The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-05-08
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their social held last week in that
town.
The Rosebank Cemetery Associa-
ton has engaged Levi o. Cameron
to plot the cemetery grounds at
Calvert.
Rev. w. Fl. Decker, has been
appointed pastor in charge of the
Conowingo Circuit of the A. U. M.
E. Church.
Joshua Clayton, of the EIkton
bar, will be orator of the day at the
Memorial Day ceremonies at Rose
bank this year.
The Elkton High School and
West Nottingham Academy mines
will play at West Nottingham on
Saturday afternoon.
Robert G. Stephenson, of Port
Deposit, has been granted license
as an assistant pharmacist by the
State Board of Pharmacy.
The Stewart property on Cedar
street, Port Deposit, was sold last
week at assignee's sale to the Jacob
Tome Institute, for $500.
A large acreage of young timber
was destroyed by woods fire
which burned over large section
on the Elkton-N North East road last
week.
Among the improvements recent
ly made to the Hopewell Cemetery
ground is the opening of a new
entrance and erection of new iron
gates.
William III. Holm, treasurer of
Cecil county, has placed in the
hands of sheriff for collection delin
quent taxes to the amount of about
$4,000.
The MIDLAND JOURNAL acknowl-
eyes receipt of an invitation to the
opening of the new Fifth Regiment
Armory at Baltimore, to take place
on May II.
The West Nottingham Academy
base ball team visited Chesapeake
City, on Saturday last, and was
defeated by the High School team
of that place Is to 10.
The entertainment given by the
Ladies' Aid Society of Octoraro nj.
e. church, on the evening of April
80, was success in every respect.
The net receipt were $14.64.
The annual town election for five
commissioners of Rising Sun, will
be held Monday, May IL, at the
Office of 1. r. Taylor, between the
hours of and 6 o'clock p. N.
The pupils of Appleton public
. school will hold a strawberry and
ice cream festival on their grounds,
on Wednesday evening, May 13.
The public is cordially invited.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at
the parsonage on Thursday, May
14th, at 2:30 o'clock. All members
please respond to roll call by quota
tions from Scripture on "Service. "
Rev. w. e. Greenfield, of Perry.
vile M. E. church, has been APP
pointed preacher in charge of the
camp which will be held August
6-17, by the managers of the Wood
lawn Camp Meeting Association.
The Elkton papers report that
the County Commissioners have in
contemplation the gravelling Of
several of the important roads of
the county, and will probably make
Especial levy for that purpose in
June.
Mrs. Mary Haslup, Superindent
of the State w. G. I. U. of Mary
land, will deliver lecture in Hope
well NJ. E. Church Friday evening,
May s, at 7.45 O'Clock. A hearty
invitation is extended to the
public.
George Balderston shipped from
his ColOra nurseries to the city
markets, one morning last week,
500 blooms of General jack roses,
which breaks the record Of any sin
gle shipment of this popular flower
from the county.
Miss Ella Davis, an expert trim.
mer of Baltimore, is assisting Mrs.
Jennie Gillespie and her three girls
to rush out new work, to fill the
vacancy caused by last weeks
blaze. She expects to excel all
former display and solicits your
patronage.
The following dates have been
selected for the commencement ex-
ercises of the three Cecil county
High Schools: Chesapeake City
High School, in Masonic Hall, in
that town, on Wednesday, May 81;
North East High School, on Friday,
May 20; Cecil County High School,
at Elkton, Saturday, May 80.
Ida E. and Barclay b. Heacock
have issued invitations for the mar.