The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-04

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his dwelling by painting.
One hundred and ninety tickets
were sold at this station Friday for
the Oxford Fair.
Wilson Merritt has rendered his
resignation as postmaster at War.
wick, Cecil county.
Thirty seven new names were
added to the Sixth district regis
tration list on Tuesday.
Rev. G. Morton Sciple, for sew
eral years past pastor of the Port
Deposit Presbyterian church, has
resigned.
Diphtheria is epidemic at Lincoln
and the public school at the village
has been closed by order of the
Board of Health.
Governor War6eld has appointed
VIM. B. Reed deputy game warden
for Cecil county, with jurisdiction
throughout the State.
Almost as many candidates as
shooters were present Tuesday and
Wednesday at the shoot held by
the Rising Sun Shooting Asso'
citation.
Wilmer Devonshire while en-
ployed at Frenchtown on the B.
& o. bridge work fell about 20 feet
fracturing his shoulder and re-
ceiving other severe injuries.
VIM. T. Fryer, of Colora, has
packed 10000 cases of tomatoes
within the past twenty days. The
tomato crop has lately suffered con
siderably from the unfavorable
weather.
The Second district democrats
have organized at Chesapeake City
for the campaign with DR.. W. Q.
Karsner, President; Harry Howard
treasurer, and Hugh W. Caldwell,
secretary.
A social will be held at New
Bridge school on Thursday eve
ming, Oct. 10. Admission, DC
proceeds for the benefit of the
school. The public cordially in.
vited to attend and each bring
pencil.
Elwood Reynolds, the little foul
year old son of Isaac Reynolds
while playing in the barn of Mrs
Annie Crosby, of Oxford, Friday
slipped and fell into the hay rack
of one of the stalls, rseelying
broken leg.
While playing in. the old sasf
factory at Port Deposit, little Stan
lev Grant fell through an oper
place in the second story to the
floor below, rendering him uncon
scious and otherwise injuring thu
little fellow.
Quite number of base ball en-
thusiasts from this vicinity attend
ed the ball games at Philadelphi;
this and last week to see the Chi
cago and Detroit teams battle will
the Athletics in their great fgh
for the American League pennant
e. n. Pritchett, owner of th'
Havre.d de-G Grace "Ledger," has solo
his paper to Leo Moore, a forme
Cecil Countian, who has assumed
charge. Mr.. Pritchett's poor healtl
compelled him to give up his bus
mess and remove to Asheville
North Caroline.
State Senator J. I. France ant
F. e. Williams will be in Rising
Sun on Friday evening, 4th inst
They are desirous of discussing th'
political situation, in an informa
manner, with all interested. Thu
room adjoining the post office ha'
been secured, where everyone viii
be welcome.
SignOr Pamphlets, an ItaliaI
candidate for licenseure and Ordi
nation, while undergoing examina
tion for his fitness and orthodoxy
by the Board of Examiners at th'
meeting of the PresbyteFy at Wes
Nottingham on Wednesday gave
little diversion to the proceeding
by his evident sincerity, coupled
with his efforts to fiuently express
himself in English. His replies t
to his belief in a heaven and a hel
were in the affirmative and thes'
questions were followed by on,
asking if he believed in purgatory
His reply was that if there wa
such state he was in it now. Th'
Board saw. the point and mercifnlly
eased up and awarded him hi