The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Last day of public school.
Tomorrow is Decoration Day.
Swelteripg weather this week.
Democratic primaries Saturday
The mercury reached 9O0 or
Wednesday.
Children's Day services will lie
held at Zion Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening, June Z.
Horace G. Gillespie has been
elected principal of West Noting
ham Academy, vice q. @. Walker
resigned.
P. H. Mccormick, of Bel Air,
has been elected second vice presi-
dent of the Maryland Poultry and
Pigeon Association.
e. t. DeGour, of Oxford, had his
pocket picked Monday while in
Broad Street Station, Philada., and
mourns the loss of $50.
The Rising Sun condensery re
ceiyed 43,232 pounds of milk on
Thursday, an increase Of nearly
10000 lbs. daily within a month.
A bird dog belonging to E. G.
Clendenin, of near Blake, went mad
last week and after biting several
other dogs was finally killed after a
long chase.
The rural free delivery mail
carriers will not serve their routes
on Decoration Day, but patrons
can secure their mail by calling at
the post Office.
The Mechanics Band of Bay
View enlivened the festival of the
Zion Presbyterian Aid Society with
music on Wednesday evening. A
big crowd was present.
The festival held at Oak Grove
school on Wednesday evening was
very successful, about $45 being
realized. Music was rendered BY
Rising Sun Cornet Band.
John Hammond, colored, of Elk
ton. has been sentenced to six
months imprisonment in the House
of Correction for beating Lily Bell,
negro woman of Elkton.
Garfield Post, G.. A. r., attend.
ed services at James M. E. church
Sunday morning, when Rev. J. P
Otis delivered an appropriate ser
mon. Fifteen of the veterans were
present in uniform.
A partial divorce has been grant
ed Mrs. Ethel Randolph from heI
husband, Cary R. Randolph, or
the ground of desertion. Mrs
Randolph is a daughter of Fred
erick Patterson, of Perryman, and
was one of the most beautiful
women of Hartford county.
The Jacob Tome Institute will
hold an exhibit of school work or
Wednesday and Thursday, June :
and 4. The Wednesday exhibil
will be from 1 to $50 p. M, and
the Thursday exhibit from 3 to
D. nj. No admission will be charged
and the public is cordially invited
Miss Bessie Maloney, of Colora
met with severe accident on Sun
day morning. In getting out ol
bed she, in some manner, twisted
her ankle, fracturing two small
bones. The injury is painful one
aud while the patient is doing as
well as could be expected, she
will necessarily be confined to the
house for some weeks.
Services at Mt. Pleasant M. E
Church will be held as follows
Sunday School, $50 a. M, Preach
ing, 1890; Class Meeting, 12-12:30
Epworth League, 6:45 p. M,
Preaching, 7:3O. Children's Day
will be observed June IA.
The American Mechanics will bt
present for divine service at Mt
Pleasant next Sunday morning
The subject of sermon for mex
Sunday evening is 4sBlack Spots OF
Memory"
In lighting gasoline stove il
the kitchen of Hotel Quarryville
Sunday afternoon, a blaze wa
started by which Miss Heller
Conner, daughter of the proprietor
was severely burned about the fac'
and hands and serious confiagratioI
narrowly averted. Prompt arriva
of assistance to the young lady