The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

WCCh lOl tAC OCnCho Va INV OsSSS
ball team netted $75.
The County Commissioners in
spected roads and bridge of the
Fifth district last week.
Omar d. Crothers has been elect
ed counsel of the Cecil county
School Board for one year.
The W. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. E. P. Haines Thursday after
noon, 3Oth inst, at 2:3O o'clock.
E. M. Hunt is improving his
store building on South Queen
street by the erection OF front
porch.
Daniel Culley, an employe of the
Cecil Paper Mill, had the fingers of
one hand badly mashed last week
in one of the calendar rolls.
Mrs. Mary r. Haslup, State
President of the W. G. T. U. de-
livered temperance address in the
M. Il. church on Monday evening.
The County School Board has
asked the Commissioners of Cecil
county to appropriate the sum of
$40, 900 for school purposes this
year.
J. Gainor Reynolds, of near
town, lost fine horse on Tuesday
night, the animal being afflicted
with collie and dying in. a few
hours.
The pupils of Miss Mary Giles
pies class will give musicale in
the town hall, Rising Sun, on Tues
day evening, June Is. Admis-
sion 25c.
The directors of the Union Hos
pdtal of Cecil County, have asked
for an appropriation $4,000 toward
the project, from the County Com
missioners.
The Woodlawn Y will hold a
festival on the lawn of Hopewell
M. e. church Wednesday evening,
June 29th. If stormy, the next
fair evening.
The rainy weather during the
Spring Fair at Oxford interfered
with the attendance, and as con-
sequence the receipts will barely
meet expenses.
Children's Day exercises were
held at Sylmar M. e. church on
Sunday afternoon last, when well
/, rendered program was given, the
attendance being unusually large.
The festival held by the Ladies'
Aid society of Harmony M. P.
church, Rowlandville, on Friday
and Saturday evenings of last week
was a success, about $40 being
netted.
The policy of retrenchment at
present being enforced by the
Pennsylvania railroad has reached
the track hands of this division,
where the force of each section has
been reduced to two hands, the
men being given turns.
Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, of West
Nottingham, left at the MIDLAND
Office last week fine specimen OF
Early Beauty potato, dug from her
garden. The tubers were planted
April IL, and Mrs. Thompson has
been supplying her table with
them for some days past.
The Children's Day exercises at
Mt. Pleasant M. E. church on Sun
day evening last, were much enjoy
ed by the large audience present.
A special program of music and
recit&tions was rendered and appro-
pirate remarks made by Rev. j.
M. Collins, pastor in charge.
The Mccullough farm, near Far
mington, containing about 162 acres
with Improvements, has been sold
at private sale by John A. Fox to
j. G. Naudain, of Middletown, Del.
The property was purchased by
Mr.. Fox little over a year ago
from Geo. E. Mccullough for
$1,000.
Misses Emma and Ella Haines,
who have been conducting the mil
linery and dressmaking business at
Port Deposit during the past season,
will also open a millinery store in
their dwelling on South Queen
street, Rising Sun, this fall. Miss
Emma is at home at the present
time preparing for the fall business.
They will also continue their busi-
ness at Port Deposit.