The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-28

where she has been spending several
months.
About fiftv carrier pigeons were
liberated at the Elkton depot on We'd
nesday morning. They were sent from
Philadelphia and Frankfort.
A report is on the wing that Mr..
John D. Haines, cashier of Rising Sun
National Bank has accepted a position
in the west. The report is premature.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will hold parlor meeting at
the home of Mrs. Ryan on Wednesday,
May Sd at 2 o'clock at which time the
Easter envelopes will be opened.
! Miss Elizabeth U. Yates of Maine,
National Lecturer of w. G. T. U. will
lecture in the NJ. E. Church on Mon :
day evening, May at 8 o'clock. Subject,
China and the Chinese with costume.
Admission free.
Thomas S. Hoffman and Miss Lillian
M. Diebert were married at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents, Elk Land
ing, on last Saturday evening. Rev. I
l.. Wood. of the Elkton M. E. Church
performed the ceremony.
r. T. G. Crouch, of the Elkton Stock
Farm, lost valuable sucking colt on
Friday night from some unknown
cause. 1t was found dead in the stable
on Saturday morning. The colt was
out of Princeton and the service fee was
$3.50.
The county convention of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
will be held in the Rock Presbyterian
Church on Thursday, May 4th, 1898.
The first session at 8 p. M. Second
session at 7.30 p. m. All are invited to
attend.
Jesse Rose, of Bay View, and Miss
Alice Mahoney, daughter of Alfred
Mahoney of Lutton's Corner, were
married on Thursday evening last week.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
w. t. Valiant of the NJ. E. Church of
Cherry Hill.
That distressed family which the
Wig gave the blood curdlng account
of two weeks ago, having been discover
ed on Mill creek Lying all winter with
out fire and in the only garments nature
had provided them was an O'possem
with ten young ones. The perryville
Record is seems started the story.
Frank HI. Thompson, principal of
Cecilton public school, when returning
home, from the spelling bee held at that
place on Tuesday evening was attacked
by a negro with club. Mr.. Thomp.
son lodged the blow and fired on the
darkey with his revolver. The negro
ran when Thompson drew his revolver
The firm of Barnes & Hartenstine of
this place will dissolve on July LIST
Mr.. Hartenstine is at present filling a
position at Principle Iron works in
which he holds an interest Mr.. ii. j.
Brisooe is acting az business manager
for the firm at Rising Sun. John Har-
tenatine, son of Mr.. P. Hartenstine,
attends to the warehouse business.
Jerome Brumfield, son of Mr.. Angus
tus Brumfield, whose farm is short
distance from Rising Sun, has been ap
pointed agent for this station and will
fill the place vacated by Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Brumiield takes charge on Monday
next The new agent is bachelor,
but there are many nice girls in this
vicinity and one of them might be per-
suaded to assist him ia taking the
orders of st. Benedict.
Governor Browns unfortunate ex-
perience on the 4th of March seems to
have knocked the tax convention out
of his head, and with it the talked of
extra session of the legislature. Are
both lost CT strayed9 We very much
fear that the thorough going Maryland
er has travelled so long in one track
that the ruts have been worn so deep
he feels it such hopeless task he is un-
willing to even make the trial to get
out of them. and like Ruth, there he is
determined to tiis and be buried.
Marriage licenses issued by the Clerk
of Cecil county since our last issue:
Edward Hannah, of Conowingo, and
Abba q. Torbert, of Bald Friar. Andrew
Sliker and Lena Powell, both of Chesa-
neakP City. George w. Humphrey, of
Wilmington, Del, and Annie +. Gerry,
of Earlville. Woodward Fisher, of
Liberty Grove, and Olena Caldwell, of
Rowlandville. Thomas F. Hoffman
aud Lillian NJ. Diebert. both of Elkton.
WILLIAM p. Thomas and ida Naples,
both of Havre de Grace.
Mr.. Secretary Carlisle has suspend.
ed the Issue of gold certificates, and
the gold bug newspapers without dis.
tinction of previous conditions or
party servitude are applauding him
for obeying the law" Now let him
obey the law little more and pay
those weekly demands on the treasury
in silver coin which the law most
: emphatically orders shall be done.
J Wonder if the gold bug papers big
end little would applaud him "for
obeying the law" iA that case.