The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-06-13

last Sunday, our Childrens' Day.
/. JEWELL, Pastor M. f. Oh.
W. W. CARTER, Supt.
j. NJ. CAMPBELL, Asst. Sup.
L. M.Haines, Esq, sold at trustees
sale, at the Court House, on Tuesday,
the Hyland property in Elk Neck,
containing AZ acres. on which there
is dwelling house that few years
ago cost about $4,000 1t was pur-
chased by Chas j. Bayard, for ST..
$50.
Mary Wilson an Elkton woman
firing, it is presumable, Of her hus'
band journeyed to Philadelphia last
week, taking her children with her.
Her husband George Wilson who is
employed in Singerley's Pulp Works,
has recovered all of the children but
the youngest one.
Nothing is more appetizing to a
hungry man than pate of Heagy's
clam soup.
Childrens' Day services were held
in West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church last sabbath. Mr.. Jno. w.
Mccullough superintendent of Sua
day school had charge of the exer
cises. Rev. DR.. Marshall, pastor in
charge, during Rev. Mr.. Gayley's
absence, delivered the address.
Miller Griffith was saving hickory
for skewers at Clifford & Trout's
skewer mill near Sylmsr on Thurs
day of last week. when piece of the
wood flew and struck him 10 the eye,
injuring that organ very severely.
He is under DR.. Morrison's care
occulist of Oxford who hopes to pre-.
sumo the sight from serious injury.
A small barn about 3Ox4O feet, on
the farm of James Williams, colored,
situated on the Glasgow road about
four miles from Elkton, was consum.
ed by fire on Thursday evening last
week. A carriage, set Of harness,
lot of hay and some farming nipple.
ments, which were in the building,
were also burned. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
The Seventeenth Annual Com.
mencement of Conference Academy,
Dover, Del. will be held, commerc
ing June 18th Sunday with ser
mon in the forenoon before the
graduating class by the Principal,
w. l.. Goodipg. The exercises will
be continued Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, closing
with the exercises of the Graduating
Glass.
The lying of the corner stone of
trinity Chapel at Epgland's Grove.
between Zion and Calvert, will take
place on Sunday next, June 18th.
Services will be held in the grove
during the day. Several eminent
breaches will be present, among them
Rev. I. II Nichols. President Of the
District, Rev. G. H. Williams, Rev.
f. W. Scott and Rev. A. B. Coup
ling.
E. Pusey Passmore, son of Ellis P.
Passmore of Rising Sun was awarded
prize at Swartmore College, near
Philadelphia for an Grafton in com
petition which came off about Two
weeks ago between the students.
Pussy was clerk in the National
Bank of Rising Sun for some time
before entering Swarthmore which
is a college under the auspices of the
denomination of Friends and is
literally endowed.
Lovers of the ubiquitous oyster hard
ly miss their favorite, Heagy so neatly
ii lis its place with his delicious clans.
We are indebted to John A.
Hartenstine and 7. j. Wilson Jr.
students from this town to the Goldey
Wilmington Commercial College for
admission tickets to the commence
ment and program of exercises, which
was held Thursday, June 18th in the
Grand Opera House in that city.
We also acknowledge receipt Of
similar favors from the Principal of
the college. Prof. Goldey, for which
we extend thanks.
The little furry of excitement
which sprang up last week out of
causal remark that the bank had
closed its doors at o'clock, died
away as suddenly as it started. The
president, Mr.. H. H. Haines had