The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-20

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BENJAMIN F. Culleny has sold
his store at Providence to Mrs.
Lottie Settle, of Leeds.
Because of high rates Of fire in
surance in Perryville rents have
been raised in several cases.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with
the President on Thursday after
noon, 26th inst, at 2:3O o'clock.
Scott Wilson of this town, has
purchas ed of Dora P. Krauss her
property in Port Deposit, for $500.
Miss Alma o. Dean has been ap
pointed an assistant teacher at
Cecil County High School, Elkton.
Rev. F. x. Moore, Of Hopewell,
had his first wedding since coming
to the charge in March, last week.
Lent will be unusually late this
year beginning March 8, Ash
Wednesday. Easter occurs April
%.
The Rising Sun gun club will
visit Charlestown on Tuesday next
for team shoot with the cracks of
that neighborhOod.
The Susquehanna is now blocked
with ice, from the government fish
hatchery station, five miles below
Havre de Grace to Marietta, Pa.
R. W. Turnstall, head of the
classical department at Tome Insti-
tute, will probably accept the chair
Of Latin and Greek at the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
The derailing of two freight cars
at Port Deposit on Tuesday morn
ing, caused by an opened switch,
delayed traffic over the Baltimore
Central road for an hour.
The new pipe organ which has
lust been installed in the Elkton
Presbyterian church will be put in
use for the first time at a recital on
Friday evening, goth inst.
The oyster supper held by the
ladies of Octoraro M. E. church on
Saturday evening was a success in
every respect, quite a sum being
realized for church purposes.
Harry, the faithful old family
horse of Augustus Brumfield, of
near town, passed over the "great
divideu on Tuesday. The old vet
eran had attained the age of 30
years.
Myron Miller, of Woodlawn, de-
feated J. Williams, of Atglen, in a
live bird shoot at Oxford on Satur-
day. The shoot was for $50, at 25
birds. Miller killed 81 and Will
liams 10.
Presiding Elder A. s. Mowbray
occupied the pulpit of the M. E.
church of this town on Sunday
morning. A special collection for
church expenses was taken amount
ing to $113.
The revival meetings being con-
Quoted nightly at the M. E. church
in this town, have proven the
means of fourteen conversions thus
far, and the pastor and members
feel much encouraged at the sue
oacc of tho naatinUe
Frank Brickley, of Greenhurst,
was severely injured on Tuesday
afternoon while cutting down a
tree on his place. The tree lodged
for a time, finally falling without
warning and catching him under
it. He received a fracture of the
right leg and internal injuries.
H. Fl. Haines, president of the
National Bank OF Rising Sun, is
chairman of the re organization
committee of the stockholders and
creditors OF the Diamond State
Steel Co., of Wilmington, Del.
The purpose of the re- organization
is. to secure the resumption OF the
works which are now in the hands
of a receiver.
The Conow;ngo Bridge Com
pauy and the Conowingo Land Com
pany held stockholders meetings at
Conowingo last week and both CON-
NAMES elected the same directors,
as follows: G. G. Caldwell, Jas. II.
Harlow, Geo. x. McGaw, s. j.
Caldwell, Chas. R. McConkey.
The following day the directors
organized in Baltimore and elected
G. @. Caldwell, president; Geo.
X. McGaw, treasurer; Chas. r..
McConkey, secretary.