The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
Friday, Feb. 6. 1891.
MINOR LOCALS


very ill with pneumonia.
The Rising Sun W. G. 7. U. will
met at Mrs. Anna Reynolds Thurs
doy Feb. 18th. at 2 80 p. M.
The machinery of the Westamwell
mill of the Mccullough Iron Company,
has been moved to North East.
The Wrens still flutter and the
Eagles still soar. Go and see them
in the Town Hall, on the nth.
Very extensive improvements will be
made at Happy Valley, which will add
very much to its attractiveness and
beauty.
Go to Brittingham' Is for choice Florida
oranges.
The latest sensation about town is
a report of forged note for s so
discounted by the National Bank of
Rising Sun.
A correspondent furnishes little
poem on the 132d birthday of Buons
which we havn't room for this week.
and lay it over for next.
Thirty marriage licenses were issued
by the clerk of the court for this county
in January, twenty-six for white per-
sons and four for colored.
The Y. w. C. T. U. will hold regular
meeting in Colora. Hall on Thursday eve :
ming, Feb 18th, at 7.30 o'clock. All are
cordially invited to attend.
La-Grippe is dangerously prevalent
in this neighborhood. DR.. Jenness re-
ports 16 cases under his care and the
other doctors are equally well supplied.
Mrs. James S. Patterson of Little
Britain, Lancaster county, was strick.
en- with paralysis on Thursday Jan
10Th Her recovery IS dispaired of.
The cold snap caused brisk trade in
hot stews at Heagy's
George Jenkins. well known
farmer of Lancaster county, died at
his residence near Wrightsdale on
Thursday, January 20. aged about
10 years. He bad been an invalid
for several months.
Miss Owens, teacher of Colora school
has had an attack of the grip and was
unable to teach last week. She had re-
covered sufficiently to take charge of
her classes again on Monday. Miss
Moore taught the school in Miss
Owens absence.
Rev. Sam SmalI's lecture on Friday
night last in Oxford was listened to by
large audience. He handled the sub
ject lis our Civilization a Failure"
eloquently but failed to answer the
question there being SO many ifs" and
"ands' in the problem.
Shakespeare will please excuse US i f
we modify him thus: Thrice is he cad
who hath his system strengthened with
Ayers Sarsaparilla, and he but naked,
though arIayed in furs. whose blood is
poor or with disease corrupted. An
Incompatible medicine?
Rev. S. A. Gayley, d. D. will deliver
an interesting and instructive discourse
this evening at Friends Normal In
stitute building about Italy and its an
cient ruins. All who are sufficiently
intelligent to enjoy literary feast of a
high order will anticipate a rare
pleas ure.
Fine decorated tea sets for sale by s.
T. Wiley, Colora. 6fSt.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Oxford Agricultural
Society and election of managers was
held on last Saturday afternoon. The
whole Indebtedness of the society is
$6,179.51. The new board of managers
will meet to-day and make arrange
Ments for holding fairs next spring and
fall.
Prof. Frank Kline, ventriloquist
and magician performed in the town
hall on Monday night to the amuse-
ment land surprise of good many
OF o large audience. The Prof per.
formed many surprising tricks in
magic, and his feats in ventriloquism
were the perfection of oral delusion.
Mrs. E. B. Stevens, of Baltimore, will
give an address in the interest of the
Womau's Foreign Missionary Society on
Sunday evening, Feb. 18th. in James NJ. E.
Church She also desires to meet the
ladies Of the Society and others at Mrs.
Edwin Haines' on Feb. 18th at $50 o'clk.
f62t E,P. HArNEs. Sec.
Daniel Arbuckle and wife celebrated
their golden wedding. at their home, at
Andora, on Monday last. having been
married in frankfort, (then suburb
of Philadelphia,) on the End day of Feb
ruary. 1S4l.
Mr.. Arbuckle is II years of age, and
Mrs. Arbuckle is IS years. They carry
their weight of years with dignity and
ease, and look remarkably hale and
hearty.
On Tuesday man named Reynolds
from Lancaster county stopped at Daw.