The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-04

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There have been great mountain fires
in Pennsylvania and other parts of the
country, and many are still raging
The atmosphere is filled with smoke
some days so dense as to abscuIe every
thing on the horizon half mile dis
tant Three thousand acres have beer
/ burned over on the borders of Bucks
and Chester counties, fifty acres o
Thomas Drennen's woods below Elk
ton in this county have been fire swept
aud fires are ab'aze in all directions.
Two men fishing in Lees dam on
the Octoraro, on last Saturday morn
ing discovered the body of Mrs. Tillie
West. One of the fishermen, Jonas
Martin of Lancaster county caught his
hook in the drowned woman's dress
and the body was drawn from the water
Mrs. West who was an eldery woman
and while walking along path by the
side of the dam on her way home the
previous Tuesday evening had fallen
in 1t Is supposed and was drowned. no
assistance being near to rescue her.
The Republicans. determined not to
be out done by the democrats of the
Co!ora country, have billed the district
for last grand rally" on Monday
evening. Several large sized speakers
we do not mean particularly large in
physical proportions, but as campaign
orators-are advertised to be present
Hon. Henry Stock bridge. Hon. Geo. R.
Gather, w. w. McIntire, etc. The
Colora Republicans are determined to
have the last word which counts for a
good deal when the principles on tap
are pretty much all talk. AS the
auctioneer says. this is the last call
Both the venerable old parties solemnly
declare with tears in their voice if the
other is elected the country will go 10
the dimnation bow vows, and years Of
experience has proven that neither of
them will lie, so the only safe course
would seem to he in voting the Peoples
ticket.
A Woman's Relief corps was organic,
ed at Rising Sun on Friday. Twenty
eight ladies were enrolled as charter
members on that occasion. The Relief
Corps is an Auxiliary to Garfield Post.
Their duties will be to attend the
wounded in the hospitals, administer
to the sick etc, etc.
The officers are as follows:-President
Mrs. S. P. Ryan; S. ", Mrs. J. Willard:
J. ", Mrs r. Howard; Secretary, Miss
R. V. Wilson; Treasurer, Miss Vista
Ham bleton; Chaplain, Mrs. c. w.
Wilson; Conductor, Alice Hartenstlne;
Assistant Conductor, Carrie Cummings;
Guard, Mable Churchman; Assistant
Guard, Mrs. s. Hamb1eton: Correspond
ing Secretary. Mrs. A. G. Shippers;
delegates to the Department Conven-
ton at Baltimore in February, Miss r.
V. Wilson, Mrs. A. G Shippers and
Mrs. Matthews; alternates, Mrs. Elliott,
Miss Vista HambIeton and Mrs.
Woodrow.
The Cecil Democrat has been given
the job of printing the election
ballots for the county. 10000 were
to be delivered to the supervisors OF
election yesterday. The size of the
ballot is lSxl54 inches.
The Ballots have to be folded and
put into packages of 100 each.
The teachers association yill meet
at the public school building in Port
Deposit, on Saturday, Nov. 9th, at 2
p. N. The program is as follows i:
Music, Miss Reba Buckley and Miss
Lulu Gerry; readings, Miss Emma
Lewis ana Miss Carrie Nesbitt;
essays. Miss Rose Graham and Mr.
NJ. j. Hanna. Theo. w. Currier,
secretary.
j. n. Black of Charlestown, sent
specimen ears of corn to the MIDLAND
office, thirteen and a half inches in
length with very small cob which
insures perfect drying Of the ear en-
abling husking and cribbing to be
done early in the fall without danger
of spelling. This We would pronounce
an excellent variety on account OF
it's early maturing and drying
qualities.
Their anxiety for an early mail at
Elkton is meeting with indifferent
success. On Wednesday morning OF
last week when the train ran past
the station at lightning speed, one
letter pouch struck the water house,
rebounded beneath the wheels and
was cut to pieces. The mail carrier
recovered the most of the matter. He
found a number of checks and one
for over twelve hundred dollars was
picked up a'quarter of mile below
the station.
Halloween we are pleased to learn
was celebrated in more appropriate
and becoming way at several places,
this year. Companies OF young folks