The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21

the holidays.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Margaret Scott on Thursday,
Dec. 81, at 2:30 o'clock.
The School Commissioners con-
template the creation of a manual
training department at the Elkton
High School.
Sylmar M. E. Sunday school will
hold their Christmas entertain
ment on Wednesday evening,
December 26.
The Rising Sun progressive
euchre club was entertained by
Miss Ella Kirk, at her home near
Calvert, last Friday evening.
Rev. w. N. Conway has been
appointed to fill the vacancy in the
Zion M. +. Circuit, caused by the
resignation of Rev. J. Il. Gallaher.
School Examiner Geo. Biddle, of
Cecil county, has been elected
President of the Association of
School Commissioners of Maryland.
Misses Emily and Mabel Duyck-
inck, of Wilson College, Chambers
burg, are spending the Christmas
holidays at their home on Queen
street. /.
In jumping from a moving freight
train at Perryville John Lynch, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, became entangled
in the signal wires and was severely
injured.
Prof. w. G.. johnson, State Ento-
mologist at Maryland Agricultural
College, has rendered his resigna-
ton and will accept the editorship
Of the American Agriculturist in
February.
Mr.. Samuel B Nesbitt of Colora,
has issued cards for the marriage
Of his daughter Mary, to DR.. How
ard G. Brown, in West Nottingham
Presbyterian church, Thursday
evening, Dec. 81, at 5 o'clock.
While driving to the creamery
last Tuesday morning, Thos. Riale
and his son George were thrown
from the wagon by their horse run
ming away. They were consider
ably bruised but not seriously hurt.
w. R. Cameron, of Pennington,
stored Al loads of ice in his ice
house on Tuesday by noon. The
turned in and helped
him. They will call next summer
% tell him how hot the weather is.
Alexander Sisco, colored, farm.
hand, aged about 40 years, employ
I'd on the farm of Joseph Griffith
1t Mt. Pleasant, DEL, while attend
ng to stock Saturday morning last,
was kicked by a horse and instant
y killed.
Miller Bullock, of Leeds, was ar
rested on Wednesday charged with |
carrying concealed weapons and
assault with intent to kill Robert |
a lexander, Raymond Everitt, Chas. |
md Howard Ash. Bullock shot at |
he boys, the bullet killing a dog
hat was with them.
The residence of Jos. G. Jolls, at
DEL, was partially
burned at a late hour Monday |
night, damaging the furniture and |
to the extent of about
81, 900. The family had retired
Tor the night and narrowly escaped
being suffocated by smoke.
Elmer johnson, who was caught
IN Henry Burkins' hen roost one
night last week and treated to a
oad of shot, is more severely hurt
than was at first thought. He re-
,eived part of the charge in the
stomach but was able to escape and
reach home, where he has since
remained.
George Anthony, while blowing
out stumps on the farm of Manley
Drennen near Elkton, had his right
hand blown off and was injured
about the face and body by pre-
mature discharge. Thomas Heath
was also injured about the face.
Anthony's hand was amputated
above the wrist by Drs. Ellis and
The discussion at the New Valley
Lyceum this evening will be
whether or not our forefathers had
better opportunities of acquiring
this worlds goods than we have.
Those who will champion the time
of our forefathers are Kennard
Riley and Walter Reynolds, while
Kersey Coulson and Arthur Reyn-
olds will tell how prosperous we
are at the present time.
The holiday season is prolific of
entertainments with unique names
to coax the quarters for the benefit
of the church, but the following
advertised by the colored sisters of
Talbot county, published in the
Gazette, takes the cake:
"There will be festival and hot
supper for colored gentlemens and