The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Zero on Tuesday morning.

Zero on TUESDAY moruluS.
Wednesday was the first day Of
Lent.
The warm sun on Sunday played
havoc with the sleighlng.
Coasting has been the popular
sport of the small boy recently.
An indoor athletic meet is to be
held by Tome Institute, Port De-
posit, February %.
Miss Armenia Wilson has been
appointed principal of the public
school at Pleasant Point, Bucks
county, Pa.
The February meeting Of Cecil
Farmers Club was held at the
home of Elwood Balderston, near
Colora, on Wednesday.
The recently organized chapter
of Presbyterian Brotherhood at
Elkton, will shortly open a reading
room.
Charles Grant, employed as a
uolder in Bibb's Stove Foundry,
ia Port Deposit, had his foot badly
burned by molten iron last week.
The small tenant house on the
farm of George Biddle, near Cecil
ton. was destroyed by fire Wednes
day morning, entailing a loss OF
$500.
A breakdown has put the Gil
ufnss Falls electric plant out of bus
iness for the past week. Repairs
are beiGg made as speedily as
possible.
Cameron McVey, Of Lombard,
enployed 10 Providence Paper
Mills. was severely injured by
being caught in a moving shaft in
the mill.
The pie social announced to be
held at II. H. Kinks. near Hope
well ou the 2Oth, will be held this
evening instead, under the aus
piees of Hopewell Epworth League
A number of Port Deposit bus
mess men are considering the
establishment of the ice plant in
that town, the supply cut from the
river invariably being of an inferior
quality.
The managers of Oxford Agri
cultural Association have selected
June 5, 6 and Z as the dates for the
spring exhibition this year, and
September 26, 81 and 2S for the
fall fair.
George Blackburn, employed by
Elwood Balderston. at Colora, had
an upset while sleighing last Satur
day evening and in the mixup the
horse got away and Blackburn
received broken finger.
Rev. Cotton Amy, of East Ban
gor, Pa, has been appointed man
ager of Leslie Camp, by the board
of directors, to ill the vacancy
caused by the death Of the late
Rev. VIM. 7. Hammond.
The ladies of Zion NJ. E. Church
will hold chicken and waffle sup
per in DIR. Gitford's vacant house
in Zion on Friday, February %,
1907. They will also have a booth
of cakes, candy and fruit. II
stormy next evening. Supper 20
cents.
Messrs. Fowler & Kelly, artists
and publishers of birds eye views.
have been sketching Rising Sun
the past week or more, and have
completed large drawing of the
town, as well as sketches of the
schools, churches and several
private dwellings.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band has
received from Henderson & Co.,
Philada., eighteen handsome dress
caps. The caps are the regulation
army officer type, of fine black
cloth. trimmed and lettered in gold.
The band will furnish music this
evening at the bazar being held
this week In PerryVille by the
Americas Band.
A flag raising will be held at
Calvert Agricultural High School
on Wednesday, February 20, at
1 O'Clock p. m, when Banner
Council, No IA, o. U. A. M, will
present the school with flag
Addresses will be made by Geo.
A. Blake. Esq, President of the
School Board, School Commits
sioner Geo o. Carey, and Prof. Fl.
o. Samson. principal of the