The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-07

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Fish horns.
Spring plowing.
Arbutus is in bloom.
The herring frogs are croaking.
Shad and herring have made
their appearance.
Rev. j. M. Collins, of Colora, has
been assigned the charge at Chris
tiana, Delaware.
Marbles, tops and base ball oc-
cupy every spare minute of young
Americas time.
Governor War6eld has desig
mated April IA as Arbor Day
throughout the State.
The sum of s29 was realized by
the recent entertainment held at
Grove school, near Zion.
Colora Council Jr. O. U. A. M,
will attend church in body at
Hopewell on Sunday, April Ii.
VIM. M. Reynolds, of Octoraro,
lost few days since, the faithful
old family driving mare, which
died at the age of % years.
The members of Riverside Cornet
Band, of Port Deposit, contemplate
the erection of building in that
town for their organization.
The loaded coal barge which was
cut through by the ice last winter
and sunk at the mouth of Bohemia
river was raised this week by the
Baltimore Wrecking Co.
j. G.. Ziegler, formerly of this
town, has opened a bakery in Port
Deposit in the building recently oc-
cupied by s. H. Friedman, another
former resident of this town. I
The members of Ebenezer M. E.
church will hold a poultry supper
in the vacant storehonse at Green
hurst, April II. Supper from 5 to
9 O'Clock. If stormy the next fair
evening.
The dialogue, "Spinster's Club"
will be repeated by request, in Mt.
Pleasant Church Tuesday evening,
April l1th. If stormy, it will be
given the next clear evening. Ad-
mission 15 cents.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Saml. Brickley on Thursday
afternoon, April 13, at 2:30 o'clock
Following the meeting of the w.
C. T. U. an important meeting of
the Aid Society will be held.
The Irving Literary Society of
West Nottingham Academy will
give an entertainment in the
Academy building on Friday eve
ming, April Ia, at s o'clock. Ad.
mission, adults 25c; children 15c.
Owing to the absence of a quorum
the meeting of the Cecil County
base ball league, which was called
for Tuesday, 4th inst, at Rising
Sun, was postponed until Thursday
morning, 18th inst, when it will
be held at Perryville.
Geo. r. Ash, of the Cecil Demo
crat, and w. d. BrattoD, of the
Cecil County News, Elkton, attend
ed the meeting of the Maryland
Democratic Editors Association
held in Baltimore on Tuesday after
Eoon. 1t was decided totake sea
trip to Boston leaving Baltimore on
June 8.
Tuesday evening, April 18th,
Rev. A. s. Mowbray, d. D., Pre-
siding Elder of Wilmington Dis
trict, will deliver a lecture before
Rising Sun Epworth League, the
subject will be "Beyond>the Rock
ies." There will be no charge for
admission but free-will offering
for expenses will be received.
The recently elected officers of
Rising Sun NJ. E. Sunday school
are: Superintendent, W. Louis
Ryan; asst. supt., N. c. Brown;
treas, Edwin Haines; sec., Leslie
s. Keen; librarian, Miss 81. Jennie
Reynolds; organist, Miss A. Mary
McDougal; supt. of Infant Dept,
N. G. Brown; missionary treas,
Mrs. Mary L. Brown.
Charles Saunders, who was SEN
fenced by the Circuit Court of
Cecil County to four years in the
penitentiary for the robbery of a
store, has been pardoned by Gov.
Warfield. Saunders. is veteran
of the Spanish war. He had
served two years of his term of
imprisonment when pardoned.