The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-28
Miss Agnes Merritt has been appoint

Rocks on Thursday.
It. J. Hedrck has been appointed
postmaster at Chesapeake City vice w
B. Coleman, removed.
Two little children of James Murphy
near Bald Friar, who were recently
bitten by dog are recovering.
Moses Pharo, an inmate of the aims
house, fell down the granary steps on
Saturday last. and broke his neck.
A Quaker Neck, Kent county, oyster.
man recently sold pearl taken from a
muscle to New York man for $50.
Elkton Grange, P. of H. will make
their annual excursion to COLCHESTER,
on Saturday, on the steamer Chester.
Marley paper mill, operated by
G. S. Garrett & Son, in the manufacture
of wall paper, shut down on Saturday
for repairs.
Presiding Elder, L. E Barrett, of the
Wilmington District, will preach in
the M. E. Church at this place Sunday
morning, Augusta.
The festival held by the NJ. E. Church
Thursday of last week at Zion was a
success financially, $50 above all ex-
penses being realized.
Capt. NJ. S. Qualles, of the schooner
A. B. Wagner, of Baltimore, laden with
wood for Singery pulp mill in EIkton.
was robbed by his cook, on Monday
evening, of his watch, several dollars
and all his clothing. The thief made
his escape.
Allison Baker of Coleraine, Pa, lost
q horse and Frank Rea, his neighbor, a
bull, from hydrophobia. Some nine
weeks ago strange dog went through
that section and bit number of dogs,
but it was not known that this stock
was bitten.
The Rising Sun M. E. Church Sun
day School held their picnic Wednds.
day in A. B. Browns woods at Sylmar.
The gust which came up suddenly
caused the company to scatter and fly
for cover like flock of pigeons at the
approach of hawk.
A violent gust came over town on
Wednesday afternoon, mostly wind
with some rain and good deal of cleo
tricity. which darled in fiery bolts from
the dark threatening clouds to the
earth. The dust that was hurled from
the streets was binding for short time.
Some hail fell about Sylmar.
The new cable across the Susque-
hanna at the paper mills, between
Conowingo and the railroad is about
completed. This cable will be used to
convey car from the mill to railroad.
Heretofore scOw was run across by
means of a cable, but when the water
was either very low or high this
means was not available.
The Orphans Court was engaged the
larger part of last week and up to Tues
day in hearing witnesses in the Carter
will case. The court adjourned till
next Tuesday when the lawyers will
have their say. There was large
amount of tertimony taken and steno-
grapher was employed who made a
record ofthe proceedings.
The Chestertown Transcript says the
largest yield of wheat reported in Kent
county is that of Jonathan X. Williams
near Odessa, who averaged so bushels
to the acre on land formerly occupied
by asparagus, and on field of 100 acres
the average yield is 80 bushels, which,
for so large an acreage, is the largest
average in this county, if not on the
peninsula.
August 18th (Monday) at Woodlawn
Camp will be known as Epworth
League day. All the chapters in Cecil
county are earnestly requested to be
present. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the Christian Endeavor Societies.
An excellent program has been pro.
vided. Let every true hearted Epworth-
ian try to make this day great sue
cess in our history. ISAAC JEWELL,
Dist. Prest.
Sarah A. Kirk died suddenly about
Z o'lock Tuesday morning. at the resi-
dence of her son, William B. Kirk,
Blue Ball. Deceased had been unwell
for some time and on Tuesday after she
had eaten light breakfast she lay back
on her pillow and in little while she
was dead. Sarah A. Kirk was daugh-
ter of Bailey Biles of the Fourth dist.
riot The funeral will be held from her
sons residence at 10 a. M, to-day. In
terment at Rosebank Cemetery.
There are six societies in North East
that meet during the week, viz: Mon.
day night, Knights of Pythias; Tues
day night, Red Men; Wednesday night,
G. A. r. and Women's Belief Corps;
Thursday night, Odd Fellows; Friday
night, Sons of Veterans, and Saturday
night, the Order of United American
Mechanics. All are in Furnishing
condition.
These six societies are organized
mainly to do the same class of work;
they resemble six good silken cords,
slender and strong for their size, II
they were all united in one cable the
cable would be six times stronger than