The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-03-30

on Sunday.
Friday, April 9th, has been
named as Arbor and Bird Day.
Jacob Tome Institute closed Fri
day last for the Spring vacation of
ten days.
Several herring were caught in
dip nets by North East fishermen
on Tuesday.
Our schools observed Maryland
Day on Friday afternoon with ap.
propriate exercises.
An annual appropriation of
$1,000 has been granted the Union
Hospital of Cecil County, by the
State of Maryland.
Frank Hambleton and family, of
Greenhurst have moved to town and
will occupy the dwelling of Miss
. Marion Sheppard.
The annual meeting of the Mary
land State Teachers Association
will be held at Ocean City, Md, on
June 26, 81, % and 20.
CT. Snyder has succeeded Nathan
BrittOn as Bailiff and Superin-
tendent of the 'swhite wings" de.
partment of our borough.
st. Theresa Roman Catholic
church, at Port Deposit, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of about
800 ON Saturday afternoon.
Cecil county now has a new
sheep and dog law, Governor War
field having signed the measure
passed by the present Legislature.
: Charles Lum. of the Second dis
trict, was kicked in the head by a
colt last week while in the stable
feeding stock, and seriously in.
jured.
Susquehanna Lodge, A. F. and
A. M, of Havre de Grace, contem-
plates the erection of a Masonic
Temple in that town, at a cost OF
$4,000.
George W. Biles, of Providence,
has purchased the warehouse bus
mess at Walnut Valley Mills, con-
Quoted by Jethro johnson for some
time past.
The sun shone bright and warm
Tuesday and the blanket of snow
which had covered the ground for
nearly two weeks yielded rapidly
to its influence.
Among the bills passed by the
the House of Delegates at the night
session on Tuesday was one Great
ing a curfew law for children in
towns of Cecil county.
One hundred and ninety.two
southern partridges have been re-
ceived at Elkton for restocking pur
poses. The birds will be liberated
as soon as the weather will permit
Two freight cars on a south bound
p, B & w. train were wrecked
Monday about one mile south of
Elkton, causing traffic to be delayed
over an hour. No one was injured
Fred Myers. of Cecilton, had the
misfortune last week to fall and
break his leg, which had but re,
Gently mended from a similar acci-
dent met with some months
previous.
Rising Sun is maintaining its
reputation as horse market, two
public sales of horses having been
held here this week, and a number
of driving and work horses disposed
of at good prices.
The Knight property, consisting
of dwelling and one acre of land
near Aiken, was sold at the Court
House door, Elkton, on Tuesday,
by Robert G. Thackery, attorney,
to Edward A. Knight, for $40.
RumOr has 1t that number oI
changes will be made in the train
service of the Baltimore Central
road when the summer schedule
goes into effect ia May. Residents
Of this section are hoping for ar
additional afternoon trai0.
Our streets were lined with Wagon
loads of household goods moving to
and fro the latter part of last weeh
aud the fore part of this, and while
the rainy weather and muddy roads
made conditions for moving any
thing but ideal, those who had
rented new homes were compelled
to make the best of disagreeabl'
task.