The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-01

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brisk he has had to employ clerk.
Frank G. Kirk spent Thanksgiving
with friends in Elkton.
Mr.. Milton Pyle of West Grove spent
several days with relatives in Rising
Sun this week on cunning trip.
Miss Dora Garvin of Oxford, spent
Thanksgiving with her parents in
Rising Sun.
Miss Molie r. Wilson who has been
in BALTIC. for the past two months has
J returned home for the Thanksgiving
holidays.
Messrs. S. Taylor Wilson of Phillips
burg, N. j., Chas. E. Dare and VIM.
r. Richards of the Penna. r. R. en-
gineering corps are home for share of
Thanksgiving turkey.
l.. V. Kirk has been appointed post
master at Glasgow. Del, vice Samuel!
Alrich removed.
George Bride, extra brakeman, had
one of his hands badly hurt in coupling
cars at Perryville.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
will hold sociabe at the M. E. par
sonage this evening.
Joseph Turner. former resident of
North East, died at his residence in
Philadalpbia on T,nsdox
The contract for clothing the poor
and the insane at the Almshouse has
been awarded to Isaiah Bidde.
The managers of the Mutual Fire In
surance Company of Cecil county will
meet in their office on Tuesday next,
December 5th, at eleven O'Clock.
The great Ta.ha Medicine Co., which
exhibited in Rising Sun last March
will return and give another series of
nightly entertainments commencing
Monday night next.
President of the School Board F. S.
Everist and Secretary. Examiner, Geo.
Biddle attended the Association of
School Commissioners of Maryland
this week which met in Baltimore.
The A. J. Drexel prize of $50 for the
best entrance examination to the course
in science at the Drexel Institute in
Philadelphia has been awarded to Jno.
L. M. Milligan. a son of Rev. J. r. Mil
ligan formerly of Zion.
A fire was started in the kitchen of
Charles R. Foard residing in Elkton,
on Tuesday by some clothing which
were hanging to near the stove. taking
fire. The fire was extinguished before
much damage was done.
On Monday night last George Clifford
of Zion was driving accompanied by
his colored hired boy, when the horse
took fright and becoming unmanage-
able threw the occupants of the buggy
out injuring Mr.. Clifford severely and
wrecking the Vehicle. The horse and
darby escaped without injury.
What kind of time are you having?
If it is not the best, call next door to
Kimbell's restaurant and consult Mr..
Geo. w. Ford, who is thoroughly COM
petent to repair the finest watches so
they will be guaranteed to keep the cor
rect time. AS Mr. Ford was formally
connected with the repair DEPARTMENT
of Wanamaker's establishment. he is
thoroughly equipped to repair all kinds
OF jewe'ry in first class manner; he
also makes speciality of adjusting and
repairing grandfather and French
clocks. Notice the watch sign next
door to the restaurant.
Mad dogs seem to increase with amaz-
ing rapidity, Almost every week re-
ports from some neighborhood are cur
rent of mad dog running through the
country biting other dogs and stock
and frequently persons are bitten.
Worthless dogs are becoming an ex-
pensive luxury. If some enterprising
philanthropist would organize an as.
ISOLATION for the destruction of dogs
and procure an act of the legislature
and charter to dispatch al dogs seen
from home without their owner a real
benefit would accrue to the community
Besides being a protection against
hydrophobia, such associations would
be a peter protection to wool than the
Mckinley tariff that the corporation
papers are filling the land with mourn
ing over.