The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-03-10

DFOtuef HARRY L. hlcudfuS lOr SeN :
eral days this week.
DR.. Morris will deliver sermon
on the Immortality of the Soul"
next Sunday evening.
G. G. Sill will sell at public sale
household goods, &C., in Rising
Sun, at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Miss Mary Martindale has dis
posed of her property in Calvert,
recently acquired by purchase, to
Job England.
Thos. r. Rink will sell at public
sale Tuesday next, farming imple
ments, household goods, &C., at his
residence in Rising Sun.
Rev. j. Maloy, pastor of Row.
landvill M. Il. church, has been
invited by his congregation to re-
turn for another years.
The employees of the wall paper
factory at Newark went on a strike
Monday. Their grievance has not
been announced outside.
The nomination of N. N. Mock,
editor of the Bel Air Times, to be
postmaster at Bel Air, failed of
confirmation by the Senate.
The musicale given at the home
of Mrs. Mary Wright last Friday
evening for the purpose of raising
missionary funds, Melted 1915.
John T. Ward, of Perryville, and
Miss Mary V. Chamberlain, of
Wilmington, were married Thurs
day evening at 6 o'clock, at the
residence OF the BRIDES parents.
Rev. w. P. Compton of Tome
NJ. L. church will preach and adj
minister the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper at Mt. Pleasant M.
E. church next Sunday, at 3 p. N.
Rev. Edwin Gardner, pastor of
Cheswold Methodist Church, and
Miss Irwin Sheppard, daughter of
Rev. c. F. Sheppard, will be mar
ried in Camden M. e. church ON
Wednesday, March 20.
Secure your seats for the three
act drama, ga Scrap of Paper" in
Rising Sun hall, Friday evening,
March II, under the auspices of the
Baconian Literary Society of the F.
N. |. General admission. 25c.
Tickets on sale at DR.. Kinks drug
store and e. Il. Burlington q Sons
The P, W. & B. railroad com,
pany on Sunday last had all the
locomotives and freight crews
which could be spared from regular
duty employed in lifting the freight
and coal blockade at Perryville,
which was caused by the threat.
ened ice gorge along the Susque
hanna river.
The Maryland Game and Fish
Protective Association has received
orders for upwards of 1000 par
tridges. All of these will be used
to restock the counties where the
loss during the recent blizzard was
heavy. The cartridges come from
the West and will be furnished by
the Association at s. a dozen.
At the prize drawing held by
Pride Of Conowingo Council, o. U.
A. NJ, on Saturday evening last,
Marshall Harding, of Rising Sun,
won the set of dishes; A. N. Mac
nance, of Perryville, the lamp, and
JAS. NJ. Campbell of Port Deposit,
the carving knife and fork. The
supper held the same evening net
ted the Council about $500.
Burglars entered the residence
of II. G. Nesbitt, in Port Deposit,
one night last week, and carried off
some clothing, silverware and otner
articles. They locked the doors
going into the hall, and when the
family came down stairs next morn
ing they were unable to get into
any room leading from the front
hall, the doors being still locked
from the inside.
James j. Salik, of Havre de
Grace, on Thursday afternoon kill
ed an otter in the Susquehanna
river, above Perryville. The otter
weighed % pounds, and was shot
north of the p, w. & B. railroad
bridge. The hide measured 5 feet
! inches. The habits of the otter
are similar 70 those of the musk
rat. They live in the marshes
along the river and feed on fish.
1t is rare thing to kill an otter
hereabouts, and Mr.. Salik feels
justly proud of his good luck
Havre de Grace Ledger.
Considerable excitement pre-
vailed at Baldwin's, near Elkton,
on Friday last, over the illness of
Arthur NJ. Roberts. Mr.. Roberts
came to his home from Philadel-
phia and complained of feeling ill.
DR.. Howard Bratton was summoned
and found the patient to have a
suspicious looking skin eruption
and considerable fever. The doc