The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-04-18
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, April rs, 1902.
MINORLOCALS


Mrs. N. G. Brown on Thursday
April oath, at $50 o'clock.
Rev. W. w. Shaw has rendered
his resignation as pastor of Port
Deposit Presbyterian church.
At J. s. Townsend's horse sale
in Rising Sun last Monday prices
ranged from $S1 to $1S1, sixteen
head averaging $3.50.
Norman L. Wilson of Oxford is
dismantling the Rising Sun green.
house, having purchased frames,
etc., from Miss Alma Keilholtz,
the present owner.
The dental office of DR.. g. III.
Roe, of Oxford, was robbed on
Tuesday night of a quantity of gold
foil, plate and two partially COM
pleted gold bridges.
Those interested in the reorgan-
ization of Rising Sun Cornet Band
are requested to meet at Morrison
& Whites restaurant on Saturday
evening at s o'clock.
The Cecil Farmers Club was en-
tertained by Robt. X. Rawlings
last Wednesday. An account OF
the proceedings will be published
in next weeks issue.
The young ladies of the M. E.
church of this town have organized
Calendar Club with the object OF
assisting in raising money for the
improvement fund.
The salary of Rev. A. S. Now
bray, pastor of Tome Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church, Port
Deposit, has been increased from
81, 200 to 81 400 per year.
Elkton papers report that not
for years have building operations
been as brisk in that town as at
present. Rising Sun too has had
quite building boom this spring.
Rev. Wilson T. NJ. Beale, of
Princeton, N. j., has accepted the
call recently extended to him by
the congregations of Zion and Rock
Presbyterian churches to become
their pastor.
The Rising Sun Gun Club will
hold its monthly shoot on Tuesday
April 22d. A Remington Gun will
be the first prize, handicaps will
be allowed the weaker shots; shoot
commences at one p. m.
The Board of Managers of Wood
lawn Campmeeting have elected
Rev. Dr.. Robert W. Todd, of
Hopewell M. E. church, to take
charge. The camp will commence
August 7, holding over two Sun
days and closing on Tuesday.
The town of Oxford, which for
years has been urging the railroad
to build new station at that
place, has high hopes that their
e fondest desires are about to be
realized, as report says plans are
being prepared for the building.
Harry Turner, colored, who is
employed by Thos. J. Wilson,
near town, surprised night PROV
Ter one night recently. The man
was skulking about near the house
when Turner discovered him and
put him to flight by pistol shot.
The juries appointed to inspect
Griest's Fording and decide upon
the ACCESSIBILITY of erecting a
bridge across the Octoraro creek at
that point, viewed the locality on
Saturday last and determined to
recommend the construction of a
bridge there.
Fire was started yesterday il
the new bake oven, recently bull
on the Kimbell property for w. B
CoOney. Owing to defect a con
hagation occurred which endanger
ed the building but luckily wa:
discovered in time to preven
serious damage.
The house of Ellsworth Warden
at Eldora, on the Peach Bottom
railroad, was entered by thieves
on Wednesday night Of last week
and robbed of $16O in money aud ;
quantity of eatables. The none,
had been drawn from the Quarry
vile bank that day and the sup
position is the thief was aWar,
of the fact.
Elkton's remodeled opera hous
was thrown open to the public OF
Thursday evening of last week, tn,
attraction being the oratorio o
The Messiah, under the direction
Of Prof. j. III. Wiley of Tom
Institute. The opera house ha
been refitted with electric lights
raised seats, private boxes, etc.
making it an up-to- date play house
Rev. William G. Rooms, formerl,
pastor of North East and Rising SUI
M. E. churches, has undertaken t
pay off the debt of 1915, on tn
New Castle M. Il. church, of whicl
he is now pastor. He has organ
lied calendar Club' with 43
members, who each pay 10 cents