The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-05

Harvester Mission Band at Zion on
Friday evening last netted $22.
The W. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. S. Taylor Reynolds, Thurs
day afternoon, May IL, at 2:3O
o'clock.
The p, B. & w. R. r. has pur-
chased 13 acres of land, near Perry
vile, from Joseph Bromwell, of
Philadelphia, for $1,000.
The ladies Of the Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society will hold bake in
the basement of the church on
Friday evening, May II.
Ernest Startling, of Elkton, has
been lodged in Jail on the charge Of
stabbing Clarence Morgan, of that
town. Both parties are colored.
Bear in remembrance the lecture
next Sabbath afternoon at 2:30, in
Town Hall by Henry W. Wilbur,
subject, "Factor of Drink Problem. "
G.. G. Hopkins, Of near town,
has announced his candidacy for
denomination as assistant treasurer
Of Cecil county on the Democratic
ticket.
The -McCay farm of 135 acres,
lying in the Seventh district, was
purchased at public sale on Mon.
day by John Falls, of Port Deposit,
for 1920.
Sheriff Biddle on Monday arrest
ed Jake johnson, colored, of Elk
ton, on the charge of selling intoxi-
eating liquor, contrary to the pro
hibitory law.
A number of Elktonians have
been summoned as witnesses in the
case of Mrs. A. FL. Hartman VS..
the Standard Oil Company, which
was marked for trial at Centerville
this week.
The entertainment, the "Huskin'
Bee," given for the benefit of Cal
vert W. G. T.. u, in the Friends
school building, at that place on
Saturday evening last, netted
about $40.
Bernard J. McGuigan was award.
ed 81 200 damages for personal in
juries, resulting from an accident
at Townsend, in his suit against
the p, B., & w. railroad, tried at
Chestertown last week.
Miss Kathrine Constable, of Elk.
ton, fell from the porch steps of
Rev. William Schouler's home in
that town on Friday last and suf
fered a broken nose, besides being
otherwise painfully bruised.
At the request of the Baltimore
Central Improvement Association,
the railroad officials have decided
to put on fast morning train to
Philadelphia. The train will leave
Oxford at 6 o'clock, reaching the
city at 7.55.
At the annual election in Chesa
peake City held on Monday after
noon John Banks, VIM. P. Reed,
Harry Bouchelle, Harry Price and
u. T. Cooling were elected town
councilmen, and N. A Van Bus
kirk bailiff.
The Juniors journeyed to Noting
ham on Saturday afternoon last and
showed the coming base ball stars
of that neighborhood how to play
the great national game, bringing
a victory back with them by the
score of IA to s..
G. G. Pusey was on Monday
elected Mayor of Havre de Grace
for the fourth time, there being no
opposition to this popular candi.
date. George r. Carver, VIM. c..
Culley and Frank s. Maslin were
elected City Councilmen.
Next Sunday, at James M. E.
church preaching at 1890 a. m. by
the Pastor, and at s p. m. Mrs.
Newton, of Va, representative of
the National W. @. t. u, will de-
liver an address. She will also
speak at Sylmar at 2:30 p. m.
McMullen & McDermott, con-
traitors for the bridge work at
Perryville, have steam dredge in
operation north of the B. & o. rail-
road bridge, digging sand from
the bed of the Susquehanna
river, to be used in mixing con-
crete for the piers for the new
Pennsylvania railroad bridge.