The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-09-18
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Sept. IS, 1908.
MINORLOCAIS

hold their annual picnic Saturday
in the grove adjoining the church
Calvert public school will hold a
festival on the school lawn this
evening. Proceeds for school
library.
The mills of Theodore Woollens,
near town, and Howard Brown,
near Calvert, are undergoing i'm
provements.
The September term of the Cir
cult Court for Cecil county will
convene at Elkton on Monday next,
September 81.
The sum Of $40 was realized at
the festival held on the lawn of the
M. E. church at Zion, on Thursday
evening of last week.
The pupils of Leslie school will
hold a festival on the school
grounds on Friday evening, Sept.
IS. All are invited.
Chas. Kirscht, who has been en-
gagged in shoe making and repairing
in this town for number of years,
removed to West Grove this week.
The ladies of Cherry Hill will
hold a festival in Red Mems Hall,
on Saturday evening, 10, for the
benefit of the Town Improvement
Fund.
The green grocery run by Chas.
Lawson and owned by Jos. Pogue
changed management this week,
and is now being conducted by
Chalmer G. Reynolds.
Charles Blackson has been ap-
pointed register in the Fourth dis
trict in place of Harvey Scott, and
A. T. Miller in the Third dist, in
place of Thos. B. Miller of Leeds.
At a meeting of the Woodlawn
Camp Meeting Association on
Saturday afternoon it was decided
the next annual camp should begin
Aug. 4, 1904, and continue over
two Sundays.
At the last meeting of the Wood
lawn Y, Miss Leila Thompson was
elected delegate to represent the
society at the State Convention of
the w. G. T. u, to be held at
Rising Sun in October.
Miss M. Emma Haines, principal
of the Grammar School at Rising
Sun, has rendered her resignation
to take effect October II. The trus-
tees have appointed Miss Bessie NJ.
Rawlings to fill the vacancy.
A festival will be held on the
lawn of J. Leroy England, near
Zion, on the evening of September
%, for the benefit of Zion Calen-
dar Club. If stormy, next evening.
All are invited to be present.
The inmates of the Feeble Minded
Institute, at Elwyn, were given
their annual outing at Happy Val
ley on Tuesday. A special train
of eight coaches conveyed them to
and from the picnic grounds.
John Whalen, of lakewood, the
Gamer and storekeeper of that
place, has bought the Washington
Hotel, at Quarryville, from Walter
M. Eshleman. The price was
$4,000, possession November 1.
Linsey E. Lee, who at present
carries the mail from Rising
Sun to Pilot, has been appoint
ed carrier for the new r. F. d.
route which is to be put in opera,
ton from Conowingo about Oct. /.
Mrs. Mary G. Kirk, of this town,
has made an assignment for the
benefit of her creditors. The as
signed property consists of the
dwelling and lot on Cherry street
and the drug store property. VIM.
S. Evans, Esq, is the assignee.
The festival held by the men,
bers of the Junior League, Wednes-
day evening, on the lawn of VIM.
M. Pogue, was quite success.
The lawn was lighted with
Chinese lanterns and presented a
pretty appearance. The gross re-
ceipts were about $50.
James G. Egan, near Korner
Ketch, while moving in one of his
fields last week had the misfortune
to cut the leg of one of his mules.
The mule was attached to the now
er and in some manner got its leg
against the cutter bar which result
ed in such severe injury that the
animal had to be killed.
At a meeting to the Board of
Directors of the National Bank
of Rising Sun held on Tuesday,
Chas. S. Pyle was elected Vice
President, that Office having been
made vacant by the death of Jesse
A. Kirk, and III. F. Richards was
elected Cashier, the position for
merly held by Mr.. Pyle.
Jos. Metals, a dealer in antique
furniture, was in this section this
week on the hunt of relics
in that line. In company with
VIM. Reeder he called on Han