The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-02-26
Cecilia Musical Club of Boston in Town

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at Hagerstown last week.
Elton Smith is suffering with whooping
cough Elton is all old bird to be indulg-
ing i'll such boyish passtime.
Prof. T. D. Bowers and H. F. Richards
spent last Saturday and Sunday at the
formers home in Chestertown.
MIR. and Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck are
visiting relatives and friends in Rhiladel-
phia and New Jersey this week.
Milton Campbell bought of James
Crothers last week the farm known as the
"Parker" place for $4,000. It contains 81
acres.
Presiding Elder L. E. Barrett, D. D.,
of Wilmington Conference, will preach
in Rising Sun M. E. church next Sunday
morning.
Cecilia Musical Club of Boston and
Karl Marshall White, impersonator and
humorist, in Rising Sun Hall tonight.
General admission, 25c; reserved seats 4oc.
Governor Lowndes has been petitioned
to make 4th of March a legal holiday.
The only object apparent is to celebrate
the departure of Cleveland from the White
House
VIM Grason will sell at public sale on
the Geo w. Haines farm, on Tuesday,
March 2, five head of horses, five young
Jersey cows, lot of shoats, farm imple
1nents, etc.
Rev. Quincy Lee Morrow of Snow Hill,
Md, will speak on christian Citizen
ship" in Rising Sun M. E. church, on
Monday evening, March Ist, at s o'clock,
under the auspices of the w. c. T. c.
The Rising Sun Gun Club held live
pigeon shoot on last Tuesday afternoon.
A number from West Chester and Oxford
were present to contest. Walls of Oxford
won first money in the sweep stakes,
having the best score to his credit.
Rev. w. J. FitzSimons of Zion will
preach next Sunday to the villagers a
sermon against the race track. And Jehu
exterminated the family of the impious
Ahab and zealously destroyed the priests
of B1al and other friends of Ahab.
A surprise party was given at the home
of Mr.. Otis Brickley, Pennington, last
Friday. The evening was pleasantly
spent i'll playing games of various kinds.
Refreshments were served and the merry
company left for their home at season
able hour. About thirty guests were
present.
The progressive euchre club was en-
| tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.
G. Hopkins on last Wednesday evening
Miss Gertrude Dare was awarded first
place on the evenings score, winning 10
out of II games played The next meet
ing of the club will be held at DIR. Moore
and Jenness' on March 10th.
Miss Rhoda V. Wilson attended the
10th annual encampment of the Woman's
Relief Corps, Dept of Maryland, which
was held in BALTIC. on Monday last, as a
delegate from Garfield Corps of Rising
Sun. At the annual election of officers,
held during the session, Miss Wilson was
honored by being elected by reclamation
to the post of Junior Vice President for
the State of Maryland.
The entertainment given by the pupils
OF the Rising Sun public school in the
Town Hall last Friday evening was the
best of the kind ever given in this town
and too much praise cannot be given the
teachers, the Misses Haines, for the
manner in which the little folks were
drilled and costumed. A full house
greeted the performers and words of COM
mendation were freely given as the differ
ent parts were so perfectly rendered. The
program consisted of recitations, drama
entitled "The Captive Princess" and a
cantata, Columbia" in which nearly
all the school took part.
One evening last week two
colored men entered the barber
shop of John Cairo, in Elkton,
during the absence of the prophet
or and walked off with several
razors, pair of shears and other
articles. On the evening previous
two overcoats were taken from the
hall of M. Paul's residence, almost
Opposite the rifled barber shop.
Colored men also perpetrated this
offenSe.
Register of Wills Reuben E..
lamar has added another record
book to the archives of the Office
which is Vol. 80, r. E. j., No. B.
Mr.. lamar has held the Office of
Register for a number Of years.
dis popularity is very simple
problem. Persons having business
in the Orphans Court and Registers
Office, he gives all the information
they need freely and fully, and
don't rob them with fees. The
public were quick to find this out
and don't object to that kind of
sauce.
A family consisting of eight
persons, absolutely penniless, were
put off the 6.37 passenger train at
Elkton station Monday night.
They were trying to reach Lynn,
Mass, from Baltimore. Early in
the day the charitable people of
Aberdeen assisted them as far as