The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-27
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Aug. ~, 1897.
MlNORLOCALS

A festival and supper will be
held at Octoraro NJ. e. church on
Thursday evening, Sept. I'd.
Martha Washington Council,
Daughters of Liberty, will hold a
festival at Calvert Friday evening,
Sept. 3rd.
The Calvert M. E. Sunday School
picnic held last Saturday was
largely attended and proved very
pleasant entertainment.
A diver is examining the piers
of the Susquehanna bridge, under
the direction of the Assistant En-
gineer of the p, w. q B. railroad.
Howard McClenahan, of Port De
post, has been appointed an in
structor in the Electrical School of
Princeton University. Mr.. McClen-
ahan is a graduate of Princeton,
class of '95.
A number of farmers from this
section are spending the week at
Williams Grove, Pa, attending the
9th annual Interstate grangers'
picnic which is held at that place
Aug. 1928.
Recent bountiful rains insure a
full corn crop where the stand was
not injured too severely by worms.
The rains have also favored farmers
in their fall blowing which on some
farms is we'll advanced.
Quarterly meeting of Nottingham
Friends will be held at Calvert,
today. There are generally in at
tendance at those meetings able
preachers of the Friends denomi-
nation of the Hicksite branch.
Picked mines from Pennington
and Dogtown crossed bats on the
base ball diamond at the former
place last Wednesday. The score
was 20 to 10 in favor of Farming
ton. Brickley, Farmington's twirl-
er, struck out 10.
Caleb Conner, Cecil county's
oldest creamery proprietor, contem-
plates putting in a separator at
McCrery's mill. The competition
in the creamery business is nearing
the trust period. 1t is competition
that makes trusts.
The Country Tennis Club was
entertained Monday afternoon by
the Misses Coudon at the residence
of Mr.. Thos. G. Bond near Port
Deposit. The weather was unfav-
orable for tennis but pleasant
social afternoon was spent.
The Atlantic City excursion train
on Thursday morning about five
O'Clock reared and screeched so
awfully that the morning nap of
everybody in the Sun was dis
turbed. The way that engine
yelled was too utterly utter.
1t is reported that company
with a capital of $4,000 has been
formed in Baltimore, to work the
clay deposits on the Oriziba farm
near Bacon Hill, which was pur
chased last week by Arthur Green,
of Philadelphia, from John Maynes.
Bay View Council, o. U. A. NJ,
will hold their annual picnic at
Gilpin's Rocks Saturday afternoon
and evening of next week. There
will be speeches and music. The
picnicers are cautioned to beware of
the "jiggers" which infest that
famous resort.
A stable on the farm of William
Montgomery, four miles from Elk
ton, was totally destroyed by fire
Saturday afternoon, together with
its contents, consisting of three tons
of hay, three tons of staw, and sew
eral sets of harness. Origin of the
fire is unknown.
The annual harvest home was
held in the grove at West Noting
ham church yesterday and was
enjoyed by those present, the
weather being particularly fine fol
harvesting. The crop was large
bat was all safely disposed of be
fore the evening dew fell.
The new pension board is organ
lied in the following manner: DIR
II. A. Worrall, president; DR.. J
w. Cooper, secretary; DIR. S. T
Roman, treasurer. just an Office
for each member. A number o
applicants applied to the board TO
pension. at its first session.
The fall term of Rising Sun pub
lie school will commence Wednes
day, Sept. LIST. All pupils ar
urged to enter promptly on the frs
day if possible in order that prope
classification may be made. Mis-
M. Emma Haines has charge of tn
school, with Miss Ella Haines a
assistant.
Cancer doctor "Bud" Haines re
moved a large cancer from VIM
Wilson's lip this week. Mr.. viii
son is Waterman at the railroa'
crossing on South Queen street