The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-07-03
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, DULY 3, 1903.
MINOR LOCALS

lOmOrToW, tue fOufln.
The Chesapeake City National
Bank opened its doors to business
on Wednesday, July LIST.
The Fourth of July being legal
holiday the National Bank of Ris-
ing Sun will observe it as such.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. N. G. Brown on Thursday
afternoon, July 9, at 2:30 O'Clock.
John McCaslin, of Cecil Paper
Mill, killed four copperhead snakes
last week below the breast of the
mill dam.
Rev. F. S. Little, president of
the Maryland M. P. Conference,
will preach in Bay View Church
Sunday morning next.
The Calender Club of Hopewell
M. +. Church will hold a lawn fete
at the Parsonage, near Woodlawn,
on the Fourth of July.
The Glass of 1901 of West Not
tingham Academy will hold a re-
union this month, the date not hav-
ing been decided upon yet.
Many entries have been received
for the independence Day Shoot,
to be held on the grounds of the
Rising Sun Gun Club tomorrow.
John L. Stephens lost valuable
young horse on Monday night from
some unknown disease. The ami
NAL had been sick for some days.
Elkton is without electric lights
this week, advantage being taken
of the moonlight nights to cut off
the current and make needed re-
pairs to the electric plant.
Young Friends Associations will
meet next Sabbath at 2:30 in the
town hall. E. r. Burlington will
give short talk on "The mean
ing Of thought development"
AT the second quarterly con-
ference of the Tome NJ e. church
of Port Deposit, held on Thursday
evening of last week, Rev. S. A.
Mowbray was invited to return for
the sixth year.
Capt. Snow Post, No. 461, G. A.
r., will hold its 10th annual festi-
val Saturday evening, July II, at
Pleasant Grove. If stormy the fes-
tival will be held the following
Monday evening.
On Tuesday Comptroller Herring
made the distribution of the free
school funds to the various counties,
which is payable on and after July
Is. Cecil county will received
$1,635.01 of the fund.
After paying all expenses, in-
Guiding the transportation of all
scholars, the Port Deposit NJ. E.
Sunday school cleared the sum of
seven dollars by their excursion to
COLCHESTER on June 10.
Rev. H.. A. G. Westerfield
preached an appropriate sermon on
Sunday evening last, when the
two hundredth anniversary of the
birth of John Wesley, was OBJ
served in the NJ. L. church.
Rising Sun defeated Colora in a
game of base ball played at West
Nottingham, on Saturday after
noon last, by - to s. The bat
teries were: Rising Sun, Hall and
Keen; Colora, McCardell and Tosh.
After having been closed for a
period of three months, during
which time the Principle Furnace
M. E. church has undergone eX-
tensive repairs and remodeling, it
was reopened on Sunday last with
appropriate services.
A. festival and donkey contest
will be held at Mt. Hope church,
near Rising Sun, on Thursday eve
ming, July 8. Refreshments of all
kinds will be on sale.
REy. II l.. BERNARD,
Pastor.
r. l.. Morgan has resigned as
cashier of the Banking Company
of L. L. DirickSon at North East,
to accept position with the
National Bank of Chesapeake City,
and Wilmer j. Falls has been APP
pointed cashier to succeed Mr..
Morgan.
Granville Morrison, of Harris
vile, drew the sum of $50 from the
bank on Monday afternoon, and
later when he had occasion to use
portion of the amount discovered
it was missing. Diligent search
through his pockets and along the
streets has failed to locate the
money up to the present time.
The piano recital given by the
pupils of Miss Mary Gillespie's
music class, in the public hall, on
Tuesday evening, was very enjoy
able musicale. The hall was filled
with an appreciative audience and
the performers all acquitted them.
selves with credit. Miss Cora