The midland journal., 1905-03-31

The Calvert M. II. Ounudy ScHool
will be reorganize April 2.
The duckiug season on the Sus-
uuehanna flats closes today.
The Jacob Tome Institute min
strels played to crowded house in
the town hall on Friday evening
last. The receipts were over 500.
The entertainment given at Mt.
Pleasant, M. E. church on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings OF last
week, netted the Ladies' Society
about $15.
A supper will be held at Porters
Grove M. P. church Wednesday
evening, April II. Tickets %
cents. Proceeds for the benefit OF
the pastor.
Young Friends Association will
meet next Sabbath at 2:30 p. m.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the day. Everybody
invited to attend.
At the public sale of horses
held by Cook & Jackson on Tues
day at the Maryland House twenty
head were disposed Of at an average
price of 1852 per head.
The frame dwelling on East Main
street, formerly occupied by j. M I.
Sterrett, is being moved forty
feet west of its former location to a
new foundation prepared for it..
The town election for two Com.
missioners to succeed James f.
Powers and A. M. Strickland,
whose terms expire this Spring,
will be held at Elkton on April 10.
Norman Cameron, of Elkton, lee
ture at Grove school, near Zion, on
Friday evening on the "Philip-
pines,' where he spent two years
as one of the Governments corps
of teachers.
At meeting of the taxpayers of
E,kton held on Monday night for
the purpose of placing in nomina.
zion candidates to fill the positions
of two town councilmen whose
terms of Office expire on May /,
eleven nominations were made.
Lewis Martindale has sold his
{ property at Mt. Pleasant, to Mrs.
Willets, who will open a store at
that place in the near future. Mr..
Martindale will move in with Mr..
and Mrs. Mahan, near Colora.
He expects to work in Havre de
Grace he>coming season.
Sunday evening services in
Rising Sun M. E. church will
hereafter commence at 8 O'Clock
and Epworth League at Z O'Clock.
Sunday School will be held in the
morning. The annual meeting for
the reorganization of Sylmar Sun
day School will be held next Sun
day afternoon.
Rev. J. M. Collins preached his
farewell sermon, at Mt. Pleasant on
Sunday morning last. Much SYM
pathy is felt for Mr.. Collins, who
was to the surprise of the com
munity, placed on the super,
anuated list blythe late Whining
ton Conference. He is but little
past his prime, in vigorous health.
In addition to DIR. G. S. Dare,
of this town, and DIR. j. ii. Ja-
mar, of Elkton, DIR. r. M. Black,
of Cecilton, and DR.. S. G. Fisher of
Port Deposit, have been appointed
by Congressman Thomas A. Smith,
one of the delegates from the
Eastern Shore, to the American
Anti tuberculosis League, which
will meet at Atlanta, Ga, April
15.17.
Muskrat hides sold at % cents,
mink at $50, and skunk at Sl.25
at the fur sale at Taylor's Bridge,
Del, last week. Twenty five
thousand muskrats were caught
last year and but $4,000 this year.
New York buyers got the bulk OF
the offerings at the sale this year.
Penn Shade, our local trapper,
reports the past season the poorest
in his experience of thirty years,
the "varmints" being unable to
travel about much on account Of
the heavy snow.
William Henley, of Locust
Point, Md, and Harry Youngman,
of Baltimore, attempted to board
freight train at Stanton one day
last week with serious results.
Youngman was killed and Henley
badly injured.