The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Tuesday next is Decoration Day.
Early risers report frost on Sun
day and Wednesday mornings.
Woodlawn Camp will open
August 3 and close on the 10th OF
the month.
Clinton Logan raised the frame
of his large new barn, near
Calvert, on Saturday last.
Memorial Day, May 80, being a
legal holiday, it will be so observ ed
by the National Bank of Rising
Sun.
A movement is said to be on foot
to reorganize the old Cecil County
Agricultural Society, to hold
annual fairs at ElktOn.
The members of Miss Mary F.
Gillespie's music class will hold a
musicale in Rising Sun hall on
Wednesday evening, May 81.
c. C. Caldwell has been elected
secretary of the Home Building and
Loan Association of Perryville,
vice Clarence L. Cole, resigned.
Alice Robinson, of Baltimore,
will attend morning meeting in
Young Friends Association Room
next Sabbath, 2Sth inst at 10 o'clk.
Howard T. Biddle purchased at
public sale for $136O.79, Tuesday,
the house and lot in Elkton be-
longing to the late Andrew R..
Biddle.
The Love Run school, Miss Bessie
S. Thompson teacher, took in
S39.44 at their festival, $19 being
realized after all expenses were
paid.
The festival held on Friday and
Saturday evenings last by the
Colora base ball club was a great
success, about $75 beingl the, net
receipts.
Bishop Monaghan. of the diocese
of Wilmington, confirmed a class OF
AS at st. Theresa Catholic Church,
Port Deposit, Sunday morning OF
last week.
The knights of the Golden Eagle
attended M. e. church in body on
Sunday morning last and listened
to an appropriate sermon by Rev.
j. P. Otis.
The "Chapged Cross" a choral
service, will be rendered by the
Sunday School of st. Mary's
Church, North East, on Whit Sun
day, June IL.
1t is reported that Lancaster
parties have offered the owners
of the "Gilpin's Rocks" tract,
near Bay View, $4,000 for the
mill and surrounding property.
Mrs. e. P. Haines will act as one
of the judges in the oratorial con-
test to be held at Nottingham,
Chester county, Presbyterian
church this evening by the w. G.
T. u.
1t is expected that the new
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Wash
ingtoh railroad bridge across the
Susquehanna River at Perryvllle
will be completed during the pres
ent year.
Director Harris, of Jacob Tome
Institute, has issued notice to all
students who left for their homes or
account of the recent typhoid fever
outbreak, that they may return or
Monday next, May 30.
The Ladies' Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies of West Not
tingham Presbyterian church met
with Mrs. B. p. Nichols, on Thurs
day afternoon of last week, thirty
six members and friends being
present.
The gross receipts of the festival
held by the pupils of Pleasant
Meadow public school, near town
on Thursday evening of last week
were about $40. The net receipt;
were $2l, which will be devoted t.
library purposes. Miss Julis
Brokaw is principal of the school
In another column of this issue
will be found the card of Lee, Hat
ton & Tyson attorneys-at-law, Bal
timore. Mr.. All. Tyson, one o
the firm, is a native of this section
and will be in Rising Sun on Mon
day of each week TO attend to any
legal matter which may be placed
in their hands.