The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in. the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

the Z0tn.
The Cecil Farmers Club met
Wednesday with Jos. T. Grove,
near Zion,
Delegate Squier on Wednesday
introduced bill amending the
charter of Perryville.
The Nottingham Cornet Band
will hold a festival and bazaar on
the evening of March %.
G. Ross Biles has been appointed
a director of the Farmers and
Mechanics Fire Insurance Co., vice
John Dewitt, resigned.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church of Nottingham,
Pa, realized $50 by the supper
held Friday evening last.
After a pastorate of 25 years at
Chesapeake City Presbyterian
Church Rev. S. M. Perry has re
signed and will reside IN Elkton.
Rev. D. f. T. Tagg, Baltimore,
editor of the Methodist Protestant,
will be the Maryland Day speaker
at the North East High School,
Wednesday, the 25th.
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Governor Crothers has accepted
an invitation to address the grad
mates at the commencement of the
Cecil County High School, Elkton,
which will be held on May 80.
S. T. Shippers, Sylvester Reyn-
oltfs, r. G. Shippers, E. j. Camp
bell and M. E. Rose were elected
Town Commissioners of North East,
Monday, at the annual election.
Fred c. Hoover, of Cecilton, who
formerly played on the Rising s n
team, has signed to play right field
the coming season with the Viii
mington Union League base bail
team.
Strawbridge & Clothier, Philada.,
have begun the improvements Oh
the Elkton Presbyterian Church,
which will cost $4,000. While
repairs are being made to the
church, services will be held in the
chapel adjoining.
Railroad workmen found Satur
day in a strip of woods near Iron
Hill the iron box, in which mort
Cages and deeds were kept, which
was stolen from Alexander's hard
ware store, Elkton, two months
ago. Several of the papers still
were in the box.
Ernest T. Br;ckley, of Farming
ton, has received a hattering offer
for his services for the present
season from Wilmington Union
League base ball club. Ernest's
many friends in Cecil hope he will
4 ssmake good" and will swat the
Il ball in his usual strenuous manner.
Josiah's Courtship, a comedy
drama in four acts, was given in
the town hall Thursday evening,
by the members of the Hopewell
Dramatic Club, before a full house.
The entertainment was well re
ceived, the amateur performers
/ filling the various parts in an &C
ceptable manner, their efforts call
ing forth liberal applause on the
part of the audience.
The Modern Woodmen of Amer.
lea gave smoker Wednesday eve-
ming in their lodge room, to mem
bers of the order and number of
invited guests, which proved a
pleasant affair. About forty were
present, the Rising Sun Cornet
Band assisting in the entertainment
with. music. Refreshment were
served consisting of sandwiches,
chicken, cake, ice cream and coffee.
When the alarm of fire was
raised on the streets last Wednes
] day morning, a lady in town saw a
crowd Of men and boys, headed by
a hound dog, running down the
street. She Immediately notified
her husband who was working in
fhe garden. that there was a mad
dog in town and everybody was
chasing it. The Doctor charged
through the house, securing his
ARTILLERY enroute and appeared on
the street loading as he ran.
When he discovered the smoke of
battle was issuing from Nichols
kitchen, however, he snapped his
gun for a fire extinguisher and
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