The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

The mercury cllmDeu 10 W
yesterday afternoon.
Lockiaw was the cause of death
n of one of Mr.. Williams horses at
Leslie, on Sunday.
The republican primaries will
be held throughout Cecil county
tomorrow afternoon.
The gate receipts indicated an
attendance of over 2,200 at Leslie
Camp on Saturday, July 2S.
Seventeen tickets were sold
Tuesday morning at this station for
the excursion to Atlantic City.
The Cecil Star reports there is a
movement on foot to organize an
electric light company in North
East.
Cameron & Davis have installed
an elevator in their warehouse at
Colora to facilitate the handling of
grain, etc.
j. r. II. Price, a farmer of near
lick, has threshed 5000
of wheat from yield of
eel County School Board will
ard free scholarship to- st.
DJohn's College, on August 18th, by
competitive examination.
The Port Deposit and Columbia
Railroad Company are replacing
the old wooden bridge at Como
wingo with a steel structure.
The Local Preachers camp, at
Leslie. closed Tuesday morning
after one of the most successful
meetings ever held since its
organization.
A big crowd took advantage Of
the railroad excursion to Colchester
Beach on Wednesday, ninety-one
climbing aboard the special train OF
twelve coaches at this station.
Mt, Pleasant M. E. church, near
Colora, is undergoing extensive i'm
provements and being repainted.
Services are held in the grove ad-
Joining the church Sunday evenings.
Mrs. j. A. Pogue suffered a
severe injury a few days ago,
while using hatchet, which came
off the handle, the sharp edge
striking her on the wrist and in
flicting a deep cut two or three
inches in length.
The rain on Saturday night
greatly interferred with the fes-
tival held at Pilot by the M. E.
Sunday school. A fair sized crowd
was present and a good sum real
lied. The Rising Sun cornet band
enlivened the occasion with music.
James M. E. church will hold
usual services next Sunday: Sunday
school, 9 a. m.; Preaching at 1870
a. M, by the Pastor; combined
services, 8 p. m, consisting Of
exercises by the Epworth League
and a brief address by the Pastor.
Any one finding an open-face,
nickle watch on the streets of this
town or along the road between
town aod W. j. Kearney's, can
find a claimant in the person of
Allen Payne, who had the mis-
fortune to lose bis on Tuesday
evening.
William Frazer, a farmer Of near
Appleton, fell from load of hay
Friday, and striking on pitchfOrk
the tines entered his left side,
below the shoulder, infiicting
serious and perhaps fatal injuries.
The unfortunate man was sent TO
the Delaware Hospital for treat
ment.
Two or three of the Rising Sun
excursionists to Colchester on
Wednesday missed the boat on the
return trip and were sent by boat
to Baltimore by the company, and
by train to Port Deposit, reaching
home the next morning, feeling
they had at least gotten the worth
of their money in the extra trip.
Howard Reynolds acted as pilot
from Rising Sun to Perryville on
Tuesday for motorist who was en-
route from Massachusetts, to the
jamestown Exposition. The run
from Rising Sun TO Perryville, a
distance of fourteen miles, was
made in thirty-three mi6utes, by
the 4O-horse power machine. ThsI
only mishap recorded was the|