The midland journal., 1907-06-21

A ten per cent increase IN the
wages of the employees of Providence
paper mill has been granted.
Children's Day service will be
held in Hopewell M. E. Church,
Sunday morning next at 10 30
o'clock.
Tome M. E. Sunday school, Of
Port Deposit, will hold its annual
excursion to Colchester Beach on
June 81.
The School Commissioners have
asked for an appropriation of
$4,000 for a new school building at
Perryville.
The Gordon property at Pleasant
Hill was sold Tuesday by r. @.
Thackery, Attorney, to Henry
Henderson, for $575.
A successful festival was held
last night at Octoraro NJ. E. church,
music being furnished by the
Rising Sun Cornet Band.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band ap
peared on our streets Saturday
evening and serenaded several bus
mess places and citizens.
Mrs. William Booth had the
misfortune to fall at her home in
Elkton on Monday evening, break
her right arm above the elbow.
A splendid Children's Day pro-
gram was given at Sylmar M. E.
church on Sunday afternoon last,
a large audience being present.
Robert Mccullough, Of North
East. who is afflicted with blind
ness, had the misfortune to fall
last week and dislocate his hip.
The exhibit of Jacob Tome Insti-
tute at the jamestown Exposition
will be in charge of Berry Doud, a
member of this years graduating
class.
The Oxford Agricultural Society
cleared $31O.25 by its recent Spring
exhibition. The total receipts
were $2,627 %, and expenses
$2,317.03.
The festival held in Elkton on
Thursday and Friday of last week
for the benefit of the Singerly Fire
Company was a great success,
about 1915 being cleared.
At the examination for teachers,
held in Elkton last week, sixty
persons took examination for
second grade certificates, and
thirty five for first grade.
This is the longest day in the
year 1907, and an exchange pro-
pounds the following conudrum:
Why is 1907 like wheelbarrow 2
Because it has no spring.
The June non-jury term of the
Circnit Court for Cecil County con-
vened at Elkton, Monday morning
with Associate Judge A. L. Croth-
ers on the bench. The dockets
were called over, after which Court
adjourned.
The residence of VIM. FL. Ar
ringdale, in North East, was
damaged by fire one evening last
week to the extent of about $50.
The fortunate discovery of the
blaze before it had gained .headway
prevented a serious contiigration.
Joseph Currier, an aged resident
of Perryville, met with serious
mishap one day last week. He had
climbed the high railroad embank-
ment near the bridge to view the
river, when he was stricken with
paralysis and fell down the en-
bankment. His condition is serious.
Summer weather seems to have
arrived at last, the warm days this
week being a welcome change from
the cold, wet weather, which has
prevailed so generally this spring.
The hopes of our farmers have been
wonderfully revived by the fine
growing weather this week, which
has been a great help to corn, grass
and all other crops.
The cantata, "The Captive Maid
of Israel" was well rendered by
the choir of West Nottingha m
Presbyterian church on Friday
evening of last week, Miss Alice
May Clifford, George Ingram and
William Fiege assisting with the
solo parts. Notwithstanding the
threatening weather a large Rudi 7
ence was present, and everyone