The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Christmas two weeks from today.
Tomorrow is Tag Day in Cecil
county. 9
Snow fiurries on Wednesday
afternoon.
The young MEN Of North East
Methodist Episcopal church have
organized Brotherhood.
The young men of the neighbor-
hood will hold social dance in
Bennett Hall, Oakwood, this eve-
ming.
A petition is in circulation for a
new bridge over North East creek
on the road from Ross Wilson'S to
Sylmar.
a meat store has been opened at.
Zion by Al Mearns, in the build.
ing known. as the Cameron store
property. Is.
Thespublic schools of the county
will be closed from Friday, Dec. Is
to Monday, Jan. 4, for the Christ
mas holi3ays. : : i -'--
Affected with tubefcuIosis, five
cows Belonging to James Armour,
of Greenhurst, were killed by order
Of the State Veterinary,
Jacob Kennard, an aged resident
Of Mount Pleasant, fell down a
flight of stairs at his home and
fractured his collar-bone.
Golora public school, Miss Anna
Fryer principal, realized $3.50 by
the pie social held last Friday eve
ming. The proceeds viii be devoted
to library purposes
Hugh Il. Caldwell, principal Of
Chesapeake City High School, will
sever his connection with the school
at. the end of the present month,
to accept a position with a firm in
Brooklyn.
The docket for the December
term of Circuit Court for Cecil
county, which will convene in Elk
ton next Monday, is the longest for
years, containing 154 civil cases
add IL appeal cases. Il
tits rumored that the B. s. 0.
railroad will erect station at Prov.
idence and give the place passenger
service, rYnning two trains daily
overthe spur heretofore used ex-
clusively for freight traffic.
Have you done that Christmas
shopping yetq Visit the stores in
town, look at the splendid array of
pretty and useful things on display
and get suggestions from those be-
hind theseounters, WHO will be glad
to help you make selections.
a force OH, railroad workmen
with steam crane and derrick, re-
placed the trestle work over the
wagon road, about one mile north.
east of town Sunday afternoon.
The work train was in charge Of
conductor Joseph T. Devon of this
town.
James M. E. church has decided
to take what is to some extent a
new departure, observethe Week of
Prayer, Jan. 3rd to 10th. Able
ministers have been invited for the
evenings of the week, and it is ex.
pected that the Epworth League
win cooperate.
The Brookview Cemetery Asso-
citation has completed setting ont
1000 California privet hedge plants
around the cemetery property.
Tue privet is a hardy plant and
rapid grower, and in the course of
two or three years. time the ceme--
terry will be enclosed with beauti-
f1t. hedge.
The Maude Willis Company was
greeted with a full house in Rising
Sun hall on Wednesday evening.
The entertainment proved to be
one of the most pleasing ever given
in this town, the vocal and in
strumental selections, and the
recitations by Miss Willis receiving
repeated encores.
While some baggage was being
loaded in the wagon of liveryman
Cummings at the station, early
Friday morning. the horse took
fright and ran away. In attempt
ing to make the turn at the corner
az Oueen and Cherry streets. the