The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-03-30

S. TAYLOR Wilson of Phillipsburg, N. j.,
spent several days with his parents near
Rising Sun last week.
Farmers should peruse F. A. Clendenin
& Bros adv. in this issue of the MID
LAND.
C.M. Childs has rented the warehouse
on North street, Elkton, recently occupied
by J. P. Scott.
Octoraro Sunday School will hold
musical entertainment in the Rising Sun
Town Hall tomorrow evening.
-Four hundred persons were summoned
at the present term of Court, a larger
number than ever summoned before.
Rev ]. F. Bryan was rendered very
pleasant surprise at the Parsonage on his
return from Conference last evening.
The catch of shad at Perryville has
been excellent for this early in the season
The price keeps up to about soc. apiece.
The Young Ladies Home Mission will
hold the monthly sociable at the home of
Miss Carrie Cummings, Friday evening,
April 9th.
Mrs Ida Elizabeth Rooms, wife of Rev.
w. G. Rooms, pastor of the North East
M. E. Church, died on Thursday, 22d
inst, in the sgd year of her age.
The Mccullough Iron Company's mills
at North East, which have been closed
for some time, have resumed operation,
giving employment to about 100 men.
The Polk farm near Warwick, belong
ing to W. P. Cochran, and containing
4I6 acres, has been purchased by the
Equitable Trust Company of Wilmington,
for $4,000.
Geo. w. Ford, jewe1er, desires to draw
the attention of the public to his removal
to the Town Hall building opposite DR..
Kinks drug store where he will be pleased
to meet you, one and all.
Rev. DR.. John Patton, well known
Presbyterian minister, died i'll Philadel-
phia on Sunday last after long illness.
He was born at West Nottingham in May
1903 and has many relatives i'll this county.
A Coatesvil1e hotel host1er accidently
shot himself last Thursday while out
cunning for cats, the result being that he
died in a few hours.-We9 GY05,e Inde-
pendent
"And the cat came back"
Geo. P. Wright has moved into his new
quarters and announces his grand open
ing to take place tomorrow evening
when he will be ready and pleased to
serve a host of customers with prime
oysters i'll any style desired.
On Saturday evening last the Misses
Maxwell entertained a gathering of
friends at their home, Principle, in honor
of their guests, Misses Anna and Emily
McCauley of Philadelphia. About thirty
were present and very pleasant evening
spent.
Montilion Brown, formerly of near Ris-
ing Sun, now of I.isle, Pa, wishes to hear
of the whereabouts, if living, of Anne,
daughter of VIM. K. Brown, who has
been left by her grandfather, Abner
Brown, large snin of money in his will.
The girl six years ago disappeared when
quite young,
| George A. Smith, formerly of Rising
Sun, who has held the position of assist
ant superintendent of the Susquehanna
Paper Mills, has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Ellicott City Paper Mills,
which are operated by the same parties.
Mr.. Smith will enter upon his new duties
on April Ist.
Tuesday last c. Kimble, Jas. Maxwell,
Geo. c. Reynolds and I. Wayne Reynolds
shipped As head of beef cattle from Rising
Sun station to Baltic, for European
markets. The average weight of ten of
them, those shipped by I. Wayne Rey-
nolds, was I4eoibs. these had made net
gain of 477tbs, each since Nov. 18TH,
Richard Durrath and John Kelley, two
umbrella members, were arrested and
taken to Elkton Jail from the First dist.
Tuesday night for breaking into the
Cecilton public school and burning the
benches and otherwise breaking up things.
They were held for the action of the grand
jury at the September term of court.
John J. McCay, eldest son of Henry B.
McCay, of Port Deposit, died at Boulder
Hot Springs, Montana, on the fifteenth
of the present month in the 3Sth year of
his age. Mr., Mccay was born and raised
near Port Deposit, his father being well
known citizen of that place. With his
brother he went west several years ago
and settled in Bozeman, Montana, where
they engaged in the hardware business,
A widow and two children survive him.
The entertainment given by Colora
Band at Colora on last Thursday evening
was, on account of the inclement weather
on that date, given again Tuesday even
ing last. A crowded house greeted the
performers who rendered very pleasing
program, consisting of musical and vocal
selections, recitations, negro sketches, ETC.
The Band is greatly indebted to Dr. Frank
Weaver of Baltimore for his assistance in
the dramatic portion of the program,
which in connection with the musical
part ELECTED much applause;