The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Miss Irene Maxwell and Mr.
Harry M. BiddIe, of Elkton, will
be married Tuesday, Dec. IL.
| Harmony Castle, K. G.. E., have
engaged the New York Musical
Club for an entertainment -on
Jan. %.
A light station has been estab-
lished on the Elk river at Old
FIELDS Point with Harry D. Racine
as keeper.
The poultry and oyster supper
held by the ladies of the Rowland
vile M. p. church on Thanksgiving
evening Melted $45.65.
Miss Elizabeth News, of near
Elkton, is one of the heirs of her
brother, the late David News of
Hyland township, Pa, who left a
large fortune.
There are two apple trees on the
farm of H. M. Mccullough, Elk
Neck, which are bearing a second
crop, the fruit being nearly full
grown The trees also have many
blossoms upon chem at this time.
Sheriff Price received telegram
Tuesday notifying him to be on the
lookout for large black horse and
top buggy stolen from F. D. Mere
dith, Of Pomeroy, Pa. A reward
of $50 has been offered for the
recovery of the team.
The Wonan's Foreign Mission
airy society gave thanks offering
entertainment in the church last
Thursday evening which Melted
them $S. The proceeds are for the
benefit of little heather girl who
is being educated by the society.
Oar merchants are displaying
their Christmas goods on the cen
ter counters, which have been
stripped of the stock which has
occupied this conspicuous position
since Kris Kringle took his depart
ure at the end of the holidays, a
year ago.
At congregational meeting of
West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church on Friday, the following
trustees were elected: HI. III. Haines,
w. w. Nickle, S. B. Tosh, j. B.
Fryer, III. d. Keen, Charles s. Pyle,
William Swisher, T. Bradun Gill
lespie, G. G. Caldwell.
While some persons under the
influence of liquor were ON their
way home from town on Thanks
giving evening, their wagon was
upset and Nate Hufford, a teamster
at the spar quarries, one of the &C.
cupants, was severely cut and
bruised about the head.
"Dolphln," the old family horse
of II. d. Keen of West Noting.
ham, walked down the lane on
Thanksgiving morning, and with
out any previous symptoms of ill
ness laid down and died. He was
33 years old and had been in Mr..
Keen's possession for % year.
Revival services will begin at
Rowlandville Sunday evening next.
Rev. j. Earle Maloy, pastor; Geo.
w. McCardell, chorister; Christie
Jack, violinist; Miss Maud Holden,
organist.
How things change. Fifty years,
ago the good deacons denounced all
such instruments in the church as
traps set by the devil to catch souls.
A collector of old rags, iron, gum
shoes, etc., called at the residence
of Miss Hanna Warburton, an aged
lady of the Fifth district, and de-
manded the loan of whet stone he
saw lying on the table. On being
reS ii ID h. be- walked in, Took the
stone, went to his wagon and drove
off. The old lady was good deal
alarmed and excited but could do
nothing to prevent the robbery.
That "rrags" man ought to be
attended to in time.
At the meeting of the directors
of the p, w. & B. railroad COM
pany, held in Philadelphia last
week, dividend of 4 per cent was
declared out of the earnings of the
past six months. payable on Jan. 2,
1900, to stockholders of record at
the close of business. The dividend
declared makes a total of per cent
for the year, the same as it has
been 'oI several years.
What dividends will the farmers
receive on the first day of 1900
when they balance their books
Mr.. Alfred Kirk, of Harrington,
butchered IL hogs on Monday last
which aggregated in weight 1896
pounds. The heaviest hog of the
lot weighed 442 pounds. At cents
a pound the lot will net 1888 80.
In Kansas where hog raising is a
branch of stock farming, Is bushels
of corn with good summer pasture
of clover is sufficient to raise and
prepare a hog for market. Rsti-
mating those IL hogs to have con-
sumed 10 bu. of corneach, they have
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