The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-10-20

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Mrs. Z. P. Haines on Thursday,
Oct. 26, at 2:3O o'clock.
The October meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held at the
home of John P. Wilson, near
town, on Wednesday.
The public schools of the county
will be closed next week, owing to
the Teachers Institute, which will
hold its session at Elkton.
The receips of the recent fair Of
the Oxford Agricultural Society
were $3,919.67; expenses, S2933 .63;
leaving balance of $9S6.O4.
The Theo. OFT farm of 81 acres,
east of Elkton, has been purchased
by VIM. E. Hurley, of Camden, N.
j.. and Mrs. Emma B. Ceilings, for
81, 800.
s. G. England, of Zion, has been
elected Director of the National
Bank of Rising Sun and attended
the regular meeting of the Board
last Tuesday.
Cecil county will receive the
sum of S4,OS4.28 by the quarterly
distribution of the State School
fund, made on Saturday by Comp,
troller Atkinson.
The Cecil County w. G. I. u.
will hold its first Executive for the
year in Rising Sun on Thursday.
Oct. 26, at 1870 O'Clock. A dime
lunch will be served.
The proceeds of the pie social
held by the principal, Miss Maude
Kirk, and pupils of Monroe school
were about $15, and will be devoted
to library purposes.
A handsome new organ has been
installed at Pleasant Meadow
school. near town, through the
efforts of the principal, Miss Julia
Brokaw, and the pupils.
The Sixth district registration
resulted in 45 new names being
added, "a transferred to ether dis
tricts, and 4S stricken off, leaving
the total vote for the district, 695.
VIM. Brown is minus keg OF
cider, it having disappeared by the
light of the moon one night this
week. Mr.. B. requests the return
of the keg SO he may fill it again.
The canal at the west end of
Conowingo bridge is to be filled in
and a driveway made of it, doing
away with that portion of the
bridge now required to cross the old
waterway.
Albert Constable and A. l..
Crothers, Esqs., addressed largely
attended openair amendment meet
ing at Calvert on Saturday evening
last. Music for the occasion was
furnished by Nottingham Silver
Band.
The tournament held at ElktOn
on Thursday of last week, for the
benefit of Union Hospital fund,
was largely attended, and the sum
of$lOO was realized. Quite mum.
ber from this vicinity witnessed the
sport.
A democratic meeting will be
held at Port Deposit this evening.
The speakers engaged for the occa
sion are Hon. Isaac Lobe Strauss,
Hon. l.. Irving Handy, A. S. Colds
borough, Albert Constable and A.
l.. Crothers, Esqs.
Mr.. James M. Tosh of Pleasant
View Farm, the champion tomato
raiser of Cecil County, picked 1872
bushels, or A tons, of tomatoes of
a four acre patch this season. Last
year he picked about the same crop
off a three acre field.
Twenty young society ladies OF
Middlesown. DEL, and vicinity will
give a burnt cork minstrel show in
the Elkton Opera House next
Wednesday evening, Oct. 25. The
entertainment will be for the benefit
of the Union Hospital and will be
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Committee.
Carrie Adams, public school
girl, was severely injured on Thurs
day afternoon at the Grammar
school, by being struck in the face
with a base ball bat. The bat had
broken when coming in contact
with the ball, the flying piece strik
ing the unfortunate girl in the face
cutting and bruising her severely