The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-14

Today is Flag Day, unfurl Old
Glory.
Home grown strawberries made
their first app earance in our local
market this week.
Sunday was a reminder of the
good old summer time-but how
about the rest of this week.
A festival will be held by Sylmar
M. E. church on Tuesday evening
next. Music by Nottingham Band.
One hundred and thirty tickets
were sold at Rising Sun station on
Friday morning last for Oxford
Fair.
On Sunday afternoon next, at
2:3O O'Clock, Children's day exer-
cises will be held at Sylmar M. E.
church.
The June meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held at the
home of Ross Biles, near Blue Ball,
on Wednesday.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band
will hold a festival on the ball
grounds Friday and Saturday
evenings of next week.
The girls of the graduating class
of Jacob Tome Institute presented
an exquisite figure of Diana as
their souvenir to the Institute.
A festival will be held at
,Octoraro M. E. church on Thursday
evening, June 20. Music will be
furnished by Rising Sun Cornet
Band.
A lodge of the Modern Brother
hood of America, a fraternal insur-
ance organization, has been insti-
tuted at Elkton, with fifteen
members.
Children's Day was observed at
West Nottingham Presbyterian
church Sunday morning last, when
an excellent program was rendered
by the Sunday school.
The gross receipts of the festival
held on Wednesday evening by the
Loyal Temperance Legion, on the
church lawn, were about $45, the
sum of $32 being netted.
Rock fishing is reported good in
the Susquehanna. One boat last
week landed thirty-eight fish,
while a number caught any where
from dozen to two dozen.
The Nottingham creamery, at
present operated by P. E. Sharpless
whose lease expires Aug. /, has
been purchased by the Supplee
Alderney Diaries, of Philada.
Elkton Driving Association will
hold matinee races on the Fair
grounds July 4. There will be four
races-a colt race, a 3.minute class
trotting, a 2.4O trot and pace and a
2.2O trot and pace.
Raymond Cameron, of Zion,
fractured his arm on Decoration
Day by falling from fence. The
lad is particularly unfortunate, as
this is the third time he has met
with an accident of this nature.
A handsome oak book case made
by the pupils of the Manual Train
ing Department of North East High
School has been shipped to James
town, and will be placed in the ex.
hibit of the Manual Training
Schools of Maryland.
Don't forget the cantata, ''The
Captive Maid of Israel" to be
given this evening, 14th inst, in
West Nottingham Church, by the
choir assisted by Miss Alice May
Clifford, Mr.. George Ingram and
Mr.. William Fiege. Silver offer,
ing at the door.
Children's Day exercises were
held on Sunday evening at the M.
E. church the services being in
charge of the Sunday school. The
church was crowded to its utmost
capacity and the special program
of music and recitations was well
rendered, showing the careful
training of the participants by
those in charge.
Cameron Brown was speeding
one of his horses on Jackson'S
track, near WoOdlawn, one day
this week when the animal showed
symptoms of being out of condi
ton. While being led home il
suddenly laid or fell down in the
road and when sled was pro
cured to haul it home it was found
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