The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

town.
Vacation time is drawing to close for
school children. The public schools of
the county will reopen on Monday, Sep
tember g.
The First Maryland Regiment, to
which Co. E, of Elkton, is attached, led in
rifle practice at the State range, with =
percentage of S3.37.
The recent excursion of the Bayside
Cornet Band, from Havre de Grace to
Tolchester was so well patronized that the
band cleared $40. so by the affair.
An unknown colored man, while walk
ing across the Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge over Bush River. Tuesday morn
ing, was struck by train and injured SO
badly that he died.
Gasoline leaking from a tank got into
the well from which Newark's water sup
ply is obtained, and was pumped into the
standpipe, completely spelling the towns
water for several days.
Governor Crothers left Elkton on
Wednesday, for weeks trip down
Chesapeake Bay. on the oyster steamer
Governor Thomas to inspect the work OF
the Shellfish Commission.
Mrs. Belle Buckley met with painful
accident few days ago, by falling as she
was coming down stairs. She was severely
cut and bruised about the face, both eyes
being blacked. Fortunately no bones
were broken.
About $45 was the sum realized at the
festival held on Thursday evening OF last
week by the Stewards of Mt. Pleasant M.
f. church. A good sized crowd was in at
tendance. Music was furnished by Rising
Sun Cornet Band.
The republican primaries were very
quietly conducted here on Saturday after
noon, there being but fifty votes cast
The delegates elected were: w. A. Reed
er, Edward Patton, Perry Gibson, Luther
Richards and Clarence Kirk.
The railroad excursion season ended
this week, the one to Atlantic City, Tues
day morning being patronized by thirteen
passengers from this station, while thirty
four tickets were sold Wednesday morn
ing for the COLCHESTER excursion,
X 1t is reported that the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad contemplate some very import
ant changes in the approaches to the
western end of their bridge at Havre de
Grace. The changes promise to be quite
extensive and engage large fotce OF men
for some months
Samuel J. Price, of Elkton, W. Marshall
Priest, of North East, and James p.
Magraw, of Perryville, who were among
this years graduates from the medical de-
partment of the University of Maryland,
have passed successful examinations be-
fore the State Board.
Iohn P. Wilson left at the MIDLAND
JOURNAL Office small branch from a
peach tree, upon which there are clustered
nine good sized, perfectly formed peaches,
in space less than one foot in length.
The branch is from a thrifty little
four-year-old tree on Mr.. Wilson's farm,
who reports he has half dozen trees in
his yard, all which are vigorous and in
bearing.
William Thomas, of Perryville, EN-.
ployed in Havre de Grace, was waylaid
and robbed of about $40 one night recent
lv, in the latter town. Thomas was or
his way to the wharf, to cross the river, al
about IL o'clock at night, when he wa:
struck in the head from the rear, ant
rendered unconscious. He remained un
conscious for some time, and on revivine
discovered his pockets had been rifed.
w. K. Bird was fortunate in getting {
piece of ground, embracing three-quarter.
of an acre, planted in potatoes early thi.
spring, April 10. which had the benefit o
fine rain the day after they were put il
the ground. He finished taking up hi
crop this week and the three-quarters o
an acre turned out a big yield of hn'
tubers, producing about I25 bushels. Th'
potatoes are the State of Maine variety
The long drought, which had lasted 70
six weeks, was finally broken by rain OF
Sunday evening and Monday, thatrevive'
parched vegetation and put an end, 70
the present as least, to the dust which ha'
become great annoyance. Much com
plant has been made by our farmer
that the growing crops and pasture field
were suffering greatly from want of fain
and everyone is rejoiced that the long DIR.
spell has at last been broken.