The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-07-24

Liberty Grove S. S. will hold festival
Friday and Saturday evenings, July "a
and rs.
Rising Sun Sunday school will hold a
July 29th.
The report of 40 bushel to the acre OF
wheat and a 100 bushel yield of oats is on
its rounds 1t is likely the report is one
of watered stock kind.
Joseph Chambers of Calvert and Miss
Hannah M. Bolton of Delaware were
married at Elkton last Saturday by Rev.
E. K. Miller of the Episcopal church.
Clarence T. McVey was appointed to
take testimony in the John White school
commissioner case. The hearing of
witnesses was held at Elkton on Tuesday.
Frank Burt, York county, Pa. farmer
fell from his reaper and had one of his
legs cut off and the other leg badly lasce-
rated. He is not expected to survive his
injuries.
Jos. E. Tombstone, residing near
Syl1nar, threshed II bushels Of wheat,
machine measure, or 1914 bushels by
weight, from two acres of ground this
harvest.
The North East Wrench Company en-
terprise appears to be progressing. Mr.
Hammond, secretary for the company
has been ordered to collect the first in
stalment of 10 per cent. $4,000 of the
stock has been taken.
Mrs. John Fox of Porter's Bridge was
given surprise party by her friends
Wednesday evening last week. Porter's
Bridge has been a noted spot for more
than hundred years but that was the
first time a surprise of any kind happened
there.
The Rising Sun w. c. T. U. will hold
its annual meeting in the lecture room of
the church on Thursday, July goth at 80
O'Clock, All persons who have not paid
their dues will please take notice and all
superintendent of departments will please
bring reports.
Mrs. Mary Cummings, widow of the
late John Cummings, who resided near
Colora, died at the home of her daughter
in Philadelphia on Saturday last, at an
advanced age. The remains were brought
to Colora and services held at West Not
tingham last Tuesday.
The dogs of the town collect at night
in ''center square" and howl the people
of that section distracted and they are
afraid to shoot. If the CANNES should
move their orchestra to some other parts
of the town there would be some shooting
done very soon after the music struck up.
Hergelroth's Pavilion Theatre Company
which is at present located at Oxford, will
remove to Rising Sun next Monday and
composed of first class artists, said to be
very clever, especially in singing and
dancing. They travel in theirsown coach
by rail.
John Mahan, star route mail carrier
between Rising Sun and Port Deposit
leaves the Sun under the new arrange
ment after the 7.I6 a. m. train which
brings a mail from Baltimore. By the
new schedule, the post offices on the
route, Principle, Pennington, Theodore
and Woodlawn are served with the Balt1-
more morning papers.
Governor Lowndes has appointed Geo.
S. McVey who lives near Zion, school
commissioner to succeed Mr.. Ash whose
term expires next month. Samuel 7.
Bye was named by the governor for the
place but the senate refused to confirm
Bye, and Mr. .McVey has been appointed.
Ash alleges the governor has no right to
appoint and that he will hold on and COIL
test in the courts.
Clarence T. McVey, the commissioner
appointed by governor Lowndes to take
testimony in the John White case, is a
son of the new school commissioner.
1t is understood that Webster White,
member of the last Legislature, will
succeed Mr.. Biddle. 1t is thought that
John R. White will be removed by the
governor to make room for a member of
different faction in the republican party.