The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-09
TOWN AND COUNTY. \
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Grace A. Wilson, is visiting Miss
Bertha Smithers, of Smyrna, Del.
Miss Naomi Farra, of Perkasie, Pa, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Saml. P. Ryan.
VIM. H. Michaels, of Germantown, is
visiting at the home of Edwin Haines and
family.
H. F. Richards, of Philads., was the
guest of Rising Sun friends on the
Fourth.
DR.. and Mrs. T. b. Moore were visitors
at the home of the formers mother, in
Delta, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcclellan, of
Philadelphia, spent the Fourth with,
Rising Sun relatives.
Jacob Minor. of Baltimore, spent por-
ton of the week at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Reynolds left
yesterday for weeks trip to Pen Mar,
Old Point Comfort and Norfolk.
Mrs. Elmer Vanneman and children, of
Havre de Grace, visited Edwin Haines
and family few days this week.
B. H. Brown and DIR. H. M. Brown, of
Philadelphia, spent the Fourth at the
formers summer cottage, west of town.
Mrs. J. R. Short and son, of Baltimore,
and Raymond Mclaughlin, of Whining
ton, are being entertained by Rev. and
Mrs. J. w. Jones.
| For the six months ending June goth
the Hartford National Bank of Bel Air de-
elared a dividend of per cent gross and
the Second National Bank, of the same
town, 2H per cent net and carried $4,000
to the surplus account.
Six negroes have been lodged in Elkton
Jail, charged with being implicated in the
shooting of special officer Harry H. Boon,
who was killed on Wednesday night Of
last week, at Perryville, while attempting
to arrest some colored men, who had been
riding on freight cars.
| Teachers life certificates have been
awarded by the State Board Of Education
to Miss Emily E. Moore. North East
Miss Arrie Mccoy and Miss Ethel Duha-
nell, Cecilton; Miss Ella Cranon, Fourth
district; Miss Mary L. Budd and Miss
/ Kathar;ra p,,dd of EIbt1r
| The prospects are for an abundant
yield of tomatoes for the packers this
season. At the time of setting out the
plants copious rains fell and very few if
any died from the want of sufficient
moisture, to give them good start. The
weather since then has been most favor
able and they have grown beyond expec-
tation.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made even at this early date, for an appro-
pirate celebration of Maryland Day,
which is scheduled for August 26, at the
Alaska-Yukon-Paci6c Exposition. There
are many natives of Maryland scattered
Throughout the entire Northwest, and it is
the purpose of this celebration to have a
general reunion of these people.
Comptroller Herring on July I, an
nounced the distribution of the free school
fund for the city of Baltimore and the
several counties. The total distribution
amounts to $50, 224II, including an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the INDECENT
blind. The amounts apportioned will be
payable to the school authorities on and
after July IS. Cecil county will receive
ST., 6o5.oo.
The w. c. T. IT,. of Aberdeen, some
time ago offered prizes to the pupils of the
school for the best composition from the
sixth, seventh and high school grades.
The subject was the Evils of Strong
Drink" The prizes which were five gilt
frame pictures were awarded at the COM
mencement exercises by Rev. F. r.
Bayley. The winners were as follows:
Sixth grade, Herman Greenland, seventh
grade, Miss Elsie Cummings. High
school, Miss Bessie Meehan.
The West Nottingham Preparative
Meeting of Friends having given its con-
sent to those interested in the graveyard
of the meeting to form a permanent asso-
citation TO care for the yard, building and
grounds, meeting will be held in the
Hall Building, Rising Sun, Nd, Seventh
Month, Seventeenth, at o'clock p. M, to
effect a permanent organization. 1t is
earnestly desired that all those interested
attend this meeting.
SAMUEL A. TAYLOR,
! BARCLAY REYNOLDS,
EDWIN HAINRs.