The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07

this evening.
The Rising Sun w. G. T. U. will
meet in the lecture room of the
church on Thursday, Feb. 18th
at 2:3O p. IN.
The creameries at ChestertowI
paid from $1.05 to $1.1O per 10(
for milk the past month. What
do they pay here9
The steam shovels used in grad
ing on the railroad east of ElktoI
are the latest novelty. Every
shovelful lifted by these titans is q
cart load.
Daniel Hanna, aged about sixty
five, a farmer near Elkton, died
Tuesday night from the effects of
paralytic stroke received some
time ago.
Some anxious inquirer wants tc
know why the warehouses in Port
Deposit are standing idle. The
same cause that has filled the
country with idle men.
The county commissioners will
meet on Feb. Is, 10, 25, 26 and p
to adjust assessments. The next
regular meeting Of the Commits
sioners is Feb. IL and -.
Walter Reed, lad of this town,
smoked so many cigarettes that he
has lost his voice.-Dover Index.
Some of the boys about Rising
Sun will be talking in whispers or
all signs will fail.
Our National Bank officers for
the ensuing year are Haines and
Kirk. Timothy Haines, III. III.
Haines, Reuben Haines, J. A. Kirk
and DIR. L. R. Kirk. III. III.
Haines was elected president, j. A.
Kirk vice president and DR.. L. r.
Kirk, secretary.
By a runaway accident last week,
Robert McClenahan of Port Deposit
and his nephew, Mack Nesbitt were
thrown from the carriage. The
former escaped with some bruises,
but the boy had his leg broken at
the thigh. Drs. Cromwell and
Fisher set the broken bone.
Mr.. Herbert Conner and Miss
Florence Boulder, of Cayots'
Corner, second district, were mar
ried on Tuesday evening, January
2Sth. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. I. R. Watkins, at the
M. E. Parsonage, in the presence of
few of their immediate friends.
The Odd Fellows lodge at this
place has installed the following
officers for the present term: Jos.
Tombstone, noble grand; DR.. J. B.
Slicer, vice grand; l. r. Taylor,
secretary; Charles w. Wilson,
financial secretary; L. r. Kirk, M.
D., treasurer; Samuel P. Ryan,
chaplain.
While train No. SAT was taking
water at Baldwin station on Friday
night, a man supposed to have been
secreted on the train broke open an
express car and carried off a bicycle.
The train crew observed the man
running across the fields, but as
they were about to leave were
unable to follow him.
Mrs. William HI. Humes died at
her home at Baldwin, this county,
on Thursday of last week after a
long illness, aged about fifty years.
She leaves several children. The
deceased was a member of the
church of Latter Day Saints at that
place which we believe is branch
of the Norman denomination.
William Tyson who resides near
Singerly, discovered several rolls of
table linen hidden under the leaves
in the woods which proved to be
goods stolen from the r. R. Co. S
warehouse on Saturday night, Jan.
%. He informed Mr.. Billingslea,
foreman for M. Gambrill & Co., of
his discovery, who at once took
possession of the goods.
A literary club has been organ
lied at the Tome Institute for the
study of literature of the 18th and
10th centuries. The meetings are
held in the assembly hall. The
officers are Mrs. M. A. Newell,
president; Mrs. W. w. Shaw, vice
president; Miss Edith Palmer, I'd
vice president; Miss Houser, treas. ;
Miss Sheldon, secretary.
A special train carrying the
Liberty Bell passed through Elkton
ON Saturday morning enroute from
Atlanta, Ga, to Philadelphia,
where the bell was taken to its old
home in Independence Hall.
The citizens did not turn out en-
mass to congratulate the old bell on
it's safe return as to greet it on its
going to the big show.
The boots and wearing apparel
of James III. Truss, who is confined
in Elkton Jail, charged with the