The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-08-11
Otis Cooper of Phila. is visiting re!a

the guest OF Miss Mary Tosh OF ColoIa.
G. j. Buckley, wife and children OF
Hatfield, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Buckley.
J. Riale Richardson of Wilmington
is spending week with his parents
near Rising Sun.
Misses Maude Christie. Pauline
Christie, Clanadin Bowers and Lizzie
Wilkins of Wilmington are rusticating
at Jacob BARS, Jr., near Rising Sun.
Miss Louie Hopkins of Port Deposit is
visiting the Misses Haines.
Miss Bessie McKissick of Oxford is the
guest of Miss Gertrude Dare.
Miss Lima McVaugh of Hockessin,
Del, and Miss Sarah Martin of Kernett
Square, Pa, are visiting Miss Mable Rey-
nolds.
Swell head is a fatal disease among
horses but we never knew it to kill a
man.
Alexander Hoffman,, Rising Sun
baker has the boarding tent on Wood
lawn camp ground.
Rev. L. f. Barrett, P. E. of the Will
nlington District, preached in the M. E.
Church at this place last Sunday morning.
A. H. Tyson had public sale of 80
head of cattle at Rising Sun on Monday.
The average price was about SCI head.
On the same day w. J. McDougal had
a public sale of wagons. J. c. Hindman
was auctioneer for both sales.
Invitations are out for an Assembly"
in the Town Hall this evening. A harp
from Philadelphia has been
for the occasion.
The Elkton town council advertise
they will arrest and send to the House
of Correction all tramps found within
the town limits. The authorities ought
to commence charging the premises.
A good program has been provided
on Epworth League day at Woodlawn
camp next Monday. Services will
at 1890 a. m. and go p. M
We hope Rising Sun chapter will be
largely represented also the Y. P. G. E.
societies. 1. JEWELL.
The Catholic church of this town was
this week and it is quite
handsome building. The altar is finish.
ed in white enamel initiating marble
handsomely carved and gilt on the
front. The windows are frosted and
stained glass and the seats are of cypress
finished in oil to harmonic with the
inside wood work of the building.
Two fishing parties left Rising Sun
for days sport down the Bay last
They secured boats at Charles
town and after spending the day sailing
and fishing one of the parties of pic
nicers availed themselves ola slight
breeze to sail back. The other party
being further down the Bay became
becalmed and did not reach home until
2 80 a. m. Wednesday morning.
The Hayre de Grace Republican gives
the following account of quick piece
of work IS. J. Seneca, proprietor of
the Red Cross can making and packing
in this city. received
two car loads of tomatoes at Z o'clock a.
m. last Friday, and at 9 a. m. received
a car load of tin. This tin was made
into cans the tomatoes processed and
placed in the cans, the cans labeled and
boxed, and a car load, of 400 cases, on
the way to New York the same even
ing, This is what we call quick work"
John G. Spratt, aged twenty-one, is
lying at his home, at Poplar Hill, in
the Fourth district of this county, in a
condition, the result of a
driving accident. He was driving a
fractions colt through Cherry Hill on
Friday evening last, when the animal
became frightened, and dashing off ran
into fence, upsetting the carriage and
hurting Spratt to the ground. He was
rendered unconscious and at latest re-
ports was lying in a critical condition.
He is son of VIM. Spratt, the mill
wright.
Mr.. c. M. Reisler of Calvert was given
a surprise or birth day visit by mum.
Der of his friends on Thursday of last
week. His visitors bearing good
wishes were Owen Reisler, wife and
daughter Annie; James Reisler, wife
and son Howard; H. Stubs, wife and
sons Horace and Evan, Miss Ruth Sid
well; William Sidwell and wife; Mrs.
Susanna Reisler, mother of the host;
Mrs. P. r. Stephens. son and daughter
Lizzie; Edwin Haines, wife, son and
Mrs E. w. Vanneman and
her two boys, Joseph and Roland.
The company broke bread together,
renewed and strengthened the social
ties where they had become relaxed by
time and neglect, and when the sun
was sinking low the company said
good-by to their host.
The suit cont esting the will of the
late George Carter, which has been be-
fore the Orphans Court for several
weeks, was decided on Tuesday in favor
of the validity of the will. The Courts
decision was unanimous. The court
makes the following findings of facts:
l. That the paper writing dated the