The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-30


wage increased from $1.25 to
81. 40.
The quarterly school accounts
show an enrolment of 449 pupils
in the Sixth district, and 4O4S in
the county.
Mrs. Annie Deibert, of Elk
Landing, suffered serious injuries,
few days since, by falling down a
flight of steps at her home.
Walter Barren had one of his
hands caught in the calender rolls
at the Cecil paper mills last week,
badly MASKING a finger.
The annual meeting of the Cecil
Detective Association will be held
in Rosebank Hall. Calvert, on
Wednesday, Dec. II, at 1870 a. m.
The Joel Craig property, near
Perryville, upon which there are
said to valuable deposits of sand,
has been purchased by G. G. Cald-
we'll.
In the person of Robert Reyn-
olds of North East, the Fifth dis
trict has one arm man who can
husk from 80 to so shocks of corn
day.
Thanksgiving Day was not one
of thanks for the bunny, as an
army of gunners diligently sought
him from early morn till late in the
afternoon.
Thanksgiving dawned bright,
blustery and cold. The day passed
with Sabbath like quietness in our
town, being one of business relax
alton and feasting.
The supper and bazar held by
the Ladies' Auxiliary COMMITTEE
of the Third district, last week,
resulted in a net profit of 1875 for
the Union Hospital fund.
A team representing the Rising
Sun shooting Association shot a
return match at Darlington on
Tuesday, winning by score of 1876
to 191, out of possible 225 targets.
Mrs. Johu Holden, of Warwick,
was badly burned by an explosion,
the result of putting lot of waste
paper in the stove to burn, among
which was a bag containing a quan-
tity of powder.
Charles Poist, of near Port De
posit, lost fine Jersey cow last
week, the animal becoming en-
tangled in its halter rope and being
so badly injured in its struggles to
extricate itself as to cause death.
George Grason, of Sylmar, was
accidentally struck by a stray bullet
on Sunday, while passing neigh
boris premises where target prac'
tice was in progress. The ball
made slight flesh wound in the
neck.
Jesse Mccarthy, of North East,
was painfully scalded last week by
the bursting of a steam pipe while
experimenting the moving of d
steam shovel for Ryan & Kelly
contractors, by whom he is en-
ployed.
An Italian named Natali was
lodged in West Chester Jail or
Sunday, charged with chasing the
young daughter of Alpheus c.
Cooper, of near Fremont, on Friday
evening while she was returning tC
her home from school.
The Sparvetta Mining Co. has
purchased of Paul Sims his tract o
land near Sylmar and will build
siding thereon. The contract ha'
been awarded E. Ward Brown t.
pike the road from the quarries t.
the crossing below Sylmar, anf
work will be commenced Monday
John ]. Pennell, of Little Britain
township, was found guilty in thu
Lancaster Court Saturday, OF ag
gravated assault and battery upor
Henry Wright, of Oak Hill, ant
fined $lOO and costs. The trouble
grew out of the impounding of som'
stray colts belonging to Pennell.
The new schedule, in effect Nov
%, makes a slight change in tn,
time of three trains at this station
The passenger train south du'
formerly at GAL a. M, is now du'
one minute later, while the north
bound trains formerly scheduled t.
arrive at 4:50 and 6:25 p. M, ar
now due at 4:47 and 6.2l