The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-12


ing refitted with improved ma
chinery.
Thermometers in this locality
registered 34o on Thursday morn
ing of this week.
J. G. Hindman has sold to Abra-
ham W. Snyder the Galen property
at Harrisville, for 5000.
Miss Roberta Tull, of Elkton
has accepted a position in young
ladies seminary at Washington,
D. G.
The dwelling on Cherry street
occupied by Charles Nields and
family is being improved with a
coat of paint.
Bennett Steele has been ap-
pointed Notary Public at Chesa
peake City, vice Harry Bouchelle,
deceased.
The quarterly distribution of the
State School fund was made last
week, Cecil county receiving the
sum of $4,OS428.
The 3rd Quarterly Conference for
Rising Sun and Sylmar will be
held at Sylmar Saturday, 18th
inst, at 1870 a. m.
The Friendship Mill property
near Calvert, offered at public sale
Monday, was Withdrawn owing to
lack of adequate bid.
Mr.. j. Frost paid his first visit
to our neighborhood this fall
on Monday morning, and looked
quite natural in his winter garb.
Mrs. W. P. Reynolds, of near
town, has flock of seventy hens
which have laid 5973 dozen
7,17O-eggs from Jan. 1 to Oct. 10.
The hour for the convening OF
the M. E. Sunday school has been
changed from O'Clock in the
morning to 2:30 in the afternoon.
Philip R. Bond, Esq, of Port
Deposit, has resumed the practice
of law with offices in Elkton in the
rear of those occupied by Albert
Constable, Esq.
w. Louis Ryan has sold his
dwelling on Cherry street to E. Il.
Burlington for $3.50. Mr.. Ryan
contemplates the erection of new
dwelling for himself and family on
the lot adjoining.
W. K. Bird has purchased of
John G. Jones of New York city,
the Kay farm at Harrisville, where
on he at present resides, which
embraces seventy acres OF land
with improvements, for "a, 900.
Thomas J. Devon, formerly OF
this town, but for a number of
years past station agent at Kelton,
has been transferred to West Ches
ter, and Morris Farron, night op'
orator at Oxford, appointed to ill
the vacancy at Kelton.
Prof. J. Albert Loose will give
an entertainment in POrters Grove
M. P. Church, on Friday evening,
Oct. 10, consisting of moving pic
lures and illustrated songs. Ad-
mission zoe, and 10c. Proceeds
for the benefit of the church.
Services at James M. E. church
next Sunday will be as follows:
Preaching 1890 a. m, by Rev.
Charles B. Condit, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church at Liberty Cor
ner, N. j.; 2:30 p. M, Sunday
school; 1880 p. m, combined SER
vice, consisting of an Epwort q
League program and an address or
short sermon by the pastor.
Edw. II. Elfing, book keeper at
&. the National Bank of Oxford, Pa,
has accepted the position of teller
at the National Bank of West
Grove, Pa, and will enter upon his
new duties Monday, October the
10Th. The newly appointed teller
is Rising Sun boy and his friends
here will be pleased to learn of his
promotion.
The meeting called for the Or
ganization of the friends of the
present Local Option law was held
in Rising Sun Hall on Saturday,
Oct. 6. Committees were appoint
ed to carry on the work. The out
look was regarded as encouraging
Another meeting will be held in the
lecture room of the Methodist
church in Rising Sun, on Saturday,
Oct. 20, at half past two O'Clock,
which all interested are urgently
requested to attend.