The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26

Thunder gust Tuesday evening,
with rain that was great help
to young vegetation.
Presiding Elder A. S. Mowbray
occupied the pulpit of the nj. r..
church on Sunday morning.
The Joseph J. Alexander prop
erty, of 25a acres, near Red Pump,
has been purchased by John Cam
eron for 1926.
The j. Wesley Clifford farm,
near Bay View, has been pur,
chased for $500 by Samuel
Harris, of Elkron.
Magistrate Gilpin, of Elkton,
has placed George S. Mann, of Elk
Mills, under a peace bond of $3.50,
upon complaint of his wife.
The Ceilings farm, lying along
the Elk river, in Elk Neck, has
been purchased by Oscar A.
Turner, of Cambridge, for $4,000.
W. FL. Oracle has sold twenty
acres of his farm near Perryville to
Pennsylvania parties for $4,000,
who will open a quarry on the
tract.
Harry Price, of Chesapeake City,
has filed bill for divorce from his
wife Althea Price, on the ground of
abandonment, in the Circuit Court
for Cecil County.
Mrs. Annie Grant, of near town,
has dominic pullet that IS max
ing a record as a layer. Since com
mencing some weeks ago the pullet
has not failed to lay an egg daily.
Mrs. Ella Boyd of Port Deposit
has presented Tome M. e. Church,
in that town, with a handsome
new Bible, also white satin ribbon
markers for both Bible and hymnal.
The Standard Oil Company has
had its big storage tank at Port
Deposit, which was washed dis
tance of a quarter of a mile or more
by the ice gorge, replaced in its
proper position.
Gov. Wartield has appointed
Thomas Perry and W. 7. Lyons, OF
Port Deposit, delegates to the con-
vention of the League of American
Sportsmen which meets at Norfolk,
Va, on May 6 and Z.
A handsome gold lined, silver
loving cup will be presented to the
boy winning the greatest number
of points at the annual interscho-
lastic track and field meet at Tome
Institute, on May IL.
The young people of Mt. Pleas
ant NJ. E. church cordially invite
all the friends and members of the
church to a "Book Social" at the
home of Mrs. L. D. Willett, on
Wednesday evening, May L.
Services at Mt. Pleasant Metho-
dist Episcopal Church:-Prayer
meeting, Thursday evening, 7:30;
Sunday school, $50; morning ser
vice, Sunday, 1890; evening ser
vice, 7:3O. All are welcome.
The annual entertainment of the
North East High School will be
held Friday and Saturday evenings,
Nav 3 and 4. The feature of the
program will be a reproduction OF
aye Deestric Skule of Fifty Years
Ago."
The prize contest in elocution,
by the students of West Noting
ham Academy, will be held this
evening in the Presbyterian
church. Collins orchestra, of Ok,
ford, will furnish music. Admis'
sion 25 and Is cents.
Patrick Anderson, of Cecilton,
while using a lime sprayer in white
washing a building last week, got
quantity of lime in both eyes
his suffering being intense. He
was taken to a Philadelphia hos
pital for treatment. 1t is feared
the sight of one eye will be entire
ly destroyed.
Hopewell M. E. Sunday School
Woodlawn, has elected officers fol-
the ensuing year, as follows
Superintendent, G. S. Abrahams
Assistant, Miss NJ. o. Jackson
Secretary, Ralph IL. thompson
Assistant. Miss Olive Jackson
Treasurer, Miss Leila Thompson
Organist, Miss Helen Jackson
Assistant, Miss Lora Thompson.