The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-12-14


at Hopewell NJ. E. church.
Preparations are being made for
lighting the town of Perryville with
electricity.
Ebenezer cemetery, near Green
hurst, has been enclosed with a
new iron fence.
The recent oyster supper held by
the ladies of Hopewell M. E.
church netted $31.
The annual Christmas entertain,
ment of Calvert M. E. Sunday
school will be held Saturday eve-
ming, December 80.
Miss Edna Reisler, of Calvert,
was the winner of the silver medal
in the oratorical contest at Sylmar
on Saturday evening.
A hogs life isn't worth much
Just now, as most of our farmers
will testify, butchering occupying
lot of their attention at present.
Teams representing Rising Sun
and Quarryville gun clubs shot a
match at this place Tuesday, the
home team winning by 1S3 targets
to ITO.
The sleight Of hand and moving
picture entertainment in the Town
Hall on Monday and Tuesday eve
nings, by Prof. REQ, was very
poorly attended.
Bay View Council No. 13, 0. u.
A. M, will hold fair and festival
three days-Dec. 20, 81 and %
Everything will be on sale; also
things to be chanced off.
A number of the departments OF
study at Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, have been closed on
account of several reported cases OF
diphtheria among the teachers.
The Grand Jury for Baltimore
county exonerated DR.. Ell. w.
James, of Elkton, who was charged
with the larceny of a valuable trot-
ting horse, by ignoring the bill.
The teacher and pupils of New
Valley school, near Rock Springs.
will hold Box Social in the school
house on Friday evening, Dec. 21.
Proceeds for library fund. All are
invited.
In addition to the three cases OF
typhoid fever in town, noted rec
emily, Mrs. George Smith and Mrs.
John Keen, of this vicinity, are
reported as having contracted the
malady.
Alexander Hoffman, of Perry
Vile, has been lodged in Jail at
Baltimore on complaint of Mrs. q.
j. Packer, of Havre de Grace,
charged with larceny of quantity
of jewelry, which he pawned.
The stewards of Charlestown
M. E. Church will hold ''Farm,
ers' Salen in the basement of the
church on Friday and Saturday
evenings, December Ia and 10.
Oysters and ice cream will also be
for sale.
Rowland Dempey, small boy ol
Conowingo, while riding on one Of
the cars used in hauling stone from
the quarries to the Mccall Ferry
dam. last week, fell under
meath the wheels and had his foot
SO badly crushed as to necessitate
amputation.
Wayne Reynolds returned on
Saturday evening from ten days
trip to West Virginia and Virginia,
during which he enjoyed some
splendid shooting. He brought
home a fine bunch of partridges
but refuses to state the number ol
birds or rabbits he shot.
E. Il. Worthington and daugh'
ter, Miss Lula Worthington, this
week moved TO the farm of F. r
Cherry, near Principle, where they
will spend the winter months. a.
L. Worthington and family have
moved to the residence of Mrs.
Mary Kirk, where they will reside
until the completion of their new
dwelling, work upon which is pro
crossing rapidly.
Mrs. G. 81. Vandegrift has al
her home on East Main street q
cactus which at present is in full
bloom, being laden with seventy
crimson blossoms. The plant
blooms annually, and has the dis
tinction of being family treasure
having been owned by Mrs. Van
degrift's grandmother and mother
before it came into her possession