The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-10
MINOR LOCALS

Several articles which have beer
unavoidedly crowded out this week
will appear in the next issue.
Crystal Lodge and Morling Jul
voniIe Temple held an open session
Wednesday evening of last week
The August meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held at Mr.
e. L. Duyckinck's on Wednesday
the 22d instant.
Peach growers are receiving good
prices this season for their fruit al
81. 25 to 500 per basket, but the
crop is very small.
The congregation of Zion Pres
byterian Church have made pre-
liminary arrangements for the re-
pair of their church.
Mr.. Richard Rutter, aged 81
years, died of general debility, at
his home in Jackson, at an early
hour Tuesday moring of last week
The National Bank of Newark
paid its regular semi-annual
dividend of 5 per cent ON August
list which beats farming, though
without farming the bank couldn't
have paid the dividend.
Maud, infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Homard Terry of Rising
Sun, died Friday, Aug. Bird. The
funeral was held from their resi-
dence Sunday afternoon last inter
ment at Rosebank cemetery.
The Penna. r. r. Colchester eX-
cursion over the Central Division
yesterday, passed through Rising
Sun with fifteen crowded coaches
Oxford contributed 400 to the
crowd, Nottingham Sc, Rising Sun
5S and Colora SO.
The twenty third annual meeting
of the Elkton Building association
was held on Monday evening, July
80. The twenty third annual re
port was read, which showed that
the past year has been one of the
most prosperous in its history.
A large force of men are engaged
repairing the Susquehanna anc
Tidewater canal, that extends from
Wrightsville, York county, t.
Havre de Grace.
Who pays for the work? The
railroad company which had con
troll of the canal turned it over t,
the state recently.
The evening hop held by thu
Rising Sun Social Committee a
Sylmar, last Friday evening, was ;
very successful and enjoyable affair
The harp orchestra of three piece
which the committee secured il
Philada., was excellent and forty
three couples enjoyed its swee
terpsechOrian strains.
JOS. S. Pogue & Son will hold q
clearing up sale of new and second
hand carriages, harness, machinery
and horses at their factory in Rising
Sun on Saturday, August 18th
Messrs. Pogue desire to close out al
stock on hand to make room TO
spring work and to furnish employ
ment for their employees for tn
coming fall and winter.
What might have been a disas
trous conhagration on Tuesda.
evening last was luckily averted b.
j. Fred Mcclure. He canght tn
odor of burning rags while at tn
stable in the rear of the tinshoI
and on investigation found pile c
rubbish smouldering nearby. I
half-dozen buckets of water save,
row of houses on Main street
The origin of the fire is a mystery
VIM. r. Richards, of Rising Sun
who is employed in surveying tn
trolley line from Harrisburg t
Philadelphia visited Oxford las
Monday to interview the Boroug
NOuuCll dllIt ulthC dlldi5SIiChto ~
accompanying the president of tn
company to that place next Satul
day, to locate the best route for
trolley line to enter Oxford. Nh
Richards will later in the day brin
the party to Rising Sun with a vie
of extending the line through t
intersect with the p. w. & b.
The Rising Sun club and Crow
club, of Oxford, played a game
ball at Paramount on Saturday las
which resulted in favor of Risin
Sun in seven innings by the one
sided score of % to s. Hartenstin
i'm right field carried off the fieldin
honors for Rising Sun, and ReyI
olds the batting, lining out hon
run and ree-bagger. Walls, q
short, made several difficult play
for Oxford. The batteries wen
Kimbell, Dare and Devon for Ri
ing Sun; Maley, Walls and JOIN
son for Oxford.
The Rising Sun and Oxford clul
will play on the fair grounds, ;
Oxford, tomorrow afternoon.
Choice white comb honey at the stor
in town aud at Rising Sun apiary.