The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-22


day morning last.
Yesterday was another pink slip
day for Sixth district tax payers,
at $1.20 per.
Jacob Tome Institute re-epens
for the regular session Thursday,
September %.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Bella Pogue on Thursday
afternoon next, at 2:30 o'clock.
The Riverside Cornet Band OF
Port Deposit, contemplates holding
a bazar in that town October 20,
26, u and %.
Hog cholera is raging among the
swine of the First district, some
farmers having lost all their hogs
through the disease.
Lawson Nesbitt, of Colora, has
left for Stanford, Conn.,, where he
holds the position of instructor IN
Latin at Belts Academy.
The thirty.sixth annual fall fair
of the Oxford Agricultural Society
will be held Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week.
A musicale was given at the
home of Mrs. S. G.. England, near
Zion, on Wednesday evening, by
the ladies of Zion M. E. church.
The registration notice will be
found in another column. Tues
days, October and 10 are registra-
ton days, October II being revision
day.
VIM. T. McKinsey, near town,
reports yield of 1S5 bushels OF
Early Rose, Star and State OF
Maine potatoes from an acre OF
ground.
North East is first in the field
with football team this fall. E.
B. Fockler is manager, George Sim
coe coach, and Marshall Priest
captain.
A committee has been appointed
for the purpose of arranging fer a
grand tournament to be held at Elk
ton October IL, for the benefit OF
Z Union Hospital.
Arrangements are being COM
pleted for Basket Picnic and
Democratic Amendment Meeting
to be held at Moore's woods, hall
mile east of Fair Hill, on Satur.
day, September 80.
James Stafford, a Philadelphia
lad aged IL years, who is a visitor
at the home of M. R.. Gilpin of Elk.
ton, was accidentally shot with a
flobert rifle on Saturday, by Arthur
Homewood, and severely injured.
The horse of James Holland, Jr.,
of Fair Hill, became entangled in a
halter one night recently and in its
struggle to free itself fell and
broke its back. The animal had
to be killed to relieve its suffering.
There will be preaching at James
M. E. church next Sunday at 1880
a. m. by Rev. A. R. Brown. The
other services will be as usual, ex.
cept that the Epworth League will
have entire charge of the service
at 1880 p. nj.
The Roosevelt and Fairbanks
colored Republican Club, of Port
Deposit, has been recognized for
the fall campaign. Meetings are
held every Monday night. James
ii. Randall, president; J. I.
Brown, secretary.
Misses Mary and Ella Brown
have moved into the south side OF
the double dwelling on s. Queen
street, recently purchased by them,
Jacob Null and family moving To
the property near town which he
purchased from the Misses Brown.
Clifford Miller, of near Wood
lawn, lost a valuable horse last
week. While hauling hay to Port
Deposit his team took fright and
ran away, one of the horses break
ing its leg between the pastern
Joint and the hoof and having to be
shot.
Eli T. Reynolds this week sold
the DIR. L. r. Kirk collection OF
minerals and Indian relics, which
he purchased some time ago at
trustees sale, to- D. I. Hanley, a
Baltimore dealer in curios and an
tiques. The collection is quite a
fine one and took a lifetime to
gather.