The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-09-06
NEWS.
Friday, Sept. 6. 1895.
MINORLOCALS

Inc county COMMISSIONERS Will
meet on Tuesday, Sept. II instead
of Tuesday, Sept. 10.
The ladies of Warwick have
added a new wrinkle to their church
festival, a "fish fry"
The republicans of North East
district have formed club with
J. w. Falls president.
The special premiums at the
County Fair are more numerous
this season than ever before.
The Diebert boat yards at Elk
Landing have resumed operation
having received orders for several
new boats.
Thomas II. Kershaw, well
known citizen of near Baldwin's,
this county, died Sunday, after a
brief illness.
Mr.. John A. Passmore of Phila-
delphia, is booked for a discourse
before the Teachers Association at
Port tomorrow.
Mis-. Margaret H. lowering, wife
of Mr.. Joseph lowering, the Pro-
hibition nominee for Governor of
Maryland, died suddenly last
week.
The earthquake shock was the
sensation of the Monday morning
papers. 1t required a very strong
imagination to feel or hear it in
Rising Sun.
Bass fishing is reported to be
extra fine this season, and at the
mouth of the Octoraro appears to
be one of the very best fishing
grounds, or rather water.
The wedding of DR.. Edwin
Graves, of Marietta, Pa, and Miss
Florence Horn Reed of Chesapeake
City, was celebrated in the first
Presbyterian church on Thursday
evening.
The only bit of comfort the citi-
zens of Berlin eXtort from the re-
cent confagration which destroyed
the town is that large number of
superfouus cats and dogs were
taken off by the fire.
Bay View Council American
Mechanics has membership of Sc
and is on the increase. The order
all over the country seems to pros
per unusually since having the
little unpleasantness with the Pope
of Rome.
The pretty summer maid whose
shapely limbs were wont to grace
the Wing through all the summer
days, and who was just going to
take a plunge in the briny deep but
didn't, has gone in out of the APP
preaching cold.
James Kelley, an employee of Nc
Cullough Iron Works, at North East
fell off the swinging bridge which
crosses the creek at the mill and
striking the rocky bottom some II
feet below, broke two of his ribs and
was otherwise bruised.
John III. McCracken of North
East caught the toe of his boot in
an obstruction which threw him
and in the fall one of his wrists
was broken. Mr.. McCracken lost
a leg in the war and was unable to
recover himself when tripped up.
The Quarterly Conference of
Hopewell M. E. Church, has grant
ed their pastor j. III. Geoghegan a
two weeks vacation. He left on
Monday to visit his parents in
Dorchester county. Arrangements
have been made for his pulpit while
absent.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, hold their annual
County Convention at Elkton to-
day.
Mrs. Haslup, the State President,
will be present for the day and
evening, and also other prominent
speakers.
The post office at Rising Sun
will, on the first of October,
be made a presidential Office, and
the salary to the post master will
be increased to $1,000. And the
p. M. will be expected to talk up
Grover, Grover, for four years more
in clover.
Miss Kate Dorsey of Warwick
jumped from a buggy on Sunday
night of last week and broke both
her wrists. Her brother was driv
ing and the horse frightened which
frightened the girl still more. Hel
sister also jumped but escaped witt
slight injury.
Ellen Bradley, wife of Andrew
Bradley, Sr., a retired farmer OF
Elkton, died on Monday evening
after a short illness, from stomach
trouble.
4 husband and two children
survive her--Mrs. Kerr, wife o
Frank Kerr, of Elkton, and Andrew
Bradley, Jr.
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