving of
no sympathy.-Neaos.
| friend News, that is bearing
down hard on our sharp Alexis of
the farms and woods, who generally
know enough to supply several COL
leges.
Mr.. Saml J. johnson. who has
been employed several months as
agent of the Cecil Hedge and Wire
Fence Company, left the Rising
Sun on Friday to proceed to Kent
county, Delaware where he VIII wurk
in the interest of the Daton Ohio
Hedge Co., proper. Mr.. Johnson's
canvass in this county in connection
with Mr.. Jones, has given the hedge
business quite an impetus.
The prime secret of his success
consisted in combining his state.
ments and representations to facts,
gaining the confidence of farmers,
and by plain and intelligent pres
entation of the scientific principals
on which the system is based, differ
ing from the ordinary mode of hedg.
ing. Mr., Johnson. did much to pop.
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