The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

purchased tuO Icdtmdu ie'lH IL "a
1872 acres at Calvert.
DR.. G. s. Dare had one of his
cows killed last Monday as it was
feared the animal had tuberculosis.
All school children in the county
nor-already vaccinated, have been
ordered to be by the School Com
missiOners.
Miss Marion Sheppard has re-
signed her position as typewriter
and stenographer at the National
Bank of Rising Sun.
The post office annex, used by
the r. F. D. carriers, has been
frightened and lightened with a
new coat of wall paper.
The W. G. T. U. will hold a
mothers meeting at the home OF
Mrs. S. Taylor Reynolds on Thurs
day, April 2Sth, at 2.3O O'Clock.
The William 81. Hooper Mining
Co. of Baltimore has leased the
Charles f. Hanna farm, near North
East. ard will mine kaolin there.
The Cecil Farmers club was
entertained at the home OF j. T.
Wilson, near Calvert, on Wednes-
day last. Proceedings of the meet
ing will be published next week.
1t has been decided by the
managers of the different Assocla
tions to open Woodlawn camp on
August 4 for period of ten days,
and Leslie camp on July q to con-
tinue for the same length OF time.
DR.. j. B. Slicer represented Ex-
celsior Lodge, I. Q. 0. F., of this
town, at the Grand Lodge OF the
State of Maryland, which held its
sessions in Baltimore on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday OF this
week.
W. T. Warburton, ESQ.,, OF the
Elkton bar, will deliver the oration
at Calvert on Memorial Day, dur
ing the exercises under the auspices
of Garfield Post, G.. A. r. Mr..
Warburton is an orator of marked
ability.
Ground has been staked out for
the erection of a brick dwelling by
j. M. Sterrett, on his lot on the
south side of East Main street, be-
tween the dwelling at present oc-
cupied by him and that OF ID. b.
Patten.
Samuel J. Morrison, substitute
carrier of rural free delivery route
No. Q, has been appointed. regular
carrier of the route to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Henry s. White. The appoint
ment dates from May LIST.
Work on the macadam road be-
tween Rising Sun and Pennington
stopped yesterday, one mile Of the
road having been completed, and
the stoppage will be for an in
definite period, all the available
funds having been exhausted.
Paul Keen, young son of Adam
B. Keen of this town, was pain
fully injured Saturday afternoon
while Watching a game of ball.
He was struck in the eye by foul
tip and knocked down. The in
iury was severe one, and although
Paul has bad looking eye its sight
is not impaired.
A new road with an easy grade,
is being built to the Horseshoe"
farm, near Cecil paper mill, to en-
able the owner, III. t. Cause, OF
Wilmington, to reach it in his
automobile. The property was re-
Gently sold to its present owner by
b. F. Reynolds for $4,000. 1t is
considered valuable for its water
power and mineral deposits.
Jos. S. Pogue, Sons & Co. will
have an exhibition of farm ma
chinery on April 80, at which time
one Osborne cultivator ard one Os-
borne spring tooth harrow. in ad-
dition to minor prizes, Will be
awarded to those in attendance.
Read their advertisement in tlis
issue and secure free ticket.
The small army of creditors-and
they number more than a corporaps
guard, too-of John d. Haines,
formerly of this town and now re-
siding in Butte, received notice
this week from the Bankruptcy
Court of Montana that final divis-
ion of his assets will be made on
April 26, 1904, at which time a
dividend of .O364 will be declared.