The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-05-10
The musicsl and elocutionarv or

V. Wilson and Minnie Harlan II
North East on the 7th and at Row.
landville the following evening were
very successful, the ladies being
greeted with full houses at both
places. At North East encore after
encore was given the artists and at
the conclusion they were nearly over.
wLelmed with congratulations on
their rare talent and fine appearance.
A Woman who is weak, nervous
and sleepless, and who has cold hands
and feet, cannot feel and act like a
we'll person, Carter's Iren Pills equal.
ize the circulation, remove nervouness
and give strength and rest.
Mr.. Scull. of Philadelphia was in
town on last Saturday and gave the
boys an exhibition of fancy bicycle
riding
Messrs. Passmore and Harris of
Oxford also took run down to the
Sun on their silent steeds on the
same day. These with the local
riders gave our town the appearance
of being headquarters for bicycles.
The prizes offered by the The Star
on the word Temperance" were
last week awarded as follows: First,
Minnie Gatchell, Fair Hill, 3s9 cor
rect words. Second, Warren j.
Haines, Elkton, 1856 correct words.
Third, Beatrice Keilholtz, Rising
Sun, 1872 correct words. Fourth,
Carrie g. Keilholtz. Principle, 800
correct words. Fifth, John Mill
gan, Zion, 1858 correct words.
Mrs. Reuben Alexander died at
her residence near PiloStown, 9Th
dist, on Thursday I'd inst. after an
illness Of about three years being
confined to her room for two years
OF consumption. Funeral on Sun
day. Interment at what is known
as Sidwelps Graveyard, near Wake
field, on the property of Thomas P.
King. Services conducted by the
Rev. Mr. Grant, of Rowlandvile.
Quite number of our young folks
made May-day excursion to Red
Point on Saturday the 4th inst.
County Commissioner. Jas. G. Croth-
ers, who is proprietor of the shore
was on hand, and devoted his time to
making all visitors comfortable.
A party from lakewood consisting
of Elliot Graham and wife, J. R.
White and wife and H. r. Peoples
and lady spent the day at the same
place.
One day last week dog belong
ing to a gentleman in Elkton, got
among flock Of sheep belonging to
Capt. Jonn Brickley, of Elk Neck,
and killed a number of them before
he was discovered. Mr.. Brickley
went for him with his gun and sue
ceeded in killing him on the spot.
A pup belonging to another gentle
man of the town was also present,
but he succeeded in escaping with
only good peppering of shot.
Garfield Post No. 18, q. A. r., of
Rising Sun, will hold memorial SER
vices at Rosebank and B. NJ. House
cemetaries at Up. m, May 30th.
After strewing the graves and plac.
ing the flags an address will be de.
livered by Col. T. F. Lang, Post
Dept Commander of Md. The pub
lie are respectfully invited to attend,
and requested to bring flowers and
join in decorating the graves. All
bringing flowers for the Post will
please leave them at the stand,
The Gamers appear to be dropp-
ing out of the business in this county
to some extent, on account of over
production. E. Graham of Como
wingo will not run his canHerY this
summer. Last week we announced
that Carter and Brown would let their
cannery lie idle this season, and
Mccoy is not going to run his to its
full capacity. Cause. No sale for
goods at paying prices, with large
quantities of last years pack on
hand.
Mr.. James Mallon, manager for
the Mccullough Iron Company at
North East, is impressed with the
belief that there is coal oil or gas
somewhere between Iron Hill and
the Susquehanna river, and has put
q project on foot to raise stock
company and investigate the matter
by boring for the hidden tresure.
Ten thousand dollars is the amount
of capt. al stock named to institute
this inquiry into old mother nature 8
secret.
Frank 8. Evans cashier of the
Second National Bank of Belair
died at Belair on Friday last. His
remains we're brought to West
Nottingham Presbyterian Cemetery
on Monday. The deceased was in
his Saith year, and was a son of DR..
John Evans, who practiced in Havre
de Grace for number of years, but
moved to the Cecil side of the river
and resided on the Evans farm near