The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-06-14
John Terry, ST., is lying very il
at his home near town.

chased by A. L. Duyckinck & Co.,
this week.
The Home Mission social was
entertained by Misses Louisa and
| Florence Worthington on Friday
evening last.
The young men of the Chesa-
peake Inn will give a dance in the
town hall, Port Deposit, this (Fri-
day. evening.
H. M. Duyckinck attended the
commencement exercises of Chel-
tenham Military Academy, at
Ogontz, this week.
Miss Eleanor Jenness attended
the commencement exercises of
Western Maryland College, West
minister, this week.
Mrs. w. Scott Thomas and
children, of California, are the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. II. A. G.
Westerfeld.
Miss Violette T. Haines and AL
bert l.. Burlington were present at
the reunion and banquet of the
class of '96, held at Strathaven Inn,
Swarthmore, this week.
Misses Clara and Lillian Keil-
holtz entertained Il number of
friends on Tuesday evening in
honor of their guest, Miss Jessie
Burns, of Selin's Grove.
Frank Evans, of the Elkton Hon.
ing Club, shipped basket of pig
cons to Manassas Va, on Monday,
with instructions to liberate. The
distance from Elkton is $50 miles.
While Jesse jackson, North
East boy, was handling revolver
on Monday the weapon was acct
dentally discharged, the bullet in
flicting painful wound in his
thigh.
The six inch well that was being
driven on the Fair grounds for the
Elkton Ice Company has been aban-
doned at a depth of 500 feet, as no
suffi lent quantity of water was
found.
The sale of the securities of the
Record Publishing Co., formerly
owned by the late VIM. M. Sin
gerly, was authorized on Monday
by Judge Mcpherson, of Philada.,
in the United States Circuit Court
At the meeting of the farmers of
Maryland last week at College
Park the Cecil Farmers Club was
represented by Elwood Baldel ston,
Geo. w. Clifford and NJ. G. Reeder,
the latter also representing Cecil
Grange.
Records kept by Pennsylvania
officials show that in the course of
twenty-four hours $4,000 people
pass through the gates at Broad
street station, Philadelphia, and
that 500 trains with a total of $500
cars enter and leave the shed.
The following officers were elect
ed by Excelsior Lodge, |. o. o. F.,
of Rising Sun, at the regular meet
ing Saturday evening: Noble grand,
Marshall FL. Pierce; vice grand, L.
r. Kirk; rec. Sec, Levi R. Atkin-
son; treas, j. j. Wright; warden,
1. r. Taylor; trustees, Theo. Gar
vim, S. P. Ryan, l. r. Taylor.
The Maryland Court of Appeals
has reversed the decision of the
Circuit Court for Cecil county in
the case of Charles Holden VS.. The
Philadelphia 4 Baltimore Central
Railroad Co. and ordered a new
trial. Holden was awarded a YER
dict in Elkton of $4,000 for alleged
injuries received by being struck
by one of the company's trains.
A wagon loaded with 200 bush
els of charcoal, standing in the
yard of Edward M. Clark, near
North East, was destroyed by fire
early Tuesday morning. The load
ed wagon had been left in the yard
Monday night and on Tuesday
morning all that remained was the
ironwork, the supposition being
there was live coal in the load.
The loss is about 500.
The Hopewell Cemetery Asso-
citation at the annual meeting held
ON June Bird elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Pres,
Enoch Mccullough; icc-pres., It.
J. Vanneman; sec. and treas, G. S.
Abrahams; supt. of grounds, Good
win Terry; directors, H. G. Nesbitt,
Enoch Mccullough, T. j. Vanne
man, Geo. c. Oldham, G. S. Abra-
hams, r. X. Rawlings.
Misses Anna and Panama Smith
had narrow escape from serious
injury while driving through Zion
last Thursday. Their horse be-
came frightened and upset the
buggy. Miss Panama was drag
ged considerable distance by be-
ing caught in the lines; Miss Annie
was thrown out on her face, rem
dering her unconscious. They were