The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25

vile will be dedicated next Sunday
afternoon.
Part of the torch light performance
at Port Deposit was riding horses into
the hotel bar room.
George W. Brock, an old newspaper
man of Annapolis, has taken charge OF
the aberdeen Enterprise, and will re- issue
the same in short time.
William Wilson who received serious
Injuries about IL days ago by falling
from the platform while delivering the
mail is slowly recovering.
Our stores and bank were closed ON
Thanksgiving day, and people general
ly enjoyed sitting round their stoves as
well as round their tables.
Negroes were not allowed to stick a
head inside the bar room door at Port
Deposit on Wednesday night without q
knock from fist or a club.
Miss Cathy o. Wilson of Calvert,
and Mr.. William M. Reynolds of
Oxford will be married Thursday,
December 1st, providence willing"
The Missionary Society connected
with West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church, met at the residence OF Mrs.
Ara B. Fryer in Colora on Friday last.
John Atkinson had one of his arms
broken in two places by being thrown
from his horse in the democratic
parade at Port Deposit on Wednesday
night.
Rev. John squier is reported lying
dangerously i'll at his home near Port
Deposit. MIR. Squier has been superin-
tendent of public schools of this county
for number of years. He has been
ailing for several months.
Two overcoats were stolen from the
store of Samuel J. Reeder, North East,
on Tuesday night. 1t is supposed that
they were taken by two tramps who
happened in town that day and were
in much need of comfortable coats.
Mrs. Samuel Fryer who was delegate
to the Missionary Society recently held
at Salisbury, Md, with Miss Mary Tosh.
gave an entertaining account of their
visit. A box valued at $7j was packe ed
and shipped by the ladies' to mission
school and orphanage in Arizona.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Rising
Sun held a meeting on Thursday after.
noon, last week, in the Hall, Mrs.
Ryan, President of the Corps, presiding.
Four members were added to the corps,
Mrs. Jane Mccullough. Mrs. Sarah j.
Mace, Miss Martha Allen and Miss
Lydia Willard. The Corps will meet in
future the first Thursday in every
month in the Hall at 1:3O p. m.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company
adopted the following resolution at its
first quarterly meeting held November
Is: Resolved, that after this date the
policies of this Company now existing.
and hereafter to be issued, shall be held
to insure against loss by lightning,
whether fires occurs or not. Not much
risk in that resolve as little damage is
done by lightning TO buildings if fire
doesn't follow.
Mrs. Catharine Gorrell was buried
from the residence of Marshall Nesbitt,
Pleasant Grove, Lancaster county, ON
Monday, 14th inst. Mrs. Gorrell was
native of Cecil county. being daughter
of the late Jonathan Nesbitt. Since
marriage she has resided in Hartford
county. At the time of her death she
was on visit to her sister, Mrs. Corde.
liza Nesbitt, wife of Marshall Nesoitt of
Pleasant Grove. A husband and FIVE
children survive her. She was taken
to Hartford county for burial.
Richard McCoy's barn, on Broad
creek. Hartford county, Md, was
burned last Saturday evening, vito
all of his hay, fodder, sixty bushels
of wheat, farming implements and a
calf. The stock confined in the barn
horses and cows were got out by
the neighbors who saw the fire and
ran to the rescue. 1t is believed the
fire was the work o: an incendiary.
but it was probably caused by q
match that had been dropped about
the premises.
The building was insured in the
Farmers Mutual of York, Pa.