The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-12-18

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The Young Ladies Home Mission
viii hold variety sociable at the M.
j Parsonage on Christmas night,
18th.
Mr.. VIM. s. Evans, ex States
a .torney, has been appointed
counsel to the board of county COM
missioners.
Revival services have been going
on at Zion M. E. Church under the
leadership of the pastor in charge for
several weeks with encouraging re-
suits.
The Friends Normal Institute closes
holidays. 1t will reopen on Jan. 4th,
1892. The school is in fiourishing
condition with an enrolment of 43
students.
Flora Williams, daughter of Mr..
William M. Williams of Principle in
this county and aged about nine
years. died of diphtheria on Friday
night the 4th inst.
The protracted meeting at Hope
well is still in progress, with some
good results and growing interest.
The pastor, Rev. 0 s. Walton has
charge of the meeting.
The Infant class of the M. E.
Sunday Schosl will give an enter
tainmcnt entitled Kris Kingle Chimes
in the church on Christmas eve, Gath
inst. Admission 10c.
Little Helen Harwood of Port
Deposit, had her collar bone broken
last week by the upsettiDg of an
express wagon some boys were haul
ing. DR.. Crothers set the broken
bone.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Mearns of Zion
gave an enjoyable party in honor Of
their daughters 18th birthday last
Friday evening. Those from Rising
Sun were, Misses Hanna and Mabel
Reynolds, Mollie and Grace Wilson
and Mr.. Barclay Reynolds, Jr.
The managers of the new shirt
factory at MiddietOwn. DEL, are ex-
periencing considerable trouble in
securing operators. The reason is
plain. They can't get 10 cent hands
to compete with the city sweaters in
that business.
The Oxford Press reports the
public school at Colora closed for
ssseveral weeks" as a precautionary
measure against the spread OF
diphtheria. This is mistake. The
school was closed only one week and
is now going on as usual.
The grip in the county is reported
by physicians to be very bad SO says
an Elkton correspondent of the Balti.
more Sun, In ElktQn and vicinity
fully $50 cases are reported. As yet
bat one has proved fatal. Sunday
night two churches in -Elkton were
closed in consequence of it.
Cards are out for the wedding of
Miss Cora White to Mr.. Lewis Ryan
at the residence of the BRIDES parents
on Pearl ST., at p. M, Thursday.
Dec. Gath. Also Miss Lima Tyson
to Mr.. Howard Woodrow at the
brides parents at West Nottingham
at z p. m. on the same date.
The Elkton papers report the corn
husker husking corn and cutting the
fodder into ensil1ge. These chaps
are jolly farmers. Don't know the
difference between dry December
fodder and August ensilage, winch
latter is composed of the green corn
stalks and all cut up and packed into
silos.
Turn out to the Alliance meeting
on Tuesday evening next at Golora.
Several applicants for initiation are
expected to be present. Some OF
them will probably be ladies.
Principle Alliance meets this even.
ing at Jefferson school house and
several new members are expected
to join.
j. Fl. Clen6aniels,; living near
Chestertown lost a valuable Jersey
cow several days ago, and a post
mortem examination disclosed the
fact that the cow stomach contained
thirteen rnsty nails, shoe buttons,
stones, etc. The nails had perforated
her stomach.
No animal will swallow such trash
if properly taken care of, fed and
sailed regularly.
A small log and frame tenement
house on the farm of Mr.. Daniel
Harvey. near Childs station, was
totally destroyed by fire Thursday
morning of last week. The build
ing was valued at $500, and was in
sured in the Mutual of Cecil county
for $406. Benjamin Biddle, q
colored man and his family living in
the house lost most of their furniture,
General Smith, United States
Engineer, came to Elkton on We'd
nesday, and in company with Mr.. w,
H. Mackall, OF Elkton, and M. 7. j.
Clever went down the river on tug
to inspect the dredging which has
recently been done in the Elk river
Gen. Smith, the engineer, is the
famous Gen. "Baldy" Smith, who
won high honor in the Federal line
during the late war.-Democrot.