The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-26
Farmers have about wound up their

AlldHtlC lily tHlS Week.
Miss Fannie Hopkins of Hartford Co.,
is visiting Mr.. G. G. Hopkins and family.
Tomorrow the democrats will again
lock horns and eat the remaining half OF
the cherry they feasted on June Ist.
There were 5000 people at the local
preachers camp near Leslie on last Sun
day. 81 tents were occupied on the
ground.
Open-air Epworth League services will
be held in front of the NJ E. Church next
Sunday evening. A special program has
been arranged for the occasion.
There will be fruit and ice cream
festival held OH the lawn in front of Zion
M. E. Church, Wednesday evening, July
3Ist, Proceeds for benefit of the church.
Rising Sun contributed II towards
swelling the crowd on the COLCHESTER
excursion yesterday, IS went from Colora,
Is from Nottingham and 253 from Oxford.
Miss H. Jennie Reynolds entertained a
number of friends at her home ON Walnut
St., last Monday evening, in honor of her
friend, Miss Name Staley of Shippens-
burg.
One of the Rising Sun boys got crazy
drunk on contrabrand whiskey the day
of the base ball match and made an ex-
hibition of himself that the whole town
was ashamed Of
DR.. J. v. Crawford, president of the
Peoples Bank of Middletown, and we'll
known to many Cecil countians, died
Sunday afternoon of kidney trouble. He
was seventy-three years old.
John H. Fox takes charge of Jos. T.
Richards mill at Porter's Bridge this
week, and has removed to that place.
John A. Hunter, the proprietor, will run
the mill vacated by Mr.. Fox.
The Colora Cornet Band will hold a
festival at Colora on Friday and Saturday,
August and 3, afternoon and evening.
On the evening of the sd there will be a
parade, accompanied by two brass bands.
Clerk of the circuit court, Jas. Graham,
has been at Black Barren Springs for
several weeks, his health being in very
precarious condition. His ailment being
that distressing disease, consumption.
His condition does not improve.
Cedar Hill Church camp will commence
Sunday, July 18th, and hold over two Sun
days. There will be preaching three times
on Sunday and praise and prayer meeting
every night during the week. All are
invited. E. w. Scott, minister in charge.
The danger to horses of barbed wire
fence had practical demonstration few
days ago. A mare belonging to Herbert
Anderson of Lombard ran afoul of
barbed wire which severed an artery in
one of her legs, and with difficulty the
blood was staunched.
On Wednesday night last week some
person took one of Barclay Reynolds
horses out of the stable and rode the
animal the greater part of the night, re-
turning it to the stable before day. Sup
posed to have gone for whiskey some
where over the line.
Mrs. E. T. Reynolds was summoned to
Baltimore by telegram last Tuesday, an
nouncing that her brother, Mr.. Clarence
Minor, was dying. The young man ling
cred until Thursday. Death resulted
from hemmorhage which was first brought
on two years ago while playing ball.
Mrs. Georgia S. Brumfeld has been ap-
pointed keeper of Turkey Point Light
House in place of her mother, Mrs.
Rebecca L. Crouch, lately deceased.
Mrs. Brumfeld has been the assistant of
her mother in the care of the light house
for number of years. The appointment
gives universal satisfaction.
Crispin Taylor, Market street baker,
was given hearing Friday night before
Justice Taylor, the charge, arreara of rent,
being brought by Samuel McClelland,
owner of the bakery property. The
matter was compromised by Peter Cannon
agreeing to settle the debt and to take
possession. of the bakery outfit and pro-
perty August I.-Ot1ord Press.
Taylor opened branch establishment
in Rising Sun last spring. but after several
weeks trial found competition too brisk.
He closed the store and tried running the
wagon, receiving his supplies each MORN
ing from Oxford. Last week the whole
outfit was removed to Port Deposit.
Announcement is made in another
column of the withdrawal of Vim. M
fogue fsom the firm Of Jos. S. Pogue &
Son. Mr.. Pogue has been offered the
position of manager of a large carriage
manufacturing establishment at Columbia
City, Ind, and will remove there with
his family about Oct. Ist. Rising Sun
will lose one of its brightest business men
by this change, as Will has gained an
enviable position in business circles by
his rare qualification and unlimited popu-
larity. His father, Mr.. Jos. S. Pogue,
will continue to conduct the business here
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