The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-05-05

his new field, last week.
Rev. F H. Mollineaux, the new
pastor of the NJ. P. Church at Bay View,
was given reception Thursday.
Brakeman John Love was severely
squeezed while coupling cars on the c.
& 2. D. road at Port Deposit Friday.
The Rising Sun w. G. T. U. will
meet in the lecture room of the church
on Thursday, May 18th at 230 O'Clock
Saturday will be observed as May day
at Carpenters Point fishing shore. A
band and other attractions will be
present.
The semi-annual convention of the
Cecil County Christian Endeavor
Union was held at Rock Church Thurs.
day afternoon.
Jacob McCardle is now residing with
Sheriff McKenney until he can pay a
fine of So and costs, amounting to IS %,
imposed by Squire Clever, for disorder
ly conduct.
Prof. G. G. Croft, late Pres. State
Board of Health, of Lewisburg, Pa,
will lecture III the Normal school, Ris-
ing Sun, on Friday evening, May 10th.
Particulars later.
Samuel Harris, who resides on the
! Drennen place, found box of parlor
matches in straw stack from which
he was procuring load on last Satur
day, which may serve as clue to the
numerous barn burnings in recent
years.
Mr.and Mrs. James McCarns celebrat-
ed their sixtieth wedding anniversary
at their residence near Nottingham,
Pa, on Tuesday, April 25. About forty
Of their relatives and friends marched
in upon the aged couple and gave them
a very pleasant surprise.
George Carter aged Sc, died on Thurs.
day, May 4th at the residence of Barclay
Reynolds, his brother-in-la His
funeral will take place on Monday next.
at 10 o'clock a. M, at the Eastland
Friends burying ground. He has
been sick for some weeks.
Nicholas P. Milburn, we'll known
citizen of the Fifth district of this
county, died at his residence near Bay
View, on Saturday last, of Bright's
disease, aged about go years. The
funeral took place on Tuesday after
noon. Interment at Bay View M. P.
cemetery.
Frank Cooper,a young colored man,
of Elkton, was sent to the House of
Correction for six months by Justice
P. II. Cleaver on Tuesday morning
charged with habitualIy disorderly
conduct. When arrested on Saturday
night he bit BailiR Boulder quite
severely on the hand.
Our friend Chas. Kirscht has secured
the services of Larenz Darnheim for
the painting of his new house. He
comes recommended as an artist in his
occupation as first class painter,
initiating natural and antique wood
Parties desiring first class work apply
P. 0. box 1873, Rising Sun, Md.
There was report published that
Mr.. Jones, ticket agent at Kennett
Square, who was superseded by Mr..
Lewis from Rising Sun was to be as
signed to fill the position at the Sun,
but that Mr.. Jones refused to come
here. The true state of facts is that the
Rising Sun people learning it was the
purpose of the company to fill the place
vacated by Mr.. Lewis by placing Mr..
Jones at this station, sent word to head
quarters that they did not wish Mr. j.
here, and he wasn't sent.
The Port Deposit correspondent of
the Appeal furnishes the following DIES :
cription of the Tome Industrial school
building which is under construction.
If weather permits, they will have the
first story, which is of finest Port De-
post granite, finished by the goth of
May. There are four single and one
twin furnace of the Smead pattern in
this building. Two of these run the
crematory, which consumes everything
of refuse matter. The whole building.
when completed, will be one of the
finest and best of the kind in the State.
The next two stories are to be sand
brick, laid in black mortar, and have
brown stone trimmings. At present
there are about fifty men employed on
the building; the number Will be in
creased as fast as they can make room
for them.
Elkton's grand amusement on
Wednesday evening was a Salvation
Army wedding, and the dedication
of an infant child. These ceremonies
are elaborate and conducted with the
customary fantastic .paraphernalia of
the curious humbug system of
religion practiced by the army
Their exercises are demonstratiye
and emotional, two features which
take strong hold on the rabble.
Miss Sarah J. Clayton narrowly
escaped asphyxiation one evening
last week. She had fire kindled in
the cook stove and lay down on a
lounge in the room. The damper in
the pipe was turned so as to shut off
the draft and the gas from the coal
filed the room. Some of the neigh