The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-22

by Octoraro M. E. Church. Saturday
evening. July 90th.
Rising Sun NJ. E. Sunday Schoo
wilt hold its annual picnic at Happy
Valley next Wednesday.
Attention is directed to the advts. Of
Friends Normal Institute at Rising
Sun and West nottingham Seminary
The town commissioners of Rising
Sun publish statement Of receipts
and disbursements for the year ending
May 10th 1892.
&c. Hindman will sell at public sale
Monday, 25th, household goods and
other personal property Of Mrs. Mary
V. Taylor and Oscar Smithson, at the
residence of the former near Rock
Springs.
The COLCHESTER excursion on Thurs
day took 49 from Rising Sun station
The train was in two sections Off and
s cars respectively and all nearly full
when they passed this place. The day
was sublimely fine for trip on the
bay, and all the pleasure seekers were
burning with high hope.
A democratic club has been born at
Colora. The infant is very weak. A
good doctor has been employed to watch
it and faithful nurse to attend it, and
it is hoped it will be able to pull
through till November when the little
innocent will be laid away in its quiet
grave, "unwept, unhoncred and I'M
sung"
Come out to the festival to be held
in Smedley's Park this and o-morrow
evening by the R. S. G. Band. The
Riverside Band of Port Deposit will be
on hand this evening and the Whitaker
Band of Principle Furnace tomorrow
evening. A large tent and plenty of
seats have been provided for the &C
commodation Of patrons.
Miss Lily Waring of Baltimore is
sioAtibs, 4AIo ". W. DILL
Merton Oyerholt, a young son of Mr..
W. F. Overholt of Balto., is spending a
few days with Frank Kirk.
Miss Isabel Buckley who has been
visiting relatives in Concord for the
past few weeks, returned home last
Monday.
On the petition of Mr.. Silas J. Lowe
of the Sth district the commissioners
granted him leave to change the road
leading through his land near Rock
Springs to the New Bridge. providing
Mr.. Lowe will give bond for 81 GOO that
he will provide at his own expense
another road and afterward make the
present road as before at his own ex-
pense. Also that Lowe protect the
county against all costs, expenses,
counsel fees and damages to which the
county might be subjected by reason of
the cutting or moving of said way.
The privilege is asked on account of
Mr.. loves spar mine and the change
of road is to be temporary.
The barn on the farm of the late
William Hawthorn caught fire Satur.
day afternoon and was burned to the
ground; also several other buildings
that were located near to it. The fire
ignited from spark of a locomotive of
the B. & O. railroad. The house caught
fire three different times but was saved
each time by the united efforts of the
neighbors. The farm IL situated along
the B. & o. railroad on the road leading
from Christiana to White Clay Creek
Presbyterian Church. The season. s
crops Of hay and wheat were stored in
the buildings, besides implements and
other articles. There was no insurance
held on either buildings or contents.
Is the railroad company responsible?
The committee of arrangements Of
the Woodlawn farmers meeting will
meet at Rising Sun on Saturday Ito
morrow at 2 o'clock p. m. 1t is i'm.
portant that there should be a full
attendance as arrangements for the
meeting must no longer be delayed.
The committed appointed at the last
meeting of the grange are E. E.
Ewing. E. H. Reynolds, E. NJ. Hunt,
Mrs. Ella F. Hunt, Jonathan Rey.
nolds, Mrs. s. j. Haines, Miss Nora
E. Riale, Mrs. Mary L. Brickley.
We are pleased to find our quon-
dam friend John E. Wilson Esq, Of
Elkton is getting round again. We
feared. by the accounts published of
his late illness that he was about to
cross the viewless river but the fol
lowing notice which appears in the
appeal shows that he has rallied and
fought the grim monster successfully.
"During my pIotracted illness not a
single case in my hands has been
neglected, although designing claim
agents and others would make it
appear otherwise"
"Any case given into my hands re
ceives prompt and careful attention.
JOHN E. WILSON,