The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-05-17
Friday, May IL. 1889.
MINOR LOCALS

One hundred and twenty five flint
shad were caught at Peach Bottom
on Monday at a single haul.
Mr.. Mont Black and Miss Myrtle
Richardson paid a flying visit tc
friends in Rising Sun on Wednesday
The cornerstone of the new Metho
dist Church to be built at Cecilton
was laid on Sunday afternoon last
Chauncey. infant child Of j. West.
ley and Ella Logan of Charlestown,
died on Tuesday, aged about Is
months.
Wool WANTED! Highest cash
price paid for wool during May and
and June. A. Brumfeld.
Mail services will commence July
1st from Conowineo, Cecil county
to Darlington, Hartford county, six
times a week.
The MIDLAND Office tenders thanks
to Mr.. George Balderston of Colora
Nurseries for box of the freshest,
most fragrant roses.
The Y. P. S. Z. f. of West Not.
tingham' will hold their regular
prayer meeting this evening. Subject
Coming to Jesus" John III, % SO.
Harsh purgatlve remedies are fast
giving way to the gentle action and mild
effects of Carter's Little Liver Pills If you
try them, they will certainly please YOU.
Mr.. Z. p. Passmore who has been
confined to his Led for two months
with typhoid fever continues still
very low but Is reported slowly i'm
proving.
The high windstorm on Friday
afternoon last made people scamper
FIR cover and kicked up a terrible
dust, but did no material damage
in this neigborhood.
A company from Rising Sun and
vicinity went to Port last Sunday to
see and smell the whale. The hot
sun, they said, was frying the train
oil out of the monster.
The Ladies Mite Society will hold
a strawberry festival on Thursday
evening, May 23d, on Pogue's lawn.
If the weather is unfayorable it will
be held in the Town Hall. All are
invited.
An underground telegraph COM
pany is making preliminary arrange
mepts to lay pipes for the wire be-
tween Washington and New York.
The line will run through North
East and Elkton.
On last Thursday evening Miss
Mary McCauley of sweet sixteen,
living near Sylmar was surprised by
number of young friends who called
to notify her that she hal passed
another mile stone.
The Happy Harvesters Mission
Band of Zion Presbyterian church
will give supper in the Melmar
Academy building tomorrow even
ing at 8 o'clock. Supper 25c. Ice
cream and cake extra.
Too good it is feared the wheat
viii be. The copious showers are
creating an immense growth of straw.
Part of the wheat in DR.. Dare's field
adjoining town is down already
The hay crop will be immense.
An attempt was made to burn Mrs
Martindale's coach shop at Brick Meet.
ing House on Monday night last. The
fire was fortunately discovered and
extinguished before serious damage
was done. Coal oil had been used by
the incandiary in starting the fire.
Sunday next will be temperance
day at Hopewell NJ. f Church. In
the morning at half past ten tho
pastor j. Jones will preach TEN
perance sermon. The evening Ger
vice at half past seven will consist
of a program prepared by the W. c
T. U. All are cordially invited,
If you had taken two of Carter
Little Liver Pills before retiring you woul,
not have had that coated tongue or ba,
taste in the mouth this morning. Keep
vial with you for occasional use.
MIR. w. F. Overholt moved his house
hold goods and family to Baltimore or
Thursday morning where he has rem
ted dwelling and store room, and il
conducting the drug business. Hi
property in Rising Sun he is about dis
posing of to one of our young men wht
will set up an establishment of his own
So 'they do say" as Miss Nettie Net
tleby expressed it.
Clearance Leedom. young mar
near his majority, and son Of Ed
ward Leedom, died at his fathers a
Bay View, early on Thursday morn