The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

being erected at Prominence, in this
county.
Revival services will begin at
james NJ. E. church on Sunday,
Nov. Is.
The ladies of Trinity Church,
Elkton, cleared $50 by their recent
rummage sale.
Herman Matthews, a Colora lad,
has gathered and sold this fall 173
quarts of chestnuts.
Thos. Rink finished excavating
for the cellar of w. Louis Ryan's
new dwelling on Cherry street this
week.
The sum of $1OO was realized by
the ladies of Cherry Hill M. E.
church from the recent poultry
supper.
Tramps smoking around a large
straw stack on the Cantwell farm,
near Elkton, fired the stack, which
was entirely dertroyed.
Mrs. Helen Bullock, of Elmira,
N. Y, will speak in Sylmar M. E.
church next Sunday at 2:30 p. M,
on Temperance ard Purity"
Preaching at James M. E. church
Sunday, 1890 a. M, by the pastor;
Sunday school 2:3O p. m; com
bined service at 1880 p. M, at
which the pastor will speak.
The sale of the hotel property in
this town, which it was reported
hinged on the result of the vote on
the license question, will, in all
probability, not be consummated.
Mrs. Helen L. Bullock, National
organizer of the W. G. T. u, will
speak in James M. E. church, Ris
ing Sun, on Monday evening, Nov.
12, at 7:3O o'clock. Subject, "Sow
ing and Reaping."
Hon. Chas. r. Schirm, of Balto.,
and Henry A. Warburton, Esq, of
Elkton, addressed well attended
republican meeting in the town
hall on Friday evening last. Music
was furnished by Rising Sun cornet
band.
The old established clothing bus
mess in Port Deposit, conducted
for many years past by Israel Katz,
has been purchased by Louis Blum
berg, of Baltimore. Ill health com
PEELED Mr.. Katz to dispose of the
business.
A Chrysanthemum Tea will be
held in the basement of the M. E
church on Wednesday evening,
Nov. IA, by the Sunday school and
Epworth League, from 5 to s
o'clock. Supper, with oysters, 40
cents; without, 80 cents.
A dairymaids' reception will be
held at Principle on Friday eve
ming, Nov. 16, for the benefit of
the Sunday school. Besides the
dairymaids themselves, the other
attractions will consist of fancy
articles and home made candy.
A fund is being raised by the
students of Jacob Tome Institute
for the purpose of placing bronze
tablet in Memorial Hall to the
memory of the late DR.. J. FL.
Curran, who was member of the
faculty at the time of his death.
Special autumnal services were
held at Porter's Grove church on
Sunday evening last, when a pleas
ing program was rendered and a
special collection taken amounting
to $14. Revival services will be
held at the church on Sunday eve
ming next, in charge of the pastor,
Rev. Geo. E. Brown.
The republican rally at Oxford
Saturday night attracted big
crowd. The West Chester Pioneer
Corps, and West Chester, Lincoln,
Oakryn, Oxford and Nottingham
bands paraded the streets of the
town, there being much colored
fire and political oratory set off
during the evening.
The election passed off quietly
on Tuesday at Rising Sun. The
weather was everything that could
be desired but the vote was light,
the poll being but 521 out of a
total registered vote of 702 for the
Sixth district. The JUDGES and
clerks found the count an easy task,
as compared to last years, the re-
suit being announced by nine
o'clock.