The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Court conyenes on Monday.
Rain, hail, sleet and snow.
A taste of real winter this week.
Coasting is the popular pastime
with our young folks.
The blacksmiths have been kept
busy this week ."roughing" horses.
The young ladies Of Rock Pres
byterian church have organized a
sewing circle.
The Nichols farm, near Fair Hill,
has been purchased from VIM. I.
McAllister, by Frank Gregg.
The ladies Of Calvert NJ. E.
church held successful supper in
Rosebank hall on Wednesday eve-
ming Of this week.
Rev. W. e. Greenfield has been
invited to return as pastor of Per
ryville M. =. church for the CON-
ing Conference year.
The steamer City Belle, which
plies between Port Deposit and
Lapidum, has gone into winter
quarters at Havre de Grace.
The choir of North East M. E.
church is preparing to give re-
cital in Grand Army Hall, that
town, during Christmas holidays.
The M. E. Sunday school of this
town is rehearsing special pro
gram of music, recitations, etc., for
their annual Christmas entertain
ment.
The members of Charlest0wn M.
e. church will hold a fair in the
basement of the church Dec. IA to-
ls, inclusive, for the benefit of the
church fund.
Joseph s. Pogue, Sons 8 Co.. Of.
this town have installed a gasoline
engine in the Office of the Cecil
County News, at Elkton, for motive
power for the presses.
A pie social will be held in
Liberty Grove school room, Friday
evening, Dec. 8. An admission
tee of ten cents will be charged.
Pie and cake served to all.
From the 10th to the 26th inst.
e. r. Burlington s. Sons will not
observe the early closing custom
except on Fourth day evening,
when they will close at 6 p. m. as
usual.
The gold medal awarded by the
Rising Sun Gun Club for high score
at its monthly shoots, was won on
Tuesday by Thomas Riale, who
broke 81 targets out of a pos
sible %. a.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Committee
realized $500 by the bazar and sup
per held in Elkton on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights of last
week, which will 60 toward swelling
the Union Hospital fund.
Frank Wicks, employed at the
Sparvetta quarries, had one of his
hands badly mangled yesterday
morning by getting it caught in the
crnsher. The injured man was
taken to q Baltimore hospital for
treatment.
The hail and sleet storm of Fri.
day night made the streets and
walks like glass, and pedestrians
were compelled to pick their way
gingerly. The small boy, with his
skates, thoroughly enjoyed the
situation, and availed himself of
the opportunity of q good skate
along the pavements.
Our stores have put on their
holiday attire and present a very
attractive appearance. Those con-
templating purchasing Christmas
presents will do well to look over
their advertisements for helpful
suggestions and then visiting the
places of business to see the ef-
fective displays of pretty and use-
full Christmas goods.
Walter Phillips, formerly of Ris-
ing Sun, was badly injured In a
trolley accident at Niagara Falls on
Monday. The young man was en-
gagged as motorman and his car was
struck by q railroad engine while
making a grade crossing. He re-
ceived severe injuries about the
head and several fractured ribs.
His relatives here were notified to
hasten to his bedside on Wednes-
day, and 1t 10 feared he has sns-
tained internal injuries which may
prove fatal.