The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

the public schools ofthe county
reopen September Z.
The w. G. T. u, will meet with
Mrs. N. G. Brown on Thursday,
Aug. 9th, at 2:30 o'clock.
The game of ball scheduled be-
tween Oxford and Rising Sun yes
terday, was called off as Oxford has
disbanded.
Twentv.saven tickets were sold
T,-5uay morning at Rising Sun
station for the excursion to At
lantic City.
The survey for the State road
through Cecil county, from Como
wingo to Elkton, began on Monday,
at Conowingo.
Services will be resumed at Syl.
mar NJ. E. church on Sunday next,
Sunday school at 1:30 and preach.
ing at 2:30 p. m.
Rising Sun defeated Betterton on
Tuesday, at the latter place, by a
score of 6 to 5. Efing and Brown
composed the winning battery.
Abraham Johnson, colored. was
arrested early Tuesday morning in
Elkton, charged with selling liquor,
in violation of the prohibitory law.
The trustees of North East M.
E. church have accepted plans for
remodelling the parsonage which
embrace the practical rebuilding
of the dwelling.
Owing to the death of Frank
Christie, the festival to have been
held at Mt. Pleasant on Thursday
evening of this week was postponed
until a later date.
The John A. Stebbing property
in Port Deposit was sold Tuesday
at the Court House door, Elkton,
by r. G. Thackery, Attorney, to
Mrs, Alice Dorcus, for $400.
The green grocery business con
Quoted for some years past in this
town by J. E. Britton, was closed
out on Monday by Sheriff Hager.
The liabilities are about $500.
The festival held. at Octoraro
church on Saturday night was a
success in every respect. The re-
ceipts were about $50. Music was
furnished by Rising Sun Cornet
Band.
The annual convention of the
Cecil county w. @. T. u, will be
held in Hopewell M. E. church on
Wednesday, Sept. %, cons ening at
9 o'clock. Each members provides
her own lunch.
Thomas Krauss, of Woodlawn,
arrested on the charge of violating
the county prohibitory law, has
been held under 1900 bail for
Court. His wife who was arrested
on the same charge has been re-
leased.
Sunday was the biggest day, in
point of receipts, at Woodlawn
camp since its opening. The re-
ceipts from admissions to- the
grounds on that day were $161 90.
The camp closed on Tuesday eve.
ming of this week.
# required eight passenger coach
es to transport the Colchester ex-
cursionists over the Baltimore Cen.
trail road to Perryville on Wednes
day. Forty-three tickets were solo
at this station. This is the last
railroad excursion of the season.
A new public school will be
opened next month at Bacon Hill,
known as No. Ia, Fifth district.
The Crew house has been rented for
one year by the School Board, and
Miss Marguerite Diggs, graduate
ofNorth East High School, appoint
ed principal.
Hopewell M. E. church, Wood
lawn, Rev. J. Howard Grey pastor.
Sabbath service Aug. H3:-Sunday
school at $50 a. m, preaching at
1880 a. m; and s p. m. Morning
subject, ''Let Me, Alone" evening
subject, "Who Then Is This. Ep
worth League at 7:30. Preaching
at Asbury at 3 p. m.
In smashup at Woodlawn camp
grounds Sunday night, Miss Lucy
Gillespie, of this town, was thrown
from the runabout of Gilbert Sim
mers and badly shaken lup and
bruised, but fortunately ESCAPED
serious injury. One wheel of the
ranabont was broken. 4 team
dciving past at a rapid rate bIlided
with SINNERS vehicle, whih was
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