The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-05-22

Stock of the Local Preachers
camp meeting ground near North
East is on the market; $40 share
and selling briskly.
S. P. Ryan & Son have received
the contract for the erection Of
Stephen Reynolds barn, to replace
the one burned few weeks ago.
Governor Lowndes has designated
Charles w. Shippers, Democrat, and
Enoch Mccullough, Republican, to
be general assessors for Cecil county.
An examination for teachers in
the public schools of the county
will be held in Elkton on Tuesday,
June 2, and in Port Deposit on
Wednesday, June 3.
John Huss died at the residence
of his son, uear Calvert, on Tues
day night last, in his 18th year, of
heart disease. Interment to-day
at IL o'clock a. M, at the Union.
Tomorrow afternoon the Demo-
GRAFT primaries will be held through
out the county. The judges for the
sixth district are w. w. Nickle,
Jacob Kennard, DR.. L. B. Moore.
The Epworth League of the
Wilmington District will hold their
annual convention at Port Deposit
on Tuesday and Wednesday next.
An elaborate program has been
prepared for the occasion.
Leeds public school will hold an
ice cream festival in the grove adj
Joining the school house on Friday
evening, May Doth. If the weather
is stormy the festival will be held
the next evening. A large attend
ance is solicited. Proceeds to be
applied to replenishing the school
library.
The Patrick Pencil farm, on the
Blue Ball road, was sold last week
at mortgages sale, to Mrs. Annie
Burns, the mortgage, for $3.50
which means the farm was knocked
down for mortgage and costs.
When the mortgage was made the
farm was no doubt valued at twice
as much as the sum named in the
mortgage.
Last Tuesday afternoon Elkton
was visited by a hurricane which
did considerable damage in a few
minutes. The storm seemed to
center in the town as no damage is
reported from out lying districts.
In the town the wind Frustrated
trees, barns, outbuildings and
fences and the rain fell in deluge.
Only a slight sprinkle of rain fell
at Rising Sun.
Hawke, the base ball pitcher had
his arm seriously injured and the
X-rays were turned on it at the
Delaware State Hospital. The rays
showed that two small wrist bones
had been dislocated and tendons
badly strained. The surgeons
knowing what the injury is and
where it is located say they can
correct it. Those Xrays promise
to be great aids to the doctors.
Help them to "diagnose," find out
what's wrong you see.
Home Council o. U. A. M. will
raise a flag pole at Marion school
house near Principle this county
on Friday the 29th instant and hold
festival in the evening at the
residence of VIM. 7. Mccullough
near Theodore the meeting place of
the Council. DIR. Theo. A. Worrall
of North East, VIM. j. Smith of
Elkton and G. Harry Slime of Balti-
more will be the speakers. The
North East Glee Club is also billed
to be present and render several
vocal selections during the evening.
The public is invited to be present.
The installation of Rev. r. H.
Hover as pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Perryville, took place
Thursday night last week. A large
number of people were present and
witnessed the impressive service.
Rev. Wilfred Shaw of Port Deposit
moderated the meeting and de-
livered the change to the pastor.
Rev. Thomas r. Mcdowell of Octo-
raro church preached the sermon
which was one of unusual force and
directness. Rev. David Il. Shaw
of West Nottingham delivered the
address to the people and pointed
out they should cooperate with
and uphold the hand of the pastor.
Captain Thompson of Baltimore,
will lead the meetings at the Elkton
Salvation Army Barracks on
Sunday in the morning at II O'Clock,
and in the evening at 8. Captain
Thompson is a cornetist and will
render solos on that instrument at
the services.
The above is newspaper notice
of religious meeting held in
Elkton last Sunday. How great
the change in the ideas held about
religion, in the last 60 years. In
those days the managers of such g