The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-10-10

Quite a number from Rising Sun
visited the G. A. r. encampment
at Washington this week.
John Hartnett, of Elkton, has
purchased of Joseph l.. Wells his
residence in that town for 50, 900.
Route No. 3, r. +. d., will be
laid out from Rising Sun next
week. 1t covers a section north of
town.
Don't forget the festival of the
Junior League, to be held at the
M. E. parsonage this friday
evening.
The annual meeting of the Sun
day school Union will be held in
Baltimore on Thursday and Friday
of next week.
The corner stone of the new
Presbyterian church, at Port De-
post, was laid last week without
any special services.
The Reuben Lake farm in the
Second district, has been sold to
James A. Woolleyhan for $4,000,
by the Jacob Tome Institute.
Elkton Chapter OF the Epworth
League has elected j. Harvey
Groves, prest.; Kesler Burns, secy.,
and John F. Sparklin, treas.
Thomas M. Reed purchased at
Sheriff IS sale last week, the r. I.
McVey farm of "a acres, near
Mechanics Valley, for $11S5.
Rev. H. A. G. Westerfeld was
invited at the third quarterly con-
ference, to return as pastor of Ris-
ing Sun and Sylmar M. E. churches.
A number of business men of
North East, together with some
outside parties, are considering the
establishment of bank in that
town.
Rev. Jesse Mccoy, of the First
district, Cecil county, has accepted
the call to become pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at
Queenstown, Queen Anne's county.
Howell Kidd, son of w. F.
Kidd of Port Deposit, has accepted
the situation as head of the Com
mercial Department of the Dan
vile, Va, Military Institute, with
the rank of captain.
The trustees of Oak Grove pub
lie school, in the Sixth district, one
mile and a half north of town,
have ordered the school closed ow-
ing to an epidemic of diphtheria.
Miss Eleanor Jenness is principal
of the school.
James E. Ellegood, democratic
candidate for Congress in the First
district, will deliver his first CAM
paign speech in Cecil at Elkton on
Wednesday, 22nd inst, and will
also speak at Port Deposit on
Thursday 23d inst.
Miss Ella Fisher, of Perryville,
who had her hand badly mangled
some weeks ago while employed in
mill at Chester, has been COMPEL
ed to submit to the amputation of
her left arm above the elbow as
a result of the accident.
The Maryland Christian Endea
vor Union will hold their annual
State Convention this year in Balti-
more, October 80 and 81. Letters
have been sent to the various socie-
ties in;this county by the State Com
mittee, urging that they appoint
delegates to attend.
The musical and literary pro-
gram given at the meeting OF the
Advance Club, held at the home of
Miss Fl. Jennie Reynolds Wednes-
day evening, was much enjoyed by
those present. The attendance was
large and eighteen names were en-
rolled for membership.
The will of Martin Cavenaugh,
late Of near Rising Sun, was filed in
the office of Register of Wills, at
Elkton, last week. To his daughter
Annie Shea, he bequeaths his
estate, and to his sons, Owen and
John Cavenaugh, small legacies are
left. The executor named in the
will is Stephen j. Reynolds.
In the suit of VIM. J. Adams VS..
J. S. Pogue & Son and John. T.
Adams, brought to procure the
right to certain personal property
levied on by j. S. Pogue & Son as
the property of John T. Adams
on an execution, judgment was
given in favor of w. J. Adams
The suit was heard before Mag
istrate Groves, of Elkton, last
week.
Sheriff McAllister this week took
to their future homes five crimina
sentenced at the September Court
They were: Harry Seaman, years
in Penitentiary for larceny of horse
and buggy; Frederick Grogan, Jos
Gafney and Frank Bradley, 1.
months in House of Correction fo
larceny of goods from Andrew @