The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-07-27

will be held at Mrs. G. K. Bechtels,
West Nottingham.
A company of seven farmers have
leased for three years the Washing
ton Street Market, Wilmington, Del.
for 500 a quarter. They propose 70
rent out the stslls to farmers and
hucksters at low rentals,
There will be festival at Ebene-
yer M. E. Church on Thursday even
ing, Aug. End Proceeds for bene-
ct of church all are invited. If
Thursday shonld prove unfavorable
the festival will be held the next
evening.
The oranges of Delaware held a
grand picnic OF Rehoboth this week.
Norman J. Coleman, Commissioners
of Agriculture and the National
grange lecturer were expected to
attend the meeting.
John Nickle, indicted for the lar
ceny of number of bags Of meal
from David G. Brown, of the 9Th dis.
trict last Spring, was arrested near
Battle Swamp, Sunday, by Deputy
Sheriff johnson and lodged in jail
We have just received our stock of
Plow Castings and are now prepared
to furnish anything in that line at
short notice. Haines & Kirk.
Tomorrow, 18th inst, tie Prohi.
bitionsts will meet in Elkton to Sc
lect delegates to represent Cecil
county in congressional con, ention
for the Second district. The place
of meeting will be in Squire Par
tridge's Office.
Miss Ella j. Hindman who has
been visiting friends in Washington
for the past three weeks is now in
Baltimore visiting Miss Rama Mason,
14O6 Chew St., daughter of E. Mason
of the firm of E. Mason & Sons. com.
mission merchants.
The celored folk of Howard's Chapel,
will hold a grove meeting in Abrahams'
woods commencing next Sunday to
hold over the following Sunday. Those
of the Mt. Zoar Church near Como
wingo, will have woods meeting on
same date. Union NJ. E. Church, Con-
owingo, will hold their 9Th annual
camp August 18th.
The trustees of Friends Normal
Institute have elected Mr.. j. D..
Minick as principal of the school
who will open the fall term early in
September. Mr.. Minick is grad
uate of Bucknell university and had
fiattering recommendation from
the president of that institution.
Harry Lang arrived in Elkton on
Tuesday morning after a five years
term of service in the regular army.
He was stationed on the Western From
tier and honorably discharged when
his term of enlistment expired. He was
a member of the Elkton Guards before
he enlisted in the army and will at
once rejoin their ranks and go with
them on their excursion to Bay Ridge.
The journalists Of this county pro.
pose to call halt in q short time on
free puffs. Advertising is a pub =.
lisher's bread and butter, and he is
worthy of his hire. Besides The free
puffs man often shows his migrate
fulness by going out of the county to
get his job printing. Call a halt,
brethren, call a halt.-Morton Chro-
nicle.
Amanda Jackson. colored woman
of Elkton has filed the necessary
papers for securing a divorce from
her husband who bears the name of
John Quincy Adam sJackson. The
petition is based on the grounds of
descrtion. Mrs. jackson is following
the fashions of "good" society
except that her attorneys plead to a
different cause.
Mr.. Il. j. Sheppard received his
commission as Notary Public on
Tuesday last. The law authorizing
the appointment of two Notaries for
Rising Sun was passed by the last
Legislature. but Mr., Shcppard's appli-
cation for the appointment, by
some miscarriage did not reach the
governor till about q fortnight since,
when the appointment was made.
Camp meetings are coming TO the
front. The frat commenced in Sim.
nara' unoda uoou Mouth Eock l..a