The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-05-19
Friday, May 10, 1893.
MINOR LOCALS

last week.
Children's Day will be observed in
the Elkton Presbyterian Church on
Sunday, May 2Sth.
An item for the Oxford Press DIR.
Joseph Reynolds of the Sth district has
a sick pig which is unable to get up.
J.P. Shippers, of Calvert, has pur-
chased from Jethro T. Mccullough the
Hurford farm, near Calvert. containing
ITO acres
The latest P. o. news is that Hon.
]. F G. Talbot has recommended J. G..
Hindman's appointment for the Rising
Sun berth.
A heavy timber raft in shooting
Hollow Rock Falls on Saturday struck
and went to pieces. The raftmen were
compelled to swim for their lives.
Mrs. Mary Haslup, State Organizer of
Maryland W. C. T. u. will speak in the
M. E. Church, Rising Sun, on Monday
evening, May 22d, at s O'Clock. All
cordially INVITED.
The board of managers of Woodlawn
Campmeeting Association have elected
L. W. Layfield of Zion, to take charge
OF the next camp, to be held the second
Tuesday in August.
VIM. #. Master, president of the
Columbian Iron Works, of Baltimore,
was in Elkton Tuesday. Mr.. Master
is native of Cecil county, and was
born and raised in Chesapeake City
about forty years ago.
The Rising Sun w. G. T. U. will hold
their next meeting on Thursday. May
25th, at 23O o'clock in M. E. Church.
The meeting will be in charge of Sup
erintendent of Peace who will prepare
q program on the subject.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Hills Double Chloride of Gold
Tablets for the cure of drunkenness,
opium and tobacco habit. The COM
pany advertising the remedy we have
ascertained are strictly reliable.
A public school entertainment will
be held at Monroe school on Wednes-
day evening, May 31st. An interesting
program consisting of Rotations, dia-
logues, music, both vocal and instru-
mental will be rendered. Admission
free.
Col. Balm the famous temperance
orator will lecture in Little Britain
Presbyterian church on tomorrow
Saturday evening. The audience is
sure of an oratorical treat.
The Col. will lecture in the M. E.
Church of Rising Sun on Sunday evening.
A. L. Duyckinck & Co., have built an
extensive roof over their big lumber
yard, and propose building an addition
to their warehouse and putting in a
steam holster. All that will be wanting
then to make complete grain depot
will be an elevator, with screening and
farming apparatus.
Marley Paper Mills, belonging to G.
S. Garrett & Sons. shut down on Friday
for general repairs. 1t is expected tina!
it will resume operations in about ten
days. The Singerly Pulp and Paper
Mill at Elkton has shut down also fol
repairs. New floors, new wet machines
and a new chipping machine will be
put in. This work will take about two
weeks.
Mr.. John D. Haines for several years
cashier of Rising Sun National bank
has made definite arrangements to
leave this place and take position in
a live stock firm in Omaha. Mr.. Chas
Pyle present teller will fill the place as
cashier vacated by Mr.. Haines, who
expects to leave for his new field OF
labor about the last of June. Mr.
Haines will bear with him the regrets
of many friends.
The first district of this county was
visited by severe frosts last week which
very seriously injured the fruit crop
Jeremiah G. Price reports that he hard
ly expects to get enough peaches oil
of his 1900 trees to supply his OWL
family. The apple and pear blossoms
were also injured by the frosts which
occurred on two or three nights. We
had no frost worthy of notice in thi:
part of the county.
John Croft, a farmer of Coleraine
township, Pa, died at his home about
a mile east of Kirkwood, at II O'Clock
on Monday. He was striken whilst en-
gagged in milking his cows on Sunday
evening and was carried into the house
where he lay unconscious until death
He leaves behind a wife and severa
children. The deceased was about 81
years of age and had been subject t.
pains in the head.
The Appeal has moved from its ole
quarters to the room in the Odd Eel
lows Hall formerly occupied by thu
Neus which has recently taken up it
quarters on the opposite side of thu
street. A few doors further north thu
Democrat Office is located and directly
opposite that of the Wing all in striking
distance. An inharmonious quartette
two of side but all different in tone
jangling like sweet bells out of time; 1
veritable Chinese orchestra. Nothing
could be more emblematic of old party