The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-09-07
Oxford fall fair will be held Sept. 26, II

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and 2S.
Miss Louise Cranston of Newport is
visiting Miss Anna Bryan.
Miss Lydia Reynolds of Cecil Mills has
been installed as assistant P. M. at Rising
Sun.
Miss Sal1ie R. Barnes of Baltimore spent
several days with Rising Sun friends this
week.
Rising Sun public school opened Mon
day last with "a pupils; Miss M. Emma
Haines, principal.
Harmony Castle, K. G. F., of Rising
Sun, will participate in the o. U. A. M.
parade at Colora next Wednesday.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission will
hold its monthly sociable at the home of
the Misses Reynolds on Walnut street this
evening.
A meeting for the purpose of reorganiz-
ing the Colora "Y" will be held at Miss
Berthe Browns near Liberty Grove, next
Tuesday evening at O'Clock.
Miss May Cameron who has been visit
ing Mr.. T. J. Wilson and family returned
to her home in Virginia last Monday, ac-
companied by Miss Grace A. Wilson.
Subscribers of the MIDLAND JOURNAL
whose labels indicate that they are i'll
arrears would greatly accommodate us by
renting the amount by mail or calling
at the Office.
The grand stand exposition and other
buildings at Pimlico were destroyed by
fire ON Sunday afternoon. The damage
amounted to $40, 900 ON which there is an
insurance of about one half.
Friends Normal Institute will open
Wednesday, Sept. 18th. All friends of
education are cordially invited to be pre-
sent at Introductory lecture by the Princi-
pal, in the school room, at s p. III. on that
date.
Miss M. F. Lockhart and Mr.. o. H.
Smith, will move from Oxford to near
Baltimore within few weeks. Mr.. Smith
will occupy position of news agent on
the B. & o. R. R. between Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
J. R. Sheppard of Phila.. is spending
weeks vacation with his parents in Rising
Sun. Last Wednesday in company with
his brother, he spent the day fishing at
the mouth of the Octoraro and brought
home fine string of ID bass, the largest
one of which weighed 81 ponnds
Governor Brown, Hons. J. F. c. Talbot,
Isador Raynor, and Ferdinand c. Latrobe,
Mayor of Baltimore City, visited Elkton
Fair on Wednesday to divine the political
signs in Cecil, but the slim crowd at the
Fair acted like clouded sky to the as
tronomers during an eclispse of the sun.
The Jr. o. U. A. M. of Colora will cele-
brate the battle of North Point on Sep
TENDER IL. Addresses will be made by
Rev. D. E. Shaw of West Nottingham
and James 7. Graham, Clerk of Cecil
County. A festival will be held in the
evening, and flag raising ceremonies at
the school house in the afternoon.
The fair and festival held by Harmony
church, Rowlandville, on the evenings of
August 80 and 3Ist and September Ist
met with unexpected success, between
$500 and 500 having been received into
the treasury of the church association.
Miss Bertha Morrison won the handsome
gold watch; Miss Sallie McAllister, bed
room set; S.M. McCardell, spindle wagon;
William Boyd, set ofharness; ]. S. Green,
Deputy County Clerk, top buggy. A
handsome cake presented to the fair by
the baker at Rising Sun, was CHANGED off
and then given to Mrs. Charlotte Cooley,
who gave the ground for the building of
the church.