The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


the foundation walls of j. M. Ster-
rett's new dwelling on Monday.
Children's Day services. will be
held at Calvert M. E. church on
Sunday afternoon next, at 8 o'clock.
G. G. Hopkins, of near town,
assistant County Treasurer elect,
will assume the duties of his Office
on July 1.
The pulpit of West Nottingham
Presbyterian church was filled on
Sunday last by Rev. D. E. Shaw,
of Oxford.
The festival held at Calvert on
Memorial Day for the benefit of
the M. E. church at that place
netted the sum of $40.
The ladies of Zion M. E. church
realized about $50 by their festival
held on Friday and Saturday eve
nings of last week.
Letters of administration on the
personal estate of the late John s.
Writ have been granted by the
Orphans Court to George R. Ash.
The private school of Miss A.
Mabel Reynolds picniced at Colora
on Wednesday, the little folks and
those who accompanied them en-
joying fine days outing.
A grand stand has been erected
at the ball grounds, for the accom-
mediation of ladies and other
spectators. A small fee will be
charged for seats on the stand.
Children's Day will be observed
at the M. E. church in this town
on Sunday evening next, at 7:30
o'clock. The services will be in
charge Of the Sunday school, a spe-
cial program having been prepared.
The ladies OF the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society will hold another of
their popular Bakes, in the base
ment of the church, on Friday eve
ming, June II, when bread, rolls,
biscuit, pies, cake, etc., will be
placed on sale.
Thomas Robertson, of near town,
has on exhibition at Oxford Fair
this week a rather remarkable
equine family, it being the old
family driving mare, Belle, and
five of her colts. Three of the colts
are unbrOken, the youngest being
but eleven days old.
The Young Friends Association
held their regular monthly meeting
in their new quarters on Sunday
afternoon last, the room recently
fitted up on the first floor of the
town hall building. The room was
furnished and de dicated by E. r.
Burlington to the members of the
Association for their work.
John w. Thompson, of Smyrna,
Pa, has purchased a quantity of
walnut timber in this section and
is having the logs hauled to Rising
Sun station and dressed prepaIa'
tory to shipment to Germany.
Black walnut has become a very
scarce article and it is reported the
lumber is worth $4O0 a thousand
in Europe.
The sociable of the Home Mis-
sion Circle, held at the home of
Miss Grace A. Wilson on Friday
evening last, was an enjoyable
event. The capacious lawn was
lighted with Japanese lanterns and
presented pretty effect. The So
ciable partook of the nature of a
festival, small charge being made
for refreshments, and quite sum
realized for a laudable purpose.
Chas. Kennard, son of Jacob
Kennard of Mt. Pleasant, became
violently insane last Sunday and
after he had more or less injured
his father and brother it was found
necessary to send for constable
Jones who took him in custody.
The deranged man was brought to
Rising Sun and placed in the lock-
mp until the following morning
when he was taken to- the asylum
at Cherry Hill.
The heavy rain which accom-
panied the electric storm that pass
ed over this section Monday night,
did considerable damage, washing
the roads and fields badly in
numerous places. At the ware
house of Duyckinck, Sterrett, &
Co., in this town, the floor OF the
large new hay house was flooded to
the depth of several inches, and
large amount of baled hay damag-,
ed by mud and water.