The midland journal., 1909-07-02

The ice cream and soda water business
has been thriving during the present
heated term.
c. T. Snyder has shipped his merry-go-
round to Betterton, where il will be set up
and operated.
G. G. Hopkins had the misfortune to
lose horse from cebro-spinal meningitis
Monday night.
Monday, July S, 1909, willy be observed
as legal holiday by the National Bank
Of Rising Sun, as July 4th falls on Sunday
The hay and wheat harvest began in
this section last week, and lis now in full
swing. Both crops are reported to be
average ones.
Plenty of daisies and white-top in the
grass this year. Farmers shy this should
be cut before the stalk gee woody and
stock will eat it.
Mrs. Ella Pyle has purchased from E.
H. Reynolds. the lot on Cherry street adj
joining her property, upoh which the
merry-go-ronnd Of c. T, Snyder at present
stands.
The Glorious Fourth falls on Sunday,
and as a consequence Young America
will celebrate on two days. Saturday and
Monday, this year, instead of one day as
customary.
All persons interested in the grave yard
at West Nottingham are requested to meet
with Friends preparative meeting in
Rising iSun next Sabbath 4th inst, at
usdal meeting hour.
The Kings Daughters, of North East,
will paw for and maintain one of the two
beds in private room at Union Hospital,
Elkton. The ladies of Elkton M. E.
Church have assumed the expense of the
other bed.
Owen Murphy, of Charlestown, was the
first heat victim in Cecil county, being
prostrated on Sunday and death occurring
in few minutes. The deceased was 72
wears of age, and is survived by several
children.
w. T. Warburton, president of the
Second National Bank of Elkton, was
elected one of the vice-presidents of the
Maryland Bankers Association, at the
annual meeting held at Blue Mountain
House last week.
Kicked in the face by horse, on Satur-
day, Wilbur Maxwell, of West Noting
ham, was painfully injured. Albert
Blackburn suffered a similar injury the
same day, having several teeth knocked
out by kick from horse.
The Commissioners of Rising Sun have
been engaged for the past month in re-
vising the tax list of the town, separating
real and personal property, and when the
work is completed 1t will show material
increase in the taxable basis here.
The Cecil County Commissioners have
made the following appropriations to in
corporated towns Elkton, 5000; Perry
vile, $I75; Cecilton, $3.50; Charlestown,
$Ioo; North East, $3.50; Rising Sun, $500;
Port Deposit, $3.50; Chesapeake City,$3as.
A lawn fete will be held on Saturday
evening, July 10, at the residence of Mrs.
Margaret E. Dunn, near Pilot, for the
benefit of Pilot M E. church. Ice cream,
cake, lemonade, etc., on sale. A hand
some quilt will be awarded to the person
holding the lucky number.
Fire originating among some Fourth of
July goods in the store of Walter H.
Taylor, at Elkton, Monday evening did
considerable damage. The Singerly Fire
Company responded to the call and soon
extinguished the flames. More damage
was done really by smoke and water than
by the flames.
l. Willett Ewing, of Calvert, attended
the Grand American Handicap target
shoot, at Chicago. last week, one of the
most important shooting events in the
United States. The best shots in the
country participated in the contest.
Ewing was among the first twenty Of the
1--WE hundred contestants. with score of
oI out of 100.
The extended heated term, which con-
tinued all last week, was broken Sunday
evening by one of the heaviest electric
storms that has visited this section. The
downpour of rain soon converted small
streams into torrents that overfowed their
banks. Fields and roads were badly
washed, the damage being considerable.
The gusts on Friday afternoon were
heavy ones, but the rainfall did not COM
pare to that Of Sunday evening.