The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-19

Sirius, the uOg SCar, TelgnS, anu
these are dog days.
Our farmers report both hay and
wheat crops, in the majority OF
cases, above the average.
The masons this week finished
the foundation walls of Jesse T.
Cameron's new dwelling, on Cherry
street.
The Loyal Temperance Legion of
Calvert will hold its annual picnic
tomorrow afternoon in the woods OF
William Wilson.
The dredging machine having
arrived, work will be started i'm
mediately in the Elk river, between
Cedar Point and Elkton.
The newly organized cornet band
Of Bay View will hold festival in
that town this evening, music being
furnished by Rising Sun Cornet
Band.
A festival will be held at Oak
wood on Saturday evening, 9th
inst. Ice cream, cake etc., on sale.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band will
be present and furnish music.
For the accommodation of auto.
mobilists and others ferry has
been established between Perry
vile and Havre de Grace, which
makes trips every thirty minutes.
The storm on Thursday of last
week which did considerable dam
age in this vicinity unroofed the
barn of T. R. Reed, at Bay View,
and blew down the straw shed of
r. W. Rose.
The W. G. T. u. will hold their
annual meeting for the hearing OF
reports and election of officers at
the home of Mrs. N. G. Brown on
Thursday, July 25th, at 2:3O
o'clock.
A Philadelphia concern has been
awarded the contract for the ma
sonery work on the new Susque-
hanna River bridge at Frenchtown
by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company.
Liberty Grove Sunday school
will hold festival on the public
school grounds this evening. In
case the weather should prove un-
favorable the festival will be con-
tinued tomorrow evening. The
public is cordially invited.
Monday was st. Swithin's day,
and according to the legend, as it
did not rain in this locality on that
date we should expect none for
forty days-but like the ground
hog, St. Swithin can't keep up to
the goth century pace.
The question of closing the stores
in town three evenings in the week,
at 6 o'clock, is being agitated by
our merchants. At present the
stores close on Wednesday evening
at 6 o'clock and it has been found
of great benefit, alike to proprietors
and clerks.
Rev. J. M. Sheridan, President
Of the MARYLAND Conference, will
make his annual visit to Rowland
vile circuit Sunday, July 81, and
preach at Bethesda at 3 p. M, and
at Rowlandville at s p. m. The
public is cordially invited to attend
these services.
A Silver Medal Contest will be
held in James Methodist Episcopal
church, Rising Sun,Ion Wednesday
evening, 26th inst, under the aus
pices of the w. G. 7. o., at s
O'Clock. Special music by W. G
Crowl, of Oxford, and Rising Sur
choir. Silver offering at the door
The services at james M. E
church on Sunday next will consist
of: Sunday School, 9 a. m; preach
ing by the pastor 1890 a. M; com
bined service in charge of the pas
tor and the Epworth League, 8 p
m. At this service Rev. A. M
Lockwood, of Panama, N. Y, will
speak.
The little six-year-old son o
Frank Tomilson, of near town, me
with a very severe accident on Fri
day last. While playing about thu
yard of his home in his bare fee
the lad stepped upon a piece o
glass, nearly severing his great to-
and causing a wound which bled 81
profusely as to greatly weaken the
little sufferer before a physician