The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-02-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The spring term of the public
schools of 'the county began on
Monday.
Thermometers recorded as low
as two degrees below zero in this
vicinity Monday morning.
Miss A. Mabel Reynolds has
opened private school for small
children in the room over Eli L.
Reynolds drug store.
A bill asking for an appropria-
tion for the Silver Cross Home, at
Port Deposit, has been introduced
in the State Legislature.
The sum of $40 was realized by
the Pink Tea held by the Calendar
Club of Zion, on Thursday and
Friday evenings of last week.
Rev. A. s. Mowbray will give a
lecture on his 'Trip Abroad" Fri
day evening, Feb. IL, at Mt. Pleas.
ant M. E. church. Silver offering
at the door.
The Board of Stewards of Mt.
Pleasant church will hold poul
try supper at Colora on Thursday
evening. Feb. IL. Proceeds for the
benefit of Board.
The Calendar Club of ..Hopewell
M. E. Church will hold an "Ex-
perience Social" at the home OF
Miss Kate Cameron, on Friday
evening, February 26th.
VIM. j. Adams, of Oak Hill,
who formerly conducted the Mary
land House in this town, has pur-
chased the Washington Hotel, in
Quarryville, for $14,25O.
William Drennen has accepted a
position with E. r. Burlington u
Sons, and is again behind the
counters of their store, after an
absence of several months.
A cantata will be given by the
Junior Epworth League of Mt.
Pleasant M. E. church, near
Colora, on the evening of Monday,
Feb. %, Washington's birthday.
An application has been filed
with Governor Warfeld by Dele
gate W. T. Fryer, of Colora, for
the position of State Fire Marshal.
The berth is 81, 800 per year one.
1t is reported that one of the
Sylmar bellies is taking advantage
of leap year and has been seen
treating one OF Rising Suns gal
lants to a sleigh ride on several
occasions.
The trial of VIM. T. Reynolds,
of West Nottingham township,
Chester county, on the charge OF
numbering James johnson, of Cecil
county, was begun at West Chester
on Monday.
The Misses Mccoy have closed
their millinery store during the
month of February and returned to
their home at Slate Hill. The store
will be reopened next month with
a display of spring styles.
Jackson s. Patterson's horse sale
held Tuesday afternoon at FL. Q.
Cummings livery stable, was well
attended and bidding was brisk.
The 25 horses sold averaged $3.50,
ranging in price from 800 to $l72.
Misses Emma and Ella Haines
of this town, will open millinery
store at Port Deposit next month.
Miss Ella Haines has been engaged
in the millinery business in Phila-
delphia and the West for the past
seven years.
The Young Ladies' Home Mis-
sion Circle will hold the next social
on Friday evening, Feb. 26, it hav-
ing been decided to combine the
February and March entertain
ments on that date. The place OF
meeting will be announced later.
A match shoot at 100 targets
each between Uric Jackson, OF
Colora, and Clarence Kirk, of near
town, took place Saturday after
noon on the grounds of the Rising
Sun Gun Club. Kirk was victor
ious, breaking 79 targets, while
jackson broke IA.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Jos. s. Pogue on Thursday
afternoon, 11th inst., at 2:30 o'clk,,
when exercises commemorative OF
the Heavenly Birthday of our
translated leader, Miss Frances
Willard, will be conducted and a
special Offering taken.