The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-01-09

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Bertha Lawrence, aged about {
, years. youngest daughter of Isaiah
and Belle Lawrence of Port Deposit
died after a very short sickness Tues
day afternoon of last week, and was
buried Thursday afternoon at Hope
well. Rev. Otis, pastor Of NJ. E
Church of Port Deposit officiating
minister.
Heagy bas filled his ice house which
means plenty of ice cream next sum
mer. At the present time the oyster
stew is the attraction.
Rev s. T. Gardner, for the last
thirty Eve years preacherin the
Methods. Episcopal Church and a
member of the Wilmington Confer
ence since its foundation. died Sun
day morning at Pivot Bridge. He
had been for the last two years in
charge of Bethel and Glasgow Circuit,
with churches at Glasgow, Del. and
Pivot Bridge.
j. @. Bird & Sons have opened bust
ness at Stone Run Foundry and the
public viii learn the line of goods they
are ready to fiji al orders Tor by refer
ence TO their advertisement in this
issue of THE MIDLAND JOURNAL The
public are to be congratulated for the
enterprise shown by the Messrs. Bird
in reopening as 1t were and enlarging
the line If goods turned out of the
foundry and shops.
Good Stable for rent on Cherry St.
2j3t G.. .. PYLE, Nail. Bank.
The ceremony of circumcision was
performed on Sunday afternoon last on
an infant child of Herman Ball. of
Elkton. The ceremony was performed
by DR.. knott Jewish Rabbi of PhiIa-
delphia
A number of Elkton people witnessed
the ceremony or rather operation
among whom were DR. H. h. Mitchell,
DR. J. H. lamar, Coroner Perry Litzen-
berg.
The first ice break up on the Sus.
quehanna river, of the season, occurr
ed on Monday night. A sudden rise
of the water broke the gorge at Nc
Calls Ferry which came down and
cleared the ice out Of the river at
Port Deposit, piling the drift from
above along the shore in cakes three
to six inches thick. The citizens
were busy on Tuesday securing this
stranded ice and filing their ice
houses with it. The river was full of
floating slush ice and was again clos
ed on Tuesday night.
The funeral Of George P. Whitaker,
of Principle Furnace, took place
Saturday afternoon, and was largely
attended. Rev. E. K. Miller, OF st.
Mary's Protestant Episcopal parish
of which deceased was vestryman.
conducted the services, assisted by
Rev. VILLAIN Schouler, of Trinity
parish, Elkton. The pail bearers
were Henry Cecil Whitaker. Clifford
Carroll Whitaker, George Price
Whitaker. Albert Nathan Whitaker,
Nelson Price Whitaker and Joseph
HCoudon. all grandsons of the deceas-
ed. The interment was made in the
cemetary at st. Marks Protestant
Episcopal CHAPEL, near Pe-ryville.
Mrs. Eliza Tommel, wife of VIM.
rommel. the baker, died at Perryville
on Thursday. 18th Of December after
a long and lingering illness from that
painful disease, Rheumatism. She
was about fifty three years of age and
leaves no children. The remains
were taken to Oxford Pa, where
Mrs. Tommel had brother and other
relatives. where the funeral ceremony
took place and the remains were in
tered in Oxford cemetery.
The deceased resided in Rising
Sun for some time and was esteemed
by all who knew her. Had her lot
been cast on different and more favo
rable lines she would have become
one of soc'ety's favorites.
NoTIcEl For Rent.-One small house
and one small store room.
2jSt H.H. HAINEs,
Pusey Passmore and alter Buff
fington having ca en- their Christmas
pie have returned to Swarthmore
College
Hattie and Vio'ette Haines have
returned to Germantown
Charles Dare and Taylor Wilson
have gone back to Lafayette
| Allie Pogue has returned to Eaton
& Burnett's Baltimore Business Col
lege
Will Grason left this week for
Washington College, Chestertown.
Orie Bechtel and Russle McCul
ough have returned to their studies
at Princeton.
Hughes England, fillmore Sidwell
and Harry Hambleton have gone
back to Commercial College, Will
minston
Miss Sallie Grafton. of Baltimore.
is visiting her cousin Mss Alice