The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-17

chandelier in church near Whining
ton, with six lighted lamps, was
quelled by some one in the coDgrega-
ton striking up praise God from
whom all blessings fow.'
Post masters will not be permitted
to farm their offices out, or have the
business transacted by employees
while the post master carries on his
regular business. Post masters must
devote their time to the business or
they will not receive appointments
under the present administration.
This is exactly right, and Cleyeland's
administration is entitled to a merit
mark for this reform.
The revival at Middletown, Del, con-
| tinues. Both the Methodist and Pres
byterian Churches have received large
accessions. Persons who up to a few
weeks ago took no interest in spiritual
matters have been converted. The
whole community has been stirred and
the churches have not been able to ac-
commodate the crowds that have at
tended the services.
| Religion, like all other influences
that move human nature, appears to
be epidemic.
The Pawnee Indian Medicine Co.
has been giving nightly entert ain
ments in the Town Hall for the last
week and judging from the crowded
houses each evening, they are very
popular with the masses. An admis
sion of ten cents is charged every
other evening, other nights free. The
Company sells patent remedies and
takes this method to advertise.
The entertainments consist of farces.
comic songs, and fine collection of
stereoption views.
Stephen Kraass, of Harrisville,
caught hawk in steel trap one day
last week, that measured 50 inches
from tip to tip, and 2 inches across
the face. between the eyes. Mr.
Krauss had placed dead chicken
near where the hawks frequented and
set a steel trap on each side of the
bait One of the traps caught the
bird by the toe. and in his efforts TO
escape sprung the other trap which
caught the other leg above and below
the knee The hawk in its efforts to
free itself from the trap had crushed
the bones of it's leg. This is much
the largest specimen of the hawk
family which has been reported, and
Mr.. Krauss is consequently entitled
to the blue ribbon.
The annual report of the Directors
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore Railroad Company has
been issued This Company operates
1880 niles of track, including the
Baltimore & Potomac and Washing.
ton & Southern Roads. Last year
1899 $50 passengers were carried,
an increase over previous year of
291 IA. During the same period,
1916 $50 tons of freight were carried.
an increase of 1875 $50 tons The
gross earnings amounted to 81 49,
225 81, and the operating expenses
to $3391O12 Sc. making the net
earnings ST 366 2l2 05. Earnings
from passenger traffic increased 266
per cent; from freight tarffic. per
cent, and from express traffic, 2.21
per cent. Tea locomotives. ten pas
senger coaches and TIVE hundred
freight cars were last year added to
the equipment of the road.
Port Deposits great ice danger
passed quietly away on Monday
The warm weather of the previous
two weeks rotted the ice on the flats
80 that a slight rise in the river
caused it to give wav before very
heavy gorge had formed The guam
tity of rain which had fallen, within
the fortnight during the mild
weather, vas fortunately not suf-
ficient to cause mnch of rise in the
Susquehanna and It's tributaries, till
the mouth of the river was clear of
the gorge.
The RAILROAD company had a large
force of men at work as soon as the
water left the tracks, and by Monday
afternoon the first passenger train
went through at Is.
VIM. Roberts. who was compelled
to leave his island home, visited it |
Monday afternoon after an absence
of week and found his stock in fair
condition. as he had left food suf- |
fident for their use, but they wanted
water badly.
The happy faculty of being able to
say much in little is one of President
Cleveland's dstlncts characteri sites
and this, his second inaugural adj