The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-09-23
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NIL. dCOISO w uIpplS, vi n1dlfCIu,
spent Sunday with Jos. S. Pogue
and family.
Miss Nan Reed, of Appleton, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. j.
Burnite this week.
| Mr.. B. Ell. Brown and family re-
moved from their summer cottage
to Philadelphia yesterday.
Horace M. Duyckinck returned
to Cheltenham Military Academy
at Ogontz, Pa, last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ramsey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Beidler, of
Norristown, are visiting Edwin
Haines and other relatives in the
neighborhood.
The farm of the late Samuel
Thompson, at Pivot Bridge, was
offered at public sale last week but
was withdrawn at bid of 81, 800.
The small house and lot were sold
for 1905.
Jacob Brown became insane
Saturday and after driving his
wife and children from the house
at the point of d gun ran to the
Octoraro creek and committed sui
eide by drowning himself.
The Science Department of The
,, Jacob Tome Institute was present
ed with a half dozen vipers by Mr..
Thomas Williams, Port Deposits
baker, and with q tarantula by Mr..
George G. Oldham, grocer.
DIR. Howard Bratton, Secretary
of the Cecil County Board of Health,
was at Colora and Liberty Grove
last week examining into reported
pollutions of Basin Run. He found
some Objectionable features that
were promptly remedied.
Rumor has it that the Sth Dis.
trict "Klondike" syndicate is
securing new options on property
in that section. It is stated B.
Frank Reynolds has sold the
Horseshoe" farm and that Jacob
Kirk has received an option on his
place.
Mrs. Anna M. Cameron, of Zion,
celebrated her eighty eighth birth
day on Sept. 10, spending the day
with Miss Anna M. Shippers, her
great-granddaughter, at Chrome,
Pa, at whose home happy family
reunion was held. Four genera
lions of the family were present.
The power of a people to con-
sumo is limited only by it's power
to produce and that which is dub
bed over production, the piling up
of unstable goods, results not from
over production but from unwise
and unjust laws that enable the few
to ga. ner the increased fruits of the
toll of the many.
Nose Childress, colored, aged
thirty years, who came to Elkton
with the races several months ago,
fell dead at. the Elkton station at
O'Clock Sunday morning. He had
been visiting friends at Newark,
DEL, and was returning home ON
the midnight train, and just as he
stepped from the cars he suddenly
fell forward and died Immediately.
AT a meeting of the University
Extension Club of Elkton it was
decided to take up Shakespeare for
the winter course. There are much
more profitable subjects than the
plays of Shakespeare, to engage the
talents of the young people of Elk
ton. The study of Shakespeare is
altogether ornamental, and very
like working people dressing up in
fine clothes to engage in rough
work.
Frank G. Kirk, of Rising Sun,
entered Washing College, Chester
town, Kent county, this week for a
three years. course. He prepared
for the college course at Friends
Normal Institute, of this town, Miss
May Rodney principal, the pre-
paatory course being Greek, Latin
and German. Miss Rodney has 81
pupils this session and the prospect
of several more. She is a first class
teacher, being both diligent and
competent.
The Temperance Executive Com
mittee of the Sixth Election Dis
trict have organized and adopted
plan of work for the coming elec-
ton. They have likewise arranged
for four meetings to be held in the
District, one an afternoon mass
meeting to be held in the grove at
West Nottingham, near Colora, in
the near future, and three night
meetings, the dates and places to
be hereafter designated, and of
which due notice will be given.
1t is earnestly desired by our
Committee that the voting class,
Especially the young voters, will
attend these meetings and hear the
question of license or no license
intelligently discussed and thor
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