The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-16
Misses Vlolette and Halle Haines
left for Swarthmore last Tuesday.

| OuaS. .. ylc duu vile FeluEueu uOms
last Monday from two weeks stay a
, Nantucket.
Miss Jennie and Isabel Buckley re
turned last Monday from delightful
"trip to Niagara Falls and surrounding
places.
S. Taylor Wilson returned tc
Lafayette College last Monday to COM
J plete his four years. course at that in
stitution.
Mr.. B. H. Browns family who have
been spending the simmer at their
residence on Walnut street, returned to
Philadelphia last Wednesday.
i Judge James M. Evans of the
Orphans Court has been disabled by
sickness for fortnight from attending
to business, but is reported GONZALES
cent.
Miss III. L. Owens who was Frustrated
by a severe attack some two months
ago is getting about again. Her friends
are glad to meet and greet her once
more on the streets.
| Lloyd Roberts is improving his pro
perty on the corner of Main and Wal.
nut streets.
The Elkton and Rising Sun base ball
clubs will play on the fair grounds on
Saturday afternoon. Kimbell will pitch
for the Sun.
The peach crop ofSouthern Maryland
is larger than was anticipated early in
the season. The fruit has been mostly
marketed and good prices realized, the
quality being good.
The Friends Normal Institute open.
ed last Monday with Warren K. Kauff.
man, Phi. B., as principal and B. Meade
Wagenseller, assistant. Thirty-six
pupils were enrolled at the opening.
DR.. Fri w. Haines, of Newark, Del,
and Mrs. Jennie Griffith. of Whining
ton. were married at Asburv parsonage
by Rev. J. D. G. Hanna, on Thursday
of last week DR.. Haines is we'll known
in this vicinity.
William Maxwell, an old and we'll
known resident of Cowantown, Cecil
county, was stricken with paralysis on
Saturday night and died in a short
time afterwards. He was 70 years of
age, wife, son and daughter survive
him.
e. N. Hunt and E. HI. Reynolds who
recently purchased the property on
Main st. from H. j. Sheppard, contem-
plate tearing down the buildings now
upon it and will then erect dwelling
and store house combined. The work
will be commenced in the near future.
A festival will be given by the pupils
of Jefferson school near Principle on
Saturday evening, Oath inst. Proceeds
for purchasing some articles for school
room. All are invited to attend, if
the evening should prove stormy
festival will be held in school room.
Burglars effected an entrance In the
depot at Elkton last Monday night and
carried the large safe to an adjoining
field they pried it open, securing about
$3.50 and lot of tickets. An effort was
also made to break into A. G. Browns
grocery store but the parties were
frightened away before they had made
an entrance.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band fur
nished the music for the Fair at Elkton
last Friday. Their playing was very
fayorably commented upon by those
PRESENT and much praise bestowed upon
Mr.. III. L. McCardell, a former member
who accompanied them, for the highly
credible manner in which he performed
upon the cornet, his triple-tongulng
being far above anything the county
can produce.
| Charles E. Stead, of Colora, has been
awarded the contract of painting Mr..
J. S. Pogue's new house in Rising Sun
for 1925. The building will receive
three coats outside and in.
| f. N. Jenkins of Rising Sun bid $3.50:
| W. Jackson, $50; John Finley, of Har-
ford county, $155; Joseph Nesbitt, $3.50,
and Harry Price $40.
G. G. Mcclure has the contrrct for
the tin work.
| Ed. Alison who was engaged in the
Saturday nights rumpus, which o.
Cured in Rising Sun two weeks ago
was arrested last Saturday evening
when he stepped off of the train and
into the hands of A. B. Keen. He wac
brought before Squire Taylor and fined
$500 and costs. He was first committed
to the lock up while his friends ran
round and collected the amount. On
being searched razor was found in
his pocket.
Black Barrens Spring Farmers
meeting held on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week was as usual
largely attended, four thousand
people being on the ground on Thurs,
day. Jas. Black delivered the ad.
dress of welcome. After the prelimi.
nary ceremonies were concluded and
after reading and answering of ques-
tions from the question box, Prof.
W. w. Caldwell of the State College
delivered lecture on milk, what it
is and its Value as Food.o Miss
Sadie Scott gave recitation entitled
Gettysburg" followed by lecture
on "The influence of Climate and
Soil on the Animal Creation" by w.
P. Powell of Crawford comfy.
On Thursday 9 most interesting
part of the program was a discussion
by W. H. Brosius, Jas. Black. j. G.
McSparran, James Collins, D. F.
Magee and others on the question
what Legislation will benefit Agri-
culture" and much interest was
manifested.
At the close of the meeting the
following resolution offered by Mr..
Magee, was adopted: SIT is moved
that we, the farmers of Southern
Lancaster, Chester and adjoining
counties, assembled in Farmers In.
| stitute at Rlack Rarrnnu cnr;noo do