The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-05-17
Loyal Legion will meet tomorrow after
noon at the usual hour.

Crowl OF Oxford spent Sunday with T.
w. Wilson and family.
The Rising Sun G. A. R Post and
Woman's Relief Corps festival last Friday
and Saturday nights took in about $40.
Don't forget Pogue & Sons third public
sale ofvehicles, farm machinery and stock
tomorrow afternoon. See adv. in this
issue.
Mrs. Mccullough, widow of the late
Clinton Mccullough, Esq, and family
left Elkton for their future home in
Chicago, on Monday.
The John Tyson farm, consisting of 81
acres, near Mechanics Valley, was sold
on Friday by John M. Terrell, auctioneer,
to Benz. Miller for $3.50
Miss Stewart, Y organizer of the state
of Maryland, will lecture in the M. E..
Church, Rising Sun, on Saturday after
noon at $50 O'Clock. The young people
of both sexes are especially invited to be
present; everybody else welcome.
The Rising Sun w. c. T. U. will meet
in the lecture room of the church on
Thursday, May 23d, as the regular meet
ing day is on Decoration Day. A special
program is being arranged and cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Commencing with next Sunday, the
services at West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church will begin at 10 80 a. M, and the
Sabbath school will meet Immediately
after the morning services. A bible class
for men will be formed next Sabbath.
Counsel for the administrator of Jas. A.
Davis deceased, have entered suit in the
Circuit Court for Cecil county against
John M. McClenahan, of Port Deposit, to
recover title to some property in that town.
The amount of damages claimed is $2o,
900.
Mrs. Della Banks and daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Sadtler of Baltic, are the guests of
Miss Lizzie Briscoe. They have both been
quite ill and hope to convalesce more
rapidly in our healthy atmosphere. The
ladies were accompanied by Mr.. Cecil
Banks of the Wilkes Barre bar.
After Governor Brown signed his death
warrant appointing July S as the day of
execution for Marshall E. Price for the
murder of Miss Sallie Dean, the scroun-
drel cofesses that he did the foul deed
and that young Grant Carkran whom he
accused as an accomplice had no hand in
it.
The Providence Paper Mills are now
running at their full capacity, turning out
about Co. 900 pounds of paper every I'd
hours. The new wet machine was put in
operation last week. A foundation bed
for new Corliss engine of $50 horse
power to run the shaving mill is being
dug.
A meeting of the Board of Managers of
the Cecil County Agricultural Society was
held Tuesday. Business of importance
was transacted, and among other business
it was decided to sell exhibitors tickets
for $I.25. In the household, fancy and
art departments the list was reversed and
premiums increased.
On last Tuesday two musicians, harp
and violin, arrived in Rising Sun and
proving to be first class performers, few
of the young men Immediately arranged
to hold social dance in the Hall that
evening. Passing the word around, ar
engagements were soon completed and
very pleasant evening was spent by those
present, who numbered - couples.
Rev. Mr.. Short, pastor of Harrison
Street Church, Wilmington, preached at
Rising Sun last Sunday morning, at
Sylmar in the afternoon, and at Mt.
Pleasant in the evening. Rev. Ernest
Greenfield preached at Rising Sun in the
evening. Rev. Short was stationed at
Mt. Pleasant prior to Rev. Greenfield, and
has the reputation of being an eloquent
speaker.
Harry Churchman, brakeman on the
N. Y. Div. of the Penna. R. R. fell from
car at New Brunswick on Thursday of
last week and had one leg cut off below
the knee and four toes cut from the other
foot. He is son of John T. Churchman
of Calvert. The report was circulated that
he had been killed and the body shipped
home, but he is lying in the hospital at
New Brunswick and bids fair to recover.
John R. Sheppard paid short visit to
his parents in Rising Sun this week. He
has been with the Wilmington Dental
Mfg. Co in Phila. for several years past
but has now resigned to accept an adj
vanced position with newly organized
company of the same character, with head
quarters in New York. The president of
the new company was also the head of
the Wilmington Company and Mr..
Sheppard's position is that of private
secretary. He will enter upon his new
duties Monday next.
A Ten-Days' Outing.
Mr., and Mrs. H, H, Haines left Rising