The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-12-04
The Loyal Legion will meet ia
morrow Saturday afternoon.

Barnes q Hartenstlne have received
their FIRST shipment Of Florida oranges
4 direct from the groves. Call and see
them.
| Joseph T. Stout, of North East, who
was striker down with heart failure,
while at the breakfast table few weeks
ago, is critically Ill.
Absalom Henderson, aged so years, q
colored man residing at Fair Hill, was
found dead in bed at his home on
Saturday last. "Heart failure"
| An unsuccessful attempt was made
to burglarlze the stores Of John r
Mearns and Thomas Nice. Simcoe, OF
North East. on Friday night last.
Charles G. Caldwell, of Liberty Grove,
president of the Eureka Fertilizer Com
pany, is quite i'll at his home with the
typhoid fever, Mr.. Caldwell is one Of
the proprietors Of the Elkton Racket
Store.
The Orphans Court met on Monday
and approved the bond Of George E.
McKenney, sheriff-elect. Mr.. Nc
Kenney entered upon the duties of the
Office Wednesday. His first act was to
appoint Harvey Mackey deputy.
The first lecture of the educational
series before the Friends Normal
school will be given on 9TH day 18th
month the 18th inst. by Prot. John
Clifford fSwarthmore College. Entitled
trip to the British West Indies, with
illustrations.
Herbert Cummings, many years .
resident of Rising Sun and lately q
clerk in the large dry goods house Of
Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, Ia
reported dangerously III of typhoid at
the residence of Thomas Grub in
Philadelphia.
A reception in honor of Mr.. Edward
Crothers and Mr.. Wilmer J. Falls and
their brides was held at the residence OF
Mr.. Jas. Crothers near College Green
last Saturday evening. Quite large
gathering was present to make festive
the occasion for the newly welded
couples.
A"Lemon Squeeze" will be given by
the young ladies of the Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian church of
Chesapeake City, in Masonic Hall, on
Tuesday evening, December 8.
That's funny name for it. We
never knew one of them to be sour
under the operation.
The town fathers or Snow Hill have
passed chicken ordinance which pro-
hibits chickens from running upon the
streets Of the town. The fine Is ten
cents for each chicken found at large
upon the streets and taken by the
bailiff.
What has become Of the Snow Hill
colored brother?
The Directors of the Rising Sun
Detective Association at their annual
meeting held on Saturday 2sth Of Nov. !
the reward Of $50 offered by the associa. |
ton for the arrest Of the parties who
swindled Carlton Kimble was with |
drawn. ]. A. Kirk and DIR. g. 3. Dare |
were appointed COMMITTEES on the |
annual dinner.
Mills will win IL the latest forecast
from Washington political head-quart-
ers; the democrats rallying to the free
trade leader. 1t is not that. They are |
rallying to the command from Wall |
street. The large daily republican
papers OF the eastern cities are encourag. |
ing Mills election to their utmost. |
The leaders of both parties evidently |
have an understanding among them to |
act in the interest of corporate power. |
yankee jack of Westamwell. |
is the boss hawk and owl catcher of
the State. Within short time he |
has trapped nine large hawks and
three owls.--AppeGl
yankee Jack" is dong the farm
ers in his vicinity more harm than
good. II he will study ornithology
be will learn that these birds subsist |
principally on vermin such as ground
mice and rats.
Postmaster Hambleton was not ct
the Rock Springs shooting match on
Thanksgiving day as erroneously re-
ported, but went on q partridge hunt
the guest Of some friends. and eecur.
ed fine bag Of birds. Post master
Hambleton is . capital shot. He
learned IN the army practicing against
the Johnies. It is the luck Of the
Federal officials to have their every
movement noted by the ubiquitous
reporter and ~ OTTER wrongly as
right. President Harrison cannot
take little hunt without the fact
being telegraphed all over the country
and every bird he fires at noted
carefully in the papers next morning
under staring head lines, and his
chosen officials have similar news
paper honors showered upon them.
while they dine on fat turkey and
roll in greenbacks. Happy post
masters! All me! we poor devils
sigh.
Mr.. F. s. Everist, Pres. OF board
school CON-, informs as sthat the
twenty-frst anniversary of the
teachers Of the Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth districts promises to be quite