The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-05-03
MlNORLOCALS


held at the NJ. L. parsonage this
evening.
The May-day fishing shore pic
mic will be held tomorrow, May 4,
at Red Point.
The o. u. A. NJ. attended Rising
Sun NJ. Il. church in body last
Sunday morning.
The steamer Susquehanna will
resume her trips from Port Deposit
to Baltimore on May Z.
An original government pension
of $l2 per month has been granite d
VIM. J. Clark, of North East.
L. r. Burlington will soon begin
the erection of "a fine brick dwelling
on his lot adjoining Thos. Kinks.
Eight head of horses at the Bris-
c)o sale yesterday brought $l04O,
ranging in price from so to $3.50
A small black terrier went mad
in Elkton on Sunday afternoon and
bit several dogs before it was finally
shot.
Wheat and grass are looking
well, the fruit trees are coming into
bloom and good crop of fruit is
expected.
The Cecil County Sunday School
Convention will be held at Bethel
NJ. Il. Church on Saturday and
Sunday, May IL and II.
Eugene Lewis while blowing in
field near Newark uncovered two
watches, one cheap timepiece the
other apparently of gold.
Woodlawn camp will open on
July 30, instead of Aug. q, as pre-
viously announced. Rev. H. A.
G.. WesterGeld will be the minister
in charge.
The annual borough election will
be held May 6. Good citizenship
should be placed above all other
considerations when the ticket is
being made.
Frances ii. Green, A. NJ, of
West Chester State Normal School
will address the Young Friends
Association on Firstday afternoon,
9Th of 9th mo-, at 2:30 o'clock, in
Rising San public hall.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Amy Reynolds on Thursday,
May 8, at 2:30 O'Clock. If stormy
on that date, the Union will meet
with Mrs. Gertrude Pogue.
The game of ball at West Not
tingham, Saturday, between the
Academy and Chesapeake City
High School boys, resulted in favor
of West Nottingham by IS to IL.
Edward L. Clark, brakeman on
p, w. & b. freight, was shot in
the mouth on Tuesday morning by
a tramp he had put off the train,
at Elkton. Several of his teeth
were knocked out but he was not
fatally injured. The tramp made
his escape.
The Cecil Democrat is authority
for this Whisper" sit is whis-
pered that a building boom is about
to strike our town, several new
buildings being contemplated"
What about that electric railroad
that was commenced several weeks
ago-On paperi
Large numbers Of shad and her
ring have been caught in Elk river
this week. In three drifts on
Saturday Harry Wilson, Of Elk
Neck, caught nearly 500 shad.
From $l2 to Sl6 per hundred is
realized for shad, while herring sell
for 30 to 40 cents per hundred.
The members of Ebenezer M. Il.
Sunday school will hold a necktie
social Mt the home of William J.
SINNERS, on Friday evening, May
10. lee cream and other refresh.
ments will be for sale. A fee Of
ten c 'nts will be charged all ladies
who attend without furnishing a
necktie.
The Wilmington M T.. Confer
ence ut its recent session decided 90
pay off the debt Of the Conference
Academy, at Dover, Del, amount
ing to S35, 700, by June 30. VIII
mington District will raise so, 600
of the debt, Rising suns portion
being 800. Port Deposit sub
scribed its apportioument Of $500
last Sunday.
Alfred Canaan, a contractor and
builder Of the Fourth district, VAS
seriously injured ON Friday last
while experimenting the cutting Of
some heavy timber IN the woo,ls
near Fair Hill. lie was struck on
the shoulder by the limb OF a TREE
being felled by the men, knoekcsl
down and sustained a fracture 0l
the collar bone besides being badly
bruised.
The old reliable National Bank
Rising sun, whose capital il
$40. 900 and surDlus so .Uf0 ~.