The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-09-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Monday next is Labor Day.
The public schools of the county
re. open on Monday.
The w. C. 7. U. will meet with
Mrs. Edwin Haines on Thursday,
September 10th, at 2 80 O'Clock.
Labor Day, September Z, 1908,
being legal holiday the National
Bank of Rising Sun will not be
open for business on that date.
Elkton republicans have organ
lied a Taft, Sherman and jackson
Club with thirty five members.
George B. Kerfoot is president.
The squirrel law opened on
Tuesday. They are reported plenti-
ful, one pot hunter killing fourteen.
This comes nearer being wholesale
slaughter than sport.
The 8th annual shooting tourna-
ment for amateurs will be held on
the Rising Sun Shooting Associa
TONS grounds on Monday and
Tuesday, October II and ID.
John E. Gonce purchased at
public sale on Monday the Falls
Hotel property, in Elkton, for
$500, and sold it at small ad.
vance to Harry r. Boulden and
Reuben Deibert.
Sheriff Henry Hager has offered
a personal reward of $100 for the
recapture of Edward MCGOWAN, the
Young sailor who broke cut of Elk
ton Jail recently, while awaiting
trial on charge of horse theft.
The property of the Friends
Normal School Association having
been sold and accounts audited a
final distribution of $14 per share
is being made, preparatory to close
ing up the affairs of the association.
The members of the Susquenanna
Tribe of Red Men are making big
inspirations for their festival
which will be held at Colora Satur
day evening. Music will be fur
nished by Rising Sun Cornet Band.
With a view of collecting the
$25,O0O imposed on Hugh Armour,
of Bay View, for violation OF the
oleo law, the Government has had
a representative in EIkton looking
up the titles to Armour's property
in this county.
The woods meetings which were
conducted for ten days in the grove
adjoining Union NJ. Z. church,
near Fremont, closed on Sunday
evening. The attendance at the
closing meeting was larger than at
any time previous.
Mrs. Samuel Smith this week
moved into the house formerly
occupied by W. A. Reeder, on
South Queen street. Mrs. Annie
Marshall has also moved into the
house occupied by Mrs. Margaret
Scott, on the same street.
The rural mail carriers will not
serve their routes on Monday,
which is Labor Day and one of the
. few holidays Uncle Sam gives the
r. T.. d. carriers. Patrons of the
routes can secure their mail on
Monday by applying at the post
Office.
The reports of the yield of po.
tatoes this year vary greatly in diff
ferent localities. Some of our
farmers report a yield as high as
100 bushels per acre, but as a rule
the crop has been very short. In
Lancaster county it was almost a
complete failure.
The W. G. t. U. will hold a
AIatron's Contest in james M. E.
church on Wednesday, Sept. 9th,
at 8 o'clock. The following ladies
will participate: Mrs. Jefferson
Haines, Mrs. Jennie Gillespie, Mrs.
Hanna Clifford, Mrs. N. G. Brown,
Mrs. Edwin Haines. A silver
offering will be taken and liberal
collection is desired.
IT was reported that Halus
Haines, ten-year- old son of Samuel
Haines, had found an old pocket
book containing letter and S91,
while rummaging in the work shop
at his home near town one day last
week. Investigation proved the
find to be less valuable than re
port stated, as the money was
tsstage money!" with an advertise,
ment printed on the bills. The
letter was a brief memorandum
written by the lads great uncle,