The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-11-10

Last Monday evening the Band APP
peared on the streets and serenadej
Rising Suns new brides and grooms.
Lewis Aiken, farmer of the First
district, has made an assignment of all
his property to William T. Warburton
Esq, of Elkton.
The Mary land Clay Company o.
Baltimore city has leased the Hunt
property near North East for period
of fourteen years.
Mr.. VIM. H. Ceilings died at his
residence in Elk Neck, on Monday
Mr.. Ceilings was son of the late Isaac
2. Ceilings and was in the forty.fifth
year of his age.
The ladies of Bay View M. P. Church
will hold an oyster supper and festival
in the basement of the Church on
Thursday evening, Nov. 10th. II
stormy the next fair evening.
The MIDLAND was honored this
week with handsome bunch of chry-
santhemums containing A varieties
from Burpee's choice builds. Our
THANKS are due Mrs. L. r. Atkinson.
Cards are out for the wedding of Geo.
Fox Denny and Miss Elva Gilpin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Gilpin
at the Elkton Presbyterian Church on
next Wednesday, Nov. Is, at - O'Clock.
Yesterday morning the 6 81 train ran
over large yellow dog which was in
the cut above the station severing one
hind leg. AS it was not ground fine
enough for sausage the section hands
dispatched the canine and buried it.
Garfield Relief Corps will hold "C'
supper in the Town Hall about Nov
oath. The contemplated courses con-
sist chiefly of choice cerials, cakes. con
fections, concealed cream and con-
glomerat;on of curiousIy concocted
compounds in general. Come!
Mrs. Mary A. Benjamin, wife of Jos.
Benjamin, Esq. died at her home near
Leslie, about 1890 o'clock on Wednes-
day night. Oct. 25th in the 73d year of
her age from heart disease She was
the mother of IA children, eleven of
whom she lived to see grow up to man
hood and womanhood.
Bud Reynolds, of Carpenters Point,
on North East river, met with quite
painful accident. While trying to re-
move the cylinder of SO caliber re-
volver it prematurely exploded. the
ball entering the palm of his left hand
near the third finger passing upward
near the wrist and striking a small
hone in the hand, dislocating it. DR..
Rittenhouse probed for the ball, but
was not successful in locating it.
A prominent Chester countian who
is better judge of music than he is of
the seasons, is in a quandary as to
whether he is little previous or some.
what behind. After laboring indust-
riously to finish his fall work, last
week he decided to take day off and
crossed over the line to harvest chinca-
pins. At the end of half days fruit
less search in the barrens about Reed.
er's Corner he was informed he had
missed the season by several moons
and returned to Fremont to study out
whether he was too late for this years
crop or too early for next years.
Some thieves who were preparing
to steal one of Stephen Allies fat hogs,
shot il in the pen. The shot Only
wounded the pig which set up
such cry of murder that the
night providers fed leaving Stephen
to finish the butchering.
Mr.. Sherman E. Clayton and his
bride were serenaded by the Rising
Sun Cornet Band on Monday even.
ing last at the residence of his aunt.
Miss Sarah j. Clayton of this
town. After which the members of
the Band were invited to a banquet
hastily gotten up in return for the
compliment. Mr.. Clayton and wife
will in the future make the home of
Miss Clayton their permanent resi-
dence, it is understood.
The election was held in the Hall,
Burlington block. and passed off very
quietly. the people coming and going
without the slightest excitement or
crowding. The Australian ballot is
a great Improvement over the old
style. And closing the whiskey
shops is also a great improvement
over another old style. "Why
couldn't they be as easily closed
every day2" We heard an observing
person remark. And so they can
and will be at the next election if
the public attend to their business
as they should do.
Mr.. Chas. Grant Shaffer of the
Friends Normal Institute is about TO
open an evening class for the study Of
the German language and literature
In addition to being German by birth
MIR. Shaffer has spent several years in
the SPECIAL study of the language. He
will also take limited number OF
pupils in vocal and instrumental music
and harmony. For terms and informa-
ton concerning the above instruction