The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-10-14
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, October IL. 1892.
MINOR LOCALS

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ter announcement in another column,
There will be partial eclipse OF
the sun on next Thursday. Com
mencing at 1858 a. m.
Granville Reynolds near Calvert
had yield of so bushels of corn to
the acre off of 10 acres.
Stephen Murphy has sold his house
and lot near Porter's Bridge to Con
stance Laure for about $500.
Simeon Alexander au employee on
tue railroad has moved into Samuel
Werntz's house at Harrisville.
Dogs recently killed and wounded
more than dozen sheep belonging
to Samuel W. Ross of Upper Oxford
Rev. L. W. Layfeld, of Zion, will
lecture in Public Hall, Rising Sun,
Friday Oct, 2lst, at 8 p. M; subject,
Temperance
Rev. A. T. Scott of Wilmington,
Del, will preach in Mt. Pleasant M.
Z. Church, Sunday, Oct. 10Th at 10 80
a. m. and 7.45 p. N.
Congressman Herman Stump, who
has been spending the past six weeks
in Europe, arrived at his home, near
Belair, Saturday night.
The laying of the corner stone of
the new chapel of Faggs Manor Pres.
byteran Church at Cochranville, Pa,
occurred last Saturday afternoon.
Jonathan Reynolds has purchased
the property of VIM. Brown where
the latter now resides, located on
Walnut street. Price paid $4,000.
There is movement among some
of the citizens Of Rising Sun to
procure ground in the vicinity for the
purpose of establishing cemetery.
Mr.. VIM. Brown offered at public
sale on Monday last some nice build
ing lots west Of Friends Normal
school, but there were no bidders
present.
Last Tuesday j. G. Hindman sold
for VIM. T. Scott his farm situated
near Chrome, Pa, containing al
acres to Chas. p. Dorman for $25.
per acre.
Joseph Pike, of Wilmington, II
years old, died suddenly on Saturday
from internal injuries received in a
game of foot bali.
The Lords Supper was celebrated
in West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church last Sabbath morning. The
pastor, Rev. S. A. Gayley, was assist.
ed by Rev. j. T. Ulmstead.
John S. Settle. who purchased the
Chas. Matthews farm near Bay View,
has disposed of the property to j. B..
McNemar, of Virginia, for So 300
The farm contains sixty five acres.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Gar.
field Post, Rising Sun, was organized
last Thursday night, 6th inst. 40
members joined the Corps. Perma,
nent officers were elected last night.
Friday, October 2lst, Columbus
Day having been made legal holiday
the banks will be closed, and any
matters requiring attention on that
day must be attended to on the day
before.
The Womaa's Christian Temper
ance Union of Maryland held their
eighteenth annual convention in
Elkton, last week, an account of
which will be given next week in the
w. c. T. U. column.
Obadiah G. Voshell, paying teller
of the Smyrna National Bank, has
been arrested by United States
Marshall Mahaffy, charged with
making certain false entries in the
banks books, records and state
ments.
Washington College, Chestertown,
has opened with larger attendance
of students than for a number of
years past, and an addition to the
building for the accommodation of q
larger number of students is con-
templated.
There has been disturbance for
some time past among the good
people of Oxford about lighting the
streets. Last week they came to
blows so to speak and took vote on
it. The vote was 262 for lighting
30 against.
A temperance meeting will be held
at Calvert in Rosebank M. f. church
on the evening of October 18. at 7.3C