The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-10-26

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botanical, geological and pleasure
ride to the woods and fields last
Saturday.
Elias Renno has purchased twelve
acres of woodland from William
Gamble near Bay View and thirty
three acres from William Kirk at
Blue Ball and will turn the circular
saw in on the timber.
AS Miss Emily, daughter of Geo.
Biles of Blue Ball neighborhood,
was out driving last Thursday a
tramp attempted to stop her horse
but she used the whip on her steed
and got out of his reach.
William Burnite died at his home
at Cowantown on Friday afternoon
last of heart disease aged 20 years.
A widow and several children sur
vive him. His funeral was held
on Tuesday, interment at Cherry
Hill.
A temperance conference under
care of the Friends committee will
be held at Colora, Sabbath after
noon 18th mo. 4th, at 2 O'Clock.
All are invited to attend.
BY ORDER OF Com.
The tea given by the Pearl Seek
ers at Mrs. j. NJ. G. Carhart's, Zion,
last week was nicely managed by
the young girls. The sum cleared
was $40.
Getting money for the churches
has been reduced to a fine art.
Next Sabbath will be "Glad
Tidings Day. in the Rising Sun
NJ. Z. Church. Services at 1870
a. m. and 2.30 and 80 p. N.
Exercises to consist of vocal and
instrumental music, recitations and
addresses by Profs. Bowers and
Tinsley, and others.
The following Board of Trustees
of West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church were elected on Saturday
last to serve until Jan. 1, 1896: I'll.
H. Haines, Pres; M. E. Kirk,
Treas; S. T. Wiley, Secy.; A. L.
Duyckinck, w. E. Gillespie, Jos.
B. Fryer; G. G. Caldwell, w. w.
Nicble, FL. d. Keen.
On Friday last a wagon load of
country people went to the circus
in Elkton, the driver looked across
the street and counted the number
of saloons, which so eXhilarated
him that he started home with his
team at a run. Turning the corner
at the court house the wagon up
set, breaking the arm of one of the
occupants and nearly fracturing the
skull of another.
Moral:-Look not upon the wine
when it giveth its color in the cup.
The large barn of Wilson and
George Kimble in Lower Oxford
township, Chester county, was
burned with all the farm crops and
agricultural machinery, on Thurs
day night last week. The fire was
discovered in time to get the stock
out. The fire is thought to be of
incendiary origin. There must be
some other cause for the great
number of barn fires in recent years.
Why should incendiaries fire so
many barns in every part OF the
country?
The democrats of the Sixth dist,
have secured the ear of their stand
ard bearer and whispered words of
wisdom therein. The result is a
big democratic mass meeting in
Rising Sun on Wednesday evening,
Oct. 31st to be addressed by Hons.
j. Fred c. Talbot, John S. Writ
and Chas. c. Crothers. AS the
hall is occupied by the Good Temp
lars on that evening, the meeting
will be held in Jos. S. Pogue &
Sons carriage wareroom. The
Rising Sun Cornet Band will inter
sperse the tariff solos with their
sweet selections.
Mr.. Thomas Krauss and Miss
Frederick Foster were married at
the home of the bride, near Wood
lawn, Thursday of last week, by
Rev. Geoghegan of Hopewell M. e.
Church.
While the festivities which fol-
lowed the wedding ceremonies
were going on the house of Samuel
Foster, uncle to the bride, who with
his family were guests, took fire.
When the flames were discovered
the male members of the company
rushed to the burning house and
succeeded in saving most of the
furniture.
The house was burned to the
ground and large quantity of
wheat which was stored in the
building was also destroyed.
The public sale of five shares of
stock of The National Bank of
Rising Sun as advertised recently
in these columns to take place Oct.
oath inst, was withdrawn by the
collateral holder. The First National
Bank of Delta, Pa, as announced
l. IL 4 L.