The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07


The attendance at Leslie Camp
on Sunday last is estimated at
5000.
Miss Armenia Wilson, of this
town, has been appointed principal
of Liberty Grove public school.
Ormond r. Burroughs has been
appointed postmaster at Aiken,
Cecil county, vice Joseph Coudon.
There will be no service at Hope
we'll M. E. Church on the Sundays
August 9 and 16, owing to Wood
lawn Camp.
A 20 foot addition is to be build
TO the building in Elkton used as
a postoffice, for the accommodation
of the rural mail carriers.
Twenty nine tickets were sold
Tuesday morning at this station for
the Atlantic City excursion, run by
the Pennsylvania railroad.
The small property of W. II. "a.
Edwards, on Belle Hill in the Third
district, has been purchaser by
Walter C. Maxwell of Newark, for
1850.
A festival will be held on the
lawn at Octoraro M. E. Church,
Saturday evening, Aug. 10. Music
will be furnished by Rising Sun
Cornet Band.
1T required twelve coaches to
carry the Colchester excursionists
over the Baltimore Central road on
Wednesday. Sixty eight tickets
were sold at this station.
The thunder gust of Wednesday
afternoon was a violent one in this
section. and was accompanied by
vivid lightning, heavy down pour
of rain, high wind and little hail.
A committee oil five members of
the faculty of Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, will manage the
school the coming year, the di.
rectorate to remain vacant until
the new plan is thoroughly tested.
The Friends Normal School
property, on Wilson avenue, was
sold at public sale on Saturday
afternoon to E. r. Burlington for
S1,1OO. The School Commissioners
have lease on the property for
one year.
The members of Porter's Grove
M. p. church will hold festival
in the grove adjoining the church
on Wednesday evening next, 18th
inst. If stormy, next evening.
Music will be furnished by Rising
Sun Cornet Band.
Mrs. John G.. Hindman of this
town mourns the loss Of over one
hundred jars of preserves and
glasses of jelly, the shelf upon
which they were placed in the
cellar breaking and precipitating
them upon the floor, not jar or
glass escaping unbroken.
A large limb of one of the shade
trees on the M. e. church ground
was broken off during the storm
Wednesday afternoon, and fell
upon the Diamond State telephone
wires on Walnut street, swapping
six of them. A large tree in the
back yard of DR.. g. s. Dare was
blown down by the high wind.
Thursday July 3Oth the Sunday
school and congregation of Sylmar
M. e. church had their annual
picnic in the beautiful woods of
VIM. 81. Sidwell, about mile from
Gylmar. 1t was innumber attend
ing the most successful held in
many years and was day of great
enjoyment to all.
There were forty present at the
debate at Mt. Pleasant church, last
Thursday evening. The church
does not close it's door for camp
meeting. Preaching services as
usual; openIair service at Z p. M,
every Sunday during August.
Subject of sermon next Sunday
night, "a Double Life"
Frank Sheppard, of Wilmington,
spent Tuesday on the Susquehanna,
near the mouth of the Octoraro
creek, and brought home fine
string of rock fish in the evening,
the largest one weighing between
eight and nine pounds.
Harold Sheppard, his son, tried
his luck on Wednesday and
reports the fish biting in great
shape. He brought home good
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