The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.
Heavy frosts this week.

The chestnut crop is very short.
Fine moonlight nights with full
moon next Monday.
Wheat is bringing $1.O5 at our
warehouses.
Scott Wilson is improving his
store property by painting.
Several cases of measles are re.
ported in the neighborhood Of
Colora.
The Riverside Cornet Band of
Port Deposit will hold bazaar Oct.
"a, 25 and 26.
The frost has caught most of our
farmers before corn cutting is
hardly more than under way.
Miss Helen Churchman, of Cal
vert, has accepted position in the
store of e. Il. Burlington q Sons.
A number from this vicinity
have visited Baltimore this week to
witness the various Home Coming
festivities.
W. T. Fryer closed his cannery
at Colora on Wednesday of last
week after pack of 1880 cases
for the season.
Miss Elsie Gamble, of Bay View,
has been appointed assistant teach
er at Washington public school,
near that village.
Miss Christine Tingling delivered
an address in James IA. b. church
Sunday evening, under the auspices
of the W. G. T. U.
A republican meeting will be
held at Elkton Friday evening,
18th inst, which will be addressed.
by the State candidates.
The cannery at Rising Sun, oper-
ated by W. B. Steel, closed last
week, 1900 cases of tomatoes hav-
ing been packed this season.
Sunday evening, Oct. 81, at 1880
O'Clock, will be held the Big Har-
vest Home service at Mt. Pleasant
church, near Colora. All are well
come.
A broken spring caused the de-
tention of the 7.15 nOpthbound
passenger train at Rising Sun
station on Friday morning last for
about half an hour.
Have you secured your tickets
for the course of entertainments in
Rising Sun hall? The first of the
course will be the Italian Boys
Musical Club, on Thursday eve
ming, Oct. 81.
The Braden moving picture
entertainment will be given in the
Town Hall, Rising Sun, on Thurs
day evening, Oath inst, under the
auspices of the Epworth League.
Admission children, Loo; adults,
20 cents.
G. T. Snyder has purchased from
E. 81. Reynolds the property at
the corner of Queen and Cherry
streets, at present occupied by him,
and known as the Kirk drug store
property. The price paid was
1920.
A tablet in commemoratiOn of
DIR. James Harris Curran, of the
Tome Institute faculty, whose death
occurred two years ago, was un-
yelled on Tuesday evening, 18th
inst. The tablet was placed in the
library of Memorial Hall.
Henry Vinsinger has purchased
from the heirs of the late Charles
w. Maxwell, the store house on
Main street, Elkton, formerly &C.
cupied by w. Don Price, and ad.
Joining his store in that part of the
town known as the "Hollow.o
The date for the October meet
ing of the Cecil farmers club, at
the home of Jas. Fl. Maxwell, has
been changed from the 28rd to
Tuesday, the 22nd. Prot. j. W.
Spillman, of the U. 8. Deptment of
Agriculture, will be present and
deliver an address.
Postal Inspector f. P. Boushee
has been sent from the Department
at Washington to go over the rural
routes from Rising Sun Office with
q view of making some minor
changes in them. Inspector Bou.
shee will also cover the entire
county, the object being to lay out
other routes and consolidate them
in the most advantageous manner
possible for carriers and patrons