The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16

The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Amy A. Reynolds on Thurs
day, May 10Th, at 2:30 o'clock.
Childs Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
will raise flag over wilma public
school near Childs, on Friday,
May %.
The Elkton Homing Club held
1OO-mile fly on Tuesday, the
birds making good time considering
the weather.
James Brown, of Sylmar, became
the possessor of pair of fine twin
calves this week. He reports the
infants doing nicely.
Joseph Coudon, Jr., of Perry
vile, is a member of this years
graduating class at the Maryland
Agricultural College.
At J. S. Townsend's sale of
horses in Rising Sun last Friday
high prices ruled, ranging from
$115 to $1S1. Seventeen head av-
eraged $145.20.
Mrs. Louisa S. Rounds, a nation
al speaker of the w. G. I. u, will
give an address in Rising Sun M.
E. church on Sunday evening, May
IS, at s o'clock.
Sidney Sanders, a colored boy of
Richmond, Va, was killed by a
train while crossing the tracks of
the P, w. & B. railroad at Perry
vile on Saturday.
The fifty second annual session
of the Maryland Conference of the
African u. M. p. Church con-
vened in Providence Church, Elk
ton, on Wednesday.
The property of the late Robert
McKaig, near Leeds, was sold
Saturday by James J. McCauley,
administrator, to William Byrne,
of Wilmington, for $3.50.
The Ladies' Aid Society of
Octoraro M. E. chnrch will hold a
pie and cake social on the evening
of May %. If stormy on that date.
on the next fair evening.
West Nottingham Academy de,
feated North East High School in
game of base ball at West Not
tingham on Saturday afternoon
last, by a score of Is to is.
Mrs. L. r. Atkinson attended
the State council session of the
Daughters of Liberty, held in Balti-
more last week, and was elected
National Representative for three
years.
At a meeting Of the directors of
the Susquehanna Canal, which runs
from Wrightsville to Havre de
Grace, held last week in Baltimore,
it was decided to rebuild that
waterway.
S. J. Reynolds & Son, Thos. Fas-
slit & Sons and Ross Wilson on
Wednesday shipped Is head of fine
registered Holstein cattle from
Rising Sun to a party in the south,
ern part of Virginia.
The Baltimore Feldspar Co. is
pushing the work rapidly on their
crushing mill and kiln, at the quar-
ries, two miles north of town, and
expects to have its works in full
operation by the LIST of August
Charles Willms is acting manager
of the company.
North East has an aspirant fol-
prize fighting honors in the person
of John Cheadle, who made his debut
in the ring on Thursday night Of
last week before the Broadway
Athletic Club of Philada., against
Tommy Daily, but came out of the
scrap second best.
The recently elected officers Of
Bay View Sunday school are
Superintendent, John A. Church
man; assistant supt., James w
Abrams; End assistant, Miss Susie
G. Smith; secretary, Miss Rhods
Burns; treas, Mrs. j. L. Janney
organist, Miss Annie Simcoe.
Martha Washington Council
ID. of l.. will hold a grand festival
package sale and drawing Thurs
day evening, May %, 1902, a
Calvert. Ice cream, cake, confec
tionery, etc. will be served in album
dance. In addition there will be ;
package sale and prize drawing
The Directors of the Rising SUI
Detective Association met OF
Wednesday evening to audit tn
accounts of expenses incurred il
the search of j. L. Rutter's stolel
horse, adjusting the matter o
reward, and transacting other bust
ness. Three new names were adde'
to the roll of membership.
The houses of Ed. A. Gillespi
and Chas. G. Cameron, at Noting
ham, Pa, were entered one nigh
last week by thieves, who ransack
ed them but carried off little booty
a pQcketbook containing $40 wa
secured at one of the houses
Entranoa info Mr. CillacDia2c hans