The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-04-22

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snow storm that would have done
credit to February.
Tobias Brown will manage the
Swisher farm and creamery this
season near Rowlandsville.
Rising Sun W. G. T. U. will meet
in the basement of the NJ. E. Church
next Thursday afternoon, 28th, at
2.30.
Charles Swisher of Rowlandsville
neighboIhood has engaged his services
this season to John 1. Garter the
famous Chatham dairyman.
The railroad company will have
the siding at Barnsley extended 800
feet south, the track to extend past
Carter & Campbell's warehouse.
Work was to commence on We'd
nesday on the Lancaster, Oxford &
Southern r. R. on the section be-
tween the B. & o. and Providence
Paper Mills.
The young people of Rising Sun
wish to express their thanks to Mr..
Franklin Smedley for the privilege
of using his lot for a tennis ground
this summer.
Mr.. John Cummings, residing
near Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday
morning last, at the advance age of
SO. His funera! occurred on Mon
day at West Nottingham Cemetery
William R. Matthews died at his
residence in Wilmington, on Mon
day, the 18th instant, in the 56th
year of his age. He was buried in
Rosebank cemetery at Calvert, this
county on Thursday 2lst inst
William Mex elvey. brakeman on
the Central Division had his collar
hone broken while coupling cars at
Chester Heights, on Thursday of
last week. The man who took Nc
Kelvey's place had his hand smashed
the next day while shifting.
Be sure to read the Vande bilt
railroad article on the fourth page.
One family and their friends drawing
~ millions from the public annually,
and that income steadily increasing
is an alarming condition for the
American people to face.
Blind Tom will give one of his
inimitable piano concerts at the
Town Hall in Rising Sun this even
ing. Every body will want to hear
this blind musical prodigy. The
concert is under the management of
Excelsior Lodge l. O:O F. of this
place,
Ethelbert D. Warield, LII. D.,
president of Lafayette College, will
address the students and friends of
West Nottingham Academy, at the
Academy on Friday afternoon next,
April goth, at 2 o'clock. All who
are interested in education are invit
ed to be present.
The shad haulers who supply Ris.
ing Sun families with this aristocra
tic fish charge 80 cents a piece for
them and the fish have been quoted
for $12 a hundred on the shore.
Pretty good profit that.
Herring 2Octs. a hundred on the
shores. Twelve cents dozen from
the wagon.
Is Black Barren Springs has been
chosen as the place for holding future
farmer meetings, by the stockholders
of the Fulton Harvest Home Asso-
citation. The contest was between
Black Barren Springs and SwilL's
Woods, near Fulton House. The
former received II votes and the
latter 5. A committee of the Asso,
citation will visit the Springs on
Wednesday afternoon next to select
a site for the new buildings.
Prof. j. G. Conner while in Rising
Sun last Saturday showed the d,aw
iugs for the proposed new Academy
building, which, as stated in last
weeks issue is to be of stone or brick
and to cost $4,000. The dimen
sions of the building will be 85x63 #
and will contain 40 rooms, including
CLASS rooms, main school room
gymnasium, bathroom, and dorma.
tory rooms for Al students, teachers
and servants. The bed rooms are to
be lOxl5 #. 1t is to hoped that The
movement will meet with success
and that the necessary amount will
be subscribed.