The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-06-17

the OtD VIM HILL III lOWA'
Misses Violette and H. II. Halnes
are home from Germantown school foi
IL e summer vacation.
The ladies of Bay View, NJ. r
Sunday school will hold their annual
fe tiyal on Thursday evening, June
% d.
W. T. West has purchased from
DR.. Roman near Pilottown seven
acres of land on which he proposs to
found homo.
Mrs. Arbuckle, wife of DAME.
Arbuckle, Jr., OF Cherry Hill, died
Monday evening at their residence
at Cherry Hill.
Cards are out for the wedding Of
Miss Elida James. of Pilottown, and
Mr.. Grapp, of Washington, d. IT,
the wedding will take place in
Philadelphia.
James R. Smith and Mary Ellen
Jackson both of this county were
married on Friday of last week by
Rev. E. Il. Hynson at the M. 4
Parsonage, Charlestown.
The body of Jesse Conner, the boy
who was drowned Sunday afternoon
as stated in last weeks JOURNAL
was found below Happy Valley
Thursday afternoon by his father.
A. Goodman Bryan, son of Rev )
+. Bryan, pastor Of M. b. Church
Rising Sun: graduated at Johns Hop
kins University withe degree Of Bach
eIor of Arts, at the commencement on
Tuesday last.
Mr.. Warren J. Haines, son of L.
M. Haines, Attorney at law, Elkton,
is a member of this years graduating
class at the Friends School, Will
mington. The commencement ex-
ercises were held on Wednesday last.
Harry Boulder, an Elkton chicken
raiser, fumigated his poultry house
a few days since and in the operation
permitted the building to catch fire
which burned up together with
several settings of hens and turkey
eggs.
Thieves tried to force an entrance
into Frank Notley's cigar and con-
tectionery store, at Port Deposit but
were frightened away by Mr.. Strout
who lives next door, who heard them
and went out to his upper porch and
they either heard or saw him, and lett
in haste.
Last Saturday evening Miss Sadee,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Z.
Wilson, entertained about sixty
friends at her home near Calvert.
Quite a number of the guests were
from a distance, and all spent very
enjoyable evening.
Cecil Grange will meet to morrow
afternoon at the usual hour.
The graduating exercises of the
Friends Normal Institute will be
held this evening. The exercises
will be interesting and a large crowd
of spectators will doubtless attend.
The MIDLAND Office acknowledges
the receipt of a very elegant card
ornamented by the popular flower of
the season, a bunch of pansies.
Anna W. Bryan, Mollie R. Wilson,
E. Beatrice Keilholtz, A. Mable
Reynolds, Barclay Reynolds, Jr.,
and Albert L. Burlington compose
the graduating class.
George T. Harlan, aged about
sixty.fve years, died Monday even
ING at his residence, near Leeds, this
county, after a lingering illness
caused by cancer of the stomach.
Mr.. Harlan was a well known and
highly-respected citizen, and has for
a number of years engaged with
success in the manufacture OF binders
boards at his mill on the Little Elk
creek, about five miles from Elkton,
He was elected one OF board OF
three county commissioners in 1881
over John Conrey, democrat. He
leaves wife and several grown
children. His funeral was held on
Wednesday.
Mr.. J.C. Bell whose winter resi-
dence is perched on the delectable
hills overlooking the ancient village
Of Conowingo has finished harvesting
his hay crop which consists OF orchard
grass. This grass comes into bloom
in May and is ready to cut for hay
about the first of June. Those who
use it on Mr.. Bells farm say it makes
first class hay if cut when in full
bloom. 1t is we'll nigh perpetual
one sowing lasting for years. After
being harvested young crop springs
up and is ready for pasture in few
DAYS. AS a permanent meadow or
pasture it is probably superior to
any other grass, when durability
rapid growth and nutricious qualities
are all considered.
The carpenters engaged in repairing
the Frenchtown property recently
purchased by Mr.. Chalkley Phillips
sent that gentleman box contain
Ing three young birds of peculiar
plumage taken from the Gornlce o
the dwelling house on the farm
These specimens of rGrG aUis caused
great wonderment and speculation