The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-10-06

QuCCeQ at dOpeWell M. II. CHuICu
by Rev. F. x. Moore.
The Young Ladies Home Mission
social will meet with Miss Charlotte
Otis at the Parsonage this evening.
A total of 1876 tickets were sold
at this station for Oxford Fair last
week, III of the number being sold
on Friday.
Nearly 75O course tickets have
been sold for the Avondale lecture
course since the chart was opened a
week ago.
George A. McKinsey, of near
Octoraro, lost a valuable COW last
W eek, the animal dying from some
unknown cause.
The Eber Stern property, at
Cherry Hill, was purchased at
public sale on Saturday by Harry
Stern for $500.
Twelve members of Company r.,
of Elkton, have been court martial
ed because of failure to attend the
recent State encampment.
Two dancing bears were exhib
tied on the streets of Rising Sun
Wednesday afternoon, much to the
amusement of the school children
The ladies of Ebenezer M. E..
church realized nearly thirty dol
lars by the Golden Rod Tea held
last week at the home of George
Williams.
Chesapeake City had mad dog
scare on Friday. The supposed
rabid animal was killed and also
several other dogs which had been
bitten by it.
Mrs. George III. Thompson, OF
West Nottingham, left at our office
this week beautiful bouquet OF
dahlias and a mammoth ounce,
both of her own growing.
Rev. J. Gibson CAN'T has tender
ed his resignation as Rector of st.
Mary Anne's Parish, to take effect
October %. He has accepted a
call to Denton, Caroline county.
The wooden bridge over the
canal on the Hartford county side
of the Susquehanna river, and
which is part of the Conowingo
bridge, will be replaced by an iron
bridge.
Rally Day was appropriately
observed at the M. Il. church Sun.
day evening, the special services
being in charge of the Sunday
school, a large audience being pres
ent to enjoy the program.
The School Commissioners have
decided to erect temporary frame
building of four rooms on the High
School grounds at Elkton in order
to relieve the crowded condition oi
2 the present school building.
Rising Sun shut Port Deposit
out Saturday afternoon, in game
of ball played at the latter place
Reynolds pitching was too much
for the Port boys. The score was
Rising Sun 9, Port Deposit O.
The New Bridge base ball clut
disbanded last week after very
successful season. There was g
balance of $23.67 in the treasury
which the boys very generously
donated to Octoraro NJ. E. church
Henry Lear, formerly of the
Doylestown, Pa, National bank
was convicted in the United States
district court Saturday of wilfu
misapplication of the funds of the
institution. George P. Brock
former cashier of the bank and q
brother. n-law of Lear, is awaiting
trial, charged with like offense.
The Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, of this place, will hold grand
bazar in the Town Hall this and
tomorrow evenings. In addition tt
the fancy articles, ice cream, cake
confectionery, etc., which will bt
on sale, number of prizes will bt
CHANGED off-10-shot Winchester
rifle, set rubber-mounted harness
horse blanket, etc. The committe,
is making every effort looking t.
the success of the affair and extends
Ahearty invitation to all to turI
<out and help the cause.
The police census of Baltimore
shows 117,0S2 white voters ant
%, $50 colored voters.