The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
Chestnuts are ripening.


Did you see the meteor last
Saturday night.
The heavy wind last Tuesday
has caused the cider press to work
overtime.
VIM. M. Pogue is attending the
Carriage Builders convention in
New York this week.
DIR. J. B. Slicer has sold his farm
near Pennington to VIM. j. Bar
nard, of Delaware, for $4, 400.
Leslie Roberts left Rising Sun on
Wednesday to fill position as
clerk with the Port Deposit Store
Co.
Prof. G. A. Kicker, of Plain
field, N. j., has been appointed
teacher of commercial work at Tome
Institute.
Messrs. E. Fl. Worthington. and
Jonathan Reynolds, who have both
been quite ill for several weeks, are
convalescing.
Mrs. Anna Cameron and daugh
ter have moved into the Rising Sun
station property, lately vacated by
s. J. Morrison.
Twenty nine new names were
added to the Sixth district registry
on Tuesday and eleven transferred
to other districts.
VIM. Jordan has been lodged in
E1kton Jail on the charge of steal
ing a horse from T. N. Lorraine, of
the Second District.
DR.. France and F. E. Williams
will hold an informal conference
with the voters of the 9Th at Colora
next Tuesday evening.
j. Calvin Watson has sold his
property near Pennington, con
sisting of 8 acres, with dwelling
and shops, to Elisha D. Kirk, for
$172O.
At the meeting of the School
Board on Tuesday the matter of in.
creasing the salaries of the teachers
was discussed, but no definite con-
clusion was reached.
The Susquehanna Power Co.,
began work this week in removing
the machinery from the Susque-
hanna paper mills at Conowingo to
erect an electric power plant there.
The Wilmington District Ep
worth League Convention was held
at Elkton M. E. church on Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
Misses Fl. Jennie Reynolds and
Lucy Gillespie represented the
Rising Sun Society.
A meeting will be held at Ben.
nett hall, Oakwood, on Saturday
evening at 7.30 o'clock, for the
purpose of organizing an Eighth
District Democratic Club. All
Democrats are invited to attend.
Revival services will begin at
SyImar NJ. e. church next Sunday
at 2.30 and 7.3O p. m. The pastor
will be assisted during the meet.
ings by Rev. M. II. Briggs, OF
Colora,. who will preach on Sunday
evening.
The Oblate fathers of st. Fran.
els de Sales dedicated their new
novitiate on the Taylor farm near
Elkton on Wednesday afternoon.
The institution will be used to
educate young men for the Catholic
priesthood.
Rev. G. M. Sciple, who recently
resigned the pastorate of Port De.
posit Presbyterian church has ac.
cepted call to the church at
Napanoch, N. Y. The appoint.
Enent includes the chaplainship at
the Eastern New York Reformatory
The latest bulletin issued by
Judge Crothers' physicians states
that he is steadily improving, with
temperature ranging between so
and 1902, and pulse at "a. He is
now allowed to read the newspapers
and is taking great interest in the
meetings held throughout the state
Miss Christine Tinling, of Liver.
pool, England, will make addresses
in the following churches on the
dates named Calvert M. e.
church, Friday night, October IL;
Hopewell church, Sunday morning,
October 13; Rising Sun, Sunday
night, October 13. All are cor.
daily invited to attend these
services.