The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-03-27
The will of John M. Mcclenahan which

estate to be valued at $4,000
ANY of our subscribers who may have
changed their post offices in the moving
shuttle will confer favor by notifying
this office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Sutton, near
Perryville, were called to Bethlehem, Pa,
Friday last to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Sutton's aunt.
Thomas Wright moved on Wednesday
from Rising Sun to w. P. Reynolds farm
about miles east of town which he will
crop on shares.
John T. Burkins. will sell at public sale
at his harness shop in Rising Sun to-
morrow afternoon, fine lot of harness of
various kinds, also horse and wagon.
The wife of Andrew McVey Jr. died at
her residence near Liberty Grove on
Thursday of last week, her remains were
buried at Mt Pleasant on Saturday. Rev.
Ernest Greenfield preached the funeral
discourse. Deceased was 80 years of age.
Sheriff Harvey Mackey was ordered by
His Honor Judge Wickes on Saturday to
summon thirty additional taIesmen from
the upper districts of the county, in the
case of James H. Truss, indicted for
murder. They were all discharged on
Tuesday and the case put on trial before
the court.
The streets of Rising Sun and the roads
outside the town presented a wonderful
sight last Wednesday. Wagon loads of
household effects were coming and going
| from every direction and it looked as
though everybody hereabout was trying to
work the famous 1854 puzzle from the
way one load was shifted to make room
for another.
The afternoon train due at Rising Sun
at 4:4I collided with Sparrow's Point
train last Wednesday between Calvert and
Union stations, at Baltimore. The engine
attached to the Oxford accommodation
crashed into the rear coach of the Spar
rows Point train and wrecked it. Seven
passengers were injured, but none of
them fatally.
The Colora Cornet Band discoursed
some excellent music for the edification
of the silver meeting addressed by Col.
Bradshaw last week, which contributed
much to the entertainment of the meet
ing. Under the instruction and leader
ship of Mr.. Brown the band has acquired
degree of excellence i'll its performance
not often met with i'll country bands.
A fine musical and literary social was
given Thursday night at the home of the
Misses Ewing, in Landenberg, in honor
of Miss Emma Hughes of Elkton, Md.
Among those present were the following:
Miss Clara Hughes, Miss Carrie Ewing,
Miss Emma Hughes, Miss Laura Ewing,
Miss Martha Ewing, Messrs. Herbert Lyle
John Fell, c. c. Ryan, Walker and
Albert Fell. After musical selections on
the violin, guitar, mandolin and piano
had been rendered, several recitations
were given by Miss Hughes, following
which the guests sat down to splendid
repast.-E0e,y E9ening.
Winter L. Wilson, formerly of Elkton,
but recently in the employ of the Penn
sylvania railroad company with head
quarters at Lambertville, N. J., has &C.
cepted position as Government Engineer
under the Guatamalan government,
Central America Mr.. Wilson and family
sailed on Friday from New York on the
"Alliance," one of the steamers of the
Columbian Line of the Panama railroad.
They will land at Colon, take the rail-
road across the Isthmus to Panama, and
thence on the steamer "San Jose" for
San Jose city. The trip inland to Guata-
mala City, where Mr.. Wilson will be
located, will be made by railroad. The
city is on the tablelands, about five thou
sand feet above sea-level, and in delight
full climate.
Mr.. Wilson is native of Elkton, son of
the late John E. Wilson.