The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-23
Friday, May 2:s. 1902.
MlNORLOCALS

The public schools throughout the
county close today for the summer
vacation.
The County Commissioners on
Friday inspected roads in the
neighhood of Perryville.
A number of local sports attend
ed the second annual county shoot
at Prospect Park, this week.
John G. Hindman shipped is
head of milk cows from Rising Sun
to Leamon Place, Pa, last Monday.
Miss M. Emma Haines has been
reappointed principal of Rising
Sun public school for the next
scholastic year.
At the special session of the
Orphans Court On Tuesday a mum
Der of orders were passed authorlz-
ing sales of stocks, etc.
The spring catalogue of the Ok
ford Agricultural Society has just
been issued. The fair will be held
at Oxford on June 4, 5 and 6.
The commencement exercises OF
Elkton High School will be held on
Saturday, May 81, at 10 a. M,
when a class'of nineteen will be
graduated.
The Cecil Farmers club was
entertained by JOS T. Grove, near
Zion, on Wednesday. An account
of the proceedings will be publish
ed next week.
Hickory Grove public school,
near Mt. Pleasant, will hold a fes-
tival on Saturday evening at the
school house, and devote The pro-
ceeds towards the purchase of a bell.
HI. B. Warner, of Washington,
d. c., and William T. Warburton,
of Elkton, will be the speakers at
the Memorial Day exercises which
are to be held in Elkton on May 30.
Rev. w. Z. Greenfield of the
Perryville, M. E. church, has been
invited to take charge of the child
ren's service at Woodlawn camp
meeting, which begins Aug. 9TH.
Elkton and North East report
fine Elk Neck strawberries selling
in their markets at II and 10 cents.
Rising Sun green grocers sold their
first berries this season on Thurs
day.
Harry Effing is Rising Suns
champion rat catcher. He set a
steel trap one day last week and
caught three rats at one time and
then caught four more the same
day.
The f. N. l. base ball team de-
feated the West Nottingham team
on Friday afternoon last by a
score of % to Is. The feature of
the game was Brickley's batting,
he lining out two home runs.
Garfield Post, No. Is, G. A. r.,
will hold the usual memorial SER
vices at Calvert on Decoration Day.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray of Port De-
post will be orator of the day.
The public cordially invited to at
tend and solicited to bring flowers.
Memorial services will be held at
Mt. Pleasant M. e: church, near
Colora, on Sunday by the Knights
of Pythias, at $50 O'Clock in the
afternoon. Addresses will be made
by Rev. W. L. Greenfield and
Henry Linguefeldir, Esq, of BALTIC.
Miss Bessie Moore, aged II years,
daughter of Thomas Moore, OF
Conowingo, attempted to commit
suicide one evening last week by
swallowing laudanum at Provi-
dence. A lovers quarrel is said
to have been the cause Of the rash
act.
John G. Campbell has leased his
spar land in West Nottingham
township, Pa, to the Eureka
Mining and Operating Company
Trenton, N. j., and will receive q
royalty of rs cents per ton on al
spar taken out during the term Of
lease, which is for three years.
The annual examination fol
teachers in the Cecil county schools
will be held at Elkton Monday and
Tuesday, June 8 and 10, for second
grade certificates, and on Wednes
day and Thursday, June IL and
70, for first grade. To begin each
day at $50 a. m. Women must
be at least IS years of age and mer
10 years.
The annual district Sunday
school convention, under the aus
pieces of the Maryland Sunday
School Union, was held at War
wick on Saturday and Sunday last
The officers elected for the ensuing
year we're: President, Chas. Kirk
vice president, Rev. j McLair
Brown; secretary and treasurer
Miss Lydia A. Alexander.
The officers of the newly organ
lied Sunday school of Bethe
church, near Theodore, are: Super