The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-06-15


afternoon.
The Junior League will picnic at
Green Bank this afternoon.
Miss s. Lena Kimble, of near
town, has been appointed assistant
principal at Barnsley High School.
The razzle- dazzle at the ball
grounds is affording much amuse-
ment to a host of patrons these
evenings.
The June meeting of Cecil Farm
ers Club was held at the home OF
Alfred Kirk, near Pennington, on
Wednesday.
The Rising Sun cornet band will
furnish music tomorrow evening
for the festival at Porter's Grove
M. P. church.
Miss Nellie Chapman, who has
resigned as assistant at the post
Office, will be succeeded by Miss
/ Lula Jenkins.
Miss Elizabeth st. Clair, of Oak
wood, has accepted position as
clerk in the store of the Edw. H..
Worthington Co.
Frank Reynolds, son of station
agent Joseph Reynolds ofSylmar (,
fell and fractured his left wrist on
Sunday afternoon.
The Christian Endeavor Society
of West Nottingham Presbyterian
church will hold social at the
Manse this evening.
The Town Commissioners this
week had all fire extinguishers in
the town, some thirty in number,
emptied and recharged.
The Town Commissioners have
purchased three carloads OF crush
ed granite which is being spread
upon South Queen street.
Flag Day was observed yesterday
by quite a number of our patriotic
citizens who unturled Old Glory at
their homes and places of business.
Zion now boasts of an ice crea m
parlor, Ralph Clifford having fitted
up a room in the Mearns store
building where he dispenses the
frozen delicacy.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hathaway, of Perryville,
was badly injured on Friday last
by falling from the second story
window of their dwelling.
Charles Keen, who has held the
position of assistant at the railroad
station in this town for the past
three years, has been promoted to
baggage master at Media.
James johnson, of Rowlandville,
severed an artery in his foot last
week, by the glancing of his axe
while chopping wood. Medical aid
i was procured as speedily as pos
sible.
The masons this week began the
foundation for the condensery
plant. 1t is of Port Deposit gram
ite. The building, it has finally
been decided, is to be a brick
structure.
Mrs. Robert Anderson is lying
at her home near Fair Hill in a
serious condition, the result of fall
ing down fight of stairs at her
home recently. Little hope is en-
tertained of her recovery.
Alfred Munker, P, B. & W.
trackhand, was struck in the face
by a piece of ballast while standing
along the tracks as a train passed,
and received an ugly wound which
required several stitches to close.
Despite the storm which visited
this section about seven O'Clock
Sunday evening the M. E. church
was filled to its utmost capacity by
those in attendance at the Chill
dren's Day services, a splendid
program of music, recitations and
drills being given by the Sunday
school, which had charge of the
exercises.
@. It. Snyder has erected fol
Miss Lizzie Thompson of Whining
ton, in West Nottingham cemetery
a handsome monument in memory
of her parents. The monument il
of light Barrie granite, all hammer
dressed and measures five fee
square at the base and ten feet il
height. Its weight is 10000
pounds. 1t is a very handsome
shaft and presents an imposing
appearance.