The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-07-02

Miss quo ~. Logan VI SllhAi So-
town, was the guest of Miss Maude
Kirk last week.
Mrs. Ella Kirk and children of
Malvern, are visiting DR.. L. r.
Kirk and family.
Mrs. VIM. Hopkins of Garland,
Hartford Co., is the guest ofG. G..
Hopkins and family.
Miss Clara Fl. Keilholtz of Bal
timore is visiting her mother, Mrs.
III. III. Keilholtz, near Principle.
Mr.. B. III. Browns family re-
moved from Philada. to their sum-
mer cottage in Rising Sun this week.
The Misses Morris were the
guests of their uncle, David Ritten-
house, at Zion for several days this
week.
O. T. Kimbell of Philadelphia,
returned to Rising Sun last week
and will spend the summer here
with his mother.
Rev. w. G. Rooms and wife re-
turned to their home in Bridgeville,
Del, last Saturday, after two
weeks visit with the latter's
parents near Rising Sun.
W. T. Mcclure, John A. Harten-
slime, Harry Keilholtz and w. b.
Ehing intend starting for Baltimore
on their wheels next Sunday, going
by way of Lapidum and Bel Air.
After a nights rest in Baltimore
they will ride to Frederick on Mon
day, to participate in the L. A. w.
meet at that place.
Misses Violette Il. and Halle II.
Haines, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller and daughter of New
York, will sail for Germany on
July 18th, by the Hamburg
American line. After a tour of
Central Europe and short stay in
Paris, the time will be spent in
England, Scotland, Ireland and
Wales. The tourists expect to re-
turn in October.
Miss Catharine P. Evans, accom-
panied by her friend Miss Isabelle
L. Smart of Manasquan, N. j., has
been spending the past week with
her mother near Rising Sun. Miss
Evans has been pursuing her
studies in music in New York for
the past year, and Miss Smart the
study Of oratory, the latter having
Just graduated in the class of '97 of
the New York School of Expression.
Frank G. Hendrickson, formerly
a resident of this section, is stop
ping at the Maryland House this
week. Mr.. Hendrickson has come
to the Sun to recuperate, having
been in poor health for several
months. He has been in the West
Indies for several years, engaged in
railroad construction, and while
there contracted a tropical fever,
which with a severe attack of rheu-
matism has seriously undermined
his health.
The Board of Election Supervis-
ors were in session on Friday. The
officers of Registration and Election
were selected and were the same as
last year with the following excep-
lions: Third district, 2nd precinct,
w. r. Gilpin is made judge of cleo
ton and registration officer in place
of Thomas Beers; and Clarence
Cameron is made clerk in place of
w. r. Gilpin. In the Sixth dis
trict ]. III. Poist is named to sue
ceed Geo. III. Poist. In the Eighth
district Austin 7. Death is named
in place of Joseph L. Futon.
While driving towards town last
Wednesday afternoon G. G. Sill
had a runaway and mashup, caused
by the neck yoke breaking. When
DR.. Sill and his hired boy were
opposite Duyckinck's warehouse
the harness broke and the horses
started on run up the railroad
cut towards the station. They
were brought to sudden stop by
striking the switch a short distance
up the cut which threw the boy out
and broke one of the buggy wheels.
No further damage was done, ex-
cept slightly skinning one of the
horses knees and nose.
Things are not always as they
seem. 1t would appear that few
weeks since we were having too
much rain and that now we were
having too much dusty roads. But
the reverse seems to be the case.
About two weeks ago Willis L.
Rhoads, Familiarity known as
"Dusty Rhoads," was in this Sec
ton renewing advertising contracts
for the noted proprietary medicine
firm of E. G. Dewitt & Co., of
Chicago. This week Chas. Rane
has commenced to carry the star
route mail from Rising Sun to Port
Deposit for S. j. Burnite, the sub
contractor. Therefore we will have
Rane on the dusty roads every day
this summer.