The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-04

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public schools of this county.
The first Strawberries reached our
market last week, selling at 20
cents per box.
Monday was sample of the
"good old summer time" the mer-
curry reaching s50.
Don't forget the Band festival to
be held in the Town Hall tonight
and tomorrow night.
The heavy shower Wednesday
evening was badly needed, both to
lay the dust and help the gardens.
The annual inter scholastic Track
Meet will be held at Tome Insti-
tute on Saturday, May IL, at two
o'clock.
The August Carlson farm of lao
acres in the Fifth district, was sold
Tuesday at mortgagee's sale, to
Mrs. Augusta Carlson, for 81 200.
Ernest Brickley, of Pennington,
who last year played on the Ches-
ter ball team, has signed with the
Bradford, Pa, club for this season.
Rising Sun Grammar school will
hold festival on the school
grounds Thursday evening, May 10.
Ice cream, cake and fancy articles
Oh sale.
The collection taken at West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church
on Sunday for the benefit of San
Francisco churches, amounted to
$45.O0.
The Helping Hand of Zion NJ. E.
Church will hold a social at the
residence of Mrs. j. L. Crothers, on
Friday evening, May 4. All are
invited.
The contract for printingin pam
phlet form 5000 copies of the an-
ditor's report has been awarded by
the County Commissioners to the
Elkton Appeal, for $29S.
The Cecil Farmers Telephone Co.
has nearly completed line to Zion
and will install q number of phones
thereon. The company has Install
ed ten phones within the past week
C. III. Hoover, of Cecilton, who
played ball on the Rising Sun
team when it won the champion
ship of the Cecil County League,
has signed with the Piedmont, w.
Va, team.
A stranger applied to Frank
Russell at his fishing shore neaI
North East for work one day last
week, but disappeared during the
night, with nine dollars and a
watch belonging to Mr.. Russell.
Gcv. Warfeld has appointed
Mrs. Charlotte M. Newell, mem
Der of the State Library Commits
ison, and John o. Sterns, of Har-
ford, a member of the Board oi
Managers, of the House of Correc.
tion.
Trenches were opened and pipe
laid this week by e. NJ. Hunt from
his establishment to the corner Of
Queen and Cherry streets for the
purpose of furnishing the restau'
rant of Thos. Kirk & Son with q
water supply.
J. w. Cheadle, of North East
a p, B. & W. freight brakeman.
had one of his toes broken on Mon
day, his foot striking against 6
bridge as he was sitting in the door
Of a box car while his train was
.enroute between stations.
Quinn & Herran, artesian well
drillers, of Philada., are sinking
we'll on the property recently pur-
chased by the Messrs. Sharpless
of DR.. G. 8. Dare, and upon which
the work of erecting their milk
condensery will shortly begin.
The body of the white man found
floating in the Susquehanna River
at Conowingo on Thursday after
noon of last week, was identified as
that of John Connolly, of Portland,
Maine. Connolly lost his life three
weeks ago by being knocked from
a small boat at McCall's Ferry.
Mrs. Annie l.. Grant, of this
town, is the possessor of a Wyan'
dotte hen which is making herself
famous for the size of the eggs she
laws. One of them shown at the
MIDLAND Office was as large as
turkey egg. measuring in circum