The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-05
Arbutus is in bloom.


The toothsome Susquehanna shad
is daily reaching the local market.
Friday, April IL, has been
designated as Arbor and Bird Day
in Maryland.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Edwin Haines on Thursday,
April 11th, at 2:30 O'Clock.
Ground was broken on Friday
last for the cellar Of the new dwell
ling to be erected on Cherry street
by Mrs. Pyle, of Calvert.
Matte Norris, of Cecil county,
has applied to the Elkton Court for
divorce from her husband, Henry
E. Norris, on the ground of aban,
donment.
A congregational meeting of Zion
Presbyterian church has been cal
led for Saturday afternoon, April
13, when the question of calling a
pastor will be considered.
The services at the M. e. church
on Sunday evening were in charge
of the Sunday school, the special
program of Easter music and reci-
tations being we'll rendered.
Young Friends Association will
be held next Sabbath, 4th mo. 9TH.
Subjects to be considered: Danger
of Fiction, Value of Fiction,
Worlds Outlook for Peace.
Engineers of the State Highway
Division have this week been en-
gagged in the survey of the mile OF
road at Barnes cross roads, near
town, to be graveled this summer.
j. A. Cleaver. a progressive
farmer of Bohemia Manor, has pur-
chased a steam plow and equip
ment, which is probably the first
one to be put in use in Cecil county.
Mrs. Owens and Miss Edna
McVey will represent the Mission
ary Societies of Zion Presbyterian
church, as delegates, at the coming
Presbytery, which meets April 8,
at Princess Anne.
The George G. Oldham property
in Port Deposit, embracing three
lots Of land and three story frame
dwelling, was sold on Friday last,
at attorneys sale to Thomas G
Bond, Jr., for $4, ,250.
The store property and six
dwellings in Elkton, belonging te
j. Lardner Howell and sisters, Of
Philadelphia, were purchased last
week for So, $50, by Benz. FL. Davis
and brother, of Elkton.
Michael Passarella, of West Not.
tipgham, a student of Princeton
University, won the inter collegiate
feather. weight wrestling champion
ship recently, throwing the Yale
champion in 4 minutes, 3S seconds
Easter was anything but the
pleasant, sunshiny day promised
By the weather man, the lowering
skies and. penetrating atmosphere
making people glad to remain in
doors and dispelling for the most
part notions of donning spring
attire.
Superintendent of the Baltimore
Genital Division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, James Buckalew
has been transferred to the ALE
eheny Division, and assistant
superintendent g. T. Dabney ap
pointed to the position made vac
ant by the transfer of Mr.. Buck
alew.
The M. E. Sunday school held it;
annual election of officers in the
lecture room of the church on Tues
day evening after prayer meeting
The following officers were re
elected: Supt., W. Louis Ryan
sec.. Lynn B. Gillespie; treas, Ed
win Haines; missionary treas, Mrs
NJ. L. Brown; organist, Lucy B
Gillespie; supt. of infant room
Mrs. M. Gertrude Pogue.
The change in temperature from
Friday last, when people fairly
sweltered with the mercury record
ing $50, to that of Monday, wher
it was below the freezing point
with the ground covered with snow
was most too strenuous for thu
majority of people, who had begur
to think Spring had really come t
stay. Fears are entertained tina
the cold snap, which fingered TIVE
or three days, has done serious
1C-oor.o ~ tho fruif fsrnD