The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-09-07

A cage OF carrler plSeons was
sent to the station agent at Elkton
last week by fancier from German
town, Pa, with request to release
the birds and telegraph him the time
of their departure. Training carriers
is growing to be quite a business.
Send few to Rising Sun and have
them started home from this high
point.
The canneries have been running
early and late with the corn and to.
matoes crowding them. The schools
opened on Monday and they too, are
running "full blast.' The public
school has over 50 pupils. The can.
ming factories attract some of the
scholars which will increase the at.
tendance at school when the canning
season is oyer.
Friends, Quarterly Meeting at
Brick Westinghouse last Friday
was well attended. The speakers
were Enoch Hannum Londongroye,
Lukens Webster of Germantown,
Thomas Steward of Wilmington
Darlington Hoops of Hartford county
Mrs. Webb of Bucks county, John
Marshall and William Way. The
meeting was very large.
Miss Marian Brown, who lives at
postmaster j. G. Hindman 8, blew
out the light on Sunday night and
started for bed. In place Of going
up stairs she opened the cellar door
in the dark and pitched headlong
down the cellar stairs. She received
severe injuries in the fall, on the
breast, shoulder and head. Fortu-
nately the accident did not prove
fatal.
John Earle, colored, and John Han.
cock were arrested on Saturday on a
peace warrant. At the trial it was
brought out that each had been violat.
ing the prohibitory law by selling
whiskey. There are three cases against
Earle, and he was admitted to bail in
the sum of 5000 10 each case. Hancock
was sent to Jail. Warrants in three
cases have also been issued for John
Cannon.
Alfred B. McVey who resides near
Zion, while driving, accompanied by
two ladies and child, had serious
runaway. The horse frightened at
thrashing machine and ran. The
party were all thrown out, one of
them being so severely shocked as to
be for a time unconscious. The
child, baby hadseveral ribs broken.
Mr.. McVey also sustained severe
Commissions.
The congregation of Porter's
Groye Church will hold festival for
the benefit of the church, on Satur-
day (to-morrow) evening. Ice cream,
cakes, peaches and cream, confectio.
nary will be on sale. The ladies
will also provide tea, coffee and
sandwich lunch for those who en-.
joy the more substantial fare. Go
and help the congregation. Evil
doors are notified to keep away.
The Cecil Democrat sounds the
following note of alarm in last week Is
issue:
We must caution our farmer
friends against a new swindle. A
stranger calls to sell a tanning mill
and, during his conversation and
walk about the farm with the farmer,
is sure to see horse that just suits
him, and offers to pay a small sum
to secure the bargain. If accepted
he asks for receipt for the money
deposited, stating that he will go to
the bank in a day or so and return
for the animal. Such receipt turns
up later at the bank as note against
the farmer.
Mrs. Mary II. Brown, relict of the
late Jeremiah Brown and mother OF
Mrs. Fl. J. Sheppard of this town
died suddenly at Mr.. Geo. Mason's,
near Chrome, in Chester Co. Pa. on
Tuesday night, 4th inst. The deceas
ed had long been sufferer from
heart disease, which was the cause
of her sudden death. The fun eral
will take place on Saturday (to.mor
row at ten o'clock a, m. from HI. j