The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-27
MINOR LOCALS

at the M. E. Church Sunday morning
The public schools throughout the
county will close on Tuesday, May
3lst.
Children's Day will be celebrated
at the NJ. E. Church on the second
Sunday in June.
The masons commenced building
the cellar wall of Jos. S. Pogue's new
residence on Monday last.
A four year old son of Howard
Pierce was buried at Mt. Pleasant
cemetery Wednesday, May 18th.
The carpenters are finishing up
Mr.. Efing's new barber shop. Mr..
Effing is also putting repairs on his
dwelling.
Garfield Post of Rising Sun will
hold a strawberry festival early in
June on j. T. McCullough's lawn, on
Cherry street.
Garfield Post G A R. of this place
atG6Uucu VI. l.. CDuiCh vi ouhuof
and Rev Mr.. Bryan gave them one
of his best sermons.
II. T. Pyle Of Friendship Mills,
near Calvert, has refitted his mill
with roller process machinery and
manufactures roller -four.
Mr.. Theodore G. Watson and Miss
Mary E. Kane, of Perryville, were
married IN tue M. E. Church at that
place on Wednesday 18th inst.
A boy IL years of age named
Samuel Graybill, died suddenly of
heart disease in Mt. Hope NJ. b.
Church last Sunday during service,
Drumore, Lancaster comfy, Pa.
Monday May 3Oth, Decoration
day is legal holiday the banks will
be closed and all matters coming due
then must have attention on the pre-
yious Saturday to avoid protest.
John E. Wilson, of Elkton, is re-
ported still dangerously i'll of Bright's
disease and his physician, DIR. lamar
has but faint hope of his recovery.
He is attended by professional
nurse.
A meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the Cecil county W. G. t.
u, was held in the chapel of the
Presbyterian church, Elkton, on Fri
day, May goth. Mrs j. R. Milligan
presided.
John j. Williams, an ex County
Commissioners and farmer, residing
near St. Augustine, had rs head of
fine Southdown and graded sheep
killed and MANNED few nights ago
by three dogs.
The gingerbread band with horse
fiddle and TIN horns visited Mr. and
Mrs. Nichols on Monday night and
ratified and banged till the donation
of cakes was distributed among them
when they went away munohing.
Mrs. Haslup, State organizer of
the W. c. T. U of Maryland, and
Mrs. Milligan, president for Cecil
county delivered temperance ad-
dresses in the M. E. Charch in Cecil
ton on Monday evening, May %.
Of the seven seniors of West Not.
tingham Academy this year, four
will enter Lafayette college, one pro-
badly Cornell and another the Mass.
Institute of Technology, to pursue
courses in engineering and chemistry
They are laying the water mains
in Elkton. Water will soon be plenty
as grog in the ancient town at the
Head of Elk, where Washington used
to stop in his peregrinations from
South TO North and North to South.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. George A. Steele,
principal of the Elkton Academy,
and Miss Bessie Miller, daughter of
Samuel H. Miller, in Trinity church,
Elkton, Wednesday evening, June l
at Z o'clock.
A handsome granite sarcophagus
monument and curbing, weighing
eight tons, has been erected in West
Nottingham Cemetery to the men,
DRY of Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Evans.
The work was done by Dayid l..
Sloan, of Elkton.
The Cecil county Fell-Campbell
perjury case was begun in court al
Bel Air Wednesday morning. A
jury was impaneled and the exam
ination of witnesses begun. A large
number of witnesses from this neigh.
borhood are present.
On Thursday night. May 10Th
burglars broke into Frank Kerr's
clothing store in Elkton, but were
frightened by the approach of the
town bailiff and beat hasty retreat
by jumping through the glass in the
front door and making their escape
The Cecil Telephone Comaay has
been re.organized and new directors
and officers elected. r. G. Lewis
President; c. r. Maxwell Secretary
C. H. Smith, Treasurer; c, G. Wells
Electrician. The directors are the
above named and Chas. j. Rudolph
An entertainment consisting O.
recitations dialogues, readings
tableaux and music by the pupils o
Andora SCHOOL in the Fourth district
was advertised for last Wednesday