The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

G. T. Snyder has been appointed
special peace officer by the Town
Commissioners.
The Cherry Hill Red Men init
lated nineteen pale faces into the
mysteries of their order this week.
Brumfeld & Foster sold on
Wednesday the Egan property,
near Rising Sun, to M. F. Rawl-
ings for $500.
The Sunday school of james M.
E. church will hold its. annual
Christmas entertainment on Friday
evening next, December %.
Rev. f. x. Moore has been in
vited to return for the third con-
ference year as pastor of Hopewell
and Asbury M. r. churches.
The Scott Fertilizer Company, Of
Elkton, at the annual meeting of its
stockholders, on Tuesday. declared
dividend of 6 per cent on its
stock.
New windows are to be placed in
Elkton M. +. church and the ladies
of the congregation have under
taken the task of raising the neces-
sary funds. M
Rev. Asbury Burke, of Wesley
Church, Wilmington, has4accepted
the invitation Of Perryville M. +.
Church to become its pastor for the
next conference year.
Samuel Hambleton has sold his
house and lot situated on Wilson
avenue to VIM. McKelvey for 5000.
The property is at present tenanted
by Mrs. Laura Parsons.
Hopewell M. E. Sunday School
will hold its Christmas entertain.
ment and treat at the church on
December 2Sth. A silver Offering
will be taken at the door. Z"
During the absence of Miss
Leora Crothers, principal of Colora
public school, who is confined to
her home by illness, Miss Anna
Fryer is teaching the school.
George Balderston, of Colora,
was elected vice. president for Cecil
county at the annual meeting Of
the Maryland Horticultural So
ciety, held in Baltimore last week.
While a number of lads were
playing football on Tuesday after
noon at the Elkton High School
grounds Cleaver Potts had his leg
broken.
The ladies of Elkton. M. L.
church held a highly successful sup
per in Mechanics Hall, that town,
last week, by which they realized
the snug sum of $1O0.
The Cecil Farmers Telephone
Company has completed tn , pole
line for its branch to Liberty Grove
and will install ten phones in that
neighborhood next week.
The resignation of First Lieu
tenant William p. Constable, of
Elkton, Company +, First Infantry,
Maryland National Gard, has been
accepted by the Adjutant- General.
1t is the purpose of contractor
Strickland to have the new North
East High School ready for oc
cupancy by January 1st next.
The building is rapidly nearing
completion.
Frank G. Hambleton, of Green
hurst, will leave for Kissimmee,
Fla next week, where he will
spend the winter months, repre-
senting the Griffith & Boyd fertil-
izer company, of Baltimore.
A large fodder rick on the farm
of Mrs. Rebecca Harriott, near
Chesapeake City, was discovered to
be on fire about o'clock Saturday
evening, but by moving the fodder
most of it was saved. 1t is thought
the fire was of incendiary origin.
The contract for the new iron
bridge over the Big Elk creek, in
the Fourth district, has been
awarded by the County Commits
sioners to the Nelson Buchanan
Company, at 81 1893. The contract
for the masonry work for the bridge
has not been awarded.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band has
reorganized by the election of the
following officers: Pres, Howard
NJ. Wilson; secretary and treasurer,
Samuel j. Terry; leader, George @.
Reynolds. Quarters have been
rented in the second story of the
Hunt building, on s. Queen Street.