The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
N EW.S
Friday, Dec. 6 1895.
MINORLOCALS

The Rising Sun w. G.. 7. U. will
meet in the church on Thursday,
Dec. IL, at 2.30 O'clock. Az.
An Institute for the colored
school teachers of the county will
be held at Conowingo during this
month. 49,
About $54 was taken in at the
Thanksgiving supper at Rowland
vile NJ. P. Church and about $45
was:cleared.
Rumsey Smithson has purchased
the brick house at Mt. Pleasant
from DIR. R.-.R. Crothers for the
sum of $3.50.
Rev. J. B.. Kendall preached the
Thanksgiving sermon q, West Not
tingham. Mr'Rendall also preached
there on Sunday. =. y
The Institute of teachers held at
Elkton this week attracted large
audiences, and awakened much in
terest among teachers.
The Colora- Lodge of American
Mechanics will raise a flag at the
school house near the paper mill on
Friday, Dec. 8, to-day.
The directors of the P. w. & B.
railroad company have declared a
semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent.
payable after January I'd.
Fishermen on Elk river are COM
planning of crabs cutting their nets.
One fisherman says he caught
several bushels in his fish nets last
week.
The funeral of the infant child of
Andrew McVey took place at the
Mt. Pleasant Church on Thanks
giving Day. The child's death
was caused by membranous Group.
Thanksgiving service was held
in the M. E. Church in this town
and a fine sermon was preached by
Rev. Mr.. Rooms. Annual revival
services are being held nightly in
the church.
The large warehouse of G. A.
Andrews, situated at. Conowingo,
was destroyed by fire on Wednes-
day last'sweek together with the
contents, including several thousand
cases of canned, goods. several
hundred bushels of wheat, oats,
and large amount of hay, etc.
The loss is only partly covered by
INSURANCE. -
4 full attendance of Cecil Grange
tomorrow is important to every
member. THE selection of officers to
serve the ensuing year will be held
and other. business of much inter
estgto the order; was postponed for
discussion at the next meeting.
An early attendance is very neces-
sary in order to give sufficient time
to transact the business:
Fire Tuesday evening destroyed
the frame dwelling house of Levi
Hammond, situated at Banks, along
the line Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, three miles iiorthof Elkton,
together with the greater part of
the contents, including all the
household goods. The loss is esti
mated at $1,000, partly insured.
This is the second house of Mr..
Hammond's to be destroyed by fire
within the;past two years: a.
Fridays December 6, has been
finally fixed as Maryland Day at
the Atlanta Exposition. Baltimore
will send the Fourth and Fifth
Regiments, M. N. G., and a large
delegation of citizens will accompany
them.
Baltimoreans were under the
impression they hadn't any thing
worth going so far to show. Finally
her soldiers were thought of and
the business men of the town We're
bulldozed to raise the money tC
show them on dress parade al
Atlanta.
Henry Ferguson, who was con
victed at the. September term OF
Court for robbing the store. Of
Samuel Reeder, at North East, and
sentenced by Judge Stump to two
months In the county Jail, was
released by Sheriff White on Friday
last, his sentence having expired
So he is turned out penniless, il
all probability, at the beginning o
winter, strong temptation to break
into another store. Had the state
some profitable work to employ
such men, he might have earned
his board and lodging and had
small sum to face the winter on.
DebatiMg Societies.