The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


A patent has been granted Geo.
Fl. Poist, of Port Deposit, for steel
gambrel.
Elkton Council has selected April
10 as the date for holding the
annual town election.
A soapstone vein on the property
of Kennard Riley, near Rock
J Springs, will be developed.
G. T. Snyder started to manu-
facture ice cream with his newly
installed power outfit yesterday.
The grip is very prevalent, all Of
our physicians being kept busy at
tending sufferers from the malady.
Good Friday, April 8, being a
legal holiday, the National Bank
) of Rising Sun will not be open for
business.
The first shad of the season was
caught at Port Deposit on Friday
last. 1t weighed six pounds and
was sold for 81 90.
The hour of meeting of Sunday
School changes on Sunday next
from 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon
TO g o'clock in the morning.
The W. G. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. G. s. Pyle on Thursday, April
Sth, at 2:3O o'clock. All the Com.
fort Bags are TO be brought that
day.
The Reed property, near Earle
vile, containing nine acres, was
sold Tuesday by George A. Blake,
Esq, Trustee, to VIM. Reed. for
1925.
Cecil Brown, who is employed at
the warehouse of Cameron s. Davis,
Colora, had his collar bone broken
last week by being kicked by, a
horse.
Arthur, 3.year old son of VIM.
Caldwell, of Elkton, was probably
fatally burned yesterday by his
clothing catching fire from the
kitchen stove.
Rev. j. W. Jones, the new pas
tor of James M. e. church, will
arrive in Rising Sun this. morning
and will occupy the pulpit of the
church on Sunday morning and
evening next.
We are in receipt of a beauti-
fully illustrated prospectus of the
Tome School for Boys at Port De
posit, setting forth in attractive
form the advantages of the school,
healthy location, etc. Prof. Thos.
Stockham Baker is director.
Ground was broken this week
for a 14x2G #. one story addition
in the rear of the Burlington furni-
ture store building. which will. be
used as a press room by the MID.
LAND JOURNAL, our business de-
mands requiring the increased floor
space.
At citizens meeting at Elkton
Monday, the following candidates
for Councilmens were nominated
John H. Terrell, Harry M. Taylor,
Geo. B. Kerfoot, Chas. A. Heatzig,
Cadmus Price, VIM. A. Crawford,
John Frazer, w. Sterling Evans,
v. r. Bennett, Henry M. McCul
Tough and George G. Biddle.
H. X. Garvin has closed out his
restaurant business in the Town
Hall building, and the room will be
occupied by Mrs. Jennie Gillespie
for her millinery business. G. T.
Snyder will use the room formerly
occupied by Mrs. Gillespie, for
restaurant purposes, giving him
more commodious quarters than at
present.
Young Friends Association will
be held Sabbath, Fourth month,
4th. Subjects: What is Chris
tianity g-Opened by e. r. Bnf
fington; For What Does the Church
Stand g-Albert L. Burlington;
Select Reading-Ch Christianity AS
Friends See It-Maggie Reynolds;
General Discnssion-Opened by B.
p. Nichols.
Rufus d. Bowland, of Elkton,
has announced himself candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Register of Wills.
Wilmer D. Thompson, of Proyi.
-dence, is a candidate for nomination
on the democratic ticket of Clerk
of the Circuit Court.
Clinton j. Yerkes, of Lombard, a
member of the last House of Dele.
gates from Cecil county, has an
nounced his candidacy for Sheriff