The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-05-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week:
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

bloom.
The Bay View Band has been reor
ganized.
Frost is reported on Wednesday anc
Thursday mornings of this week.
Miss Hattie George, of Elk Neck, has
entered Union Hospital, Elkton, as a stu.
dent nurse.
Rev. Frank Wire, sof Wilmington, has
organized Christian Science congrega-
ton at Providence.
County Treasurer Charles K. Lynch has
announced his candidacy for renomina-
ton by the Democratic party.
A hokey-pokey ice cream wagon rolled
into town one day last week and reaped a
harvest of pennies, at one cent per hokey.
Friday was sample of good, old'sum-
mer time weather, the mercury reaching
$50 before the thunder gust in the evening.
To supply their locomotives with water
at Iron Hill the Pennsylvania Railroad is
having an artesian we'll sunk near the
station
Elkton Town Council has elected Victor
r. Bennett secretary, David Scott treas
urer, William S. Evans counsel. and Geo.
Potts bailiff.
The May meeting OF the Cecil Farmers
Club will be held on Wednesday next at
the home of Jas H. Maxwell, near
Pennington.
A windmill on the farm of Webster
Brown, near Lombard, was blown down
s and completely demolished during re
cent heavy gale.
The North East Athletic Association
netted 500 from the play, THE Starry
Flag" which it produced in the Elkton
Opera House.
Leclair Green, of Elkton, has been
lodged in the Cecil County Jail. charged
with attempting to break into the store OF
Walter H. Taylor.
AT meeting of the Directors of the
! Cecil Farmers. Telephone Company held
on Wednesday, R. K. Rawlings was elect
ed President, vice E. A. Gillespie, de-
ceased. tt
AT the annual election in Cecilton, last
week, H. D. Budd, Charles Griffith, J. H.
Black and w. H. Brown were chosen
Town Commissioners, and Henry Boulder,
town bailiff.
Harry Alexander, son of Harry T.
Alexander, who is a pupil atthes Elkton
public school, fell from the fire escape. en
the building }one day last week, and seri-
ously injured himself
Omar D.. Crothers, Esq, of .Elkton-4 has
announced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for the State Senate.
Mr.. Crothers has resigned as a member
of the Board of Supervisors Of Elections.
Sunday morning, June 6, the ,sbaeca4
laureate sermon will be preached in the
Methodist Church, at Port Deposit, to the
members of this years graduating class
of Jacob Tome Institute, and their friends.
Chesapeake City High School Com
mencement will be held Thursday evening,
May II; North East on Friday morning,
May 2S; Elkton on Saturday morning,
May 20, and, Cecilton on Monday eve
ming, May 81,
Young Friends Association. will be held
Sabbath Afternoon. 10th inst. Mary
Travilla, minister from West Chester,
expects to attend morning meeting at 10
o'clock and address the Association in
afternoon at ago A cordial welcome
extended 20 all.
The desire for swim in the creek
during one of the warm days of last week,
proved too great for Lewis Garvin and
Raymond Alexander, two Rising Sun
small boys, with the result that both have
since been confined to bed, threatened
with pneumonia.
Frightening at an automobile yesterday
a horse belonging to B. P. Nichols ran
away from in front Of the slaughter shop,
raising both excitement and dust as il
passed through town. The runaway was
caught at the warehouse of Duyckinck,
Sterrett & Co., and no damage was done
Several cases of petty sthieving have
occurred in this neighborhood during the
past week. "A coil of twisted fencing wire
was stolen from FTeedus, F.. Johnson, who
promises to waive prosecution if it is
returned. A night iprowler was heard
about the premises Of Mrs. H. G. Rober.
son two nights in Succession and on the
second visit shots from revolver caused
the prowler to decamprleaving ~ ears oi
corn tied together for carrying away. =