The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-17
TOWN AND COUNTRY. ]
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED;

with q rush TINS week.
Nathan Bsitton is improving mis-
dwelling on Main street by the
erection Of a two,story rear adj.
ditiOn.
Two stained glass memorial win.
dows have have been presented
CharIestowB NJ. Il. church by the
Epworsh League.
The rain of Tuesday afternoon
was much needed and was welcome.
II freshened up garden truck and
other vegetation wonderfully.
Wednesday was st. Swithin's
Day, and as there was no rain on
that day, according to the old adage
we need look for no rain for forty
days.
IA; jackson, of near Principle
Furnace, reports yield of ten tons
of hay from three and one half
acres, which will come near taking
the record.
Rev. William Reimer, of Wash
iugton, ID. c., has purchased the
Marley farm, near Childs, from
William Chapman of Newark, Del,
for $4,000.
Wayne Reynolds threshed his
oats on " eduesday, John Sellers
outfit being employed, and in a
halt day they threshed the ten acre
crop which yielded 40 bushels.
The public school building an6
lot at Perryville are to be sold at
public sale on,July 81, the commits
sioners having decided to erect a
new building on a site opposite the
old one.
"A horse, buggy and harness were
stolen Monday night from the
premises of Harvey Seminar, at
Fair Hill, this county, and no trace
of the missing property has yet
been found.
The members of the Junior
League of James M. Il. Church
will hold "a festival on the church
lawn, Wednesday evening next,
22nd inst. The Rising Sun Cornet
Band will assist with music.
e. n. Burlington is determined
to "turn on the light" and has
placed large gasoline arc lamp be-
tween his dwelling and the store
property, which will assist in il.
Illuminating that portion of East
Main street on dark nights.
Wheat is being threshed through
out the county, the yield reported
!, being light. In the lower districts
the average yield is between Is
and is bushels per acre, while in
the upper district the average is
somewhat better, from 20 to %
bushels per acre being reported.
A party of about twenty young
folks from town picniced at Hun
ter's dam on Wednesday evening.
when most delightful time was
spent canoeing and with games of
various description. The supper
spyead on the green sward was by
no means one of the least enjoyable
Of the evenings pleasures.
The storm of Tuesday afternoon
was of unusual severity in the vi
entity of Principle, the heavy
downpOur of rain causing the creek
to overflow its banks and washing
roads and fields badly. The silo
on the farm of j. Harry Maxwell
was blown down and completely
wrecked by the high wind that
prevailed.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band was
favored with fine weather for the
festival held on Friday and Satur
day evenings of last week, the
moonlight nights being perfect.
Large crowds were in attendance
both evenings, that on Saturday
being an especially large one. The
gross receipts were $144.50;sex
penses, $53 ,43, leaving balance Of
SOL OF.
Sunday was the hottest July -
in many years. The mercury
climbed up in the nineties early in
the day, remaining there steadily,
until the arrival of a wind storm
about seven. O'Clock in the evening.
accompanied by little sprinkle of
rain, and a rapid descent of the
temperature. The mercury reg.
istered as high as 9S' during the
afternoon and the wind storm ia
the evening gave great relief, al
4ho,,os. fha fhraafan rain did mt