The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

The stores ia town will be closed
on July 18th.
The Perryville Americas Band
will hold a festival in that town on
July IL and IS.
G. T. Snyder has improved his
store property with large bulk
window in front.
Elkton tennis enthusiasts have
had a court put in condition and
marked out on the grounds of the
Union Hospital.
John Dunbar, of Elkton has been
appointed Notary Public by Gov
ernor Crothers, vice, Miller Ma
graw, who failed to qualify.
An infant daughter of VIM. and
Annie Pinkerton, residing near
Woodlawn, died June 20; interment
was made at West Nottingham.
The Rising Sun base ball team
will visit Avondale on July 4th,
where two games of ball will be
played with the club of that place.
Miss Margaret West, of Sylmar,
was severely bitten on the hand by
cat she was fondling on Friday
evening, the wound being a pain
full one.
The star route from Nottingham
to Calvert has been discontinued
and patrons along the route will
receive their mail by rural free
delivery.
The rural free delivery mail
carriers will not serve their routes
on July 4th, this being one of the
few holidays they are permitted to
enjoy by Uucle Sam.
The subject of the sermon for
next Sunday evening, July 5, at
Mt. Pleasant M. b. Church, Rev.
w. H. Briggs, pastor, is "What
Shall the Harvest Be?"
The School Board will be at
Perryville on Tuesday, July z, at
one o'clock, to meet those interested
to decide on % site for new school
building in that town.
While working under the boiler
at the Institute power house, Port
Deposit, Harvey Jack, the engineer,
was badly soalded about the legs
by hot water falling on him.
The tennis club has had back
stops of wire netting erected at the
court on Pearl street, deeming the
game sufficient exercise, without
the additional exertion of chasing
balls.
We are pleased to report that
efforts are being made by interest.
ed parties to arrange for street
sprinkler in our town, the expense
to be betrayed by popular sub
scripticn.
A festival will be held this eve
ming on the church lawn at Mt.
Pleasant. Proceeds for the benefit
of Mt. Pleasant. M. E. church.
Music will be furnished by Rising
Sun Cornet Band.
Isl An IS it. model of the steamship
"City of Paris which the builder,
j. T. Selby, of Berlin, Md, claim
ed required him ten years to con-
struct, was exhibited by him under
a tent in our town on Friday last.
Galen Piper his removed from
the Pogue property, in the rear of
the carriage factory, to the town
hall building, where he has opened
photograph gallery in the room
on the north side of the first floor.
The partial eclipse of the sun on
Sunday was plainly visible from
1925 in the morning until nearly
one O'Clock, and Old Sol was peered
at through pieces of smoked glass
by all interested in the phenomenon.
General complaint is heard OF the
dry weather which lis causing
damage to crops, especially pota-
toes, many of our growers fearing
the yield will hardly pay for the
planting and working unless rain
comes soon, the ground being baked
so hard and dry.
The party who picked up 90 Id
bale of binder Irvine on the road
between Rising Sun and j. A.
Null's last Saturday is notified to
settle for same at Haines & Kinks
or with j. s. Cullen without further
delay as he is known and action
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