The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-17


afternoon.
A dancing bear furnished amuse-
ment for the little folks in town on
Monday afternoon.
Frost and ice Sunday morning.
while on Tuesday the mercury
reached S20; nothing like variety.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. G. s. Pyle on Thursday, May
%, at 2:3O o'clock, May l3O being
Decoration Day.
The Missionary Society of West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church
met at the home of Mrs. b. T.
Nichols on Thursday afternoon.
Harry Price, of Chesapeake City,
has been granted an absolute di-
vorce from his wife, Althea Price,
by the Circuit Court for Cecil
County.
The contract for installing the
water works at the new Catholic
Seminary, near Childs, has been
awarded to John Arringdale, OF
North East.
W. K. Bird has placed hand
some new milk wagon in service on
his route. The vehicle is cream
colored, with brown trimmings,
and lettered in gold.
The suit of C. T. F. Mearns, of
North East, against the B. & 0
railroad company, was placed on
trial in the Circuit Court for Queen
Anne County, at Centerville, this
week.
The Epworth League conducted
anniversary services in the M. E
church on Sunday evening last,
when special program of music,
reeitations and addresses was car
ried out.
Owing to the death of Mrs. Jos
s. Scarborough, the May meeting
of the Cecil Farmers Club will be
omitted and the club will be enter
tanned on Wednesday, June II, at
the home of G. Ross Biles, near
Blue Ball.
The Port Deposit base ball club
has reorganized for the season with
Charles A. Morrison, president; F.
T. Benson, secretary; T. G. Bond,
treasurer; Hugh Falls, manager.
TIE diamond has been top. dressed,
thosoughly rolled with q steam
roller, and put in fine condition.
Exercises in cOmmemoration OF
Founders Day. at Jacob Tome In
.stitute, Port Deposit, were held
fn Memorial Hall, Thursday, May
16. in the afternoon. Addresses
were made by Robert II. Smith,
Esq, Of the Board of Trustees, and
the Rev. Oliver Huckel, of BALTIC.
W. L. Ryan has received the
contract to erect a dwelling for
Jesse T. Cameron, on the lot re-
Gently purchased on Cherry street
from E. r. Burlington, between
the DR.. Kirk property and the
residence now being built for Mrs.
III. G. Pyle. Work on the new
dwelling will be commenced at
once.
Frank B. Evans, principal Of
Elkton High School, will resign at
the close of the present school year,
and enter upon the study of law in
the Office of his father, VIM. S.
Evans, Esq. The position made
vacant by the resignation of Mr..
Evans has been offered Norman B.
Cameron, at present principal OF
public schools at Lewes, Del.
The jamestown stamps, commem
Orative of the jamestown ExpOsi-
tion, were placed on sale at the
post Office here this week. The
one-cent stamps are light green in
color, and bear picture of Capt.
John Smith. The two, cent ones
are pink, and have on their face a
representation of the landing of the
English colonists at jamestown
in 1907.
The new uniforms ordered by
Rising Sun Cornet Band from
Henderson & Co., of Philadelphia,
were received this week. The suits
are plain black with gold ornament
on collar and emblem of the rising
sun, in gold, on left sleeve, and
present neat and handsome ap-
pearance. The band furnished
music on Wednesday evening at
Ahn 6o;n 81 R,uornida hand in PORT