The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-12-21
NEWS.
Friday, Dec. Fl 1894.
MINOR LOCALS
Uncle Josh t0-uzgM!

Church netted 500 out of their
festivals recently held.
The Zion W. G. 7. U. will hold
an oyster supper in the Academy
on the evening of Dec. 9th.
Loyal Legion will meet in the
lecture room of the NJ. e. Church
morrow afternoon at three O'clOck.
Banner Council, O. U. A. NJ, of
Calvert, will attend church in a
BODY at Rising Sun next Sunday
morning.
B. P. Nichols & Bro, Rising
Suns hustling provision merchants,
have opened a cash store in Perry
vile, with w. p. Mahan in charge.
VIM. b. Irwin sold at public sale
on Dec. 10th, his house and lot con-
tanning acre, on road between
Sylmar and Nottingham, to Turner
Dawson for $227.50.
Digging angle worms appears to
have developed into an industry at
North East, the boys who supply
bait for the catfish fishermen sell
the worms for so cents a quart.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss NJ. Alice Mcclure to Mr..
James L. Simpson of Phila., at the
home of the brides parents on
Pearl St., Tuesday, Dec. 25th, at
8 O'Clock.
The exhibition of the Friends
Normal Institute, in the town hall
last Friday evening, was well pa
tronized and was one of the most
enjoyable that has been held. Come
again is our encore.
The first train of cars was run
on the Elkton end of the Elkton
and Middletown road last week
which has been completed from the
tracks of the P. w. & B. r. r. to
the creek, about 250 yards.
Our merchants windows have
taken on a holiday aspect this week
and present a very attractive APP
pearance, among others is Geo. w.
FOrd's .jewelry window in the Pub
lie Hall building, which is taste
fully festooned with evergreen.
Attorney General John P. Poe
has given an opinion ON the law
relating to the salaries of County
School Commissioners and eXamin-
ers which are limited to the sum
fixed, no perquisits in the way of
travelling expenses, ETC., are allow
able.
There are 80 Chicago chemical
fire eXtinguishers in town. If all
were turned on fire at the same
time the flames would die in a few
minutes. The, little machine will
throw a jet of gas and water 40 feet
high, and can be operated in a
minute.
Caroline McCabe cOlOred woman
of ElktOn has become insane from
worrying over the award paid her
by the railroad for the removal of
her house. The sum was $500
which she thought too small. A
very little some times upsets
peoples brain.
The farmers of Kent county have
been trying to utilize their damaged
corn by feeding it to their horses.
This rotten food causes blind stag
gers, and the veterinary tells them
if they don't stop feeding the
animals with damaged corn they
will lose large number.
On Thursday evening, beginning
at 80 O'Clock, the 9th inst, of
Christmas week, a first class musical
and literary entertainment will be
given in the Bay View Methodist
Protestant Church, in charge of
Prof. George Wesley Walker, the
great teacher of instrumental and
vocal music, of Browningsville, Md.
Most of the NJ. E. Churches in
the Wilmington district of the
Wilmington Conference have voted
on the proposal not to admit
women as members of the General
Conference. Every church in that
district gave majority against the
proposal except Ell1ton, which
gave % for and 81 against.
In consideration of this amicable
treatment the ladies should resolve
to hold no more church festivals.
The Messrs. Diebert, the boat
building firm of Elkton are having
bad luck with their dry dock at
Chesapeake City. The structure
has give way some two or three
times. Last week they hoisted a
vessel in the dock, and when the
water left the boat the weight burst
the dock open. They have spent
$4,000 ON the work and it will re,
quire the expenditure Of several
hundred more to repair the damage
A shield shaped tablet of fine
marble, was placed on the new
Andora church interior walls, this
week, bearing this inscription
.'T0 the glory of God, and in loving