The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-12-07
MINORLOCALS

Benjamin Whiteman lost six fine shoats
last week from the diptheria.
The County Commissioners were in
special session on last Friday.
The December term of the Circuit
Court commences on Monday next.
Loyal Legion will meet in the lecture
room of the church tomorrow Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Rising Sun w. c. T. U. will meet
in the lecture room of the church on
Thursday, Dec. 18th, at $50 p. m.
Miss Mary G. West died at her home in
North East on Saturday last aged 43 years.
Her funeral was held Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Anna w. Bryan who has been
visiting relatives in Philadelphia for the
past two weeks returned home last We'd
nesday.
The sheriff has levied OIL the bakery
outfit of Crispin Taylor, located in Oxford.
Taylor has recently opened branch in
Rising Sun.
A birthday surprise was given Harry C..
Riale at his home near Pennington last
Friday evening. About thirty friends
were present.
VIM. K Keilholtz's restaurant i'll
Oxford was broken into last Saturday
night and SITS and small quantity OF
of goods taken.
Mr.. Abe Kirk of College Green returned
from hunting trip in Virginia last week
and as partial result brought with him
three wild turkeys.
Mrs. Ella F. Hunt and H. c. Mcdowell
have been chosen delegates to represent
Cecil Grange, No. 3, P. of H., at the
Maryland State Grange meeting in Balti-
more Dec. II, IL and 10.
Misses Mary Patterson and Grace
Collins and Messrs. Edwin Maxwell and
Harry Morrison of Lancaster county
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Reynolds last Wednesday.
The entertainment given by the Ep-
worth League in the church Thanks.
giving night reflected much credit upon
the musical and literary ability of the
participants, and was likewise financial
success.
Mr.. Ferdinand A. Meyer and Miss
Josephine Evans daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet E. Evans, were married at the home
of the BRIDES mother in Baltimore on
Tuesday of last week by Rev. M. D
Babcock.
The pupils of the Friends Norma
school will give select entertainment il
the Town Hall Friday evening, Dec. 18th
consisting of drama, Rotations, musica
selections, and drill. General admission
2oc, reserved seats 25c.
The following pupils attended Oak
Grove public school every day during the
fall term !: Warren Morris, Mabel Reyn
olds, Blanche Hess and Turner Pierce
Violette McKinsey and Stewart Pierce
missing two days throughout the term.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mis-:
Anna Stump Webster, daughter of VIM
Webster and granddaughter of Johr
Stump, of Perryville, to Willard Gold
smith Rouse, in the Presbyterian Church
at Churchville, Hartford county, on Dec
18th at $50 o'clock.
The school commissioners from severa
counties held convention last week il
the State Normal school building il
Baltimore. Among the subjects discussed
was tree books for the schools. A com
mittee was appointed to report at the mex
meeting of the association.
Garfield Post, No. IS, G. A. R., of Ris
ing Sun elected as officers for 1895:
Commander, John ]. Wigton; V. c.
H. c. Cummings; ]. V. c., VIM. Rea
Chaplain, S. P. Ryan Surgeon, DR.. L. R
Kirk; o. D., J. w. Hambleton o. G.
Cyrus Moore Adjt., S. Hambleton; Del
egate, H. G. Cummings; Alternate, R. I
Howard.
Mrs Sallie Mace who has made he
home with Mr.. Jethro T. Mccullough c
this town for number of years was give
an ovation on Thursday, the occasio
being her SSth birthday; and as Mr.. an
Mrs. McCuliough's 25th wedding ann
versary had occurred only few day
previous they were included in the we
wishes of the company gathered.
An association for physical culture t
be known as the Perryville Athletic Gu
has been recently formed through til
efforts and under the direction of Rev
H. C. Budd. The Jr o. U. A, M. ha
has been. engaged as the meeting plae
and every Saturday evening the membei
gather where they are put through a sy'
tematic course of calisthenics and drill
by Mr.. Budd, who is remarkably We
qualified for the position of director.
At a special meeting of New Castle Pre-
bytery at Newark, Del, on Monday la
the relations between Rev. ]. T. M. Kno,
and the Port Deposit Presbyterian Churc
were dissolved and Rev. Mr. Knox tran
ferred to the Northumberland Presbyter
of Pennsylvania. Rev. DR.. Shaw of I'll
Presbyterian Church at West nottingham
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