The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Halloween.
The Sylmar road is being given
some much needed repairs, and
covered with IA dressing of crushed
granite.
Whooping cough is going the
rounds of Colora, quite number
of children of the town having the
malady.
The Cecil County News, of Elk.
ton, has the contract for printing
the official ballot for use at the
election on November 6.
The residence of Eli T. Reynolds
on East Main street, is being i'm
proved by coat of paint, Drennen
& Son being the artists.
The young son of Samuel King,
of Elkton, was severely bitten by a
vicious dog few days since, while
on an errand to a neighbours home.
Reuben j. England on Monday
purchased at public sale. for $500,
the farm of 50 acres, near Calvert,
belonging to the late VIM. K.
Walls.
Hollis Reynolds, engineer at the
condensery. was painfully scalded
about the face by escaping steam
from one of the stop cocks last
Tuesday.
Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte, Sec
retary of the Navy, will speak at
Republican Mass meeting to be held
in Elkton, on Monday evening,
October 30.
Jas. 81. Evans lost fine horse
on Monday, the animal being
seized with collie while being
driven along the road and dying in
a short time.
The ladies of the Auxiliary Hos.
pital Committee, of the Third dis
trict, will hold supper and bazaar
in Mechanics Hall, Elkton, No
vember 20, 81 and %.
Albert G. Taylor and family
have removed from Phila., to Mrs.
Evans tenant house, about two
miles from Rising Sun and will
engage in the poultry business.
A special program was rendered
by the M. E. Sunday school on the
21st inst, in celebration of Rally
Day. The inclement weather
interfered somewhat with the at.
attendance.
A Local Option campaign meet.
ing will be held Saturday evening,
at 7:3O O'Clock in the lecture room of
James M. E. church. This is ex.
tremely important, and all friends
of the cause are urged to be
present.
W. X. Bird announces that after
November 1 twill be necessary
for him to raise the price of milk,
owing to the advanced price of
cows and feed. The prices in effect
next month will be 6 cents per
quart, 3 cents per pint.
Arrangements have been made
by the managers of the democratic
campaign for meeting at ElktOn
on Oct. 81, to be addressed by Gov.
Warfield and Congressman Thomas
A. Smith. A meeting is also
scheduled for Port Deposit on
November 2.
After the revision of the regis.
tration list the Sixth district shows
q gain of two votes, thirty -one new
names having been added and
twenty. nine stricken off by deaths
and removals. The total registra-
tion in the county is 6,314, a loss
of 153 as compared with that of
last year.
Much interest was manifest in
the sessions of Nottingham First.
day School Union held in this town
on Friday and Saturday last.
Visiting delegates were provided
with a splendid dinner each day,
in the public hall, about thirty
five enjoying the meal the first day
and fully fifty the second.
At James M. E. church, on Sun
day next, the pastor will preach
at 1890 a. m. on "The Moral and
Civic Aspects of the Local Option
Question" Sunday school at 2:3O
p. M. Epwolth League at 1880
p. m.
Rivival services Sunday night
and throughout the week at
Sylmar.