The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-15
Friday, July 15, 1892.
MINOR LOCALS

near oxford Will open on the 9tn anu
close on the 10Th of August.
Last Wednesday, Carroll, five.
year.old son OF John Coale of Vim
egar Hill, fell from horse which he
vas taking to water, and fractured
his right forearm.
The executive committee of the
Cecil County Sunday School Union
have decided to hold their next con-
Yention at Bay View the first Satur-
day and Sunday in October.
A horse valued at $3.50 the pro.
perty of Edward j. Taylor of Elkton
while being driven on the road be-
tween North East and Eikton stumbl.
ed over rolling stone in the road
and broke its leg.
Two cannon balls have recently
been dug up in Elkton. Some of
the old revolutionary ammunition,
probably the British army dropped
when they marched through ON their
way to Philadelphia.
The Pioneer Tennis Club of Rising
Sun has elected the following officers:
Harry M. Brown, Pres; Ernest II.
Robertson, Vice Pres; Violette T.
Haines, Secy.; Gertrude S. Dare,
Treas. All communications should
be addressed to the secretary
The residence of Mr.. E. H. Reyn-
olds, near Rising Sun, was the scene
of very pretty lawn party ON last
Wednesday evening. The party was
given by Misses Sadia A. Scott and
L. Jeanette Reynolds, and about
thirty.fve guests were present to
enjoy festivities.
Bear in remembrance the lecture
on the "Central Truths of Friends
at West Nottingham Friends meet
ing house by Isaac Roberts, on next
Sabbath afternoon at $50 o'clock.
He will also address the conference
at same place at IL o'clock upon
"Young Friends Association Work. :"
VIM. H. Shippers of Newark, Del,
attempted to commit suicide on
Tuesday of last week. The ball en-
tered the brain but he was not render
ed unconscious. When asked by
the doctor why he attempted to take
his own life, he replied he did not
know, which appears the most
remarkable part of the tragedy.
A large number of special pre-
miums are being offered for the Elk
ton Fair. One recently offered is q
scholarship in the Elkton Academy
for the best reading by a young
lady, pupil in the public schools
of the county. A comparative read
ing will be held in the main Hall on
the Fair grounds. A special, also
of S. is offered for the best walking
horse.
A FULL attendance of Cecil Grange
No. 3 is requested at the meeting to-.
morrow. The Grange numbers one
hundred members and rarely more
than one third or one fourth Of them
attend. Some don't put in an appear
ance for months. This is no way to
encourage society you join. When
people connect themselves with a
society or order it becomes more
than privilege but duty to attend
the meetings.
Maurice C. Reeder, who recently
purchased a Keystone hay loader
and side.delivery hay rake from VIM.
Brown, has found that they work in
a very satisfactory manner and con-
siderable interest being shown by
the neighboring farmers, he desires
to announce that all who wish to see
the machines in operation may do SO
by being present at his farm near
Rising Sun, next Tuesday afternoon
when he will give them public trial
in his hay field.
The ladies of North East had what
they called Kweer Phestival on
the evening of the fourth of July
They prepared for the fete by cover
ing the tables with rag carpets, and
using old stove pipe for boquet hold
ers. They served the ice cream in
teacups and tincups and kept or
such didoes to the end. The "gals'
wore kweer dresses also but they
were careful to make the dresses iooh
nice. There was no stove pipe OIL
tin cup expression about that part
of the "Kweer." Well, they managed
to jerk 500 out of the men.
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