The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-06-06
Death of boys from cigarett smok.

cause of which is cigar smoking that
some other disc is credited with. The
prospect is fair for the next genera.
tion being largely race Of paraletics.
The latest system of public robbery
is reported by the Oxford Press which
says that regular system of sand plum
der is being carried on, the sand being
taken from the public roads and carried
off to the towns and cities along the
line for sale. For the newest enter
prise in robbery Chester county takes
the cake.
There will be an Ice Cream and
strawberry Festival with all the deli
cacies of the season, held on the lawn at
Ebenezer NJ. F.. Church on Wednesday
afternoon and evening June II. Pro-
ceeds for the aid of Church and Sunday
School. IT Wednesday should prove
unfavorable festival will be held Thurs
day June IL. By order of Com.
Warm winters are not the most desi-
rable in this latitude. Last winter
was unusually warm and the fruit buds
were pretty nearly all destroyed. Clover
was killed out. Fields that had a
heavy stand of clover on wheat stubble
in the fall have scarcely any now.
Heavy rains and no freezing left the
ground solid and difficult to put ~
order for crops.
A large meeting of the Colora
"Y's' was held at Mr.. Saml. Wiley's
last week. q 100 persons it was esti.
mated being in attendance. The en-,
entertainment exercises of the even
ing were varied and interesting.
Colora Y is an enterprising band of
workers against the demon of our
unrest.
The Rising Sun Band festival held
under large tent on Pogue's lawn on
Friday and Saturday evenings last
was very successful enterprise and the
boys are highly gratified with the
result $40 having been netted Dy the
venture. The weather was fine and
the moon at its full, and the beaux
brought their girls q long way to the
fete.
The Teachers Association had a
hot discussion at its May meeting
on the useful or injurious influence
of trades unions. Miss Martha
Biddle opened fire on the unions,
contcnding that they were peruicious
institutions, she contended for the old
panicea, or cure. all remedies, "educa.
ton and religion"
The Mccoy cannery property, COM
prising, lot dwelling, canning house
and machinery with shedding, and
storage house for packed goods. was
sold under mortgage sale OIL Monday
by l.. NJ. Haines aud ]. w. Falls, Trus-
lees W. d. Mccoy Of Hartford purchaser.
The property was knocked down at
his bid which was $1400. he being
security for the mortgage lien on the
property which amounted to about
double that sum.
W. S Evans, assignee of the
Clendenin Company of Colora, haa'
made arrangements to have the bus,
mess carried on during the present
season, as the firm at the time of the
assignment had large stock of raw
material on hand. This will be con
verted into marketable fertilizers and
sold for the benefit of the creditors.
The Happy Valley excursion and
picnic grounds at Mount Ararat, are
near completion and will be opened
for excursionists soon. A wharf has
been built for landing passengers
from boats. A road from the wharf
to the top of Ararat has been built;
and dancing pavilion and restaurant
are among the improvements of the
place.
The Cecil County W. C. T. U. will
hold its next quarterly meeting at
Eikton, in the NJ. Z. Church, on
Friday, June 18th. The morning
session will open at 10 80 o'clock,
the afternoon session at 2 o'clock.
There will also be temperance mass
meeting in the evening; name Of
speaker will be announced later
The public are cordially invited to
attend all the sessions.
The necessary preliminary steps
have been taken by the officers of
Port Deposit Presbyterian Church
for the severance Of Rev. Jas. Con
ways pastoral charge. Mr.. Conway
leaves Port Deposit for Br0okville,
Pa, where he will be installed pastor
of q church. The congregation ex-
press much regret at parting with Mr..
Conway whose genial nature warmly
attached him to them.
The Bank has been kept open from
6 a. M. o'clock till p. m. in place of
8 and closing at 8, the usual hours.
after the story was started of its suspen-
sion, in order to accommodate that run ="
when it came from the eight district
where the panic seemed to centre. The
run" hash t reached the bank yet, the
deposits exceeding demands. If the
run doesn't make its appearance soon
the officers will tire waiting for it
and go back to their usual hours of
business.
The State Board of Education have
elected ex Deputy Navel Officer E.
B Prettyman, of Montgomery county
as principal of the State Normal