The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-06-05
MINDRLOCALS

per month.
At the entertainment of Elkton
public school, last week, the snug
sum of $62 was realized.
The rockishing season in the
Susquehanna is on, and a number
of good catches are reported.
The ladies of Hopewell M. E.
church realized the sum of $26 by
their festival held on Saturday
evening last.
The pupils of Washington
school near Bay View, realized
about $40 by their recent festival.
West Nottingham Academy and
Chesapeake City base ball teams
will play at the latter place today,
Friday, June 5.
The property of the late Abra-
ham Green, near West Nottingham,
was purchased last week by S. T.
Wiley, of Colora, for 5000.
The Spring Exhibition of Oxford
Agricultural Society is being held
this week, at Oxford, the dates
being the 3rd, 4th and 9Th.
The Young Ladies' Home Mis-
sion social Will be held at the home
of Miss Grace A. Wilson, near
town, this (Friday) evening.
Childrens' Day will be observed
at Rock Presbyterian church, near
Fair Hill, and Bay View M. P.
church on Sunday next, June Z.
Cameron Krazier, of the Ninth
district, suffered the fracture of two
ribs one day last week, being kick
ed by COW which he was milking.
Misses Eleanor C. WATSON and
Sara FL. Reynolds will give a music
ale and recital in lakewood hall
on Thurday evening, June IL.
Admission, zoe.
The date of the musicale at Ok
ford, by the pupils of Miss Mary
Gillespie's class, is Monday eve
ming, June s, instead of June 5,
as published last week.
A fifteen inch black bass, which
weighed three pounds, was shot in
a shallow place in the Octoraro
creek near Cecil Paper Mill, last
week, by John McCaSlin.
A reunion of the Lincoln family
will be held at the old Lincoln
homestead, north of Rising Sun, on
Thursday, June IL, in honor of
Benton Lincoln's birthday.
The property near Iron Hill be-
longing to the Benz. w. Grayer
estate, was last week purchased
for $500 by Alonza NJ. Pyle and
Leslie Pyle, of Pennsylvania.
The warehouse and summer shed
at the North East Station have
been moved to make room for a
third track that the P, B. & w.
Railroad are laying at that point.
The Oxford Times has changed
from a weekly to d semi weekly
publication, the subscription price
having been advanced to 81 90 per
annum with the increased number
of issues.
Aaron J. Kitchener, Of near
COlora, lost one of his fine jerseys
last week. The COW sustained IA
broken leg in some unaccountable
manner, while in the pasture, and
had to be killed.
The w. G. T. U. will celebrate
"Flower Mission Day" on Thurs
day, June 18th, at 2:3O O'clock.
All members and friends are invit-
ed to bring flowers to the home of
Mrs. S. Taylor Reynolds.
The teachers and pupils of Ris-
ing Sun public school to the num-
Der of about fifty, picniced at
Haines' Point, at the mouth of the
Octoraro on Wednesday, where a
fine days outing was had.
While sitting on the porch
of their home, near town, on Fri
day evening last, Mrs. Abraham
Kirk aud daughter Miss Della,
were considerably stunned by a
bolt of lightning, which struck "A
clothes line nearby.
G. w. Bowman rendered his
resignation az postmaster, of Thee,
dore, but the Post Office authorities
of Washington have requested
him to retain his position until
the store property is sold, when the
new owner will succeed him.
Young Friends Association will
meet next Sabbath afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. Il. r. Burlington will
give q talk on "The meaning OF
punishment for the evil doer," ac
eompanied by picture of Elizabeth
Fry with the prisoners at Newgate,
England.
The commencement exercises OF
West Nottingham Academy will
be held Thursday afternoon, June
10 Oh