The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-17

Dccu dppUiHtou u6EUOL u1HSt0E lOf
the Big Elk creek, at Elkton.
The farm of the late Lamont
Anderson, at Pleasant Hill, has
been purchased by Daniel Krauss,
for 1000.
The 4th of July celebration and
| festival of Red Mems Cornet Band,
at North East, was a big success,
$3.50 being cleared.
1t is estimated that the peach
crop on the Maryland Delaware
peninsula this year will exceed
$500, 900 baskets.
The gross receipts Of the bazaar
held by the Bayside Band of
Havre de Grace were 1867 .48, and
the net receipts amounting to
$237 40.
/ The members of Octoraro M. E..
Church will hold a festival in the
church grove on Saturday evening,
July %. Music by Rising Sun
Cornet Band.
Twilight services are being held
each Sunday evening on the church
lawn by the Christian Endeavor
Society of West Nottingham Pres.
byteriau Church.
Katherine Minister. aged FIVE
years, daughter of Jacob j. Minis
ter, of Elktoh, was severely bitten
by dog on Tuesday while in the
yard of neighbor.
A festival will be held at Bay
View on Saturday evening, 18th
inst, by the members of Mechanics
Band. Music will be furnished by
Rising Sun Cornet Band.
The first home grown peaches
appeared in the Elkton market last
week. They were from the orchard
of w. j. Arrants, of Elk Neck,
who expects to pick a crop Of about
1900 baskets this season,
The body of an unknown white
man about forty-five years of age,
was found in "a field near Perry
vile Sunday. Coroner j. Frank
Frazer deemed an inquest un-
necessary, and gave a certificate of
death from sunstroke.
The members of Company E,
First Maryland Regiment, left Elk
ton Monday morning under com.
mand of Captain John A. Morgan,
tor the State Rifle Range at Glen
Burnie, where they are spending
the week in target practice.
The members of the Rising Sun
Cornet Band wish to publicly ex
tend thanks to all who assisted in
making the festival held on July
10 and IL, such q splendid success,
by their liberal donations and
patronage as well. Especially are
thanks due the ladies who SO
kindly assisted at the tables.
His horse frightening at the boat
whistle, while on the wharf at Port
Deposit one morning last week,
Thomas u. Patton was thrown
from his vehicle to the ground and
rendered unconscious for an hour.
Fortunately no bones were broken
and although badly used up Mr..
Patton is able to be about again.
Hopewell M. e. church, Wood
lawn, Rev. j. Howard Gray, pas
tor. Sabbath services, July 10 -
Sunday school at $50, preaching
at 1880 a. M. and 8 p. m. Moro
ing subject, "Conquering Our
Faults" Evening subject, "IIay-
ing Hold of theLife Line" Ep-
worth League at 1880. Preaching
at Asbury at 3 p. m.
That was the "most unkiudest
cut of alp when j. p. Wilson,
chairman of the court house meet
ing last Tuesday suggested to the
Elktonians that the new building
be erected outside the town limits,
in order that the citizens Of the
upper portion of the county could
have access to it, as they had been
denied phone connection with the
present building.
ga Basket of Summer Fruit" is
the subject of the sermon for Sun.
day evening next at Mt. Pleasant
M. E. Church. There were thirty
present at the Bible Glass last
Thursday night, and thirty.fiv at
the Junior League on Saturday