The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-04
"REMINISCENCES OF RISING SUN.
BY E. HENRY ffAlNES.

mdu6 Ine sun puSy place on cleo
tion days. Whisky was plenty and
cheap and many of the old sots came
| out to vote for the party that was
most liberal with treats, and many
were the sore heads and debauches
that took several days to make right
again. At that time the tickets were
passed through an open pane in the
window of the election Offices inside.
The following was told to me by an
eye witness to the occurrence: One
year during which political excit-
ment ran high prominent farmer
and man whose build and makeup
always attracted attention, living on
the road to Brickley Town and known
far and near as Daddy Allen, and
who was an ardent Whig and not
wishing to leave anything undone
that would help his party, a few days
before an election hunted up and took
to; his house an old soaker by the
name of Green in order to secure his
vote. On election morning bright
and early Daddy Allen started with
his man to the place of voting and ar
rived there some time after the polls
were open. During this interval
Daddy got separated from his man
and two Democrats, who were keep
| ing their eyes on the situation and
| doubtless had given old Green
drink, as soon as tne window was
open one Of them put a ticket in
Green's hand and the other pushed
him i'm the rear up to the window
and had him deposit his vote. Soon
Daddy Allen appeared only to be fill-
ed with disappointment and dismay
at what had taken place. Whether
he made use of the vocabulary which
many men hold in reserve for special
and trying occasions I do not know,
but he at once became the centre OF
an amused crowd, many of whom
were those of his own party. This
old house, which had served the pur-
pose for which it had been built for
a long time, at last succumbed to the
relentless fiery flames and was sue
ceeded by three-story brick struc-
ture, which after a few years went
the way of its aged predecessor and
was followed by the erection of the
present bank and residence building.
Where Alice and Shepherd now
have store was frame dwelling
and tailor shop occupied by Franklin
Langdon, who used to sit upon q
large counter or table with his legs
crossed under him and stitch away by
hand ait the garments that were being
made. Such thing as sewing ma
chine was not in use His patrons
brought their cloth and got measured
for the clothes to be made, which
were generally those for Sunday
wear, everyday clothes being mostly
luaue a. nono ~ sno "o s....s Ia
nousenoiu. oauy nauS ~ su.sS s.s .as.
not appeal1u loI salo e. sno ss s'o- r y.
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onelly osle9. ~" ms T,,ss ~ IN n5ar
was .ne ieSiuon1e az. =. lS .,o.,s - - cSs,s.o
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Oiayuoh ~ ..aas' "as : sauas1 - - h;s
pat,on anu pelloS. la I
s.aue' .a. u n,s younsSa usys S ~ -. ,sn,,
ultlon 70 ndAins nallSSS, naouo ,, .no
anu wonsn sauules sllu Ioa s so Sv.a.s
the InallulsclulS s,l y Mn.cn ~ 10 ~. .S. now
aVtempteu ~ tne collly 2 1nTss NJ
makers q touay. many .. wee .n0
Daiis ne covclsu WITH -uln0 -. -
oreu morocco Lor eae I1ys GnG I.Sai saras
tne Workliansnlp ,,.', =, MnacM uispiAyeu
tne OUTPUT ol sAiiilu. nanu. 80.
On 1he site ol tue Aiise auu Snsp
nero residence suoou very oau los
mouse, Wnicn, rumor nau y, was Onoo
q Tavern, occupiea py JOIN Dawson, o
whose WaLe Jennie was .anous aor
making ganser cakes ana pee,. lucy
Were IN aDunuance anu ior safe ~ - aeI
mousse ~ al Times anu Un e.eCslon s,
Gays ana at Gimes OF Osner same
.nsS o. ens pop,9 sne nau go ssaa vue
IN the roau LOT the saie ol ner soous,
ana many were ler patrons on al
such occasions. Her prouucts al
ways Vasteu soou, Mne.ner sanlssLy
measures Were observed ~ anelE
preparagion OF nor, ana u uoes seem
20 me tnat ene bakers OF tne presSne
time iaii 70 produce anytnlns IN tne
CAKE hne 0na1 anyWnere neaE ep
proaches u sweetness anu soo4 IVA
Vor lhose mdue Dy oiu Jennie LAW