The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-10

The Riverside Cornet Band oil
Port Deposit, will run an excursion
to Colchester on Friday, July II.
DR.. G. NJ. Ellis has sold to
Edward Molitor for $4,000, the
Frazer farm of 400 acres, near
Elkton.
Edward Downey, of Bear Station,
DEL, was badly injured about the
face on July 4th by the explosion
of dynamite cracker.
Hugh w. Caldwell was re elected
secretary of the Maryland State
Teachers Association which met
at Ocean City last recently.
Clayton N. Balderston, of near
Colora, lost his tine black driving
horse last Saturday, pneumonia
being the cause of its death.
D. Murray Stephenson and VIM.
Wright, Of Lapidum, on Wednes-
day of last week caught rockfsh
weighing twenty eight pounds.
Peninsula peach growers are
much pleased with the prospects,
the indications being that the crop
will be the largest of any in the
past ten years.
The Jr. 0. u. A. M. recently
presented school No. 8, Second
District with a handsome American
flag and erected pole upon which
to nnfurl the banner.
Magistrate Boulder, of Elkton,
last week fined a Baltimore auto,
mobilist $25.0O and costs for violat-
ing the recently passed ordinance
regulating the rate of speed through
the town.
William M. Knight, of Balti.
more, has sold to Anthony Ell. John.
son, of near Masseys, the Moffett
farm in the First district of Kent
county, for $4,000. The farm
COHtdluS OOU acres.
The Cecil National Bank of Port
Deposit has declared a semi annual
dividend of 4 per cent. This bank
has a well equipped banking house
with modern improvements and a
very substantial vault all recently
built.
The Y. M. G. A. of the State of
Pennsylvania is camping at Chesa
peake Haven, near Earleville.
There are about Thirty tents erected
and two hundred campers are ex-
pected to spend the month of July
in camp.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Chesapeake City has
been granted months vacation
and presented with a purse of gold
by members of his congregation to
defray all expense of a trip to the
New England States.
From wounds inflicted during a
general revolver fight at Colts,
Kent county, Saturday night,
Carroll Boyer, colored, died Tues.
day night. The negro who did the
shooting also shot another man and
a woman, and is still at large.
L. J. Rigney, Jr., 733 w. end
ST., Wilmington. DEL, manager of
Alcedo Baseball Club, would like
to arrange game with any first
class club in Cecil county. The
Alcedo is fast team and can make
things warm for any club in the
State.
During the thunder storm of
Saturday afternoon, which was of
unusual severity in Lancaster
county, much damage being done
by lightning and washouts, the
dwelling Of Mrs. Mary Myres, in
Quarryville, was struck by light
ming and burned, together with
contents.
The Rising Sun base ball team
visited Avondale on the Fourth
with the expectation of celebrating
the glorious natal day by scalping
the club representing that town,
but the Avondale boys were wise
as to their foul intentions and lick.
ed the Sunites twice, by scores OF
9 to A and B to o.
Hopewell M. E. church, Rev. J.
Howard Gray. Sabbath services,
July 12:-Sunday school at $50 a.
M; preaching 1890 a. M, s p. m.
Morning subject, "The Blood, ("
evening subject, "The Unpard,
enable Sin" Epworth League at
1880 p. IN. Preaching at Asbury
at 3 p. m. All welcome.