The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-16

Fall blowing occupies our farm
ers at present.
A festival will be held at Mt.
Pleasant church next Friday even
ing, 23rd inst.
Sylmar M. E. Sunday school
will picnic at Pine Grove on
Thursday, August 20.
The work of piking Pearl street
began on Monday. Stone is being
furnished for the purpose by Thos.
Rink.
Alfred Fassitt, of Sylmar, has
accepted position with the Baum
Stock Food Co. to travel the State
Of Maine.
A ear load of cans has been re-
ceived by W. B. Steel, who will
operate the cannery of William
Brown this season, packing to-
matoes.
The public road leading from
Warrington to Gathers corner has
h closed during the construction
bridge near the home of
Z. Cameron.
y Annie L. Grant wishes to
extend thanks to her friends for
many kind remembrances in the
form of souvenir cards sent on the
occasion of her birthday.
The delegates chosen from the
Sixth district, on Saturday, to the
republican county convention were:
C. S. Abrahams, J. e. Brumfield,
w. r. Cameron, R. G. Terry, j.
Otis Kennard.
The members of the Democratic
State Central Committee, from Cecil
county, elected at the convention in
Baltimore last week, are: John M.
Tucker, Elkton; George W. Cosden,
North East; Alexander Peoples,
Perryville.
The Jackson Park Driving Asso-
citation of Woodlawn will hold its
annual midsummer matinee races
Saturday, August II. Five well
filled races will start. Some of
the fastest horses in Cecil county
will start at one p. m.
James M. +. church will hold
services next Sunday as follows ::
Sunday school 9 a. m.; Preaching
at 10:3O a. M, by the Pastor; COM
bined services at 8 p. M, consisting
of exercises by the Epworth League
and brief address by the Pastor.
The second railroad excursion to
Atlantic City, on Tuesday morn
ing, appealed strongly to large
crowd, who took advantage of the
opportunity to spend day by the
seashore and enjoy a dip in the
surf. Ninety seven tickets were
sold at this station.
The receipts for admission to
Woodlawn camp grounds on Sun.
day last were $10S, which would
indicate an attendance of fully
2,2OO people. This is larger than
the attendance the first Sunday of
last year, as the receipts were SIS
in excess of those at that time.
The residence of VIM. T. Reyn-
olds, near Red Turkey, about
three miles north of Rising Sun,
caught fire from defective fue on
Tuesday afternoon and was burned
to the ground, together with most
of the contents. The loss is par
TALLY covered with insurance in the
Penn Mutual.
Ross Martindale, of Colora, who
has been employed for some time
on the road work in charge of
Mcdowell 81 Brown, at Beltsville,
Prince Georges county, met with a
serious accident this week, by
the kick of horse, causing the
fracture of leg below the knee.
He was brought to the home of
Charles Morris, near Colora, on
Monday, where he is nursing, the
injured member.
The horse of G. r. Grason show.
ed his heels Wednesday afternoon
while being driven on Wilson
avenue by "Major" and his brother,
John Grason, and after kicking the
dash and side out of the buggy and
breaking Wheel freed itself from
the vehicle and ran away, being
caught on Cherry street. John
Grason jumped from the buggy
while the fireworks were in prog
ress, and was considerably cut and
bruised by falling, but the other
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