The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
Fine home grown strawberries

w. Louis Ryan has improved
his dwelling on Cherry street by
the erection of a porch on three
sides of the building.
The David Henderson property,
in the Fourth district, has been
purchased at public sale by I'd
ward Moore, for $1,000.
The net proceeds of the festival
held on Thursday, evening of hast
week by the teachers and pupils OF
the Grammar School were $27.
Thomas Fl. Moore, of the Eighth
district, and Joseph Ewing, of the
Fourth, have been appointed to
positions at the House of Correc-
tion.
The ladies of Ebenezer M. E.
church, near Greenhurst, will hold
an ice cream and strawberry festi.
val. Wednesday evening, June 10.
Proceeds for benefit of church.
A strawberry and ice cream fes-
tivaI will be held at Union M. =
Church, near Fremont, on Thurs
day evening, June IL. Music by
Nottingham Cornet Band.
Children's Day will be observed
nj James NJ. E. Church on the even
ing of Sunday, June IA, a special
programme being in coursesof pre-
paration by the Sunday school,
The outlook for the hay and
grain crops in this section is good.
Both grass and wheat fields present
o fine appearance and the yield
promises to be above the average.
The subject of the sermon for
Sunday night, June Z, at MT.
Pleasant M. E. church will be
"Where shall we draw the lineg'
Children's Day will be observed
June IA.
George w. Crowl, of Oxford,
well known to most potato growers
in this section, for the year just
ended bought and shipped to the
city markets 276,000 bushels OF
potatoes, or about 460 carloads,
estimating 600 bu. to the car.
George McCardell, of New Valley
started work this week on the new
barn of w. T. Patten, at Liberty
Grove, which is to replace the one
recently destroyed by fire. It is
expected the barn will be com.
pleted by the beginning OF harvest.
The vote at the democratic pri.
mary in the Sixth district on
Saturday afternoon was very light.
The delegates chosen to the county
convention were: s. A. Taylor, d.
J. Efing, 81. L. Woodrow, w. |.
Hill and Harry POist.
Coroner Frazer, of ElktoD, visit
ed Rock Springs, on Thursday OF
last week to investigate the death
of Ceaser Larue, colored, who died
without medical attention. Death
was due to dropsy and the Coroner
decided an inquest unnecessary.
While testing wires at the Elkton
exchange of the Diamond State
Telephone Co., on Thursday even
Of last week, during a thunder
gust. Manager Chas. G. Wells was
shocked and rendered unconscious
by a bolt of lightning which struck
the wires.
The closing meeting'of the sum.
mer of Young Friends Association
will be held next Sabbath, 2:3O p.
M. Subjects for consideration;
ssThe Outlook for Christianity, "
HThe 23rd Palm"
ALBERT L. BUFFGINGToN,
Supt
The rain on Saturday interferred
greatly with the Decoration Day
program arranged for by Garfield
Post. G. A. r. Details from the
Post decorated soldiers graves in
the nearby cemeteries during the
morning but the exercises to have
been held at Calvert during the
afternoon did not take place.
A broken eccentric rod on the
engine of the north bound pas
senger train due here at 4:4S
caused a delay of the train in
leaving this station on Friday after
noon last, of nearly two hours
when another engine was sent t.
relieve the k-down. A break
down at Port Deposit, ofthe engine
of Gilligan's train, north bound
Monday evening, caused an hours