The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-09-12
MINDRLOCALS

Today being Old Defenders Day
it will be observed as a holiday in
the State.
Treasurer Holm collected $50, 200
in state and county taxes during
the month Of August.
The Circuit Court for Cecil
County will convene at Elkton next
Monday, September Is.
The Cecil County Medical Society
will meet at Perryville Thursday,
September 25, at o'clock p. m.
J. M. Holden has greatly added
to the appearance of his property
by the erection of a neat picket
fence this week.
A preliminary meeting for the
organization of a camp of Sons of
Veterans will be held IN Kinks
hall tomorrow evening.
The Chesapeake City town COM
missioners have granted right of
way through that town to the Kent
and Cecil Electric railway company.
Eli T. Reynolds is charging his
drug store by removing the parti-
tion in the rear and taking a room
formerly used for dwelling
purposes.
The southbound freight engine
got off the rails while on the siding
at Nottingham last Monday eve
ming and blocked passenger traffic
for some time.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mount
Pleasant NJ. E. Church, will hold a
fair and festival on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, September
18th and 18th.
The heavy rain last Tuesday was
welcome one to the farmers in
this section, although the high
wind accompanying it flattened
several corn fields.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Woodlawn Camp
Meeting Association will be held at
Hopewell M. E. Church, Saturday,
September 18th, at p. m.
The Cecil Farmers club was en-.
tertained at the home of M. G.
Reeder on Wednesday. The pro-
ceedings of the meeting will be
published in next weeks issue.
County Health Officer, DIR. How
ard Bratton, is investigating the
sanitary condition of the town of
Warwick, where more than dozen
cases of typhoid fever have recently
developed.
The attendance on Monday, the
first day, at Rising Sun public
school, was the largest of any open
ing day in the history of the school,
seventy-one pupils being entered
on the roll.
While Ira Duling, of Glasgow,
and a friend were shooting at a
target, on Friday last, the former
met with a serious accident. His
gun was accidentally discharged
the entire load entering his arm.
While repairing the safety valve
of his traction engine, on Friday
morning last, Carson Keilholtz of
Principle, was badly scalded about
the face by the blowing out of the
valve which had been plugged
while repairs were being made.
A Young Peoples social will be
held in the grove of Octoraro church
on Thursday evening, Sept. Is.
If stormy on above date the social
will be held following evening.
Refreshments of all kinds. Pro
ceeds for benefit of Sabbath school.
All are invited.
Rev. John D. Kemp, of the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference, has resigned on account
of ill health. The Rev. Mr.. Kemp
was formerly stationed at Rising
Sun and later at HOpewell M. E.
church and has host of friends in
this neighborhood.
The Bohemians employed at
Christie's cannery, Colora, struck
last week on account OF the trace
question:" Directing to working
with colored help. The difficulty
was adjusted by assigning the b.
hemians one end of the building
and the colored people the other.
Garfield Post of Rising Sun and
James A. Gerry Post of Port De-
post, will join forces to attend the
seth National Encampment of the
G. A. R., to be held at Washington
Oct. ell. They purpose leaving
here on the S:04 train on the morn.
ing of the 7th and returning on
the 9th.
Harry Himmelberger, fagman
on an extra Baltimore Central
freight, fell from his train last week
at Chadd's Ford, by the breaking
of brake chain and while bruised
and shaken up, escaped serious
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