The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-10

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fifteen pound snapper last week.
The public schools of Hartford
county will close for the summer
on June Oath.
W. H. Mackall, of Elkton, has
been elected a Director OF, the Union
Hospital, to succeed the late John
s. Writ.
The pound fishing season closes
this week, the law for local waters
requiring all nets to be removed by
June 10.
Sand bars which have recently
formed in Elk river prevent heavily
loaded vessels reaching the Elkton
wharves.
John A. Morgan has been elect
ed Chief of the Company by the
members of Singerly Fire Company
of Elkton.
William Booth, of Mechanics
Valley, has succeeded Price For
aker as freight agent of the P, B.
& W.. railroad at North East.
A lawn fete and festival for the
benefit of Elkton base ball club,
will be held in that town on Tues
day and Wednesday of next week.
WIS Evans, Esq, of the Elkton
Bar, has been appointed a member
of the Committee on Grievances of
the Maryland State Bar Asso-
citation.
The dwelling of Amos White
man, at Sylmar, was struck by
lightning during the storm of Mon
day night, but only slight damage
was done.
The Ladies' Aid Society of
Perryville M. e. church will hold
| a festival in Mechanics' Hall,
Perryville, on the evenings of June
16 and II.
Miss M. Covington May, one of
the teachers at the Cecil county
High School, Elkton, has rendered
her resignation to the School Board
of Cecil county.
An ice cream and strawberry
festival will be held on the Bank
lot, North East, on Saturday eve-
ming, June IL. Proceeds for the
P. E. Sunday School.
The annual excursion of the
Maryland Democratic Editors AS.
sociation will this year be a five
days. trip to Richmond and vicin-
ity, leaving Baltimore on Friday,
June "a.
Clarence Arnold, aged Is years,
jumped from a train running at a
rapid rate, at Aberdeen last week,
and sustained dislOcated shoulder
and other severe, but not fatal
injuries.
The annual festival of Mime
haha Lodge, I. o. G.. T., of
Chrome, held on Saturday evening
last, netted $50. The occasion was
enlivened by music by Nottingham
COrnet Band.
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather of last week the supper
and bazar held by the ladies Of
Rock Presbyterian church was very
successful, the net proceeds being
over $40.
An apron hemming contest was
held at Mt. Pleasant M. Il. parson-
age on Friday evening last. Earle
Wayne was awarded first prize for
neatest work, and Carroll Fl. COale
the BOBBY prize. u
The sum of S15 was realized by
the pupils of Liberty Grove school
by the Operetta "Cinderella in
Flowerland." The proceeds were
donated to West Nottingham
Presbyterian church.
DIR. Herbert L. Rich, professor
of chemistry in Western Maryland
College, has been elected school
physician and submaster in chem
istry in the Jacob Tome Institute
for the coming school year.
James Hall, a slightly demented
colored man of Cecilton, on Mon
day stabbed Tom Wilson, also col
ored, in the shoulder rwith a pocket
knife, inflicting a painful wound.
Hall was lodged in Elkton Jail.
VIM. M. Whiteford, a Gamer
of Jarrettsville, Hartford county,
has made application in the U. s.
Court, at Baltimore, for the benefit
of the Bankrupt Law. His liabil-
|ities are s2,65O.12, and assets $54.