The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.
Frost Wednesday morning.

Frost Wednesday morning.
The cool weather this week has
made fire necessity.
The ladies OF Port Deposit Pres
hyterian church netted SOL by the
bake recently held by them.
DIR. T. A. Worrall, of North
East, has been elected secretary OF
the Board of Health of Cecil
County.
Bear in mind the lecture in
Friends Association room next
Sabbath afternoon. All are
welcome.
A. II. Owens, Elmer Campbell
and EIlwood Lindsay have been
elected town commissioners for
Perryville.
The William Foster farm of %
acres, in the Fourth district, was
sold at MORTGAGE sale last week to
Theodore F. Armstrong, for 81, 500.
A strawberry and ice cream fes
tival will be held at Principle on
Friday evening, 18th inst. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the Sunday
school.
The municipal election for five
commissioners for the town of
Rising Sun will be held Monday
next, between the hours of 3 and
p. m.
The graduating class of Jacob
Tome Institute has elected F. j.
Smith, president; A. B. Dimond,
prophet, and Max Elser, Jr.,
valedictorian
The pupils of Pleasant Meadow
school, near town, will hold a fes
tival on the school grounds, Thurs
day evening, May II. If stormy,
the next evening.
The Epworth League of James NJ.
e. Church will hold its 18th ami
versary on Sunday evening, May
13, at 7:3O O'Clock. A special
Offering will be taken.
The students of Cecil County
High School realized $3.50 by the
entertainment, eye District Skewl
of Auld Lang Syne," given in Me-
chanics Hall, Elkton.
The managers of Woodlawn
Camp have already received appli-
cations for tents for the coming
camp which begins August 2 and
continues until August 15.
The Election Supervisors of Cecil
county met in Elkton and organic
ed by electing John M. Tucker, of
Elkton, president of the board, and
Hester Hess secretary and attorney.
Governor Warfield has accepted
an invitation to address the grad
uating class of North East High
School at the commencement exer-
cises, to be held on Thursday
evening, May 81.
The social of the Young Ladies
Home Mission Society, arranged to
be held Friday evening. 11th inst,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
M. Pogue, has been postponed on
account of sickness in the family.
The Barnes property, located
about one mile southwest of town
and containing IS acres, with i'm
provements, was purchased or
Monday at trustees sale by Harry
Glackin, the present tenant, fol
5000.
Rev. J. M. Mitchell met with a
driving accident near Ebenezel
church on Sunday, his horse be-
coming frightened and upsettine
the buggy. The occupant was
thrown out but escaped with moth
ing more serious than some bad
bruises.
Two fine young cattle belonging
to Peter Hartenstine, of Principle
Furnace, were killed by train or
the B. & o. Railroad, near jackson,
one afternoon last week. During
the same night he lost a valuable
mule which hung itself in some
manner by the halter, being found
dead in the stable next morning
While returning to their home
near Rowlandville Saturday even
ing, about six o'clock, Misses Heller
and Mary Childs, daughters of @
N. Childs, were accosted by {
strange negro. They made outcry
and Casper Brown, who happened
to be near, went to their assistance
the negro disappearing in. thu
woods. .,.....s.