The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-05-12
NEWS.
Friday, May IL, 1898.
MINOR LOCALS

Sheppard, on Cherry street.
The Elkton NJ. E. Sunday school has
purchased new library of $50 volumes
which is expected to arrive this week
The funeral OF Rosa May, youngest
daughter of John b. Nesbitt, living
near Colora, took place on Saturday,
May 9th.
Rev. J. d. Rigg will lecture in Zion
NJ. E. Church May IS. Subject, my
trip to Niagara Tickets 25 cents.
Doors open at 30
A large brick yard will be opened in
West Elkton at an early day. The en-
terprise will be on quite large scale,
backed by ample capital.
The latest swindle goes under the
name of 1.-THE Scott Seed Company" OF
Toronto, Canada. They are working
the racket of free trip to the Worlds
Feir. Look out for them.
A literary and musical entertainment
will be given by the ladies of West
Nottingham Seminary on Wednesday
evening. May oath. Admission 15cts;
proceeds to defray expenses.
J. Wesley Falls, Esq, sold at at
torney's sale at the Court House, on
Saturday last, the house and lot of VIM.
B. Reynolds, in North East. Jesse
Boulder, purchaser, for $1162.
Mrs Mary White, wife OF Napoleon
b. White was stricken with paralysis
on Monday and is now LAYING at the
point of death with little hope of her
recovery owing to her advanced age.
Prof. q. G. Croft of Penna. State
Board of Health, will deliver lecture
in the Friends Normal School, Friday
evening, May 10th. His subject will be
"The Maintenance of Health" Nomi-
nal fee for admission, 10c.
The heavy rains of last week caused
flood in the Susquehanna river. On
Friday some of the wharves in Port
Deposit were submerged. The water
reached the highest mark attained by a
flood since the time of the job nstown
disaster, four years ago.
The 105th General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church Of the United
States will meet in the New York
Avenue Church, Washington D. c., on
the 18th inst, and will continue in
session for about IL days. This session
will be one of the most important in
the history of the church.
The annual outing and shad-bake
of the officers of the Delaware Railroad
Company at Bombay Hook on Friday
last was attended by $50 people from
Philadelphia. Wilmington, Baltimore,
Clayton, Dover and a score of peninsula
towns. Seventy five shad, with accom-
panying trimmings. were disposed OF
by the hungry rairoaders and their
guests.
The following officers were insta lied
at Crystal Lodge, L. o. G. IT,, on last
Wednesday evening:-C. T., Samuel A
Taylor; Y r., Belle Reilholtz; S., M
Jennie Warden, A. S l.. r Kirk, Ir.;
f. S, w. W. Carter; T., M. e. Kirk. G.,
Mary S. Conner; NJ. VIM. H. Myers; G..
John l.. Stephens; Sent, Mrs. Mary
Shade; P. &. T., John Mahan; S. of J. T,
Eugene Reynolds.
Ten RATS belonging to parties in
Pennsylvania which had been tied up
at Tones lower wharf, awaiting the
arrival of tug to tow them down the
bay, broke from their moorings about
2 O'Clock Saturday morning and went
out. They contained at least seven
hundred and fifty thousand feet OF
lumber. The ferry boat, City Bell mar
rowly escaped being carried out by the
RATS.
The body of white male infant, evi
IDENTIFY four or five weeks old, was
washed ashore at the Red Point fishery
on the North East river, on Saturday
afternoon. On Sunday Coroner Litzen
berg Investigated the case, but no in
formation was obtained respecting the
child's identity or the manner in which
it met its death. The body appeare,
TO have been in the water several weeks
and was badly decomposed
The annual election of com missioner;
of the borough of Rising Sun was helC
on Monday, as announced previously
More interest was manifest than usual
upwards of 40 votes being polled. Las
year there were but II votes cast at thu
town election. Two or three ticket
were Put in the field which was thu
cause of the interest taken in the result
The following named parties were elect
ed and will constitute the new board
w. w. Carter, Dr. G. s. Dare, Theodor
Garvin, VIM. Pogue and Cecil Ewing
William Cummings had bad run OF
on Tuesday which eliminated in
smash.up of the buggy and hurting G
Ed. Patton who was with him. Th
horse frightened in passing two -hors
wagon which it seems is a ohroni
terror to him, having been run into b
q team of that sort when being traine
to drive In his colt-hood. Mr.. Patto
was hurt while holding the horse, afte
the animal was stopped. He got unde
the animals feet and was trampled or