The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-20
MINOR LOCALS

at Z:3O O'CLOCK.
Revival services will commence
in Rising Sun M. E. church next
Monday evening.
VIM. 7. Coulson has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Port Deposit,
as recommended by Congressman
VIM. b. Baker.
Two freight cars loaded with
bronze cannon which had been
captured in Cuba passed through
Elkton on Sunday.
B. G. Reynolds, of Oxford, has
purchased of Mrs. Annie NJ
Thompson farm containing sixteen
acres of land at Pennington.
The Philadelphia and Baltimore
Central Railroad Co. is making
preparations for the building of "A
new iron bridge over the Octoraro
creek at Rowlandville.
While chopping wood on the
farm of his brother, Frank Brown,
near Iron Hill, Richard Brown was
severely cut on the instep by the
CHANGING Of the axe.
The Stone Run foundry, owned
by B. G. Reynolds of Oxford, has
been rented by Patrick Heating, of
Kennett Square, Pa, who will
take charge in the spring.
The ladies of st. Andrews
Episcopal Church, near Fair Hill,
will give an oyster and poultry
supper at Mr. Henry Hess, on
Saturday evening, Jan. 2S. Sup
per, 35c.
The following board of directors
were elected for the National Bank
of Rising Sun last Tuesday: III. III.
Haines, prest.; J. A. Kirk, vice
prest.; DR.. L. r. Kirk, secy; Reu
ben Haines, Chas. S. Pyle, cashier.
The j. A. Reburn property, near
West Nottingham, was sold at
public sale in front of the Maryland
House on Saturday by Jas. F.
Evans, trustee. Mrs. Emily H.
Coulson was the purchaser for
$431.
DR.. A. Douglass McConachie, of
Baltimore, delivered an interesting
address upon the diseases and
treatment of the ear before the
meeting of the Cecil County Med
ical Society in Elkton on Thursday,
January ~.
Mrs. j. G. Richards has received
a prize of $1,000 from w. Atlee
Burpee q Co., seedsmen, of Phila.,
for sending the most acceptable
name for a new variety of sweet
pea. The name sent and adopted
was Pink Friar."
The installation of the recently
elected officers of Fellowship Lodge,
X. of p, of North East, was held
in G. A. II. Hall Monday night.
An interesting program was rem
dered and a number of invited
guests were present.
Miss Blanche Nevin, formerly of
Lancaster, Pa, is on her way to the
Philippine Islands, where she will
engage in philanthropic work
among American soldiers. She is
famous sculptures and daughter
of the late John w. Nevin, ID. d.
VIM. H. Phillips property, two
miles north of Rising Sun, was sold
at trustees sale last Saturday.
The property consisted of four par
GELS of land and buildings and was
bought by A. l.. Duyckinck & Co.
$50, subject to a mortgage of $500.
The members of the "I'll Try"
Mission Band of Zion, will hold a
supper in the Academy building
this friday evening. If stormy
it will be continued the following
evening. Supper 30 cents. lee
cream, fruit and confectionery
extra.
Walter Speakman, representing
the Delaware & Atlantic Telephone
and Telegraph Co., was in town
this week and placed the switch
board in f. L. Reynolds drug store
for the new telephone line which
will open an Office here next week
or as soon as the wires are strung.
Miss Ella Haines, of this town,
has among her household posses
siOns a "stamp chair" which is an
odd piece of furniture. The chair
is covered with stamps, pictures of
heroes of the late war aud souve-
Mrs of every description, gathered
from many sources, and besides
being original and unique in de-
sign has the merit of usefulness.
The will of Amos S. Evans has
been probated. The estate is val
ued at S35, 900. His wife is left heI
dover interest in the real and per.
sonal property and the residue OF
the estate to be divided between
his two children. His widow and
brother, w. S. Evans, are named
executors in the will and w. s.
Evans is appointed guardian of the