The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-21

Wilmington district will preach in the
NJ E. Church at Rising Sun on Sunday
morning at 10:30.
The Y. w. G. #. of Colora intend
holding an entertainment in the hall at
Colora on the evening of April 81, COM
mencing at 7.3O p. M.
The L. T. l.. will meet in the base
! ment of the M. E. Church, Saturday
afternoon, at $50 Election of officers.
Full attendance desired.
Chas. Haines, who has been clerking
in Dr. Kinks drug store for the past year,
has secured a position in Philadelphia
and left Rising Sun last Sunday.
The Kings Daughters of Liberty
Grove Mizpah Circle held social at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Terry on Saturday evening last.
A lodge of o. U. A. M. has been form.
ed in Colora. They meet each Saturday
evening in Slater Tosh's shop. The
order numbers some thirty or forty
| mem OerS already.
DR.. S. T. Roman of the Eighth dis
trict and wife will shortly start on an
extended trip West which will doubtless
include visit to his brother J. A..
Roman who lives in Missouri.
H. B. Cordes and Eli Strimmel, of
North East, have brought suit against
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to re.
cover $4,000 damages to their farms,
situated near that town, from recent
fire caused by sparks.
Rutledge Clifford, assignee of mort
gage, sold at public sale, at the Court
House, Elkton, on Tuesday, the farm
of Isaac w. Hill containing 40 acres,
and situated near Rock Springs, in the
Eighth district, to Harvey r. Hill, for
1920.
A Musicale under the auspices of the
Port Deposit Glee Club will be given at
the Chapel school house near Wood
lawn, on Wednesday evening, April
26th at 8 o'clock. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Hopewell parsonage fund.
Admission 25 cents.
The seine-hauling grounds In the
susquehanna, between Havre de Grace
and Port Deposit, have been greatly
altered by this springs freshets. A
little island, which was valuable
fishery, and has been the subject of
litigation, was completely washed
away. and the site of it is now several
feet under water.
Phebe A. Pierson of Calvert died on
Tuesday from paralysis. She was
stricken on last Friday morning and
fell in her room where the family
found her UNCONSCIOUS, in which state
she remained until her death. She was
sister of William D Pierson, formerly
Commissioner of Cecil county, also of
Mrs. Martha P. Stubbs of Oxford.
Mrs. Emma Ewing the noted
lecturer and demonstration in Domestic
Economy has been appointed to ad-
dress the Women's Worlds fair con.
gress on the evening of May 10. Nego
tiations are also pending between Mrs.
Potter Palmer and Mrs. Ewing for the
practical demonstration OF bread
making at the fair every day during
June and October.
Mr.. Sharpless w. Lewis who has
been agent for the railroad company at
this station for 9 years, has been APP
pointed agent at Kennett Square. Mr..
Lewis left on Tuesday afternoon for
Kennett, and his family followed day
or two later. The family had formed
many warm friendships while here and
left with lingering regrets. Mr.. Lewis
was very popular, as we'll as trust
worthy and efficient agent. All regret
their departure.
Work is about commencing on tn e
new Catholic church at this place.
Charles Kirscht is busy with his new
building.
The plasterers finished their work ON
the new building OF Reynolds and
Hunt, and painters and carpenters are
busy pushing their part of the business.
William Browns new house is draw.
ing near completion, and the spirit of
progress is carrying actual progress for
ward on all sides in our town. Dwellings
are in constant demand and would find
tenants If built. More money invested
here judiciously, might not bring a
large interest, but o reasonable interest
and be safe.
A family is reported as being in
destitute circumstances at Mill creek,
this county, and it is stated passed
the greater part of the winter with.
out shelter or food other than that
provided by nature. The husband
has deserted his wife and several
small children. The case is reoeiv-
ing the attention of the residents of
that neighborhood.
This story is published by the
Wing. For Imagination it heats the
Gatchel story out of sight. Translated
into plain saxon it reads thus. The
family passed the greater part of the
winter without food, naked and out
of doorO. 30 to, old veraoity.
Drunken fights occurring in the
streets of Elkton are constantly re-
ported in the papers. T,ast waek