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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Reduced Rates to Washington on
Account of the Inauguration via
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.

For the benefit of those who
desire to attend the ceremonies in.
cident to the Inauguration of Presi-
dent elect Mckinley, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell
excursion tickets to Washington
March 1, 2, 3, and 4, valid to re-
turn from March to s, at the fol-
lowing rates: From New York,
$500; Philadelphia, $40; Balti-
more, so; Harrisburg, $500;
Williamsport, 1919; Buffalo, 81. 20;
Rochester, $10.4S; Altoona and
Pittsburg, $1,000; and from all
other stations on the Pennsylvania
system at reduced rates.
This Inauguration will be most
interesting event, and will I'M
doubtedly attract a large number
of people from every section of the
country,
The magnificent facilities of the
Pennsylvania Railroad make this
line the favorite route to the
national capital at all times, and
its enormous equipment and
splendid terminal advantages al
Washington make is especially
popular on such occasions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Race Follower Rowdies.

On Saturday night fight &C.
CURED at Iron Hill station between
two race track followers. One of
the men had his ear chewed COM
pletely off. The injured man then
knocked the other man down and
beat him numerically until he
became insensible. He then drag
ged him on the tracks of the P. w.
u B. r. r. and left him there.
The night operator at the place
noticed the man on the tracks and
had to block the south bound track
at Newark, while he removed the
man from his perilous position. No
arrests have been made. The fight
aroused a number of citizens from
their slumbers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01

The university Extension"
course of lectures in Elkton which
were lectures on American history
were concluded last week and so
well pleased were the patrons that
it was determined to continue the
course which will cover the period
from the war of 1912 to the break
ing out of the shareholders rebel
lion. The old time-and not par
ticularly ancient either-"popular"
lecture is falling into disuse. They
were of little practical benefit, COM
prising display of elocution and
rhetoric, of passing interest, which
charmed for an hour and passed into
the limbo of for gotten things with the
disappearance of the lecturer from
the stage. The university extern
sion," or more modern class of
lecture is a decided advance on the
popular manner of teachinga public
that has no special fondness for ex
tensive reading or study. We
believe a course of that kind of
lecture might be successfully
brought out at Rising Sun. Elkton
was about as backward in patroniz-
ing the fowery, rhetorical lecture
as the Sun-but the university"
kind appears to take, Prof. Elson
having been engaged to continue
the series, commencing after the
holidays with the second course.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
The Holiday Dance.

The dance given in the Town
Hall last Tuesday evening was one
of the holiday events of the week.
% couples were present to indulge
in the terpsichorean pastime. The
music was furnished by a harp
orchestra from Phila.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
e. III. Worthington, Mr.. and Mrs.
III. II. Haines, DR.. and Mrs. G. G..
Sill, Mrs. E. E. Ewing, DR.. G. S..
Dare; Misses Linda Warren Brown,
Camden; Helen Walter, Roxboro,
Pa; Louise Paul, Wallingford, Pa,
Bessie Marshall, Phila.; Claire
Elliott, Malvern, Pa; Caroline
Chambers, Unionville, Pa; Name
Hayes, West Chester, Pa; Ella
Morrison, Wilmington; May Gray,
Middletown, Del; Fannie Hopkins,
Garland, Md; Margaret Maxwell,
Principle; Violette 7. Haines, Halle
H. Haines, Gertrude S. Dare, Mary
Brumtield, Mary l.. WorthingtOn,
Hanna M. Kirk, Carrie E. Kirk,
Carrie A. Cummings, M. Addie
Smith, Lizzie Moore. Messrs. M.
X. Stubs, Colorado Springs; w.
FL. Andrews, Lincoln; VIM. Nesbitt,
Port Deposit; A. J. Buckley, Allen
town, Pa; DR.. j. Fl. Jenness, DIR.
7. B. Moore, Chas. E. Dare, Clar-
ence T. Dare, Cecil E. Ewing,
Evans Ewing, VIM. r. Richards,
Henry S. Smith, Samuel H. Barnes,
Frank @. Kirk, Jerome E. Brum-
field, Clifford Brumfeld, Eugene
A. Reynolds.
The committee was composed OF
Messrs. H. F. Richards, H. Linn
Worthington, o. I. Kimbell and
Barclay Reynolds, Jr.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Ayers Hair Vigor.
Rising Sun. Detective Association.

The annual meeting of Rising
Sun Detective Association will be
held in DR.. Kinks Hall to- morrow,
Saturday, Jan. 2, at 10 O'Clock
when officers to serve the ensuing
year will be elected and other
business of the association tran
sacted. The ladies of the mite
society will prepare the annual
turkey dinner, the superior excel
lence of which is celebrated
throughout the county.
Every member should make it a
point to procure a new member for
the association. Theft is becoming
so prevalent that every one having
property that may suffer from the
depreciation of thieves should not
longer defer becoming a member of
this Association.
E. E. EWING, Secy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
NOTICE..

= EALED applications will be received on or
- before January 9TH 1897 at II O'Clock noon,
by the Secretary of the Board of Managers of Rose
Bank Cemetery Association for the position of
SEXTON of said Cemetery from the 25th day of
March, A. d. 1897, to the 25th day of March, A. d.
1898. Said applicant must reside near premises
and must take charge of cemetery, hall building,
fences and other improvements. He must agree
to devote his entire time to the work from March
25th to November 25th the remaining four months
he must attend to all interments and any other
necessary work. All revenue from grave digging
and care of lots well the sale of lots shall be
turned over to the Treasurer of the said Board OF
Managers at stated periods, according to schedule
of prices. The application must state the sum of
money for which the applicant will agree to per-
form these services in the set forth for the
term above stated, the Association agreeing to
furnish all implements or tools required. The
Managers reserve the right to reject any and all
applications. c. NJ. REISLER, Secy.,
de1S-4t Calvert, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Mad Dogs ! r1ad Dogs |!

There appears to have been what might
be termed mad dog epidemic in Mary
land and the southern border of Penn
sylvania. The enterprise of the Oxford
Press has gathered the following list of
billings by rabid dogs in almost this i'm
mediate vicinity.
Mad dogs have been doing much mis-
chief i'll this section within the past two
weeks. In addition to those mentioned
last week the following are reported: A
dog of Robert McCrery, at Kinks Bridge
on the Octoraro, went mad and bit two
other dogs and colt belonging to Mr..
McCrery. From there he went to Not
tingham and bit two dogs belonging to
Robert Cameron, one each of Jacob Miller,
E. A. Gillespie, L c. Passmore and Jesse
J. McCrery. He attempted to make a
close acquaintance with John Lochlan
but got the cold shoulder and was struck
on the head with bucket and driven off
At John G. Smiths place, across Kirk S
bridge in Lancaster county, the brute met
a cold reception, being killed by Mr.. S.
after biting two dogs and hog and at
lacking one of the boys, who defended
himself with a wash basin. Another mad
dog appeared at Thomas McMullen's
below Chrome, and bit the dog, also
Walter Wright's, George Mason's and Mr..
Wards. All of the above people promptly
killed their dogs, with one exception, we
learn, to prevent mischief being done by
them
On Christmas day dog afflicted with
rabies appeared at Calvert, Maryland. 1t
came across the country from Bay View,
where it was seen by man with a gun
who unfortunately had one shoe off and
by the time he was properly shod the dog
got out of range of the gun. 1t went by
a number of farm houses and was seen
by several people, but did no damage that
was known until it reached Calvert, at
which place and up as far as Chrome, dogs
belonging to William Hamb1eton, George
Hambleton, Joseph McVey, Allen Chan
dler, James T. Trainor, Jesse Tyson, B. E.
Mason, George Kyle, Frank Kent, c. P.
Dorman. Doubtless others we're bitten
All the above acted promptly and wisely
in killing their dogs. some of them even
without knowledge of their dogs being in
contact with the rabid animal. The mad
brute was followed by number of men
with guns to the neighborhood of Mount
Olivet church, where they lost sight of it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
lakewood Items.

Mrs. Jane Dimpsey is quite ill with the
grip.
Richard Gillespie had the misfortune
last week to have his feet frozen.
Our neighbors have been busy this
week harvesting good crop of 6 in. ice.
The Detective Association of this Dis
trict is rapidly increasing in membership.
Harvey Smith while cutting ice last
Wednesday stepped in hole and received
a thorough ducking.
Mrs VIM P. Haines of Pilot Town has
been very i'll for the past two weeks with
lagrippe but is now greatly improved.
About 2 O'Clock Monday morning the
thermometer at this place dropped below
zero-the coolest snap we have had this
season.
A. L. Crothers, Esq, while strolling
along the creek and viewing the ice at
Conowingo last Sunday slipped and
severely strained his knee.
Since the recent horse thief scare one
of our neighbors has taken the precaution
to pile railroad ties and fence rails in
front of his barn door and gate, thus bar
Reading his stock from midnight visitors
The Sth District Teachers Literary So
ciety, which has been closed for the hol-
days, will reopen Jan. Sth. The question
for debate will be, ReSOl0ed, That the
National Bank is beneficial to it patrons.
The mail routes in this section have
been bid in so low that the present mai
carriers contemplate initiating Cleveland
and putting in their time fishing and
ducking. B
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
HoW'S This e

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last IS years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN s. MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggist, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi'
monials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
NOTICE..

SEALED applications will be received on or
- before January 2nd, 1897, at II o'clock noon.
by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church for the position
of SEXTON of said church from the 25th day of
March: A. D. 1897, to the 25th day of March, A. d.
1895 Said applicant must reside on the premises,
and must take charge of the Church. Chapel and
grounds surrounding the same also the cemetery
and fences. He must agree to devote his entire
time to the work, and will be allowed the use of
the sections house free of charge All revenue
from grave digging and care of lots as we'll as the
sale of lots, shall be turned to the Treasurer
of said Board of Trustees at stated periods, accord
ton must state the sum of money for which the
applicant will agree to perform these services in
The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and
all applications. The above notice is in accord
ance with the adopted custom of the Board to adj
vertise annually for sexton.
NJ. E. KIRK, Secy..
West Nottingham, Md, Rising Sun, Md
December 18th, 1896. st
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Judicial .IOkeS.

Judge Frederick Stump presented
a petition to the Secretary of State
to be filed and taken up in the
regular order of business by Gov.
Lowndes, and considered. The
petition was for the pardon of a
fellow who got drunk on bad
whiskey-whiskey like live Indians
is all bad-and was landed in the
House of Correction for four
months. On presenting the peti
tion the Judge accompanied it with
the following remarks;
"Mr. Secretary this man got hold
of some of your Hartford county
whiskey. Unfortunately, it was
the kind which is made in the after,
noon and should be drunk before
night, not being for early morning
consumption. The man drank il
before noon and it landed him il
the House of Correction"
Secretary Dallam, who come;
from Hartford county, replied
"Judge, l am somewhat surprised
| have always understood thu
Havre de Grace people would no
allow liquor to spoil"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sheppard
of Wilmington spent Christmas
with relatives in Rising Sun.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sheppard
of Wilmington spent Christmas
with relatives in Rising Sun.
J. Fred Mcclure and wife spent
Christmas with Sam'l. Tyson and
family at West Nottingham.
Miss Blanche Hindman enter
tanned a number of friends at her
home last Wednesday evening.
A. J. Buckley of Allentown, and
Miss Jennie Buckley Of Reading,
are spending the holidays with
their parents of South Queen street.
Miss Helen Walter of Roxboro,
Pa, and Miss May Gray of Middle
town, Del, were the guests of Mr..
G. G. Hopkins and family this
week.
Miss Bessie Marshall of Phila.,
and Miss Louise Paul of Walling-
ford, spent few days this week
with Miss Eleanor Jenness at West
Nottingham.
Misses Hanna and Carrie Kirk
entertained a few of their friends
on last evening in honor of their
guests, Misses Claire Elliott and
Ella Morrison.
Miss Fannie Hopkins of Gar
land, Hartford county, and Miss
Linda Warren Brown of Camden,
spent several days this week with
Miss Gertrude Dare.
Chas. Fitzgerald and Miss Louise
Berriker of Calvert were united in
wedlock at the home of the BRIDES
parents Wednesday, Dec. 30th, at
$50 p. M, by Rev. A. p. Pretty
man.
John R. Sheppard of the Consol-
idated Dental Co., New York, and
Miss Marion Sheppard, who is at
tending the New York College of
Music, spent Christmas with their
parents in Rising Sun.
Miss Caroline Chambers of Union
vile, Miss Name Hayes of West
Chester, Mr. w. X. Stubs of Col
orado Sprigs, and Mr.. Fred Haines
of Elkton, spent several days this
week with Mr.. H. Ell. Haines and
family.
Miss Gertrude S. Dare entertained the
progressive euchre club on last Wedues-
day evening. A number of guests in
addition to the members of the club were
present and ten tables were played. Chas.
E. Dare and Miss Hayes of West Chester
carried off the honors of the evening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01

One thing is certain: 1t will not do to
fool with a bad cold. No one can tell
what the end will be. Pneumonia
catarrh, chronic bronchitis, if not con-
sumption, invariably result from a neg
lected cold. 1t is surprising too, that bad
colds are so often neglected when one
remembers how easily and at what little
expense they may be cured. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is always prompt
and effectual. and costs but trihe; rs or
so cents is trihe as compared with the
disastrous effects of a neglected cold.
Mr.. Abner Mercer of Dilwothtown, Chester
county, Pa, in speaking of this remedy,
said; Sometime ago 1 had bad cold
and cough. l tried almost everything.
Finally Mr.. Hunt, the druggist, recon.
mended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
and one so cent bottle of it cured ME
entirely" For sale by E. T. Reynolds,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01

One of the most remarkable cures of
rheumatism on record is related by Mr.. J.
M. Thompson, postmaster at Decker S
Point, Pa, as follows: "While out driving
one day last winter I was caught in a
cold rain. The next morning 1 was I'M
able to move my head or arms, owing to
an attack of infammatory rheumatism.
My clerk telephoned for physician, but
suggested that use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, there being bottle open on the
counter He rubbed the affected parts
thoroughly with Pain Balm and built up
a hot fire. l dozed off to sleep and when
awoke about half an hour later the pain
had gone entirely, and I have not been
troubled since. People come here from
many miles around to buy Chamberlain S
medicines. For sale by E. T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
narriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses were
issued last week:
George H. Campbell of Providence, and
Jennie A. Kershaw of Baldwin's Banks,
John Anderson and Annie Haywood, both
of Perryville; Charles P. Fitzgerald and
Ella Louise Berriker, both of Calvert;
William T. Dinsmore of Principle, and
NJ. Gertrude Johnson of Theodore; John
Whalen of Philadelphia, and Kate Smith
of Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01

SSCl 1llISSplS udu LIS lCSl anu lcSS
badly frozen on Christmas eve, while
walking from Rowlandville station to his
home.
Mr. Samuel c. Rowland of Port Deposit,
who has been under treatment at the
Pasteur Institute, New York, returned
home this week.
Our Elkton contemporaries do not ap.
pear to be up in their geography when
they locate Cecil Grange at Sylmar. 1t
is wholly Rising Sun institution
Joe Trimble, of Bay View, fell on the
ice Friday last and broke his arm. A
few days before Elsie Gamble of the same
place fell from chair and broke her arm.
A stereopticon exhibition was given by
Prof Speaknan of Washington in Lib
erty Grove school house Wednesday night
of last week and on Thursday night at
Co1ora
Gunners must stop shooting rabbits and
cartridges. The closed season commences
to day There is no prohibitory law for
shooting crockery, the principal game in
this section of country.
Cards are out for the marriage of Rev.
Van Pierce Northup of St. Johns NJ. E
church, this county, to Miss Leila May
Townsend of Snow Hill, Worcester Co.,
on Thursday, Jan. 9TH.
The young Ladies Home Mission will
hold photograph sociable at the parson-
age this evening. All guests are requested
to bring with them a copy of the first
photograph taken of themselves.
A full attendance of the members of
Rising Sun Cornet Band is requested at
the regular meeting Saturday evening,
January end.
c. w. MCKINNEY, Pres.
Alfonso Kirk, of Stanton, Del, former
resident of Rising Sun died at his home
on Thursday oath ulto His remains were
brough to Rising Sun last Monday morn
ing and inferred at Rose Bank Cemetery
Woodlawn w. c. T. U. will hold
Gathers and Mothers Meeting" with
Mrs Barnes on New Years afternoon
"What has Francis Willard done for
Womanhood" will be one of the topics
discussed.
Edward Dorsey, colored in the employ
of Fletcher Wilson, Turkey Point, acct
dentally shot himself in the foot with a
shot gun on Christmas day. The entire
load entered his instep. He was at once
taken to North East where DR.. House
keeper dressed the wound removing gun
wads, pieces of gum boot and bones and
the whole load Of shot. He was taken to
the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
George Alexander of Chesapeake City,
was so unfortunate as to have SIS stolen
from his pocketbook one day last week.
He always carried his pocketbook in his
taken it contained over 500. The thief,
however, took the notes from the bottom
of the purse, where the largest amount of
notes were placed. After helping himself
he replaced the remainder, Mr.. Alexander
thinks it must been done while he was
asleep.
The shooting match for 500 ID. hog,
given by Rising Sun Gun Club last
Tuesday was largely attended and rs
contestants took chances on the porker.
The price was 10 shots for dollar. N.
7. Steel won the prize, by breaking ten
blue rocks straight. Harry England,
Sam1. Terry, ]. A. Hartenstine and S. E.
Clayton each broke nine out of ten. A.
B. Keen shot for himself and six others
and broke eight each time, making total
for him of Sc out of a possible 70. Steel
sold the hog after the match to B. P.
Nichols, Rising Suns pork packer, for
$II.oo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
A Young Couple Elope.

Frank Lawrence aged about 81
and Annie j. Haywood aged IA, of
Perryville, eloped on Christmas
eve. The couple slipped off to
Elkton and procured the license
and were married. Their parents
were inclined to take legal steps at
first but afterwards concluded to
make the best of the affair. There
must have been some smart lying
to get the license.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01

The following sketch of the great
moral show and Cecil enterprise
from one Of the Elkton papers will
serve to keep the disgraceful
business in sight of our readers. If
they will substitute five great
gambling and brothel establish
ments in place of the tracks a better
comprehension of the business will
be had, which the Elkton papers
boast over, under the disguise of the
great and prosperous business
season Elkton has enjoyed, un-
equaled by any preceding year
Rev. Mr.. McElmoyle described the
kind of "prosperity" it is in a
sermon which was published in
part.in last weeks MIDLAND JOUR-
NAL. The following is the sketch
referred to above.
RACING MATTERS.
Just at present there is a lull in
racing matters but from all reports
the sport will be renewed with re-
doubled vigor in short time.
The fight between the Keystone
Racing Association with three
tracks at Iron Hill and the Southern
Racing Association with a track at
Singerly and one at Barksdale is
becoming bitter, and it now appears
that this county will contain two
race meetings at the same time for
at least three months unless a truce
is patched up.
The horsemen last week demanded
larger purses at Singerly. They
were told that the purses would be
raised at Barksdale if the business
justified. Then came the strike of
horseowners Saturday and the in
crease Of purses. Barksdale is
scheduled to open January L. Mr..
Burns is president of the Southern
Association.
Now the Keystone Racing Asso-
citation thinks it well to run Iron
Hill on the first of the year. Iron
Hill has three tracks side by side.
The law allows but thirty days
racing with pool selling, at any one
track in year and the three tracks
can give ninety days continuous
racing.
The Keystone has a week more of
legal racing time this year. Its
races have been postponed until
Friday so that they may continue
into next year.
After an existence of six days
the Prince Georges Racing Asso-
citation which has been conducting
"a meeting at Magruder, Maryland,
expired Tuesday. The place was
taken in charge by the creditors
who made the improvements at the
track.
The horsemen are the principal
sufferers by the failure, as they
shipped their horses from Elkton
and Iron Hill on the strength of
promises by the management. The
horsemen now at Magruder are
shipping their stables back to
Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Ice Harvest.

Ice cutting and storing has been
brisk this week. A few persons
cut some ice on Saturday, but the
work began in earnest early on
Monday morning and before the
week was half gone all the ice
houses in town and neighborhood
were filled with excellent ice. The
ice was very clear and pronounced
of first class quality.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
nuZZIe the Dogs.

The town commissioners of Port De-
post have passed an ordinance that on
and after December 10, 1896, all dogs
found running at large on the streets of
the town without being securely muzzled
hall be killed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
rlad Dog at Calvert.

Another mad dog created scare
in the upper part of the county
Monday. The animal passed
through Calvert, biting number
of other dogs, and disappearing
before it could be killed. Since
then there has been a wholesale
killing of these animals in that
vicinity, twenty-five being killed
in one day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-01
Sued the Railroad Company for $780,
900 Damages.

Ex-Delegate William J. Smith,
of Elkton, has brought suit against
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company for
$4,000 damages, claiming to have
been forcibly elected from one of
the company's trains at Elkton
station on Saturday last.