The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-12-10
COU MY NEWS.
Friday, Dec. 10. 1897.
NIi>.ORLOCALS

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Trustees of Zion Presbyterian
church last week Melted $50.
A fagstone walk is being laid
from the pavement to the M. E.
church door, in place of brick walk
The M. e. Sunday school will
hold an Xmas entertainment in the
lecture room of the church on
Christmas eve.
Rev. S. j. Morris preached the
first of a series of historical sermons
on last Sunday evening. The SER
mon was on the Babylonian king
dom and was very interesting
discourse.
The ladies of Asbury M. E.
church will give a poultry and
oyster supper December 18th and
10th, for the benefit of the church.
The supper will be held at Samuel
Whitaker's.
Tue revival services at Ebernezer
still continue with increased inter
est. About so conversions have
been made. The meetings are being
conducted by evangelist Conway of
Wilmington.
The December term of the Circuit
Court will convene on Monday
next. The new Judges, Messrs.
Pearce and Martin, with Judge
Stump are expected to be present
during the session.
Presiding Elder Barrett preached
in the M. e. church, Mt. Pleasant,
on Sunday. The revival services
are still in progress at the church,
in charge of the pastor, Rev. Ernest
Greenfield, and Evangelist Young.
The Hendrickson farm, situated
about two miles from Rising Sun
and containing 1S4 acres, was sold
at mortgagee's sale last Saturday
and purchased by Mrs. E. r.
Haines for $1,000, subject to prior
liens.
Richardsmere, the new postoffice
at Porter's Bridge, was opened on
Monday last. A temporary route
is being run from the new Office to
Rising Sun and return each morn
ing, jeremiah Atkinson acting as
carrier.
The Maryland Republican Edi-
torial Association will hold Il bus
mess meeting at the Carrollton
Hotel, Baltimore, on Monday next
to consult what course they must
adopt under the Mckinley neutral
policy.
Rev. George Alcorn of Philadel-
phia Conference, will preach next
Sunday, Dec. 18th, at Mt. Pleasant
M. L. church, near Colora, at 1880
q. NJ. and 1880 p. m. At the close
of the morning service number of
persons will be baptised.
An inmate of the Bel Air Aims
house, supposed to be James S.
Gray, committed suicide Saturday
night by hanging himself. He was
arrested near Aberdeen two weeks
ago, and gave evidence of insanity.
He was about 40 years old.
On Tuesday, December 9TH, j. G.
Hindman, auct., sold at public sale
50 acres of land and Improvements
belonging to the estate of Mary E.
Cunningham, deceased, for So, ITO,
to W. H. Armour; also 80 acres,
estate of w. T. Bye, deceased, to
Edward Moore for $4,000.
A bad wreck of freight cars oc-
Cured at Elkton on Wednesday
morning, in which ten cars were
derailed and set ON fire by the stove
in the caboos. The wreck blocked
the tracks and detained passenger
trains and the mails several hours.
No person was hurt.
The following pupils attended
Rising Sun public school last term
without missing day and are on
the roll of honor: Helen Evans,
Armenia Wilson, Bertha Morrison,
Eva Hunter, Florence WorthlngtOn,
Moilie Keen, Forrest Rink, Leslie
Keen, Eddie Jenkins.
Garfield Post, G. A. r., elected
the following officers at its last
meeting: Commander, Jesse w.
Hambleton; Sr. Vice Com, C. w.
Wilson; Jr. Vice Com, Alexander
Wilson; Surgeon, DR.. L. r. Kirk;
Officer of the Day, j. I. Wigton;
Officer of the Guard, Cyrus Moore;
Adjutant, Sam'l. HambletOn; Coun-
ell of Administration, r. L. How
ard, Samuel Hambleton, DIR. l.. r.
Kirk.
The following officers of the
Woman's Relief Corps elected the
following officers: President, Miss
Rhoda V. Wilson; Sr. Vice, Mrs.
Howard; Jr. Vice, Mrs. Church
man; Chaplain, Mrs. Ryan; Con
ductor, Miss c. Il. Kirk; Asst. Con-
ductor, Miss M. Allen; Organist,
Miss II. NJ. Kirk; Secretary, Mrs.
Wilson; Treasurer, Miss G. Cum