The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Liberty Grove cannery.
Owing to the threatening weather
on Sunday the attendance at Wood
lawn camp was not large.
The gross receipts Of the festival
held on Friday evening last by
Nottingham Band were $115.
A new fence will be erected
around the Mt. Pleasant cemetery
and church property in the near
future.
Fifty six persons from this vic
inity took advantage OF the cheap
rate to Atlantic City on Tuesday,
to enjoy day by the seashore.
If. Dolfinger, of Philadelphia, is
arranging for the establishment of
a creamery at Providence, which
will open about the middle OF Sep
femter.
A large car of crushed granite
was received from Port Deposit
this week by the Town Coinmis
sioners, and spread upon some
streets of the town.
Harry Dinsmore, of Principle,
fell from his wagon on Saturday
afternoon, the wheels passing over
his left leg and fraeturing it between
the ankle and knee.
All probationers of Mt. Pleasant
M. E. church will be received into,
full membership On Sunday morn
ing. September 6. Services as
usual next Sunday.
While assisting in tearing down
the old Jennes' mill, near Wood
lawn, Clarence Williams fell dis
tapce of twenty-five feet, but fortu
nately escaped serious injury.
The Cecil county School Board
has raised the contract price with
John I. Patterson for the new high
scheol building to be erected al,
Perry,ille from So, ,876 to $3.50.
The Elkton Town Council has en-
gagged Francis A. Price, of Viii.
mington, Del, to make survey of
the proposed sewer on High street.
Singerly avenue and Cathedral
street.
Their supply of the natural pro-
puct being exhausted w. b. Coeney
and William Brown on Wednesday
received carload OF artificial ice
from the Knickerbocker Co., OF
Lancaster.
w. T. Fryer expects to start his
Colora cannery on the pack of
tomatoes tomorrow, and be running
on full time in few days. as the
tomatoes are ripening rapidly and
give promise of good yield.
The band appeared in Center
Square on Saturday evening and
rendered several selections. which
were greatly appreciated by the
large crowd which assembled to
listen to the impromptn concert.
A festival will be held Saturday
evening, 18TH inst, at Octoraro
M. 4. church, where ice cream.
cake, lemonade, fruit, etc, win be
on sale. Rising Sun Cornet Band
will be present and render music
Pho first heavy storm since the
opening of camp visited Woodlawn
Tuesday evening, the torrent of
rain flooding number of tents.
Considerable hail fell and the storm
was accompanied by high wind,
but no damage was done.
One of the features of Temper
anae Day, observed on Wednesday
at Woodlawn camp, was a gold
medal contest which was won by
Joseph Bell. The other contestants
were Edna Reisler, Esther White,
Ellen Clifford, Edna Rock and
Clara Robertson.
During a family row between
Benjamin Larue, colored, and his
wife near Rowlandville, Larue
struck the woman vicious blow in
the breast, fracturing her breast
bone. The woman was rendered un-
conscious and is in pitiful plight.
Larue has disappeared.
The Oxford and Rising Sun teams
will play a game of ball on Thurs
day afternoon next, Goth inst, in s.
J. Terry's meadow. near town.
The Rising Sun team will play
at Betterton on Tuesday next
against the team of that place.
which is managed by Chalnler G.