The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-24

| 11lO111a Dlt Is now COuVdlGSCSul.
S. Taylor Wilson, student of Lafayette
college, is home for the Easter holidays.
Miss Sarah Passmore who is attending
West Chester Normal school, is home on
vacation.
r. B. Moore, dentist, and J. H. Jenness,
M. D., have removed their offices to the
residence formerly occupied by Mr..
/ Pomroy.
Mrs. Mary J. Wilson, wife of Robert A
Wilson, died at her residence, in Cowatl-
town, Cecil county, of consumption, aged
forty years.
Rev. J. E. Bryan and wife returned
| from Conference last Wednesday and
were rendered a reception at the par
sonage in the evening.
The tenant house on the farm of Thos.
Drennen, on Bohemia Manor, Cecil
county, was destroyed by fire. The pro-
perty was insured for $275.
The Pawnee Medicine Co., which gave
nightly entertainments in the Town Hall
for ten nights, moved to Oxford last
| Wednesday. Their entertainments here
drew like a porous plaster from first to
| last.
G. G. Sill who has been attending
Washington Veterinary College, gradual
ed last week and has returned to Rising
Sun where he will now be found fully
prepared to administer for all complaints
to which horses or cattle are heir.
Invitations are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Vista M. Hambleton to
Mr.. George P. Wright ON Wednesday
evening, March 2oth at half past seven.
in the M. E. Church. with reception at
the home of the BRIDES parents from 8
to $50.
The carpenters commenced yesterday to
| tear down the 1ean-to on Main street for
merly occupied by John Mahan as shoe
makers shops, preparing to put up a
building 2ox4o feet adjoining the brick
building purchased by Charles Kirscht
last fall Mr.. Kirscht, proposes to estab-
| lisn shoe mandatory i'll the new build
ing.
| The Cecil Farmers Club held their
March meeting at E. L. Duyckinck's
last week and the host chose for the
subject of his essay the English sparrow,
the bird of evil omen. Also the roads
another foul subject at this season of the
year.
On April 10TH the Club will dine with
friend A. J. Michener who will discuss
agriculture from the stand point of practi-
+, cal experience which isn't tinted with
rose colored hues.
Rev. s. A. Gayley, D. D., pastor of
| WestNottingham Presbyterian Church,
gave notice last Sunday from the pulpit
that he expected to sever his connec-
ton with the congregation the second
Sunday in May. Formal announce
ment of the contemplated change will
be made to the Presbytery which as
sembles in Elkton in April.
Mr.. Gayley will have been pastor of
the church 81 years ON the day-the
second Sunday in Maybe proposes to
take final leave of the congregation.
He owns a house in Wayne. Pa. near
Philadelphia where he proposes to re.
| tire to.
During these many years of his pas
torate no incident has occurred TO dis,
turb the pleasant relations which have
ever existed between pastor and con-
gregation. This alone is gospel of
example which is message IS power
| full for good as any ever delivered from
| pulpit.
The minister was moved to tears
while informing his congregation of
his purpose to retire from their midst,
warned by the flight of time and ad
vancing age that the time had arrived
when he felt he should resign the work
which had engaged the best years of
his life to younger men. Mr.. Gayley
has seen three generations gathered
around him while he has been pastor
of the historic church of West Noting
ham, and few of those who in the
prime of life welcomed his coming
remain to witness his departure.
The Treasurer of the county sub
mitted his monthly report for Feb
ruary to the commissioners last week.
The receipts were $2Sl408; expendi.
lures Sill 924 Al; balance in hand
S28,475 20.
Petition of the Whitaker Iron Com
pany praying reduction in the as
sessment of their real estate was pre-.
scented by their attorney John S.
Writ, Esq, and after fully consider
ing the assessment of said company
the Board declined to reduce the
same.
Resignation of Thomas S. Benson
as constable of the First district was
presented and accepted.
The commissioners have purchas-
ed four new road scrapers. We are
informed there are sig other scrapers
the property of the county, lying out
in woods and other such sheltered
places going to destruction, little
use i: would seem being made of
them and certainly no care given
them. Which is another evidence
that county commissioners should
not furnish road machinery but all
such work should be done by con
tractors and by written specifications.
Mr. D. W. McVey of Sylmar. com.
plains that the board have assessed
an unwarrantable rate of taxation on
his property. doubling the tax on his
personal property without examina.
ton by any assessor, authorized or
unauthorized. His barn which he
paid $1,000 for building they have
put an assessment of about $1,000
The frame timber he took from his
own land which was already assessed
where it grew.
This however, is a pretty fair