The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-05

this year.
Jonathan Pickering of Calvert lost a
valuable three year old colt last Sunday
from pneumonia.
;, The family off. ]. Bennett expect to
continue the bookkeeping business this
year at lakewood.
A daughter of Newton Mcdowell, of
Calvert, stepped into vessel of boiling
water and was badly scalded.
Miss Saba Scott of George school is
spending the Easter holidays at her home
near Rising Sun.
Chas. Haines who is studying pharmacy
in Philadelphia, has been spending the
past week at his home in Rising Sun.
Miss Isabel Buckley lett Rising Sun
Monday evening for New York, to attend
the spring opening of millinery goods
John W. Buckley is building an addi-
ton to the house on his farm on the
ridge" S. P. Ryan & Son are the COIL
tractors.
w. T. Warburton of the Elkton bar
will deliver the memorial day address for
Garfield Post, at Calvert. They are sure
of good address.
Child's Council, Jr. o. U A. M, will
raise flag over wilma public school
house on Thursday, April nth. Exercises
begin at half past two O'Clock.
The Parthenian Literary Society of the
Rising Sun public school will give an
entertainment in the Town Hall OH
Saturday evening, April 18TH; admission,
I5c.
The Orphans Court met in special
session on Tuesday and passed All order
for the sale of personal property by A. ].
Kitchener, administrator C. t. a. of James
H. Headley.
The Perryville Council Jr., o. U. A. M.
raised flag over the Principle Furnace
school house, Thursday the 4th inst. at
/ 2 IN. Messrs. ]. T. Graham, w. J
Smith and w S. Evans were selected to
do the spouting for the occasion.
The MIDLAND JOURNAL is in receipt of
the 1886 catalogue of the West Not
tingham Academy This historical in
stitution of learning is in its 155th year,
and the roll for 1895 contains 81 pupils;
John G. Conner, A. NJ, Principal.
A travelling 1ocksmith attempted to
commit suicide in Port Deposit on Tues
day by taking laudanum. He was saved
by being walked rapidly for several hours.
When revived he complained bitterly
because they did not allow him to die
Attention is directed to the advertise
inent of A. L. Duyckinck & Co., in this
issue. This firm is reputed to have i'm
proved facilities and equipments for
handling grain which place them second
to none in the state, outside of Baltimore.
Michael McGath was taken to the
House of Correction on Wednesday by
Deputy Sheriff Emmett White. He was
committed by Squire Ward of Perryville,
under the vagrant act. McGath has no
hands, and is quite an expert in the use of
his toes.
A crowd of bush men were in town
Saturday night and got full of Cherry street
forty rod when they opend with the pro-
fame vocabulary Why is it that profanity
is the chosen dialect of the crazy drunk.
Three weeks only will intervene and these
devil trysting places will have to close up.
The executive committee of the State
Public School Teachers Association met
Saturday week in Baltimore and arranged
to hold the annual convention of that
body at the Blue Mountain House from
the 9th to the 18th of July, inclusive. The
program of the convention will be settled
later by subcommittee.
Directors meeting of the Agricultu
raj Society of Elkton. was held last Satur-
day Entrance fees of the following de-
partments, farm produce, fruits, house.
hold, fancy and floral have been aban-
doned. Hereafter exhibitors can make
as many entries in the departments as
they desire without charge. Premiums
have been increased in the cattle, horse
and sheep departments. Days of the Fair,
Sept. 10th to 18th inclusive.