The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-06-08
Eagles festival this evening.

T.. AnuTCHs
The Home Mission held hat trimming
sociable at the home of the Misses Ryan
last evening.
David B. Loves house, near Pilottown,
was struck and damaged by lightning
Monday night.
Mr.. Robert Pearce and Miss Mary J.
Coulson were married Thursday last week
by Rev. ]. E. Bryan at Rising Sun.
The Rising Sun w. c. T. U. will meet
in the lecture room of the church on
Thursday, June 18th at 2. 80 o'clock.
Professor Currier formerly principal of
the public school in Port Deposit, has
been appointed to position in the Jacob
Tome Institute.
Be sure and witness the grand parade
of the x. G. E. and number of invited
organizations tomorrow evening. Line
moves at 7 O'Clock sharp.
Tuesday last was Lincoln Day. "Rain
interferred with the usual number of at
tendants which drive over from the eighth
and take the train at the SUM-
Miss Margaret Hamilton has purchased
from the heirs the old Cou1son property
of IS acres lying near West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church, for $500 subject to
her lien.
A reunion of the Matthews family was
held at Gilpin's Rocks on Thursday, May
81, 80 members being present. Charles
Matthews is the oldest member, being in
his Saith year.
Independent Council of Mechanics,
North East, raised a flag at Bay View
school house on Memorial Day. George
Reeder made the speech of presentation,
Rev. F. H. Mullineaux responding.
The members of the Loyal Legion are
requested to meet at the home of Mrs.
N. c. Browns Saturday, at o'clock. The
object of this meeting is to decide upon
a parlor meeting for the following week.
The ladies of West Nottingham Presby-
terrain Church will hold a festival on
Wednesday, June 18th. In connection,
a supper will be served from S to o'clock.
If the weather proves stormy OH that date,
the festival will be held the following
evening.
The Epworth League of Mt. Pleasant
held regular meeting in the NJ. E.
Church at that place last Saturday even
ing. Reports were heard from returned
delegates to the late convention in Will
1nington. 1t was decided to hold festival
on the evening of June Is.
Harmony Castle, K G. E., was the
recipient this week of a Noble Chiefs
handsome plush robe, with crown and
sceptre, being the prize awarded them for
their fine showing i'll the Grand Castle
parade at Hagerstown May 18th. The
Sir Knights are highly pleased with their
tropy and will exhibit it at the festival
held by them this and tomorrow even
ings.
Two boys, Philip Frank of Rowland
vile and Frank Smedley of Rising Sun
were fooling with small pistol in B. P.
Nichols & Bros store last Friday and
the pistol was discharged the ball wound
ing Frank i'll the abdomen. Drs. Kirk
and Jenness who examined the wound
were unable to find the ball.
The wounded boy is in precarious
condition.
VIM. Spence and Ray Slocum, two lads
of Cherry Hill, were on Monday arrested
by Constable Lee and taken before Justice
Partridge, in E1kton, charged with
felonious assault upon Sarah A. L. Reed,
colored girl aged II years, her mother
making the complaint On account of
trouble getting the witnesses, the case
wos postponed till Friday.
The continued wet weather has serious
ly retarded the portrait work of Messrs.
Blake and Taylor who are located in Ris-
ing Sun for short time. They have had
the opportunity, however, to produce
some excellent crayons and pastels of
several of our citizens, besides taking
few outside Photographic views, among
others the West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church and w. p Reynolds seven-horse
logging team attached to the loaded
truck.
The Rising Sun public school entertain
ment in the Town Hall last Friday even
ing was fattering success. The excel
lent program was well rendered through
out and reflects much credit upon the
Principal, Miss Annie Cameron and the
assistant, Miss Emma Haines. One ofthe
most amusing features of the evening was
an original burlesque on the recent survey
of the borough of Rising Sun. A crowd
ed house greeted the little ones i'll their
efforts.
The II year locust are due this year.
The goth or 2Ist of June is their ascension
day if the weather is favorable. Young
orchards of year or two's growth suffer
most from the females puncturing the
tender branches in which they deposit
their eggs in a row making puncture for
each GOO Those meets Of eooS will he one