The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-09-01

Treas. Fryer collected over $500
at his August sitting in Rising
Sun last week and about $500 at
Colora.
Miss Edith Price of New York,
and Miss Lulu Hawkins of Will
mington, are visiting Miss Maude
Thompson.
Miss Eleanor Morrison of Will
mington, and Miss Lille Rannie OF
Philada., are visiting Misses Hanna
and Carrie Kirk.
Quite a number of farmers from
this section are attending the
Changers meeting at William
Grove this week.
RObt. Smith of Urbanna, Va,
and Arthur Minor of Baltic. were
the guests of e. T. Reynolds and
family this week.
n. G. Brown and family visited
his sister, Mrs. Oldham, at Earle
vile, last week, and enjoyed days
picnic at Betterton.
Wencel Hartman, Jr., of Phila.,
son of the republican nominee for
sheriff of Phila., spent several days
this week with Edgar Brown.
The f. N. I. will open for the
fall term next Monday, with Miss
Helena DeCou as principal. The
public schools will open a week
later.
Misses Hanna and Carrie Kirk
entertained a number of friends at
their home on Cherry street, Tues
day evening, in honor of their
guests, Misses Rainnie and Nor
risOn.
Hon. James Campbell, and Miss
Emma Campbell, of Allegheny
county, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. &. Richards from Saturday
until Monday. Mr.. Campbell is
Assistant Appraiser of the Port of
Baltimore.
Rev. and Mrs. ID. e. Shaw and
son lArnott of West Nottingham,
are expected home from their trip
to Scotland on next Tuesday. A
reception will be rendered them in
the church on the following Fri
day evening.
Miss Jennie Buckley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Buckley of this
town, and Mr.. A. A. Rheine of
Reading were married on Wednes-
day Of last week and spent a few
days with the formers parents.
The bride has millinery store in
Reading with number of branch
stores in adjoining cities.
The thirty,third annual encamp-
meut of the &. A. r. will be held
in Philada. Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, and s.
Garfield Post of this town will leave
on the 7:16 train Monday to par
ticipate in the ceremonies. The
rOund-trip fare from Rising Sun
during the encampment will be
$1.62.
Lieut.. John G. Constable, second
son of Albert Constable, Esq, OF
Elkton, who was recommended by
Governor Lowndes for an appoint
ment in the new volunteer army
for service in the Philippines, has
received communication from Sec
rotary of War Root stating that his
commission will be forwarded in
a few days.
Barclay Reynolds and Harry f.
Richards of the Pioneer Tennis club
of this town, defeated J. B. Ran
dali, Jr., and Madison Mccullough
at Oxford on Friday last, in a re-
turn tennis match. The score was
81, 90, GA. w. b. McCommon
of Oxford defeated o. II. KimbelI
of Rising Sun in the singles, with a
score of rs, Sc.
The Oxford Press says the Martic
Water and Power Company has
finally and permanently abandoned
the projected power plant on the
Susquehanna river, below the
Columbia dam, on the York county
shore. The failure of the company
to complete its plant, it is said, was
caused by the promoters inability
to float "A bond issue on the New
York market.
w. Il. b. r. Robertson received
word from his son, Ernest H. Rob
erson, stating that he had expected
to sail from San Francisco for the
Philippines in few days. Ernes
is a Rising Sun boy, and has beer
travelling salesman for glove house
in Chicago for several years. Hi,
, enlistment came as surprise to hi
parents who were not expecting
him to throw up his apparently
lucrutive position for the army.
VIM. Richardson, residing be
tween Rising Sun and Pennington
, has been much annoyed during tn,
p past few weeks by what he though
was ground hog taking his corn
He sailed forth one evening t.
f capture the marauder and was sur
DriSed to find if wore DetticOatS