The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

There will be a public sale of al
the material on the Elkton fail
ground owned by the Agricultural
Society tomorrow.
Within the past Is years Johr
T. Burkins, undertaken of this town
has had 766 interments, 526 Of
which were within the past l.
years.
Rev. Robert Watt, Presiding
Elder, will preach at Mt. Pleasant
(Vinegar Hid on Sunday the 18th
inst, at 1870 a. IN. Come out and
hear him.
Geo. A. Blake, Esq, of Elkton,
delivered an address at the enter
tainment of the Whittier Society Of
the North East High School,
Thursday afternoon.
Willie G. Mcdowell, Is year old
son of Gilbert Mcdowell of Oxford,
fell from a chestnut tree last Tues
day and sustained injuries from
which he died within short time.
The Keifer pear crop in Kent
county this year is immense, being
estimated at 100000 baskets,
valued at $500, 900. The Keifer is
a rather insipid fruit but abundant
bearer.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray of Tome
Memorial church of Port Deposit,
will preach in the NJ. E. church at
Rowlandville, on Sunday, 18th
inst, at 8 o'clock, p. NJ. All are
invited.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Rowlandville M. p. church, will
hold festival in the basement of
the church on the evenings of the
18th and 14th inst, Friday and
Saturday.
The premiums captured at Ok
ford fair by Maurice Reeder
amounted to about SIS. The same
premiums at the Elkton fair accord
ing to catalogue would have
amounted to $50.
The United States Coast and
Geodetic. Survey announces that
the average tide for the Chesapeake
bay is about one foot, and for the
Elk river two feet. The survey of
the Elk river has been completed.
A driving horse was taken from
the field of Mrs. Rachel Conner, at
Holly Hall, near Elkton, recently
and returned last week after hav
ing been kept a week. The animal
was somewhat jaded but otherwise
unhurt.
Magistrate Grant on Wednesday
sentenced John Hyland and Lewis
Warrington, colored, of Elk Neck,
to the House of Correction for
carrying concealed weapons. Hy-
lands term was for one year and
Warrington's six months.
There will be special meeting
of the Rising Sun Republican club
on Saturday evening, Oct. IA, at S
O'Clock. All members are request.
ed to be present.
BY order A. M. PERRY,
President.
Rev. DR.. Maltbie ID. Babcock,
pastor of Brown Memorial church
of Baltimore, who delivered the
address on Founders Day at Tome
Institute. was called to Syracuse,
N. Y, Friday night by the death
of his father, Mr.. Henry Babcock.
Rev. b. f. Price has written
another novel which has been
printed at the Appeal Office. The
title of this new fiction is "Him
and Them, or the Ideal Man. "
The book contains two hundred
and twenty pages and sells for 70
cents copy.
Quite number of fights were
INDUCED in by the DRINKS on the
special train to the democratic rally
at Elkton last Thursday night.
James Buck and James Hasson,
both of Port Deposit, were severely
hurt in the scrimmage which occur
red at Perryville.
The Monocacy Tribe of Red Men
will assemble on Sunday next, 10Th
inst, at 2:30 p. M, in the Bethes
da NJ. p. church, lakewood, TO join
in religious worship to be conducted
by the pastor, Rev. j. Earle Maloy
The Susquehanna Tribe, of Colora
are also expected to be present.
Miss Nellie Sharpley, who is en-
gagged in Mrs. Gillespie's millinery
store as head trimmer, will visit
Philadelphia this week and next tC
look up and purchase the newest
and latest styles in millinery
Lovers of artistic millinery are cor
daily invited to call and inspec
the stock.
The Appeal gives the following
account of a "hold up" at Havr'
de Grace Last Tuesday night sly
men, presumably tramps, boarded
passenger train at Perryville ant
rode to Havre de Grace. Near thu
daDot four of the men Hheld mn