The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS Briefly NOTED.
Wasnington's birthday.

Cadmus Price has purchased the
Perkins dwelling on. East Main
street, Elkton, for 50, 500.
Woodlawn Y will hold social at
the home of Miss Helen jackson on
Friday evening, February 22nd.
Public school No. IL, at Elkton,
was closed last week on account OF
a number of cases of measles among
the pupils.
A box social will be held this
evening at the home of Mrs. Ger
trude Pogue by the members OF
the Junior League.
The stewards of Mt. Pleasant M.
E. church, near Colora, will hold a
Pie Social on Thursday evening
next at Mt. Pleasant.
Daniel E. Keen has been ap
pointed rural carrier and William
Aa. Fnlton substitute on Route No.
9, at Conowingo, to begin March
10th.
j. T. Armour, of near College
Green, has sold to Walker Mitch
ell, Of Perryman's, a high bred
fonr-year old stallion, by King
Albert, for $500.
Harry F. Moore, of Elkton, had
his loot crushed Tuesday by piece
of iron weighing 200 pounds falling
upon it at Todd's Cut car shops,
where he is employed.
A public meeting will he held in
EIkt0n Monday evening tor the
purpose of discussing plans for the
organization of an Improvement
Association for the town.
w B. Steele has leased the can
ming house at Rising Sun from VIM.
Brown and will can tomatoes this
year. He is offering $500 per ton
See his adv. in another column.
Port Deposit ice dealers cut a
fine quality of ice for storage from
the Susquebanna river, neal
Frenchtown, the ice on the rive,
"a front of the town being unfit fol
u.s..
Congressman Thomas A Smith,
of RidgeIy, whose term in Congress
will expire next month, is mention.
ed as possible nominee for Gov
ernor 10y the Democrats of Mary
land.
The Pie Social held at the home
of 81. II. Kirk on Friday evening
last, under. the auspices of Hope
well Epworth League, was a great
success, the sum of $3.50 being
realized.
The Americus Band of Perry
vile. held a successful bazar three
nights last week. Rising Sur
Cornet Baad was in attendance
Friday evening and Bayside ,Cornet
Band of Havre de Grace on Satur
day evening.
At the special election held yes
terday afternoon to fill the vacancy
on the Board of Town Commits
sioners, caused by the death of NJ
Il. Kirk, A. B. Keen was chosen
Ywenty eight votes were polled
Mr.. Keen receiving &c and j. M
Holden two.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band re
ceived from G. G. Conn Co, Elk
hart, Ind, this week, five new
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., fluegel horn
saxophone, baritone and B bass
The instruments, which are silver
are high grade and are OF beauti
ful workmanship and finish.
The timely discovery OF blaz
which broke out in one of tn
upper rooms of the dwelling o
wallace Steele, near Liberty Grove
on Sunday, while the family was a
church, saved the building from
destruction. The young lady VIII
was alone in the house at the tim
succeeded in getting assistance ant
extinguishiag the flames befof
they gained headway.
The Cecil Farmers Club wa
entertained at the home of ElWeci
Balderston on the 18th inst w
w. Crosby, State Engineer in charg
of public highways, was presen
and gave an interesting aud in
structive talk on road building
He advocated macadam roads il
preference to gravel but was of tn
opinioa the State appropriation
would he available to construct tn
latter if bult according to prope
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