The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-11-17
NEWS.
Friday, Nov. II. 1898
MINOR IOCALS

Extra meetings will commence il
the Zion Presbyterian Church mex
week.
The Loyal Legion will meet in the
NJ. E. Church, Saturday afternoon
November %, at $50 o'clock.
Rev. Burgette Short lectured on A
Trip to Chicago" in Mt. Pleasant M.
E. Church on Tuesday evening.
Rev. D. Ruby Warren of Kingston
N. j.. filled the pulpit of West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church on last Sun
day.
Can any good thing come out Of that
sou supper to be held in the town hall
on to morrow night week, 18th? Come
and CT
A pike 26 inches long jumped into a
ducker's boat on Furnace creek. That
jump was out of the water into the fry
ing pan.
Nicholas Donnelly, son of Richard
Donne.ly of Port Deposit, died at the
home of his father on Monday of con
sumption.
The Rowlandville Christian En-.
deavor Society will hod an oyster
supper in the NJ. P. Church on Thanks
giving evening.
Circulars with illustrations of the
Denney Automatic Car Coupler are
being circulated. They were printed
at the MIDLAND Job Office.
The w. C. T. u of Rising Sun will
meet in the feature room of the church
on Thursday, Nov. 23d as the regular
meeting day will be Thanksgiving.
The large hardware store of J. Ken
nard Aldridge. in Chestertown, was
entered on Saturday night, and the
safe, which was unlocked, robbed of
about twenty dollars.
The ladies of West Nottingham Pres
byterian Church will hold clipping
bee" in connection with an oyster
supper in the chapel, Wednesday after
noon and evening, Nov. goth.
The farm of Geo. A. Burns, contain
ing n acres of land, situate in the Fifth
district was sold at attorneys sale, at
the Court House door, on Tuesday, to
Edward K. Owens, of Principle for So
$50.
The lecture on HELL" which was to
haye been delivered by Rev. W J..
Birmingham at the Elkton Catholic
Church on last Sunday has been post
poned until next Sunday evening,
November 10th.
Chicken thieves seem to infest the
neighborhood. Last week at the resi-
dence of Rev. j. S. NJ. Knox near Port
Deposit, they stole three dozen young
chickens and at several other places
they have made visits and secured
number.
On Tuesday night Kelley temper
ance meeting was, held under the au
spices of the w c. T. u Of Calvert in
the Friends Meeting house. Mrs. Mer-
Gle Mcdowell presided and addresses
were made by DR. Leach, Mrs. Jennie
Hardin and B F. Taylor, Esq of Ok
ford. Mrs. Mcdowell is Lecturer of
Cecil Grange.
Some of the members of Harmony
Methodist Protestant Church at Row
landville, have purchased about an
acre of ground from Mrs VIM. r.
Cooley, adjoining their cemetery, on
the road from Rowlandville to Battle
Swamp, and are erecting neat chapel
24x32 feet in which they expect to hold
service in connection with their church
at Rowlaniville.
The total losses of the Mutual Fire In
surance Co. of Cecil county for the year
amounted 10 $l9,02607. The value of
policies in force at his date is $4.l53,
2S2. The members are losing more
than the owners of some of the burnt
property. The members ought to take
measures to insure themselves in some
of the companies. There is not enough
care exercised in taking risks.
Jacob Tome. Jr.. was shot on Friday
last by a young man by the name of
Donnelly. The young man IN COM
pany with friend was cunning on
Mr.. Tonnes farm and he ordered them
off. The young man turned on Mr..
Tome and shot at him, striking him in
the face and body. Mr.. Tome swore
out warrant for the suspected parties
but they have not yet been caught.
Mrs. Mary Griffee died at her home
near Liberty Grove, on Thursday Nov.
9th inst. The deceased was in her esd
year. Her living descendants are four
daughters, twenty-one grandchildren
and sixteen great grandchildren. Her
remains were deposited in Hopewell
cemetery the following Sunday, and
were borne to their last resting place
by six grand sons who acted as pail
bearers. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Knox, pastor OF the
Rock Run Presbyterian Church.
Rev Isaac Jewell, pastor of Epworth
Methodist Episcopal Church of Will
mington, has offered his resignation to
take effect when the next conference
meets. which is next March. In his