The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-04

Miss Carrie Kirk spent several days
this week with her brother, L. R. Kirk,
Jr., at Malvern.
Miss Mollie r. Wilson is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson in
Phillipsburg, N. j.
The young men of Rising Sun
will hold their annual holiday
dance on the evening Of Dec. 20.
The committee in charge will be
I'll. Linn Worthington, OF. Kimbell,
Harry f. Richards and Barclay
Reynolds, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Howard, OF
Zion, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter to
Mr.. ]. Lewis Minker. The event
will take place at the residence in
Zion ON Wednesday evening, Dec. 8.
DR.. Hall and daughter of Macon,
Ga, paida visit to the old Hall home
stead a few days since. The Hall
family was one of the oldest, as we'll
as one of the upper tendon families
of Cecil. The old homestead is one
mile north of Rowlandville on the
Lancaster road. The place is now
owned by William Porter.
A man giving his name as
Edward Burke. from Chicago, was
arrested in Darlington, Hartford
county, last Saturday night by
officer Thompson of Aberdeen, on
suspicion of being implicated in the
recent horse thieving that has
taken place in that vicinity lately.
At his hearing he made some con
Trajectory statementsandw was locked
up for further hearing.
The M. E. church at Rowland
vile has been opened and there will
be preaching every Sunday after
noon at $50, by the pastor, W. E.
Greenfield except next Sunday,
Dec. 6, when the service will be at
1O.3 a. m. Rev. L. E. Barrett, Pre-
siding Elder, will preach at Mt.
Pleasant M. E. church at 3 p. m.
and at $50 p. m. services will be
conducted by the pastor.
George M. Banks, colored, who
recently broke into the house of
Benjamin Tonkins at North East,
was arrested in Baltimore on Satur-
day and was delivered to Constable
George I. Murray, of North East
on Monday. Banks, who was en-
ployed as section hand on the b.
& o. railroad, it is alleged, broke
into Tonkins' house and stole two
watches, a jug of wine and a lot of
provisions. One of the watches
was recovered at Havre de Grace,
where it had been sold.
The Grand Jury of Hartford Co.
were confronted by an awkward
situation recently, when it became
necessary to present one of their
number for assault with intent to
kill his daughter. Judge Waters
came to the rescue when he heard
of the condition of affairs and Or
dered the name of the offender,
VIM. O. Walter, to be stricken from
the roll of the jury, and that he be
placed under arrest. Walter gave
bail in the sum of five hundred
dollars for his appearance at Court.
The annual inspection by the
Department officers of Wingate
Post G. A. r. North East and the
Womans Relief Corps took place
Wednesday evening last week.
The officers and visitors who came
up from Baltimore were: Dept.
Commander A. S. Cooper, Inspector
Geo. w. Johnson, Inspector of
Relief Corps Mrs. Geo. W. johnson
and Messrs. John Bowers, r. Ell.
Cameron and Henry d. Mackey.
The inspection was held with
closed doors only the members being
present. At the close of the in
spection the doors of the Post room
were thrown open and the con-
tributing members of the Post with
their ladies entered and were pre-
scented to the officers and visitors.
After which the line of march was
taken up for the main hall, where
all present were invited to be
seated at the bountifully spread
tables. Speech making followed,
and high compliments were paid to
Wingate Post and its Relief Corps
by the Department officers and
visitors, upon the excellent showing
they made.