The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-01-04

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constable and took the prisoner to
Eikton on Thursday night. He is
an i'll looking rascal and will doubt.
less go to the penitentiary. He has
been in this country two years.
There will oe preaching next Sabbath
morning at Mt. Pleasant Church at
1880 a. m. and at Rowlandyille at p.
m. On 10th inst. at o'clock p. m. the
4th Quarterly Conference will be held
at Mt. Pleasant Church for this Confer
ence year. On the 9th inst. services
as follows: Class meeting at $50 and
preaching at 1880 g. g. M. BY the pastor;
Love Feast at 80 and sermon by p.
E.. DR.. Murray at 2.30 p. N. ALI are
invited.
If the holidays are over those oysters
are just as good and fresh as ever at
Hambleton's.
Misses Rhoda V. Wilson and
Minnie Harlan will give one OF their
delightful readings and musical en-.
tertainments at West Grove, Pa, on
Thursday evening January 10th and
at Oxford on Tuesday evening the
18th, These talented young ladies
are well>patronized when they appear
in their favorite role.
The winter term of the Friends Nor
NAL Institute begins on the 1st of the
month. Glasses will be started in
Bookkeeping. Algebra, Latin, and Trig
anometry and Surveying. Instruction
will be continued in Algebra Drawing,
Geography. Geometry Grammar. Lat
in, EIocution, History, Arithmetic and
Rhetoric.
The Friends Normal Institute
possesses the two main requisites of a
good school-a body of students who
come to learn, and teachers well pre-
pared by long course of study and
practice for their work.
One year of official responsibility
has been passed by the present board
of County Commissioners. and we
have not heard anything but express
sions Of satisfaction from men of all
parties, Of the manner in which they
have administered the trust confided
to their care; and we believe it will
be the almost unanimous wish that
the present board be given another
term of office.
On New Years eve a private
social hop was given at the residence
of Mr.. Thomas Mahon. OF West Not
tingham Chester Co. Pa, 1t was a
very pleasant affair, every one seem.
ing to have good time. They dan
ced the old year out and the new
year in. and dispersed at an early
hour on New Years mora tired and
sleepy. They sincerity hope this will
not be the last one of these delight
tul gatherings.
The W. C. T. u. of Oxford. threat
en- to publish the names of signers
for liquor license. A pretty business
to be sure, which is accounted dis
grace to sign petition also in favor
of. Ladies, better sign petitions
against your husbands. brothers and
sons voting for men who help make
license laws to sell whisky, in place of
doing as some OF the sex did last fall
abuse. the men who had the courage
to vote against such a system. AS
long as you pursue this course you
can't consistently petition against
saloons. and your petitions will
exert but little moral effect.
There are many forms of nervous
debility in man that yield to the use of
Carriers Iron Pills. These who are troubl.
ed with nervous weakness, night sweats,
etc., should try them.
The Salvation army visited the
prisoners in Elkton Jail on Christ
mas day. There are 20 or more pris
oners. Most of them are awaiting
trial at the present term of court,
now adjourned for the holidays.
There will be two murder trials
one for arson, one for intimidating
voters, one forhorse stealing, one for
embezzlement and several for larceny
and petty offences. Why dom THE
Legislature repeal the laws for murder,
larceny, horse stealing embezzlement,
&c. They dom. prohibit those crimes?
There doesn't appear to be any in
jail for selling whisky. That law
appears to prohibit.
Squire Taylor has the agency for
the sale efthe celebrated Irish spiral
spring bed, the most sleep persuad.