The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Arbor Day.
The buds are swelling.
Herring frogs croaking.
Some springlike weather this
week.
Farmers are pushing their spring
work with vigor.
Gardens are being cleaned up
preparatory to digging
The mud has disappeared rap
idly under the influence of the sun.
The class in Bible study met at
the home of s. Taylor Reynolds on
Wednesday evening.
WoodlawD Y will hold social
at the home of Misses Leila and
Lora Thompson Saturday evening.
The Teachers Reading Circle of
the Sixth District met with Miss
Maude Kirk on Friday afternoon
last.
The Rising Sun w. G. t q. will
meet at the Parsonage on Thurs
day afternoon, April IL, at 2:3O
O'Clock.
Rev. J. E. Maloy is in attend
ance at the Maryland Conference OF
the M. P. Chu rch, now in session
at Baltimore.
A festival will be held in this
town on Friday and Saturday eve
nings, May 4 and 5, by the Rising
Sun Cornet Band.
Turner & Wescott, who have a
separator near town. are Installing
milk condensing plant at their
Glenroy creamery.
The tenant house on the farm OF
Miller Walker, near Oxford, was
burned on Thursday of last week,
the loss being about $500.
Next Sunday Sylmar M. E. Sun
day School will reorganize for the
year, at 80 p m. Preaching by
the Pastor, with evangelistic ser
vice, 2:3O p. IN.
Clerk of the Court Manly Dren
men. of Elkton on Tuesday sold the
Young farm, near Cecilton, contain
ing 800 acres, to William I. Clark,
of the First District, for $l5, 900.
James F.. Powers. president OF
the Powers Foundry Co. of Elkton,
has been granted patent by the
United, States Government for a
steel back brake shoe for railroad
cars.
Alfred Bender, a hotel keeper
at Port Deposit, has entered bail at
Elkton for his appearance at the
September term of court. Bender
was indicted on three counts for
violating the local option law OF
Cecil County.
Miss Katherine Rutherford has
been elected president of the Ladies
Aid Society of Zion Presbyterian
church, Mrs. William Murray
vice president; Miss Arrie Duham
ell, secretary; Miss Rachel Ritten
house, treasurer.
Judge Austin L. Crothers, OF
Elkton, who on Wednesday night
of last week was appointed Asso
ciate Judge for the Second Judicial
Circuit to succeed the late Judge
Brown, received his commission the
day following from Governor War
field, and opened court at Den on
Monday
Thirteen notes calling for $144
each, given by farmers around
Elkton, to Lowthorp and McElwee,
of Hope, Ark, for rights to sell
patent window fastener, have been
protested in the Second Nationa
Bank, of Elkton, on the ground
that the notes were obtained
through fraud
The Male Quartet, of Ithaca, N
Y. Conservatory of Music, accom-
panied by a NUMBER OF singers
gave a musical in the Elkton Opera
House Thursday evening of last
week, before a large audience
The proceeds were for the benefit
of the Union Hospital of Ceci
County.
AT James M. E. Church, at l0:3t
a. m. next Sunday, Rev. Alfret
Smith, d. D, Temperance Evange
list os the Wilmington Conference
will preach. DIR. Smith is maj
of such ability and of such a fin
spirit that all should hear him.
Sunday School, a. M; Ep
worth League p. M; Preaching
by the Pastors p. u.