The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-06
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Feb. 6 1908.
MINORLOCALS

The grip, colds and pneumonis
are quite prevalent in the neigh
borhood.
A real spring thunder shower
visited this section Wednesday
afternoon.
The Chesapeake City bank ex
poets to open its doors for business
on March I'd.
The W. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Edwin Haines on Thursday
Feb. 18th, at 2:3O o'clock.
Robt. Boyd, a P, B. & W. bag.
gage master, was seriously injured
Wednesday night by falling from
his car.
The Eikton Conclave of Hepta-
sophs will hold their annual ban.
quet on Monday evening next.
The stone quarry near French,
town has resumed operation, after
an extended period of idleness.
Carroll Tyson and Randolph
Miller, of Woodlawn, have embark
ed in the hardware business in
Baltimore.
Lincoln University will open
Wednesday, Feb. II, after having
been closed some time on account of
the SmallnOX scare.
The Jr. o. U. A. M. of Perry
vile, will hold their annual ban
quet in their hall in that town, on
Monday evening next.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Cava, of Elkton, had
the misfortune to fall and break
her left arm few days since.
William Lander has purchased
the small property, at present occu-
pied by him, and located in what is
locally known as 'New York." for
$4OO.
Rev. DIR. Watt, D. D., Presiding
Elder, will preach at Hopewell M.
r. church on Sunday morning next,
at II O'Clock and at Asbury, in the
afternoon, at $50.
The barn on the farm of Bowen
Milburn, near Barksdale, Cecil
county, was blown down on Friday,
and a COW and four hogs buried
under the debris and killed.
An advertisement SociaP' will
be held at the home of Mrs. James
Mearns, Zion, Friday evening,
February 6, under the auspices of
the "I'll Try Mission Band"
A large box of clothing and other
useful articles was last week ship
ped to minister's family in Okla
homa, by the members of the Home
Mission Society of this place.
Rev. David T. Ward, who recent
ly received call to pastorate of St..
James Protestant Episcopal church
at Port Deposit, preached his initial
sermon at his new charge on Sun
day last.
Some unknown party made a
raid on the chewing gum s'ot ma
chimes of two Elkton stores, on
Saturday night, and secured the
small amount of cash in pennies
which they contained.
The regular monthly meeting of
Young Friends Association, held in
the hall on Sunday last, was ad-
dressed by E. r. Burlington on the
subject of Theology in the History
of Religious Thought"
The real estate of the late Joseph
Entwistle, situated about one mile
east of Elkton and consisting of 81
acres of land with improvements,
was sold last week at trutee's sale
to Carrot o. Odds for $l10O.
David Glacken, the four year
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Glacken of near town, fell upon a
shovel which he was carrying, on
Saturday afternoon last, and receiv,
ed an ugly cash in the forehead.
The p, B. & w. railroad com
pany is preparing to erect a new
stone bridge over Principle creek.
at the scene of the washOut some
months ago, which caused such a
disarrangement of traffic over that
road.
During watermelon season l. II.
Hammond, of New London, Pa,
buried several melons, and on New
Years day sampled some of them.
They are said to have been as fine
and juicy as if just cut from the
vine.
The interior of Perryville M. Il.
church has recently been frescoed
and was reopened to the public on
Sunday last. Rev. II. A. G. West.
erfeld, of Rising Sun, occupied the
pulpit for Rev. w. E. Greenfield,
pastor of the church.
The ladies of the Art Circle Of
Perryville M. E. church will pre-,
sent two dramas entitled ga Bunch
of Roses" and "Aunt Jerusha's
Quilting Party" on the evening Of