The midland journal., 1904-08-26

attended RaWllnSVllle camp Oh
Sunday.
The ladies of Mt. Pleasant M. E.
church will hold a festival on the
church lawn Friday evening, 26th
instant.
In the absence of Rev. F. x.
Moore, Rev. A. r. Brown, of Syl-
mar, will preach at Hopewell, on
Sunday morning next.
The August meeting Of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held at the
home of M. L. Thompson, near
Woodlawn, on Wednesday.
The Atlantic City excursions
continue in:popularity, fifty tickets
having been sold at this station for
the one on Tuesday morning.
The public schools of the county
will open September 9TH, excepting
the colored school at Rowlandville
which will not open until October
10.
Mrs. Sara Burlington is the pos.
SCISSOR of a night blooming cereus
which put forth three beautiful,
creamy blossoms on Wednesday
evening.
The Elkton Court House has
been rewired with a complete and
safe up to- date system for electric
lighting, the old wires being deem
ed unsafe.
Little Lavinia Mendenhall, of
Blue Ball, met with painful acci-
dent last week by a fall, which re-
suited in the dislocation of her
right shoulder.
Miss Beulah Creswell has been
appointed teacher for Chestnut
Grove School, Miss Mary Durgin
for Chapel School, and Miss Annie
Jackson for the Marion School.
The Daughters of Liberty will
hold festival at Bay View on
Tuesday evening, August so. The
North East C0rnet Band will be
present to enliven the occasion with
music.
A unanimous call was extended
to Rev. Samuel Polk, of Edding-
ton, Pa, at a congregational meet
ing held at West Nottingham Pres
byterian church on Thursday of
this week.
Rain interfered greatly with the
festival held by the Rising Sun
base ball club on both Friday and
Saturday evenings last, but the
venture was fairly successful, about
$40 being netted.
A festival will be held at Sylmar
M. E. church, on the church lawn,
Friday evening, August 26. If
stormy, the following evening.
Nottingham Cornet Band will en-
liven the occasion with music.
The Rising Sun base ball club
will hold another festival on the
evening of Saturday, Sept. 8, when
it is to be hoped the boys will be
favored with better weather than
was experienced on last Friday and
Saturday evenings.
The town commissioners have
received shipment of heavy gran
ite tagging tor street crossings and
granite Belgian blocks, the latter
of which are being placed along the
hitching space in front of the post
office and adjoining stores.
The M. E. Sunday school picnic
ed at Lees Bridge on Wednesday,
the merry crowd being transported
to their destination in large four
horse conveyances and a jolly out
ing enjoyed by all, the day being
an ideal one for an occasion of the
sort.
The following officers were elect
ed by Woodlawn W. @. T. U. at a
recent meeting: President, Mrs. c..
IS. Abrahams; vice-president, Mrs.
Frank Harris; secretary, Mrs.
George Thompson; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. H. 81. Keilholtz;
treasurer, Mrs. M. L. Thompson
The festival by the members
of Banner Council No. IL, o. u.
A. NJ, of Calvert, in the grove of
the Friends meeting house at Cal
vert, on Thursday, September 1,
promises to be great success. A
parade of the Orders, headed by
Nottingham Silver Cornet Band
will take place at 10 q. m, follow
ed by speaking at IL O'Clock.