The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-02-04
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Feb. 4, 1898.
Ml>IORLOCALS

Female House of Refuge.
Garfield Relief Corps entertained
Garfield Post at a social given il
their room yesterday afternoon.
The w. G. Il. U. will meet in tn,
lecture room of the church OF
Thursday, Feb. 10, at 2:30 O'Clock
The railroad station at Liberty
Grove was entered by thieves Mon
day night, but nothing was stolen
Two cutters commenced work
in the shoe factory on Tuesday ant
the machines will be in operation
next week.
Rev. J. S. Mackay, a well know
evangelist of Nova Scotia, is con
ducting services at the Elkton Pres
byterian church.
Walter Burlington returned home
last Friday from Philadelphia
where he had been for two weeks
undergoing an amputation of his
arm.
The National Fishery Congress,
which met in Tampa, Fla, last
week, urged the stocking of Sus-
quehanna river with salmon and
California rainbow trout.
The cold weather has caused the
9Th District gold mines to "shut
down"-or the miners to suspend
work till a more convenient season
for such business returns.
Rev. Fl. G. Budd, of Perryvi1le,
has received invitations from the
congregations of Goodman M. Il.
church, Wilmington, Del, and
Berlin, Md, to become their pastor.
The organization 7of a council OF
Daughters of Liberty in Rising Sun
was postponed from last Tuesday
evening until some future date,
owing to sickness of the State Or
ganizer.
With the view of running engines
of the heaviest type over the Mary
land division the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. is rebuilding the Sus-
quehanna railroad bridge at Perry
vile, in order to improve its
strength.
Marshall Nesbitt, who has farm,
ed DR.. G. S. Dare's place on the
western limits of town for two years,
will move to Lancaster county in
the spring and take charge of Il
farm adjoining the one he left when
he moved to Rising Sun.
The musicale given by Miss Liz
zie Stephens Sunday school class at
the home of Miss Alma Keilholt2
on last Friday evening was a very
pleasing and successful entertain
ment. About $40 was received in
silver offerings for the missionary
fund.
The Elkton merchants have en-.
tered an agreement to close theil
stores at 80 p. m. during the
progress of the revival services
which are being conducted in
the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches, to enable their employees
to attend.
The occupants of Samuel Comly's
house, Cooch's Bridge, were awak.
ened by somke on Thursday night
of last week, and discovered that
an over heated stove had set the
house on fire. The flames were ex.
tinguished with buckets of water
before gaining Roadway. Damage
was about 500.
The warm weather and song Of
the frogs in the marshes were sud
denly brought to an end on Sunday
and Monday brought with it a fail
sized snow storm. BY Monday
night old Boreas had full charg,
and swept everything before his icy
breath. On Tuesday morning thu
thermometer registered 140 and tn,
prospect was favorable for a secon(
ice crop.
The blizzard on Tuesday wal
very severe in this immediat,
neighborhood. Many roads wer'
badly drifted and made impossible
Persons attending the funeral o
Mr.. Reckefus experienced mucl
difficulty in reaching the cemetery
A carriage with shovelers went il
advance of the hearse and Gu
through the drifts. The roads il
some places were abandoned ant
vehicles were driven through ad
jacent fields.
James B. Hammond, of Wood
lawn was seriously injured las
week while cutting wood. The AK
caught in an. overhanging liml
which diverted its course, striking
his foot, splitting it open at tn
heel and cutting the ankle bone il
two. His cries brought his fathe
to his assistance who found his Sol
unconscious from the loss of blood
He was taken to Port Deposit 70
surgical treatment.
Rev. Mr.. Windsor, rector @