The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.


a cornet band at Perryville.
Mrs. Henrietta Price has sold
her dwelling in Cecilton to Harry
Budd for 81, 900.
The County Commissioners will
meet in special session at Elkton
on Monday, Aug 81.
The promoters of the electrical
plant ut Gilpin Falls expect to have
it completed by December 1st.
The Cecil Farmers Club will meet
with Jos. T. Grove, near Pleasant
Hill, on Wednesday, August %.
Ernest Craig, of Earleville, has
been appointed a constable of the
First district, vice W. B. Robinson,
resigned.
The County Commissioners have
decided to build a stone and con-
crete bridge over Thorp's Run,
near Perryville.
One of the workmen on the rail
road work at Perryville was run
over last Tuesday and was so badly
mangled that he died shortly after.
Mitchell's cannery at Colora
commenced operations on Wednes-
day, the pack being corn. Fryer's
cannery, at the same place, will
begin Monday on tomatoes.
The thunder gust which passed
over this section on Tuesday after
noon was of unusual severity, the
heavy down pour Of rain converting
the streets into miniature rivers.
The receipts for admissions to
Woodlawn camp on Sunday, Aug.
6, were $116; tent collections, 80;
total, $125. Sunday, Aug 13, the
gate receipts were S142; tent, Sl4;
total, $156.
Tents were ssstruck" at Wood
lawn on Wednesday morning, when
the thirty. fifth annual encampment
closed after q successful run, the
attendance being above the average
during the progress of the camp.
An excellent likeness of Austin
L. Crothers, Esq, of ElktOn, demo
cratic nominee for State Senator,
appeared in Tuesdays Baltimore
Sun, accompanied by brief sketch
of Cecil's affable democratic leader.
Every cloud has silver lining.
The progressive taxpayers of the
Sixth district can console them
selves today and tomorrow by re-
ceiving the largest amount from a
three per cent discount they have
ever enjoyed.
The rain Tuesday morning evil
IDENTIFY did not dampen the enthu.
siasm of many of those bent on a
days pleasure at the sea shore, as
fifty nine persons availed them
selves of the cheap rates to Atlantic
City at this station alone on that
day.,
A heavy bolt of lightning struck
one of the rods on the Maryland
House during the gust of Tuesday
afternoon, but was carried safely to
the ground without damage to the
building. A number of persons in
and about the hotel at the time felt
the effects of the electrical discharge
quite preceptibly.
Next Sunday afternoon, weather
permitting, services will be resumed
at Sylmar M. X. church.
The usual services at james M.
e. church. Preaching by the Pas
tor, 1890 q. m. Combined Ser.
vice, 1880 p. m. EpwOrth Topic,
"The Duty of Winsomeness." "
PASTORS Topic, Obscure Apostles.
The glimpse of the partial eclipse
of the moon, on Monday night. was
only fieeting to observers in this To-
cality, as the heavy clouds permit
ted but occasional views of fair
Luna through riffs. The eclipse
began at about $50 and lasted until
11.43. It was on the southern
section of the moon, and covered
about one-third of the surface.
The entertainment given in the
hall Wednesday evening by Miss
Kathryn Grady, assisted by Miss
E. Cavanaugh and Miss Ehrhardt,
proved a treat to all who attended.
Miss Grady is a fine performer on
the piano, Notwithstanding her af-
Fiction of blindness, and has a
thorough knowledge of music. The
hall was well filled and the audience
highly pleased with the musicale.