The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-06-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Next w euneSudy AS luC SAOAA AOuS
Fourth.
Several cases of measles are re-
ported in town.
Our farmers are busy with the
wheat and grass harvest.
The interior of Zion M. +. church
is being extensively improved.
The thunder gust of Friday after
noon last was accompanied by hail.
E. Fl. Reynolds this week pur
chased from E. r. Burlington the
DIR. Kirk drug store property.
The tax rate for the town OF
Elkton has been fixed at 45 cents
on the $l00, for the present year.
J. P. Brown, of Colora, attended
the convention of the Beekeepers'
Association, at Jenkintown, on
Tuesday.
Elkton ice cream dealers have
advanced the price of ice cream on
account of the high price OF ice in
that town.
BENJAMIN johnson has sold his
farm of 4S acres, situate in the
Sixth district, near Sylmar, to John
T. Egan, for $1,000.
The L. O. & S. railroad will run
Sunday trains between Oxford,
Quarryville and Peach Bottom
during July and August.
The moonlight excursion down
the bay from Port Deposit, on
Monday evening, was enjoyed by
number of our young people.
e. M. Hunt will open next week
a grocery and provision business in
the store room of his bnilding, on
South Queen street, lately vacated
by Benz. Briscoe.
Chester R. Atkinson, son of L.
r. Atkinson of Pennington, was
one of graduates of Lafayette Col
lege. last Wednesday, in the Mining
Engineering class.
Manly Drennen, of Elkton, as
agent. has sold the Dickey farm of
45O acres near Mt. Pleasant, DEL,
to DIR. e. q. Clark, of Middletown,
Del, for $4,000.
Benz. Briscoe has moved his stock
and fixtures from the Hunt build
ing to one of the store rooms in the
Worthington block, where he will
conduct his grocery business.
The Diamond State Telephone
Company is installing a new switch
board at its exchange in this town,
which will be moved from the first
TO the second floor of the Reynolds
drug store building.
A registered Holstein COW be-
longing to o. R. McHenry was
struck and killed by a Baltimore
Central passenger train, near Ok
ford, on Monday. The animal had
broken from the pasture field and
strayed upon the railroad tracks.
County Treasurer. elect w. Ar
thur Michel, of Elkton, has bonded
in the sum of $4,000 with the
United Surety Company, of Balti'
more, and will assume charge OF the
treasurer's office on Monday. AS
sistant Treasurer G. G. Hopkins
begins his second term on the same
date.
The frequent thunder gusts have
been a source of trouble to the
telephone companies. Friday
afternoons gust burned out all
but three lines of the Cecil Far.
mer's company at the cable box
at the Rising Sun exchange, while
fifteen of the Diamond State com.
pany's phones were burned out.
Ideal weather Wednesday eve
ming and a big crowd tended to
make the lawn fete held by the
Snow Drop Mission Band ip the
grove of West Nottingham Presby-
ferian church great success. The
Rising Sun eornet band was in at.
tendence and contributed mater
Tally to the enjoyment of the affair
by numerous selections.
At James M. e. church next Sun.
day morning and at Sylmar in the
afternoon, tbs subjects of the
sermons will relate to the approach
ing anniversary of National In
dependence.
AT 7:3O p. M. the usual combin-
ed service will have for its topic
"Chsastian Citizenship" and a
varied and interesting program
will be given.