The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-13

the acre.
Wallace DuhameIl, of Warwick,
killed three wild geese last week,
the first of the season.
Elmer Haines, of Northumber.
land, Pa, has purchased the farm
of J. Wilkes Anderson, containing
96 acres, near Nottingham, Pa.
VIM. J. Ewing will sell his house
hold effects at public sale at his
residence on road from Rising Sun
to Principle on Wednesday Nov. 1S.
At Bel Air on election day Mr..
John s. Richardson, Sr., and seven
sons cast their votes for Bryan and
Kern, while Rev. Mr.. Hoblitzell
and four sons cast votes for the
same candidates.
The Brown Implement Company
of Havre de Grace, has secured the
Contract for steam heating plant
to be placed in the Cecilton, Cecil
county, High School. The plant
will cost $500.
Louis Emerich and j. j. Rokes,
both of Baltimore, were arrested in
that city last week by game
warden, charged with violating the
law by cunning in Hartford county
without a license.
w. W. Crosby, chief engineer to
the Maryland Good Roads Com
mission, who has just returned
from the Paris International High
way Congress, recommends that tar
roads be built on the Eastern Shore.
The farm of 161 acres near
Pleasant Grove, belonging to the
estate of Amos Nesbitt, was sold
last week at private sale to A.
Blackburn of Bloomington, Illinois,
who will shortly remove to the
property. The price was $4,000
A spent bullet fred by careless
shooter, struck Rev. Adam SteDgle
in the back while driving from
Hebron to Quantico, and made a
slight wound. Rev. Mr.. Stengle is
we'll known in this county, having
formerly been stationed at. Port
Deposit.
The Oxford Branch of the
Needlework Guild has made 2S6
garments the past year. The
garments are distributed by the
Guild among needy families of
Oxford and vicinity and sent to
hospitals and other charitable ID
lstitutions.
Hopewell M. e. Church, Wood
lawn, Rev. j. Howard Gray, pas
tor. Sabbath service, Nov. 15 {:
Sunday school at $50; preaching
1880, "What Think Ye of Christ ~
revival services at s p. M; Ep-
worth League at 1880; preaching at
Asbury, 8 p. M, to American Me-
chanics.
Florence Reathe q domestic in
the employ of Mr.. Joseph s. White.
ford, at Cambria, Hartford county,
was badly burned on Thursday
morning last by the explosion of a
can of coal oil which she was using
to start a wood fire. She was re.
moved to Baltimore hospital, her
condition being serious.
The sermons for next Sunday at
Mt. Pleasant church will be as
follows: Morning, third of series
in Book of Job-"Suffering, as a
Punishment for Sin." Evening
"Are You Answered ~
A new carpet will be laid in the
church next week by the Ladies
Aid Society and members.
Lawrence Webster, son of Elwood
Webster of Oxford, is q student at
Bliss Electrical School, Washing
ton, D. c., which was destroyed 6y
fire Friday morning last. The
school numbers $50 students, many
of whom made narrow escapes.
Young Webster threw his trunk
from third story window and then
jumped from the burning building,
escaping injury.
Princeton Preparatory School and
Jabob Tome Institute will play at
Port Deposit this afternoon. This
will be Tones closing football game
with visiting teams. Princeton
Prep. is strong team having beat.
en- Lawrenceville, who took the
Tome boys into camp for q had
defeat two weeks ago. Tome will
play inter class games on Monday.