The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-10-19
N E WIS
Eriday,IOct. 10. 1900.
MINORLOCALS

!. Chestnuts and walnuts are plenti-
full this fall: @s rg
v Samuel R., Haines lost a mule
last week from meningitis.
On Tuesday last two large barges
were launched at Deibert's boat
yard, Elkton.
The w. G. t. U. will meet with
Mrs. N. G. Brown on Thursday,
Oct. 25, at 2:30 O'clock.
Fifty probationers were taken
into full membership in Rising
Sun M. Il. church last Sunday
morning.
Geo. G. Logan. of Logan & Bro,
Rowlandville, has been elected a
director of the National Bank of
Rising Sun.
A. warrant has been issued for
the arrest Of Daniel Lilley on the
charge of enticing from home Flor
encc McKenny, of Elk Neck.
Chester Xix, SCI Of g. Q. Kirk
of Nottingham, Pa, was accidently
shot in the leg by Chester Gill last
Monday while hunting squirrels.
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of w. y. Wales, piano
and organ dealer of Oxford, which
will be found in another column.
j. Harvey Groves, proprietor of
the Elkton Creamery, will shortly
erect new building for creamery
purposes opposite Davis & Vim
singers mill.
The Samuel Tosh farm, near
Harrisville, and containing 56
acres, was sold at executors sale
last Saturday. James M. Tosh was
the purchaser for $4,000.
The Orphans Court was in spec
ial session at Elkton on Tuesday
for the purpose of transacting some
business pertaining to the settle
ment of deceased estates.
All members of Rising Sun Coun-
Gil, No. Is, ID. of L., are requested
to be. present on next Wednesday
night, as business of Importance
will be brought before the Council.
David H. Sauers, of Havre de
Grace, track walker on the B. &
o. railroad, received fatal Injuries
by being struck by an express
train at Aberdeen Saturday morn
ing.
Two of the gunboats captured
from Spain in Cuban waters during
the Spanish american war, the
Alvardos and the Sandorval, pass
ed through the canal locks at
Chesapeake City last week.
The managers of the Delaware
State Fair are considering the adj
visibility of disseminating the ex
hibitions. For the past ten years
the association has had hard
struggle to keep up with expenses.
The body of Edward Hoye, the
carpenter who was drowned while
swimming in the river at Port De
post on the 4th inst, was recov-
cred by means of hauling seine.
The remains were inferred in Hope
well cemetery.
Jos. S. Pogue & Sons are putting
in additional tables and shelving
for holding their increased stock of
hardware and announce that within
few days they will soon be ready
to display complste line of stoves
and hardware of all kinds.
The Democratic meeting at
Colora last Saturday night was
cancelled on account of the storm.
The Republican meeting arranged
for Rising Sun was held in the hall
as the speakers were on hand.
About 4S or SO were present, an
average of 16 to speaker.
Lewis Preston, young man
employed by Thos. J. Wilson,
while attempting to jump on G. G.
Hopkins blackboard as it was being
driven across the railroad track at
the station last Friday night, fell
beneath the wheel and was severely
cut and bruised about the face.
The water was drawn off the res
ervoir that supplies the Elkton
Pulp Mill, last week preparatory
to cleaning and charging. Fish Of
all varieties were found in the res
ervoir, several large pike and carp
being secured and a number of cells
which measured from 26 to 80
inchesin lehgtL.
Miss Ella r. Haines' class Of
young ladies in elocution and Del
sarte culture will give an entertain.
ment in Rising Snn hall on the
evening of Saturday, Oct. 81. An
interesting and diversified program
has been prepared and the public
are assured of a fine entertainment.
Tickets on sale at Wilson's Mil
linery. The entertainment will
also be given in. North East hall
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