The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-05-24
]. Ross Conoly of Lombard is a candi-

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| date for sheriff.
| A Baltimore man has rented the store
house at Conowingo recently occupied by
| J. Fred Grew.
Granite Castle, K. G. E., of Port De-
post, will hold festival at that place
June 4th, 5th and 9th.
Mr.. Vim. Riley and Miss Dora F. Love,
daughter of w. R. Love- Rock Springs,
were married Thursday evening, May 10.
Jos. S. Pogue & Son will hold their
, fourth public sale ofthe season of vehicles,
farm machinery and stock ON Saturday,
June 1st.
The Holmes Chautauqua Circle will
combine pleasure with their studies by
participating in geological picnic on
June Ist.
Miss Anna Stewart, State organizer of
the VS., spoke on Sunday at the Friends
Meeting house under the auspices of
Calvert w. c. T. U.
The Oldham farm was sold by the
mortgage at the Court House door, in
Elkton on Tuesday for S475o and pur-
chased by William Shepherd.
We acknowledge the receipt of hand
some invitation from Goldey Wilmington
Commercial and Shorthand College to
attend the ninth annual commencement
June 4th.
The game of base ball between West
Nottingham Academy and Tome Institute
mines at Vest Nottingham last Saturday
resulted in a victory for the former by a
score of IS I.
Misses Mollie Wilson and Mabel Rey-
nolds and John Stephens attended the
Epworth convention at New Castle last
Wednesday and Thursday, as delegates
from Rising Sun.
Rev. L. w. Layfield of Epworth M. E.
church, Wilmington, will preach at Rising
Sun next Sunday morning and evening
The G. A. R. will attend the morning
service in body.
The Loyal Temperance Legion of Zion
recognized for the year last Saturday
after with the following officers: Presi-
dent Miss Marietta Mearns; Vice. Presi-
dent and Secretary, Miss Florence Shep-
herd.
The trustees of West Nottingham Pres
byterian church have begun the improve
ment of the recent addition to the Gene
terry, which contains about three acres,
and are grading it and laying out the lots
and walks.
A strawberry and ice cream festival will
be held at Washington school, near Bay
View, on Tuesday evening" May 2Sth
If stormy, the next clear evening. The
proceeds are to be used in purchasing
flag for the school.
The remains of Mrs Mabel 7. May
berry, wife of Elmer Mayberry, formerly
of Pennington, were brought from Phila.
last Monday and inferred at Ebenezer on
Tuesday. Mrs. Mayberry's maiden name
was Mabel Linton.
Two engines on the Columbia & Port
Deposit railroad ran together Tuesday
afternoon at Rock Run. One was on the
main track and the other was coming out
of switch when they went together side
ways causing considerable of wreck.
Paris green mixed with wheat bran to
form dough and a spoonful placed in
the hill is dead shot for the cut worm.
The medicine might be used with advant-
age on small area of plants but to doctor
field of corn would be tedious process.
The wedding of Miss Clara M Little
daughter of VIM. J. Little of Charlestown
to Mr.. Amos Jackson came off on We'd
nesday, 22d inst. The ceremony was
performed at the M. E. parsonage at
Charlestown, Rev. 7. H. Harding officiat-
ing.
VIM Jenkins placed a four.legged
chicken of the Plymouth Rock breed on
exhibition at DIR. Kinks drug store this
week. When Matched it was completely
formed and had four finely developed legs.
Unfortunately the hen stepped on it few
days after it was Matched and killed it.
VIM. K Griffith died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Collin G. Brown,
Lombard, on Thursday, May 10th in his
10th year. He had been ailing for some
time. Mr.. Griffith was born and spent
his life in that neighborhood. Interment
was made at Rosebank cemetery, Calvert,
on Sunday.
The annual spring exhibition for 1895
of the Oxford Agricultural Society will be
held June S, 6, 7. Indications point to a
large number of exhibitors from a dis
lance. The first class race track promises
to be the scene of some notable contests,
and among other features the bicycle
contests will no doubt attract consider
able attention. See adv. in another
column.
A lady at Tooleys, La, was very sick
with bilious collie when NJ. c. Tisler, a
prominent merchant of the town gave her