The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23


handsome new delivery wagon.
The lawn fete held at Port De.
posit for the benefit of the Poe
Memorial Fund netted $50.
H. M. Duyckinck landed fine
12.pound rock fish on Wednesday
at the mouth of the Octoraro.
A rural free delivery route has
been laid out from the Elkton post
Office to Pivot Bridge, Glasgow and
return.
Oxford is in a predicament over
the water question, the artesian
we'll not supplying sufficient for
the needs of the town.
The vacation term is rapidly
drawing to a close, the public
schools of the county re.opening
one week from Monday next.
A festival will be held on Satur-
day evening, August 81, at Porter's
Grove M. P. Church. Music will
be furnished by Rising Sun Cornet
Band.
Charles H. Dye, of New York
State, instructor in the Jacob Tome
Institute, has been elected princi-
nal of the Havre de Grace High
School.
Rev. Bernard Brinkama, pastor
of Zion and Rock Presbyterian
church has been presented purse
of $65 by the congregation of Rock
church.
Rev. s. M. Perry, for twenty
years pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of Chesapeake City, has
rendered his resignation owing to
failing health.
Calvert W. G. T. U. will hold a
festival on the church lawn
Wednesday evening, Aug. %.
The public invited.
Mt. Pleasant Sunday school will
picnic at Haines Point, at the
mouth of the Octoraro, on Wednes.
day, 29th inst. Teams leave MT.
Pleasant at 9 a. IN.
The re.opening of Mt. Pleasant
M. e. church, after having under
gone repairs and repainting, will
occur Sunday. Sept. 1st. Special
preaching. All invited
William G.. West, of Sylmar, is
reported to have refused an offer of
$1,000 for Hoke's Margaret. The
Young mare gives promise of being
the fastest trOtter ever owned by
him.
Mrs. B. Frank Clark, of Elkton,
while opening bottle of pickles at
the picnic of West End Chapel
last week, received deep cut two
inches in length, on the hand by
the breaking of the bottle.
Eighty one tickets were sold at
this station Wednesday morning
for the last railroad excursion to
Tolchester Beach, while nineteen
tickets were sold on Tuesday for
the Atlantic City excursion.
A number of Oxford young men
have arranged for a special train
from Port Deposit to Oxford on
Monday evening next, in order that
they may return after enjoying the
moonlight excursion down the bay
on the steamer Susauehanpa.
l.. r. Atkinson, of near Farm.
ington, while in his barn Monday
suffered an attack of vertigo and
fell to the ground. He was found
in an unconscious condition, in
which state he remained for about
two hours. After being revived he
felt no ill effects other than from
the bruises about the face and
shoulders received from his fall.
At the recent annual convention
of the State Camp of the Patriotic
Order, sons of America, held at
Annapolis, Alexander e. Miller,
of Elkton, was chosen Conductor,
and F. S. Cain, of Warwick, elect
ed one of the delegates to the
National Camp, which meets at
Richmond, Va, Sep. II and Is.
1t is expected that Sylmar M. e.
church will next Sunday reopen
after Campmeeting with special
service. The Loyal Legion will
give a program, including medal
defamation and there will be brisf
addresses by the Pastor and others.
Definite announcement will be
made also concerning the picnic.
Sunday school 1.30, p. m, Preach
ing. 2.3O, D. m. Everybody well