The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-06-11
VIM. e. Moore has been appoint
ed postmaster at Pennington.

AAdl hlOhJ SclC(ANj I've Act AAs ~
E., will attend church at Rising
Sun in a body ON Sunday morning,
June 20.
The Leslie warehouse property,
lately occupied by j. G. Crothers
and Son, will be sold at mortgages
sale on July 10.
Edward Mulhern whose house
was burned few weeks ago, has
sold his property about two miles
north of Rising Sun to Robt. f.
Pierce of Chester county.
The MIDLAND is in receipt of an
invitation to the 9th commence
ment exercises of Western Mary
land College, Westminster, Md,
June 1917. Sixteen graduates are
in the class of '97.
Marshall H. Pierce has traded
his farm lately purchased of Elias
Renno, known as the Haines Job
farm, containing about 60 acres, to
his brother, Samuel P. Pierce, for
his small farm on Gibson's hill.
While returning from West Not
tingham last Sunday j. G. Hind
mans horse stopped suddenly,
throwing Mr.. Hindman's small son,
J. G. Jr., out of the carriage, but
he fortunately escaped without
serious injury.
The West Nottingham Academy
nine defeated Rising Sun scrub
nine Saturday afternoon at West
Nottingham by score of IL to TO-.
The batteries were Academy,
Cooper and Nesbitt; Scrubs, Nc
Dougal and Dare.
Colora and Tick Ridge played
their second game Wednesday,
Colora being victorious. Score,
IL to3.
Clarence H. Thompson held the
lucky number, SOL, which drew the
bicycle at the o. U. A. M, festival
in Rising Sun last Saturday even
ing. The wheel is $75 Eagle and
was furnished by VIM. B. Effing,
agent. The rain interfered with
the festival on Friday evening, but
a good attendance was on hand the
following evening. The gross re-
ceipts were $40.
Joanna Brown, colored, of Ches-
apeake City, was arrested by Sheriff
Mackey, Wednesday,, on the charge
of picking the pocket of VIM. B.
Heatzig in Elkton, containing $40
and some valuable papers. The
woman had been in the store of
Heatzig & Son pricing some articles,
and when she left Mr.. Heatzig
missed his pocketbook. A warrant
was sworn out for the woman and
Sheriff Mackey found her without
any trouble. Forty dollars was
found on her and the empty pocket
book was found on the street.
The Diocese of Easton, recently
held at Cambridge passed strong
resolutions condemning the Cecil
county race tracks. The following
is the concluding resolution:
"Resolved, further, that we urge
upon the members of our church
throughout the diocese to let their
influence and efforts tell to the
utmost in directing public sentiment
against the evil that seeks to
establish itself ON our soil, and in
the prompt securing of such effec-
tive legislation as will render it's
continuance impossible"
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Southern branch of the National
Association of Stove Lining Manu-
facturers was held in North East
last Thursday. A full attendance
of the members were present from
Philadelphia, Royersford and Read
ing. The meeting was held with
closed doors, and the business tran
, sacted was of character in which
the members only were interested.
Star.
why did these men from large
cities come to the obscure village OF
North East to hold such a meetings
: Possibly the firm contemplate pur.
chasing the idle iron works.
VIM. P. Haines, ST., of Pleasant
Grove died at the residence of his
son in Philadelphia ON June Sd
: aged y years. The remains were
brought to his home and funeral
: services were held at Penn Hill
e meeting house ON Monday The at
e tendance was one of the larges
ever held at that place.
VIM. p. Haines, son of Jeremiah
II B. and Mabel III. Haines, was borr
p on Christmas day, 1925, neal
S Pleasant Grove, in the old mansion
n now owned by FL. H. Haines. HI
If married Mary, daughter of Jacol
J. and Hannah Kirk, and moved t.
e Kinks Mills in 1919. He engaged
l. in farming at that place until 1885,
when he moved to Maryland, re
/, naming two years. During 1856
il he returned to Kinks Mills ant
l. kept store and farmed until 1871
n when he moved to Pleasant Grove
"a Mr. HaineS was annOinted most