The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-04-01

tomorrow, Saturday.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
meets at the residence of w. w. Carter
this friday evening.
A large barge for Baltimore firm
was launched at Diebert's boat yard
near Elkton, on Tuesday afternoon.
The Rev. Robert w. Todd will soon
commence the publication of the VII.
mington Conference Herald at Dover, Del.
Sam'l. H. Barnes was given sur
prise on last Saturday evening; about
25 youhg friends were present to help
him enjoy it.
Next Wednesday is Maryland Arbor
Day and Farmer Governor Brown re-
quests in his proclamation that every
body plant shrubs and trees.
Our enterprising warehouseman. P.
Hartenstine, has been spending few
weeks among the orange groves and
palm trees of Florida. He is expected
home this week.
There is q labor difficulty at Arm.
strong & Co.'s foundry at Perryville
which President Martin Fox, of the
National Moulders' Union, was this
week trying to settle.
| Mr.. G. G. Sill. who has been attend
ing veterinary college in Baltimore
this winter, has rented Jas. E. Haines'
blacksmith shop on Pearl street and
intends opening a ho(r)spital this
spring.
The home of Mr.. Thos. J. Wilson,
near Rising Sun, was the scene OF fes-
tivity on last Monday evening, when
Miss Clara, assisted by her brothers
and sisters, entertained about forty
friends.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Mackey as
sisted by Deputy Sheriff Bateman Of
Hartford county on Monday arrested a
man near Conowingo charged with
violating the Hartford county Prohib-
tory law.
The strike at McClenahan's stone
quarry at Port Deposit still continues.
There are one hundred and twenty
seven members of the Labor Union
out, according to a report published in
one of their journals.
MIR. HI. Fl. Haines will give another
talk about Points and Places he visited
during his trip to Europe. before the
Normal School Friday evening, April
9Th, for the benefit Of the library fund,
and illustrate the places with addition
al sciopticon views.
A bill has been introduced in the
Maryland Senate by Senator J s. Writ
which changes an appropriation of
1866 made 10 the Elkton and Sassafras
Railroad Company to the Easton and
Northern Railroad Company. The
money, $5s 900, was intended to aid the
former railroad, but it was never con-
tstructed. In 1883 the money was
transferred to the Elklon and Massey's
Railroad Company, but this corpora
ton has failed to comply with the CON-
ditions of the appropriation. The
Easton and Northern Railroad Com.
pany intends constructing a railroad
from Easton, Talbot county, to Singer
ly, .ecil county.
John Briley, farmer residing two
miles northeast of Elkton, committed
suicide Sunday by taking a dose of
Rough on Rats. He arose early in
the morning, and. it is thought, took
the poison about Z o'clock. Discover
ing him sick, his SON summoned a
physician, but to late to restore him,
and he died in great agony about A
o'clock. He had been respondent
for some time from some unknown
cause. He was sixty-eight years of
age, and leaves four grown sons and
three daughters. His wife died
several years ago.
The following is the program for
the April meeting of the Teachers
Association for the Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth districts which will be
held on the 9th proxino. Music,
Miss BERTHE Pusey; readings Miss
Lou Saunders and Mrs. T. W..
Currier; Essay, Mr.. Mitchell Hanna;
Question, for discussion. Resolved,
That the fear of punishment has
more influence on the actions of men,
than has the hope of reward. Dis.
putants,-Miss A. Quinn, Miss
Jennie Johnson, Miss Ovens, Miss
Ida Gerry. Rev. Mr.. Squier and Mr..
j. L. Crothers.
That's famous old question for
18th century Teachers Association
fto discuss. ~
Mrs. Elizabeth Holt, widow of the
late John Weston Holt. died on Sun.
day evening, March 10th at the resi-
dence of her son William r. Holt,
near Leeds in this county, in the
eighty fifth year of her age from
congestion of the lungs.
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