The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-12-06
sleighbells jingling.
Ice men looking cheerful.

Sleighbells jingllng.
Ice men looking cheerful.
Thermometers in town registered
14o yesterday morning.
Tuesdays snow measured be-
tween five and six inches and
brought out the sleighs.
A number of cases of typhoid
fever are reported in Chesapeake
city. One death has resulted from
the disease.
The oyster supper and country
store recently given by the ladies
and friends of Charlestown M. K.
Church, netted $107 90.
The real estate and personal prop
erty of the late Louisa Richardson
will be sold at attorneys sale, at
New Valley tomorrow.
The ladies of Calvert M. +.
Church will hold a poultry supper
in Rosebank hall Wednesday eve,
ming, December IL. Supper 26c.
A full house greeted the John
Thomas Concert Co. in Rising Sun
hall last Monday evening and a
very pleasing program was rem
dered.
Sheriff Henry G. Hager, who
qualified for the Office this week,
has appointed j. Wesley McAllister
deputy, who will occupy the res
idence at the Jail.
Governor Warfield has designat-
ed William Fl. Simcoe as Chief
Judge of the Orphans Court, the
Associate Judges being Richard B.
Merritt and Thomas 8. Miller.
Charged with beating his mother,
sister and brother, Harry Wilson,
of North East, was landed in Elk
ton Jail Saturday evening to await
the action of the December term of
conrt.
The ladies of Ebenezer NJ. E.
Church near Greenhurst will hold
bazaar and supper at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James 7. Armour,
December IS. Everybody is in
vited to attend.
A temperance society has been
formed by the members of Tome
Memorial M. d. Sunday school,
with So. members. One of the
requirements is the taking of the
temperance pledge by the members.
Miss Sue Clary Hall, who has
been an assistant at the Cecil
County High School, Elkton, has
accepted a position at Reistertown.
The vacancy at Elkton has been
filed by her sister, Miss Ethel
Hall.
The Harvester Mission Band will
hold "a Mother Goose Market" in
the session room of the Zion
Z Presbyterian church, Wednesday
evening, December Nth. The
Market will open at five O'Clock.
Every one is cordially invited.
Miss Gertrude S. Dare entertain
ed the euchre club on Wednesday
evening, higRscores being won by
Mrs. M. Z. Founders and Cecil E.
Ewing. The next meeting of the
club will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Founders on
the evening of Dec. Is.
Christmas is rapidly approach
ing and our stores have taken on a
holiday attire with artistic decora.
tions and splendid displays of
things useful and ornamental, as
well as things palatable, to tempt
the early Christmas buyers, and if
you are wise you will put yourself
speedily in this class, and avoid the
trouble and delay to be encountered
later, when the rush Of holiday
shoppers is on, and the clerks all
too busy to give you the time and
assistance they can place at your
disposal now.
Sundays mixture of rain and
snow made the ground white by
Monday, but the first heavy snow
storm of the winter came Tuesday,
when the flakes fell during the
greater part of the day and night,
flushing with a hard furry
Wednesday. Between five and six
inches fell, enough to make sleigh
ing, the first cutter to try it appear
ing on our streets Tuesday evening.
The cold snap has continued the
entire week, and things are frozen
mp tight. One of our farmers near
town reported the mercury at his