The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

MISS MaFldu Iylc is uoW CAO
happy and proud possessor of a
handsome Shetland pony and cart.
The collection taken at the M. E.
church Sunday for the benefit of
famine sufferers in China, amounted
to $25.
Dogs got among the sheep on the
farm of Robert Duhamell, near
Earlevill, one night recently, and
killed five of them.
The steamer City Belle has re-
sumed her trips between Port De-
posit and Lapidum after being out
of commission during the winter.
W. Evans Frazer, of Elkton, has
purchased store property at
Smyrna, Del, and will engage in
the grocery business at the stand.
Commencing May 1st, w. K.
Bird will supply his patrons with
milk during the summer months at
five cents per quart and three cents
per pint.
Among the exhibitors of canning
products from Maryland at the
Jamestown Exposition is G. A.
Andrews, of Conowingo, this
county.
The Epworth League of Charles
town M. E. church recently held a
shad bake by which the sum of
1927 was realized for church i'm.
provements.
DIR. John Fl. lamar, of Elkton, a
member of the Maryland Commits
sion, and j. M. Post, of the Elkton
Appeal, attended the opening of
jamestown Exposition on Friday
last.
Horses belonging to David Jack
son and Andrew Brown got out OF
the pasture field and wandered
upon the railroad track at French
town, and were struck by train
and killed.
Mrs. Helen J. Taylor, of Perry
vile, has been awarded by the
Court $500 per month alimony,
pending the settlement of her suit
for divorce against her husband,
DIR. L. G. Taylor.
The Rising Sun and West Not
tipgham Academy teams crossed
bats on the home grounds Friday
last, and the Academy boys had a
clean score-that is the result was
Rising Sun IL, Academy 0.
Samuel W. Magill met with a
serious accident Tuesday while
cutting timber on his farm near
Earleville. He was struck by a
limb of a falling tree, receiving a
broken arm and internal injuries
which may prove fatal.
The dwelling of Everett Janney,
near Lewisville, was struck by
lightning during the gust on Tues
day evening of last week, the frame
kitchen being badly damaged.
Fortunately none of the occupants
of the dwelling were Injured.
Miss Mabel Matthews, assistant
teacher at North East High School,
has resigned to accept position
in school in Washington county,
Pa. The vacancy at North East
school will be filled by Miss Emily
Moore, assistant at Washington
school, near Bay View, for the
past two years.
Asbury M. Z. Sunday School
has organized with the following
officers Superintendent, Mr.. Ed
ward Whitaker; assistant superin-
tendent, William Thomas; secre'
tary, Miss Lena Jackson; treas.
urer, Miss Margaret Hithcock; or.
ganist. Miss Alice Craig; assistant,
Mrs. It. x. Moore.
Several loads of machinery have
been hauled to the McKinsey mill,
near town, where the preparatory
work of equipping the plant to fur
nish power for the Rising Sun
Light, Heat & Power Company is
being pushed with vigor. Work
men are at present engaged in dig
ging a wheel pit and race.
Samuel H. Friedman, Of P0rt
Deposit, has made deed of trust
to M. 81. Fahey for the bene
fit of creditors. The bond filed,
$4,000, indicates assets of about
$1,000. Mr.. Friedman is well
known here, where he was for
merly engaged in business, and his
friends will be sorry to learn of his
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