The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-10-28
Friday, Oct. %. 1898.
MINORLOCALS

OOoOPA DlduUuty, Vi LlktOu, utt
gone to Cuba to engage in stool
raising.
Miss Beulah Creswell has beer
appointed assistant teacher at the
Pilot Town school.
Charles Brown of Elkton has
been granted an original govern
ment pension of $12 per month.
Ducks of all kinds are reported
plentiful on the Susquehanna flats
and the shooting season begins
November first.
Goldey's Commercial College,
Wilmington, Del, has the largest
attendance in its history, and stu
dents are entering daily.
A number of cases of scarlet fever
are reported to be in and around
Perryville. The bad sanitary con-
ditions are said to be the cause.
An anti-license meeting was held
at the Brick Meeting House on
Sunday afternoon, addressed by
Rev. A. s. Mowbray of Elkton.
The Hunter mill property which
was offered at public sale last
Tuesday was withdrawn for want
of a salable bid, $500 being
offered.
The Cecil Farmers Club held its
regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday of last week at the
home of Robert Cameron, near
Principle.
Cunning season opens next Tues
day, November list. This applies
to partrides, rabbits and ducks.
Ducking days on the Flats are
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Election Supervisors met on
Thursday of last week and received
the registers from the several dis:
tricts. The polling places were
selected and are to be the same as
last year.
Miss Florence Bayard, daughter
of the late Thomas F. Bayard, of
Delaware, and Mr.. William S.
Hilles of the same State will be
married on Saturday. They will
reside at Bear Station.
Rising Sun Council, Daughters of
Liberty, will hold chrysanthemum
supper in the Town Hall tomorrow
evening. Supper, 25c; with oysters,
35c; for children under II years,
supper, 15c; with oysters, 25c.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Give Ellis, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Frank Goldsborough
Ellis of Elkton, to Mr.. Nathaniel
Knowles, at Elkton Trinity Church,
Wednesday, November Q, at high
noon.
Philip r. Bond, admr. for jess e
T. Fox, decd, sold a lease hold
property consisting of two houses,
in Port Deposit, yesterday. The
property brought $4OO, subject to q
ground-rent of $12 per year, and
was purchased by R. E. McClen-
ahan.
At meeting held on Saturday
evening last the Rising Sun Cornet
Band was reorganized and the fol-
lowing officers elected: President,
c. T. Snyder; Secretary, Evans
Ewing; Treasurer, w. L. Ryan;
Leader, II. s. Wright.
I. II. Ford of the Fifth district,
was severely injured last week by
wagon running over him. He
was loading corn when the team
became frightened and ran away.
In attempting to get the lines Mr..
Ford fell. His shoulder was dis
located and he was bruised con
siderably.
Rev. Robert Watt, d. D., of
Wilmington, will deliver his popu-
lar and humorous lecture, "Some
Mistakes Our Neighbors Make" in
Mt. Pleasant M. E. church this
(Friday) evening at O'Clock.
Special music, vocal and instru-
mental. Admission, adults, 15c;
children, 10c.
DR.. Watt will also preach Sun
day evening next at 1880 O'Clock.
The social held on Thursday
night was quite a success, nearly
thirty dollars were cleared. The
tables were tastefully decorated by
those in charge. The fruit table
presided over by Poca Reed and
Victoria Cameron was a bower of
beauty.-Perryville Record.
Luscious fruit, sweet girls, beau
tiful bower, pretty girls, what more
did the young men want to make
them happy?
Anti-License rleeting.
An anti-license meeting to be adj