The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-08-18

Sylmar M. +. Church next Sunday
afternoon, goth inst at 81 o'clock
Next Tuesday the ProhibiJionisSs
will hold a nominating convention
in Elkton. and nominate a county
ticket.
Nice white comb honey from Ris
ing Sun Apiary at the stores in town
for 10 cents section. Price to suit
the times.
Rev. VIM. j. Birmingham, who
for seven years has been assistant
priest in St. Paups Roman Catholic
Parish in Wilmington, Del, has been
transferred by Bishop Curtis to
Elkton.
The few showers which have visit.
ed this neighborhood, while affording
some relief to vegetation have not
broken the severe drought, which is
telling fearfully on the corn crop
and pastures.
State and County taxes now due
can be paid at the National Bank Of
Rising Sun, Md at any time, the
same as to tie County Treasurer,
and subject to the same deductions
for prompt payment.
Lena Abrahams, the five months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Millard
Abrahams. died at the home of her
parents, in Port Deposit, on Wednes
day morning, August 9th and was
buried on Friday at Hopewell ceme-
terry.
Sias Lowe, at Rock Springs has
taken out about 1000 tons Of spar
A good vein of spar has been found
on the property of Charles McVey
and q vein of peculiar quality has
been found on the Kennard Riley pro.
perty both in the Rock Springs
neighborhood.
Charles S Emory, another one Of
the colored boys who was serving
life sentence in the Maryland peni
Tertiary for the murder of DR., J. H i.
Hill, died last week of paralysis, with
which be was stricken about eight
weeks ago. Henry HURT, who was
convicted on the same charge, died
in the penitentiary on June 30th.
Mrs. Ellis P. Passmore died at her
residence in this town on Sunday
night, after a painful illness. Her
children who lived at a distance
reached home few hours before her
death. Her funeral took place on
Wednesday forenoon from her late
residence. Her remains we're inter,
red at Rosebank Cemetery.
Mrs. Passmore was a sister Of
Joseph Lincoln of this neighborhood
She was in the 10th year of her age.
The Vinegar Hill property of Thos.
Kennard, decd which has been sold
several times, but on account of some
technical irregularities the sales
could not be confirmed, was sold last
week and purchased by DR.. R. R.
Crothers, The store house property
sold for $l496 and the dwelling and
the lot improved by dwelling and
barn on the west side of the road
sold for $50 The house, which is
of brick could not be duplicated for
twice that sum.
Rev. John Martin, who has been
supplying the pulpit of St. James
Episcopal Church of Port Deposit
since last December, died at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. Annie
Physick, near town, about noon on
Friday. Mr.. Martin was about
cighty.two years old, and was a
former rector of the Episcopal Church
there, but seyered his relations and
accepted church in Kent county,
which he served till the infirmities
of age compelled him to resign.
The firm of Armstrong & Co., of
Perryville, has been incorporated as
a stock company, to be known as the
Arm strong Stove and Manufacturing
Company with headquarters at Perry
vile. The capital stock is $4,000.
The officers and directors are: VIM.
Armstrong, president; James Gard
ner, vice president; F. w. Jones,
secretary; VIM. Il. Cole, Perryville;
J. B. Oldersham and James Strong,
Baltimore; Nelson E. Whitaker,
Wheeling, W. Va.
Benjamin Stubs, who farms E. H 4.
Reynolds place, had a valuable
young horse so badly injured on
Monday last that he will probably
lose the animal. The horse entered
the barn by the front door, which
had been left open, and walked into
the straw house and fell through into
the barn yard, distance of IL feet
The shock paralyzed the animal in
his hind parts, leaving him in a
helpless condition. The horse is
three years old and of good stock.
National Bank Examiner Kemp, of
Baltimore, made the usual summer
visit to the National Bank of Risin g
Sun, on Monday of this week, to
make the usual examination and see
il they held the required amount of
cash, notes and other assets, and if
they kept their books and papers in
accordance with the law.
He reports all Banks in his terri,