The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-01
Lent began OH Wednesday.

Pleasant M. E. Church March IA.
A spelling bee will be held in the public
school house at Bay View this evening.
The supper given by Elkton ladies for
$222.
Edith White of Bay View was badly
bitten last Friday evening by dog be-
longing to Martin Jackson.
The Young Ladies Home Mission will
hold monthly sociable at the home of
Miss Anna Bryan this evening.
A horizontal bar was put up in Perry
vile athletic academy and the boys conf
nenced ''skinning the cat" at once.
L. Marshal Haines, attorney for mort
gagee, will sell the ] T. Mccullough
property in Rising Sun on March 10Th.
H. M. Cameron while getting out of
his wagon at Leslie last Friday slipped
and fell on his side, injuring himself in
ternally.
E. H. Reynolds will sell at admins
traitors sale on Wednesday, March goth,
the household effects of Phoebe Thomas,
deceased.
Granville w. Lynch will sell farm stock
md personal property at his residence on
the Haines farm near Rising Sun on
Thursday, March I4th.
Mrs. Stephen Allies of Cecil Paper Mill
las winter blooming friseia, which had
fifteen blooms at one time. 1t is one of
the most fragrant flowers that grows.
Miss Annie Quinn has been assigned to
take charge of Miss Martha Biddles grade
Of Perryville public school, thus relieving
Miss Biddle of the laborious work of the
school,
The Happy Harvesters held their
regular monthly meeting at the home of
Miss Laura Mcdowell near Principle,
last Friday night, Small attendance ON
account of bad travelling.
James D. Tyson, of the Fourth district
died on Monday, i'll his 9th year, of
heart disease. Funeral at the Rock Pres
byterian church Thursday, interment at
Sharp's burying grounds.
Norman P. Heffley, Director of the
Department ofCommerce, Pratt Institute,
is to lecture this evening at Tome Insti-
tute on the History of Shorthand from
So B. c. to 1887 A. D. The lecture will
be fully illustrated by stereopticon.
The annual town election of Port De-
post was held on Tuesday with the fol-
lowing results: Samuel c. Rowland,
Robt. A. Stephenson, James N. McCul
Tough, II. F. Hall, Timothy Kelly, Jr.,
Harry R. Cameron and Thomas E. Duke.
A number of the patrons and friends of
New Bridge school attended the literary
exercises last Friday afternoon. The
program consisted of essays, readings,
recitations and solos.
The next meeting exhibition will be
held Wednesday, March 20.
News comes from Hartford that the pros
poets for the canning industry seem very
uncertain just at present and great many
Gamers are undecided whether they can
or can't the low price of cans is enticing
but the very dull market for all vegetables
doesn't give much hope for q profitable
season.
William R. Richards, formerly of this
place, is acquiring a reputation in West
Chester as an athlete. At a contest in
the Tattersall last week he threw a 56tb.
weight 10 feet inches, winning the
honor. He excelled in the high jump
also.
The best throw of the Sc on record is
IS feet 10 inches.
H. c. Cummings livery stable was
entered last Friday night by some un-
known person by breaking window and
reaching the door fastening. The in
truded stumbled about and broke a sash
out in the front of the builing as though
from pure malicious mischief, being 'in-
stignated by the devil" or bad whiskey-
not much difference between them
Nothing was taken and the midnight
prowler is still at large.