The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-26

Presbyterian church at Derby,
Kansas.
Harmony Castle, X. &. E., will
participate in the Memorial Day
exercises, held by the G.. A. r. in
Rising Sun next Tuesday.
The meeting of the Cecil County
Medical Society which was to have
been held at Perryville last week
was postponed until next month.
Miss Emma Wilson returned from
Philada. this week with an unsur-
passed line of the newest fancies in
millinery. The ladies are invited
to call and inspect.
Oxford Spring Fair will be held
June Z, s and 8. $1,000 is offered
in purses for the trotting and pac-
ing. A fine display of farm ma
chinery is assured. Excursion rates
as usual.
The dry rot has injured the Con-
cord gapes in the vineyard of j.
Hanson Knorr, of Town Point, to
such an extent the past three years
that he has cut out all the vines of
this variety.
Locust trees have been in bloom
for a week or more. The blossoms
are very abundant and bees are
rioting in the sweets, though the
days have been rather cool for the
little workers.
Do not miss the Baconian Lit
erary Society entertainment at the
+. n. l. this evening. Admission,
15c. If the evening should prove
rainy, the entertainment will be
held on Monday evening.
VIM. M. Pogue held a public
sale of personal property last Mon
day, consisting of well boring
outfit, stock, farming implements,
&c. Jos. S. Pogue bought the
entire lot for $14S.
Rev. David +. Shaw, pastor of
West Nottingham Presbyterian
church, accompanied by Mrs.
Shaw and son Arnott, will leave on
June 3 for trip to Scotland, to be
gone about three months.
Cards have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. G. Pyle for the mar.
riage of their daughter, e. Katie,
to Mr.. George Benson, at their res
idence in the Second district, on
Wednesday evening, May 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam'l J. Harlan of
Port Deposit, have issued cards for
the marriage of their daughter,
Estelle May Harlan, to VIM. e.
Little, on Wednesday evening,
June 7, at the home of the brides
parents.
A corps of the Govt. Geological
Survey has been taking observa-
tions around Rising Sun this week.
They report the altitude of the
town $50 feet above sea level, and
the top of Pigeon Hill 100 feet
higher.
The herring fishing season is
about closed but shad are still be-
ing taken. The fishermen report
the season a profitable one though
late, and excellent for work, rains,
winds and muddy water not in
terfering.
The Parthenian Literary Society
of the Rising Sun public school
will hold its last regular meeting
for the THO school year on Thurs
day afternoon, June /, at 2 O'clock.
All the patrons and friends are
invited to be present.
The Executive Committee of the
Maryland State Teachers Associa-
ton have reconsidered their action
on the next place of meeting, and
decided to hold it at Ocean City,
instead of the Blue Mountain
House, on July IL, II and 10.
Gold seekers dug several large
holes in the yard of the Partridge
property in Elkton one night last
week.
Come up to cred Hip in the Sth
District and dig, boys. There is
where the treasure was buried by
a navigator before Captain Kidd's
time.
Miss Mary f. Gillespie will give
a public musicale at the home of E.
A. Gillespie, Nottingham, next
Wednesday evening. These mu-
sicales are an annual event and are
, looked forward to with pleasure by
the lovers of music in this section.
The selections, both vocal and in
strumental, are given by Miss Gill
lespie's pupils. An admission OF
zoe will be charged; proceeds for
} benefit of pupils music library.
The public is invited.
The Shannon farm, near North
East, belonging to the Mccullough
Iron Company, containing 132 acres
} of land, has been purchased by
} Charles w. Shippers, of North
East. The adjoining farm of 172
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