The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-06-17
Miss Eva Powell of Philada.,
visiting w. X. Bird and family.

brother 5. Taylor Wilson In Emil
lipsburg, N. j.
Horace M. Duyckinck of Chelten-
ham Military Academy is home for
the summer vacation.
Miss Marion Sheppard who has
been pursuing musical studies in
New York for the past few months,
returned home last Saturday.
/ VIM. d. Bratton, editor of the
Cecil County News, is confined to
his home near Elkton from injuries
received by falling from a cherry
tree.
Miss Mary F. Gillespie's pupils
will hold a musicale at the home of
E. A. Gillespie, Nottingham, Pa,
next Tuesday evening. Admission,
Is cents; proceeds to be devoted to
the music fund.
Fl. R. Torbert's appointment as
appraiser of Merchandise at Balti-
more was confirmed last week by
the Senate and Mr.. Torbert entered
on his duties this week at the snug
salary of So, 500 year.
An Elkton paper says the res
idents of High street are complain
ing of the dog nuisance; one man
has seven. Why don't the County
Commissioners abate the nuisance
by collecting dollar for each dog {?
They have the law for it.
A number of houses in Rising
Sun are receiving spring dress of
paint, among them being Mr.. @.
Conner's house, the new chapel in
Brookview cemetery, the shoe
factory, E. T. Reynolds drug store
and Buffington's furniture building.
Governor Lowndes on Friday
named Lieut.. Theo. J. Vanneman,
of Port Deposit, member of the
Antietam Battlefield Commission.
The legislature appropriated
$12,5OO to erect a monument at
Antietam to the Maryland soldiers
who fell in that battle.
Isaac II. Mitchell, Jr., and Pat
rick Stokes have been elected dele
gates to represent the Young Mems
Republican Club of Port Deposit at
the State Convention of League
Clubs, which will meet in Balti-
more on the 22d inst. George E.
Stewart and James H. johnson are
alternates.
There is great irregularlty in the
mails on the Central Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the morn
ing papers often not reaching
Rising Sun till evening or after
noon, and Baltimore evening papers
till the next morning when they
are of no use. The mail on that
road needs Washington attention.
Representatives of a Philadel-
phia syndicate are in Elkton for the
purpose of locating a shirt factory.
They have been given the option
on the building of the Salvation
Army barrack in West Elkton and
have advertised for fifty operatives.
If the operators can be secured the
factory will start up at an early
date.
The Avondale Stone and Lime
Company have suspended opera
tons, as the business was being
conducted at loss. The suspen-
sion, which bids fair to be per-
manent, will be sorely felt by
merchants of Avondale,. as the
company distributed about $50, 900
annually for labor. The railroad
will also feel the loss of about
$14, 900 per annum for freight.
| A story is abroad that claimants
for the land on which Elkton is
built, have appeared in the heirs
of the late Andrew Walker. The
will of Walker is dated 1894, and
devises a plantation to his son, John
Walker, which is, according to DR..
Walker, the land upon which Elk
ton stands, but does not state where
located nor does it give the number
of acres.
The exercises of the oath annual
commencement of the Friends
Normal Institute will be held this
evening at s o'clock. Miss Louisa
NJ. Worthington, of Rising Sun, is
the only student to be graduated.
Rev. J. w. Jenkins, of Noting
ham, Pa, will make the address
and Rev. d. e. Shaw, of West
Nottingham, will pronounce the
invocation and benediction.
The school will hold its annual
picnic on Saturday at Gilpin's
: Rocks. All friends and patrons
, are invited to join in the days
outing.