The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-06-09

the county close for the summer
vacation today.
On Sunday afternoon, June Is,
at 2:3O o'clock, Children's Day
will be observed at Sylmar M. 3.
church.
Miss victorine Mccoy, of Oxford,
has been appointed assistant art in
structor at Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit.
Jacob Tome Institute athletes
have competed in six meets this
year and won twenty.six medals
and nine cups.
Percy Chapman, of this town,
has been appointed assistant at
Swarthmore station, on the Baltl-
more Central railroad.
Jos. Mattias, a farmer of near
Newark, sustained a compound
fracture of the left arm on Wednes
day by kick from horse.
John w. Mccullough, of North
East, is mentioned as a candidate
for the nomination of Assistant
Treasurer on the republican ticket.
The pupils and patrons of Miss
A. Mabel Reynolds private school
picniced at Colora on Friday last,
when a jolly days outing was had
by all.
The Senior Glass of West Not
tingham Academy have issued in
vitations for the 164th commence
ment, to be held on June 15, at
2 p. m.
Proposals for the erection of the
new passenger station at Perryville
on the P, B. & w. railroad, will be
opened today, and the contract
awarded.
The receipts of the festival held
on Friday and Saturday evenings
of last week by Mt. Pleasant M.
e. chusch were $50, the sum OF $25
being cleared.
A rabid dog was shot on Friday
last by Eugene Woods, near Not
tingham, Pa, and several other
dogs which had been bitten by the
animal were also killed.
Prof. Charles B. Finley, princi-
pal of the Cecil County High
School, Elkton, will resign at the
end of the present school year and
resume the study of law.
Washington McVey an aged
farmer of near Zion, suffered the
fracture of two ribs one morning
last week by being crowded against
the side of the stable by COW.
George Vandegrift was attacked
and severely bitten on the left arm
by a vicious dog on the Mitchell
farm, near Elkton, last week.
The animal was afterwards killed.
The lawn fete held on the public
school grounds on Thursday eve,
ming of last week was a big success,
the gross receipts being $51.2O,
something over $31 being cleared
for library purposes.
Children's Day will be observed
at the M. e. church on Sunday
evening, 11th inst, at 7:3O O'Clock.
The exercises will be in charge OF
the Sunday school, special pro-
gram of music and recitations hav-
ing been prepared for the occasion.
During the storm of Tuesday eve
ming a bolt of lightning struck a
locust tree within a few feet of the
large barn on the farm of John
Keilholtz, adjoining town, but for.
tunately did no further damage
than shattering the tree.
Masons have been engaged this
week in rebuilding the retain
ing walls of the culvert over the
race at Hunters mill, north Of
town. The walls had been gradual.
ly crumbling and falling in, shut
ting off the water supply of the
mill.
Petitions are in circulation at all
railroad stations between Port De,
posit and Oxford for additional
train service on this portion of the
Baltimore Central. The desire is
to have an additional train each
way, to arrive at Rising Sun about
2 D. m. By this arrangement
parties from this section can arrive
in Philadelphia or Baltimore about
4:3O p. m, or leave either city
about IL a. my and reach here
about 2 p. 10.