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

morning IN Ionic memorial M. r..
Church at Port Deposit, in the alb.
sencc of the pastor, Rev. j. 2. Otis.
Rev. Milton Grant, Jr., preacher on
Rowlandvilie NJ. P. circuit filed the
pulpit of Mt. Pleasant Church in the
absence of Mr.. McKinsey.
Frank Foster, Esq, one of War.
ing & Co.'S faithful assistants in their
Office at Colora. is taking a two weeks
vacation.
Miss Lizzie Williams of Whining
ton, Del, is spending a week or SO at
VIM. Weldon's, Esq, near Porter's
Bridge.
The Prayer Meeting at Mt. Pleas.
ant Church on Friday evening, July
9th, promises to be exceedingly in
teresting. H. A. S. Westerfeld, a
candidate for the ministry and VIM.
G. Vannemon. both of Port Deposit
and of Tome Memorial Church will
have charge of this service.
Samuel McCardell of near Mt.
Pleasant Church, is now building an
addition to his house, and will soon
erect barn also on his property.
Mrs. Mary Harris of New Valley,
in the 9Th District, who lately fell
from a cherry tree a distance of
twenty feet, is doing as we'll as can
be expected, being able now to, sit
bolstered up in bed or chair.
Rev. Robert Hodge of Rowland.
vile, Sixth District, who has been in
charge of an appointment in the M.
P. connection in Virginia, is meeting
with abundant success in his new
field of labor. Rev. Mr.. Hodge pro.
poses to remain on the charge until
Christmas when he will return to
Westminster, Baltimore City, to
complete his studies.
Services ON Rowlandville and Mt.
Pleasant charge as follows for next
Sabbath: Sabbath School at $50 a.
m. at Mt. Pleasant, preaching al
1890 q. m. and 7:45 p. M, preaching
in the Rowlandville Church at 8
o'clock p. m.
Last Sabbath was Children's Day
at Liberty Grove. The special exer-
cises were conducted in large can.
vas tent. Addresses were made by
Rev. Grant and Friend Geo. Bladder
ston.
The quality of the fool appears to
improve.
A certain young gentleman of
our borough was employed by a lady
last spring to plant very valuable
cherry tree in her yard and paid we'll
for the job. The tree soon died and
the other day it was dug up and the
fact discovered that the amateur tree
planter had dug hole by driving an
iron bar into the ground and work.
ing itround until he got small hole.
Then he took the tree, cut the roots
off, sharpened the bottom and drove
it down into the hole, where it was
tightly fastened by stones and earth
thrown into the hole and packed haro
with a bar. And yet the young
man wondered why it did not grow
- West Chester Local Ne,os.
Arrangements for Woodlawn Camp
are nearly complete, more tents have
been rented up to date than has been
for some years past. Rev. Horace
A. Cleveland, D. D., of Phlla., has
been secured for the Sabbath, Aug.
10th. and will preach at 10 o'clock,
A. M. DR.. Baldwin, one of the Mis-.
sionary Secretaries of the M. E.
Church, will be present on Thursday
10th. Friday, 17th., will be Temper
ance Day. The morning will be in
the hands of the Maryland State
Temperance Alliance. Speakers
Edwin Higgins, Esq. and Rev. G..
W. Herbert. of Baltimore. The af-
ternoon will be in the hands of the
W. c.. T, U. of Cecil Co. Speakers
Of national fame will be on hand and
address the meetings.
Liberty Grove S. S. had their
children's day exercises last Sabbath
under a large tent erected specially
TOR the, occasion, that was crowded
with their friends and visitors from
all directions.
s. F. Woodrow is superintendent
and is assisted by a very energetic
board of managers and teachers.
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