The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

lD0 w. ". l. ". VIII mCCt Will
Mrs. William M. Pogne on Thurs
day, Jan. 80, at 2.30 o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Mary
land Teachers Association will be
held at Ocean City June "a, %
and 26, 1908.
H. Eugene Mackay, felled a tree
on his farm near Fair Hill, which
when converted into fire wood
made seven cords.
Sheriff Hager has appointed DR..
John H. lamar, of Elkton, resident
physician at the Cecil County Jail
for the ensuing year.
Elkton Town Council has ap.
pointed John w. McCool, Sr.,
special night policeman with full
power to make arrests.
A handsome new organ has
been purchased by James M. E..
church of this town, and placed in
the main auditorium room.
Among the applications for Office
filed at Annapolis is that of A..
German Peoples, of Cecil county,
for clerk in tobacco warehouse.
j. G. Hindman has purchased
from Linn Gillespie his newspaper
route in the town. 1t will be con-
Quoted by John G. Hindman, Jr.
The oft. revived report that the
Pennsylvania railroad contemplates
the erection of a new station in
Elkton is again in circulation.
Jesse T. Cameron has had hot
air engine installed at his residence
for the purpose of pumping water
to the tank in the upper story OF
the dwelling.
George w. Brock, editor of the
Aberdeen Enterprise announces
himself as an applicant for State
Fire Marshall under Governor
Crothers administration.
Governor Austin L. Crothels
has accepted the invitation to de-
liver an address at the commence.
.ment exercises of Calvert Agri-
cultural High School, May 29th.
The AmeIicus Band, of>Perry
Vile, will furnish music for the
festival tonight held by Rising Sun
Cornet Baud, while the Oakryn
Band will be in attendance to-
morrow night.
We have experienced remarkable
weather for mid. winter the past
week, the days being mild.
pleasant and bright with sunshine,
while the moon has made the nights
beautiful. The prospects for an
ice crop seem anything but bright.
Patrick Campbell was struck by
q train on the Peach Bottom rail
road at Tweedale, on Thursday of
last week, and received serious,
though luckily not fatal injuries.
His elbow was broken, hip bone
fractured, and several minor cnts
and bruises sustained.
The Woman's Auxiliry Mis-.
sionery Society of Cecil County
held its convention in Trinity
Episcopal Church, Elkton, and
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. William Schouler;
secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Hurn;
treasurer, Miss Tabitha Jones.
George Washington McVey and
sister, Miss Hettie, were given a
wood chopping bee, at their home
at Zion last week. when neighbors
and friends assembled and cut and
split years. supply of wood. Mr..
McVey will celebrate his Saith birth
day on Monday next, while his
sister will attain her 91st year on
Feb. 3rd.
A merry party of Port Deposit
young people visited Rising Sun
Monday evening. 0n'a straw ride,
coming in big four horse straw
rick, with footing horns and jing-
ling bells. They stopped at one Of
the restaurants for oysters and
visited number of friends in town.
AS the party drove up Stubb's
hill, ON the outskirts of town, on
the return trip, some mean a0,
known sneak, for reasons known
only to himself, threw an over
ripe egg into the midst of the
merry makers, striking one of the
young men full in the face. We
haven't type to describe the rest of
the stoFy.-just imagine it, hut the
contemptihle miseseant who threw
fho eUv ahonid he heavily 6nAd If