The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-07-24
COU NTY NEWS
Friday, j slly "a, 1908.
MINDRLOCAIS

Don't fail to attend the road
meeting in town hall this, Friday,
morning.
Thirteen tickets were sold at
Rising Sun station for the Toll
chester excursion on " Wednesday.
The ladies of the Aid Society of
Octoraro NJ. E. church realized SOL
by their festival last week, held at
New Bridge.
The postolfice at Theodore, Cecil
county, has been discontinued;
mail matter being directed to Ris-
ing Sun instead.
The festival held on the lawn of
Gatchell England, near Zion, on
Thursday of last week, Melted those
who had it in charge SIS.
The Lancaster West End Club
is camping at the mouth of the De-
toraro, on Dicks Point There are
about forty in the party.
Harry James, of Bel Air, has
purchased of John T. Tyson of
Colora, his standard bred stallion
"Waverly RUSSELL" for $500.
The Christian Endeavor Society
of Leeds M. P. church will hold a
festival in the grove adjoining the
church at Leeds, Wednesday,
July 30.
Leslie camp opened its tenth
year on Wednesday with a larger
number of tenters than ever before.
The camp will continue over two
Sundays.
The annual meeting of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Cecil county will be held at its
office in Elkton on Saturday,
August LIST, at noon.
The annual meeting of the Far
mers & Mechanics Mutual Insur-
ance Association will be held
Saturday, July %, in Rosebank
Hall, Calvert, at 2 p. m.
The donkey contest and festival
held at Mt. Hope church on Thurs
day of last week, was very sue
cessful ard drew a big crowd. The
sum realized was over $1l.
The Colora base ball team will
play the Rising Sun team on the
home grounds, near the station, to-
morrow afternoon. Game called at
$3.50 O'Clock; admission, 1Oc.
The encampment of the Mary
land National Guard at Bel Air
closed on Sunday. The First Regi-
ment broke camp on Saturday, Co.
e. of Elkton reaching home that
evening.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mutual Building
Association of Cecil county will be
held July 81, at s O'Clock p. m,
at the Office of the Secretary, Geo.
A. Blake, Esq, at Elkton.
The indications are favorable for
an extra large number of tenters at
Woodlawn camp this season. Thus
far applications for so tents have
been received by the managers and
they are finding difficulty in filling
the demand.
Mrs. Susan X. England of near
town, is an advocate of bagging
grapes and every year has the fruit
until the Christmas holidays. This
year Mrs. ElgIand has over 200
clusters bagged and the prospects
are bright for fine lot of fruit.
The Rising Sun W. G. T. U. will
meet with Mrs. Hannah Clifford,
near Pennington, on Thursday
afternoon, July 30, at 2:30 O'Clock.
Superintendent of departments are
requested to have their reports
ready to present to the meeting.
Do not fail to spend an hour
with Mother Goose and her Tenn
perance Family on Wednesday eve
ming, July 29th, at s O'Clock in
the Town Hall. Admission,
adults 20 cts; children under u
years Zoe. Proceeds for benefit of
W. G. L. U.
West Nottingham Christian En-
deavor held social at the home of
Lawson Tosh, near Colora, on
Wednesday evening Of last week.
The lawn was brilliantly lighted
with Chinese lanterns and a very
enjoyable evening spent by the
large company present.
Mrs. Clara l. Turner has sold a
40 acre tract of white oak, poplar
and hickory timber, about one
mile and a half west of town, to
Milton Hidelbaugh, who will erect
portable saw mill on the premises.
The poplar will be shipped to Elk
ton pulp mill while the other tim
Der will be sawed for market.
The storm on Monday afternoon,
accompanied by high wind and a
deluge of rain, did considerable
amount of damage to the growing