The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Jim Grow Day.

Monday is the Glorious Fourth.
The Robert Culley property, at
Pilot, has been purchased by Lind
sey Lee.
A new iron bridge will be erect
ed over the Little Elk at Sharpless'
mill, near Blake.
The Cecil County Bar and Law
Library Association has been IN
corporated at Elkton.
The Bank, and hardware and
general merchandise stores in Rls
ing Sun will be closed next Mon
day, July 4th.
The directors of the Jacob Tome
Institute, Port Deposit, will erect
two more dormitories the coming
fall, making five in all.
The Sunday school of the M. E.
Church, Port Deposit, gave an ex-
cursion to Colchester, Friday on
the steamer Susquehanna.
Lewis Spear, of Earleville, lost
four head of cattle and his brother
William two during a severe
electrical storm Wednesday.
The National Bank Of Rising Sun
has declared its usual half-yearly
dividend of five per cent payable to
stockholders of record July 1st.
Wheat harvest in the lower sec
tion of Cecil began last week. Only
an average yield is promised on
account of the ravages of the fly
and stalk -bores.
Rev. w. P. Taylor, former pastor
of Elk Neck Charge, has been
transferred to Bethel. Rev. j. M
s. Van Bunk has succeeded to the
pastorate of Elk Neck Charge.
Young Friends Association will
meet in their new room next Sab
bath at 2:30 p. m. A talk on "The
Universe As We See 1t" will be
given in connection with the regu-
lar program.
The Orphans Court for Cecil
County met in special session on
Tuesday, when the report of the
sale of real estate of Mary Sophia
Bayard to the Chesapeake Basket
Co., was confirmed.
Saturday and Sunday were tair
samples of the ''good old sum-
mer time" On Sunday the mer
curry reached 90, but a thunder
shower in the afternoon slightly
relieved the oppressive heart.
AT a meeting of the board of
directors of the National Bank of
ElktOn on Tuesday Clarence G.
Strickland was elected assistant
cashier. Mr.. Strickland has been
connected with the bank for the
past thirty years and holds the
position of teller.
The hay harvest has been great
ly retarded this week on account OF
the untavorable weather, the grass
cut on Saturday being about all
that has been harvested up to the
present time, and it having to be
put up between showers. AS a
rule the crop is a light one.
The Record reports that the
manager of the Perryville team has
protested last Saturdays Rising
Sun -Perryville game on the plea
that a decision of the umpire, who
was not familiar with the rules,
permitted Rising Sun to score seven
runs in the fifth inning, when they
would otherwise have been retired
on a double play after scoring but
one run.
The piano recital given by the
pupils of Miss Mary f. G;llispie's
music class, in the town hall, Tues
day evening, was attended by an
appreciative audience. The various
numbers on. the program were
executed by the pupils of the dit
ferent grades in manner which
showed their careful drilling and
reflected credit upon both per-
former and instructor.
Postmaster Hambleton's notice
to patrons for July 4 is as follows:
OhSce will be open from z O'Clock
until IL a. m. and from 4 o'clock
until Z p. m.
BY order of the p. o. Department
rural carriers will not serve their
routes on that day. Patrons of the
different routes can receive their
mail by calling at the Office be-
tween the above hours.