The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-26

The recent festival OF the. North
East base ball club netted $35.
George Thompson Williams will
give an organ recital in Tome NJ.
E. church, Port Deposit, on Friday
evening.
The pupils of Blythedale pub
lie school will hold a festival
on the school ground Tuesday Eve
ing, June 9.
The pigeon loft in the stable in
the rear of the Appeal Office in Elk
ton was raided Saturday night by
unknown parties, who carried off
fifteen pair of pigeons.
An ice cream and strawberry
festival will be held at Colora on
the evenings of Friday and Satur.
day, June 2 and 3, under the
auspices of Mt. Pleasant M. E.
church.
Rising Sun public school will
hold a Lawn Fete Thursday eve.
ming, June 1st, on the school lawn;
if stormy the following evening.
Proceeds for Library Fund.
A strawberry and ice cream fes.
tival will be held at Principle on
Thursday evening, June 6, by
Home Council, No. 4, o. U. A. M.
Among the prizes awarded will be
a fine set of harness.
Miss Sara Rebecca Carey, Of
North East, and Miss Laura Veach
Clark, of Cecilton, are members Of
this years graduating class at
Western Maryland College, West
minister. The commencement will
be held June 10.
White & Davis, of North Fast,
have offered $l25 reward for infor
nation that will lead to the arrest
of the parties who entered their
store recently, carried out and de.
molished their cash register.
i A bag in which were % pairs OF
new shoes was found under the
Pennsylvania railroad bridge over
the Big Elk Creek near Elkton, by
William Rambo on Saturday. The
shoes are supposed to have been
stolen from car or store by
tramps.
/ Little Marion Underwood, aged
seven, daughter Of r. G. Under
wood of North East, was awarded a
prize of $5. 90 offered by the Phila-
delphia Record for the best com.
position on the "Betsy Ross Flag
House," by q public school child
She is pupil of the Second Grade
of North East school.
Rev. W. E. Greenfield was at
tackled with fainting spell while
in the pulpit of Perryville M. E.
church, on Sunday evening, just
after the conclusion of services.
The attack ia attributed to over.
exertion brought about by the
building of the new parsonage aud
other work with which he has beer
taxing himself lately.
The County Commissioners have
advertised for proposals for the
completion of the macadamized road
between Rising Sun and Farming
ton. One mile of the road has
been built and there remains about
a mile, which will be constructed
under the supervision of the High
way department of the State Geo.
logical Survey Commission.
An unknown white man fell Oh
jumped from p, B. & w. freigh,
at Darlington tower, Hartford
county, on Thursday afternoon O
last week and rolled under tn,
wheels, being literally cut to pieces
The unfortunate man was neatly
dressed and apparently about AZ
years of age. A coroners jury
rendered verdict of accidental
death.
The War Department will send
a battalion of regular infantry, {
squadron of cavalry and a batter,
of artillery to the annual encamp
ment of the Maryland Nationa
Guard, which will be held at Be
, Air the second week in August.
State Game Warden John w
: Avirett and assistants last weel
, visited the upper Chesapeake ant
destroyed numerous pound ant
, fyke nets-illegal as to size or loca
tion-and convicted seven fisher
men, whose fines aggregated slb9