The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-07-31
NTY NEWS.
Friday, July 81, 1903.
MINDRLOCALS


pointed principal of the grammar
school at Rising Sun.
The pow-wow and festival of the
Colora Red Men, held on Friday
evening last, netted them $50.
Sunday evening services have
been discontinued at Hopewell NJ.
E. church until after Camp.
A festival will be held at Stone
Run bridge, by the Trustees of
Octoraro M. E. church, on the
evening of Aug. Z.
Warden Ferguson had his arm
severely cut by a band saw while
at worklin VIM. M. Reynolds saw
mill on Stone Run.
Kesler Burns, of Elkton, son of
Thomas X. Burns, has been ap,
pointed to a position in the post
office at Washington.
Young Friends Association will
meet in town hall next Sabbath at
2:30 p. m. E. r. Burlington will
talk on Spiritual Consciousness"
G. A. Benjamin & Co., Leslie,
have been awarded the contract for
supplying the public schools of the
Ninth district with coal at 800
per ton.
Miss Marjorie Rutter has been
appointed by the trustees teacher
of School No. 8, Fifth district, in
place of Percival F. Lynch,
resigned.
Kersey Coulson, of the EigL tn
district, lost fine COW last week
by the animal getting its head
through the barnyard fence and
being choked to death.
John Adams has lost number
of fine hogs this week, from what
is thought to be hog cholera. Up
to the present time four have died
and others are affected.
Bass fishing in the Octoraro and
the Susquehanna has been the
popular sport this week, a number
of our townsmen having landed
some good sized specimens of the
gamy fish.
Chas. Kirscht, shoemaker, de-
sires to announces that he does not
intend removing from Rising Sun
until September and is still prepar-
ed to attend TO all repair work en-
trusted to him.
The Providence wooden mill, near
Bay View, has been thoroughly
Overhauled, new machinery install
ed and again put in operation by
Daniel Turner after an idleness of
several years. Blankets and bed
spreads are the articles turned out.
The Principle Furnace base ball
club realized $50 by their recent
festival held at that place. Suits
have been ordered and the players
expect to make their first appear
ance in them at the game Saturday
afternoon with the Rising San
team, at Principle Furnace.
The Colora base ball club has Or
ganized by electing Albert Niclle
manager, Lawson Nesbitt treasurer
and G. t. Snyder captain. The
club will hold a festival at Colora
on Tuesday evening, August 4, the
proceeds from which will be devot-
ed to the purchase Of new uniforms.
The Temperance Mother Goose
entertainment given by the Loyal
Temperance Legion in the town
hall, on Wednesday evening, was
much enjoyed by those who attend
ed it. The young folks who repre-
sented the various Mother Goose
characters all acquitted themselves
withselves with much credit.
Agents for the water power com.
pany which has been securing
rights along the upper Oetoraro
for some time past came over the
line into the Sth this week and
rumors are flying regarding water
right and land deals. 1t is said
they have bought land adjacent to
the Octoraro from Joseph Mullen,
S. t. Hindman and John Taylor,
the latter of whom recently pur-
chased the Patrick Ewing farm and
is reported to have sold a strip
along the creek for S2500.
Rising Sun was treated to an ex-
hortation in the town square last
Sunday afternoon by a gospel
crank" who walked into town with
asknapsack strapped upon his back
and carrying a large umbrella
which in time past had been white.
On it were printed scriptural texts
and number of rather lurid ques
tions, such as "Do you know how
hot hell is" and others of like
character. After a fervid discourse
on this sinful world he wended his
way from Rising Sun toward the
setting sun.
j. NJ. Holden, our butcher, while
on his delivery route near Colora,
Tuesday, had a runaway which