The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-09
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Oct. o, 1903.
MINORLOCALS

Charles Lawson.
Revival services are in progress
at Zion M. E. church, in charge OF
the Rev. Mr.. Compton.
Leonard Woodarwd, of Doe Run,
has accepted a position as clerk
with E. r. Burlington & Sons.
A Council of Daughters of Lib
erty was organized at Principle
Furnace on Oct. Z, by State Organ
izer, W. HI. Abrams.
A Dowie Zionist apostle visited
Elkton last week, gave short talk,
sang hymns and distributed tracts
bat made no converts.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt.
Pleasant will hold a poultry and
oyster supper in Colora on Thurs
day evening, Oct. Doth.
The new $4,5OO,OOO Union Sta
ton, to be erected at Washington,
d. c., is to be constructed of Port
Deposit and Dickerson granite.
Rising Sun contributed 100 to
the contingent which went by
special train on Monday evening to
the democratic mass meeting at
Elkton.
The members of North East NJ.
E. church have invited the Will
mington District Preachers Asso,
citation to visit their town on Mon
day, Oct. 10.
The first foot ball accident to &C.
cur at Tome Institute was reported
on Monday, when Ralph Campbell,
member of the team, suffered a
fracture of his right arm.
The Third District Road League
has decided to expend the $4,000
placed at their disposal by the
County Commissioners in graveling
the Elkton- Blue Ball road.
The pupils of Red Toad school,
near North East, will hold festi-
val on the school grounds on Fri
day evening, 9th instant. Pro
ceeds for library purposes.
An oyster supper will be held in
the hall at Baldwin, on Saturday
evening, October 10th, by the
ladies of the Church of Christ.
Proceeds for the benefit of the
church.
Tome Institute will play its first
game of foot ball on Saturday, at
Port Deposit, Central High School
of Philadelphia, being the first
team selected to try Tones mettle
this season.
The barn recently destroyed by
fire, on the farm of Mrs. Rebecea
Haines, near town, will be replaced
by structure upon the same site,
which will be erected by William
Richardson.
The distribution of the public
school tax for the quarter begin
ming Oct. 1, has been made by the
Comptroller. Cecil county's ap,
portionment for white schools is
$2,552.67; for colored, $755.59
Six car loads of cattle, from Buff
falo and Pittsburg. were unloaded
at Rising Sun station on Thursday
morning. The steers are for fat
tening purposes and were consign-
ed to different parties in the
neighborhood.
Rev. A. s. Mowbray, of Port
Deposit, will deliver a lecture on
his recent European travels in
Hopewell M. E. church, Friday
evening, Oct. 8. A silver Offering
will be taken at the door for bene
fit of Aid Society.
Burglars "cracked" the safe of
the Armstrong Manufacturing Co.,
at Perryyille, one morning last
week, with nitro glycerine, but got
only dollar or two in small
change for their trouble, as there
was no other money in the safe.
The fifteenth annual reunion
of Shows Battery was held at
Perryville on Saturday last.
The veterans were addressed by
Rev. A. S. Mowbray and Rev.
w. E. Greenfield. The dinner was
provided by the Ladies' Art Circle.
The regular meeting of Young
Friends Association was held IN
the town hall Sabbath after.
noon last. Among those who pre-
sented the religious subjects as.
signed for discussion were e. r.
Burlington, Samuel A. Taylor and
B. P. Nichols.
Chas. s. Pyle represented the
congregation and w. T. Fryer the
session of West Nottingham Pres
byterian church at the meeting o.
New Castle Presbytery, held in the
Head of Christiana church, neal
Newark, ON Tuesday and Wednes
day of this week.
Bel Air Academy track team ha;
been awarded the gold medal wor
at the Tome games on the las
Field DaV. The medal had hear