The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-01
Good Friday.
April 1st-All Fools Day.

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prevalent in the vicinity of Lom-
bard.
Wilson P. Mahan is now con-
ducting the green grocery business
recently vacated by Chas. Lawson.
David G. Work, of Cherry Hill,
recently appointed magistrate by
Governor Warfeld, has declined to
serve.
II. G. Cummings has erected at
his livery stable a shed, l6x27
feet, for additional shelter for vehi-
cles and hitching room.
The hour of convening for the
M. E. Sunday school changes for
the summer on Sunday next, from
afternoon to 900 O'Clock a. m.
Gentle Spring has had bad case
of chills during March but it is
hoped will soon be able to sit up
and take little nourishment.
The sum of $9S was collected at
the recent missionary anniversary
of the Sunday school of Tome Me-
mortal M. E. church, Port Deposit.
Miss Martha Finley, of Elkton,
author of the sElsie Books" has
made a donation of 5000 to the
missionary fund of Elkton Presby-
terian church.
J. E. Crothers has rented his
store property, at Calvert, to Henry
G. Kidd who will conduct a general
merchandising business at the
stand after May l..
DR.. FL. G. Clemson, of Port De-
posit, has been missing from his
home for the past two weeks and
all efforts to locate him have so far
proven of no avail.
Mr.. Harry M. Campbell, of the
graduating class at Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary, will preach at
West Nottingham Presbyterian
church the next two Sabbaths.
Messrs. Biles & Cameron have
been busy this week renovating
the shoe factory for their new ware
house business and expect to COM
mence operations in a few days.
BENZ. Briscoe has moved his res
taurant from the town hall build
ing to the Hunt building, on South
Queen street, lately occupied by l.
r. Taylor and Samuel A. Taylor.
The Keystone spar quarries,
about one mile and half north
east of town, resumed operations to.
day, after an idleness of several
months, under the supervision OF
J. L. Stephens.
Poultry thieves have been max
ing frequent raids on chicken roosts
in the neighborhood of Elkton re-
Gently. Last week VIM. Busby
lost thirty fowls and Mrs. Emma
Maxwell eight by these plunderers'
Samuel A. Taylor, who was re
Gently appointed one of the justices
of the Peace for the Sixth district,
has rented the Office building on
the Pogue property, at the corner
of Queen and Walnut streets where
Justice will be dispensed in future.
John L. Stephens has purchased
of the Stephens heirs at private
terms, the old homestead farm,
about one mile northeast of town
and containing 150 acres, with i'm
provements. The farm has been
in the Stephens family for rs years.
Eugene A. Reynolds, formerly
of this town, where he taught in
the public school for number oi
years, has embarked in the grocery
and provision business at Oxford,
having purchased the stand
of Geo. w. Walton, on South
Third street.
The Stewards of Mt. Pleasant
M. Il. church have been compelled
to notify Rev. j. M. Collins, who
was appointed to the charge at the
recent Conference, that owing tc
their inability to secure house they
cannot accommodate married man
with family at Mt. Pleasant.
John B. Coale, rural free deliv.
cry carrier of Port Deposit, and
Edward Jews, colored, of Cokes'
bury, were last week arrested by
agents of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals and
fined 81 and costs and warned
against repetition of the offences