The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-11-28

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tbranous Group. The child was very
bright, Interesting little girl about four
years of age, an only daughter. She
was buried this friday morning.
The town wore semi Sabbath APP
pearance on Thursday, Thanksgiving
holiday, the stores, bank and post office
being closed. The boys took advantage
| of the lull in business to stir up the
rabbits with dog and gun. Even the
stone breakers on the street were found
](k) mapping amid the general quiet.
The Colora "Y's" have postponed
their parlor meeting which was to
have been held on Thanksgiving
evening, till sometime In December.
on account of the revival meetings
in progress in the neighborhood
The Demorest medal contest was also
postponed.
/ The receipts ofthe turkey supper
given on Wednesday aud Thursday
evenings of last week by the ladies
Fof the Elkton Presbyterian Church
amounted to,$l45, After the cxpen-
SEES were deducted $137.6O was left
and will be used in purchasing new
carpet for the church.
Mr.. Harry D. Noyes, son, Of Enoch
fNoyes, Esq., If Port Deposit has
acce3 ted position in the office OF
the Baltimore american, If Harry
possesses fair share of his fathers
vim the milk and water pabulum of
the american will not long agree with
his lituary stomach.
Mr.. H. C. Cummings has purchased
a new geared horse clipper, and has
put his livery horses into winter cos
tune by clipping the long hair.
Horsemen claim that clipping is of
great advantageto the horse in winter
though it would seem that light
coat would contain less warmth than
a heavy one.
Mr.. Jefferson Haines and Z H.
Reynolds erected a wind engine for
Mr.. AL. Duyckinck in his back
yard last Friday. The machine is to
pump water into tank as high as
the roof of the dwelling. from whence
the fluid will be conducted to any
part of the house desired. Great is
the wind mill and well drill.
| Ducks it is reported Fly high over
the fats this fall and have also learn.
ed thing or two. They avoid the
fats on the cunning days ami feed
at night. In the day time they re-
tire down the bay. 1t is believed
they devine the shooting days by the
lgunners' lights in the early morning
hour when they are locating their
positions.
The votes in the Methodist Church.
es or the question Of women sitting
s.cnto the conference" as Josiah
Aliens wife puts it are very small
only bakers dozen of votes being
cast by congregation. Why don't
the women step up and vote? They
do the most of thee hurch work which
Indicates the ability to direct it.
They need not show so much timidi.
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Cecirs oldest and greatest auc-
tioneer, Samuel Burns, Of Bay View,
celebrated his Goth birth day Nov.
10th. A large number of his neigh.
bors and friends visited the the aged
crier on the occasion and gave him
a donation party. Kew. y. b. Jones
and j. NJ. Yingling were among the
company and the pleasures of the
visit were enhanced by religious
exercises and addresses.
Harry F. Rush. many years ago
was citizen Of Chester Co., Pa. and
emigrated to Nebraska. From
Nebraska he went to Kansas. Last
Sepsember, crops having failed he
hitched pair of horses TO a..wagon,
loaded up with household goods and
he and his wife journeyed east. arriv-
ing in Oxford ON Monday afternoon
last, where they propose to take up
their residence for the winter.
Are MT you ever going to grow old,
like the rest of usp' asked man of an
acquaintance he had MT seen for some
time. well. not so long as can
purify my blood with Ayers Sarsapa.
rilla," was the apt reply. This man
knew what he was talking about.
Geo. Bran caught large hawk
last week in rather unusual way.
He was walking on the public road
near Eli CouIson's store at Korner
Ketch when the hawk suddenly
swooped down apparently on some
small animal or bird in the fence
corner near Bran who Immediately
swooped down on the hawk and sue