The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-01-13

Division are now steam heated.
Mr.. Peter Hartenstine started on bis
annual Florida trip on Thursday
yesterday.
William J. Moore, former resident
of the Eighth district, died in Balti
more ON New Years Day.
Rev. Ebenezer Flack of Princeton
will preach at Zion Presbyteria II
church next Sunday morning.
J. NJ. Campbell butchered four
weeks old calf last week which tipped
the scales at 10 TBS. live weight.
The fall of snow on Monday was
slight but a number of sleighs were out
on Tuesday despite the fierce gale.
The Order of K G. E. of Rising Sue,
vii give an open installation of officers
in the town hail on Friday, January
20.
A gun club was organized at Oxford
last week of q members, and gass
balls and earthen ware will have to
suffer in future.
Two men were committed to E kton
jail, on Tuesday morning, charged
with breaking into the store of Richard
c. Porter, at Cherry Hill.
Master Ralph Bingham, "The Boy
Orator." will give an entertainment in
Zion M. E Church, on Friday the 10
inst Ralph has grown to be a pretty
old boy.
The Elkton Stock Farm has added
another to its list of stations. The
new one is George Kinney. Jr.," a
thoroughbred running horse. He is
four years old.
Harry White, an employe of the
Oxford caramel factory, had his left
hand caught in the rollers of the
machine he was working and seriously
injured last Saturday.
Edward Moore and Miss Emma L.
Scarborough, daughter of Talbot Scar
borough, Esq, were married at the
Bay View M. P. Parsonage, on January
4th, by Rev. B. Jones.
Messrs. J. N. Black, Joseph NJ. HES.
ter, Perry K. Barnes, j. Morgan
Heverin and John B. Graham have
been elected town commissioners of
Charlestown for the present year.
The following officers were elected
Saturday evening by the Rising Sun
Cornet Band: F. P. Bird, Leader j.
F. Mcclure. President Evans Ewing,
Secretary; w. l.. Ryan. Treasurer.
j. .Pogue occupied his new dwelling
on Cherry street on Monday. The
family were safely ensconced in their
new quarters just in time to test its
comfort against the bowling blizzard
of Tuesday.
The intense c,ld has caused a strike
among carpenters and bui ders of this
town with several houses standing un
finished. That big fellow on Main
street looks very cherries in dishabile
this zero weather.
On Thursday evening of last week
the following officers of Garfield Post,
Il. A. r., were Installed: Com, Samuel
Brickley; S. V. c., R. It. Howard; J. "
c., E. d. Jenkins; Surg, l.. r. Kirk,
M. D.; Chap, ]. T. McCul'ough; Adjt
b. Hambeton; o. D.. j. W. Hamb.eton:
o. g., Jonathan Willard.
Garfield Hodson, of Sassafras, was
drowned Thursday morning iast week
while on his way to school. He at
tempted to cross the river in order to
reach school, but the ice was not strong
enough to bear him, and he was drown
ed before assistance could reach him
Michael Moore and daughter. Miss
Mary. of Principle Furnace, met with a
somewhat serious accident while out
sleighing last Tuesday The single
tree broke and Miss Moore was thrown
violently to the ground and her left
arm was badly hurt. Mr.. Moore es-
capped unhurt.
A report got agoing and was given a
good deal of publicity by being publish
ed In the papers, that Elliot Graham
was about to sell out his personal pro-
perty and move to West Virginia.
Theodore Taylor was the man who
should have been placed in the pub ic
eye. He was 10 have sale at Row
landviile yesterday.
The following Board of Trustees WAS
elected for the term of three years at
the congregational meeting of the Ok
ford Presbyterian Church, on Thursday
evening last week W. TT Fulton. j
E Ramsey, D. NJ. Taylor. S. R. Dickey,
III. s. Worth, H. l.. Brinton. The
board organized by the election of w.
#. Fulton as president. H. L.. Brinton
secretary s r Dickey treasurer. NJ
E. Snodgrass was appointed receiver
for the year.
The following officers have been
elected by Grani,e Castle No. %, X. G
T., Port Deposit) to serve the ensuing
term; P. G.. William Broomfield; n
c., Clifford Calvert; " G., Tenman
Smith; H. P, Samue. Fisher; V. II.
Howard Pugh; NJ. of r., John B. Abra
hams. ST.; X of E Joseph Everist; C.
of E John +. Morhlein; s. IL. Edward
Whitelock; Trustees, J. Water Paxton
Isaiah Burlin, Stephen Carter, Frank
Cresw we'll and VIM McClenahan