The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

fpay,--a degal nouuay'
i The public schools of the county re-
open, after the summer vacation. on
Monday morning next.
But four tickets were sold at Rising
Sun station Wednesday morning for the
Atlantic City excursion.
The members of Hopewell M. E. Sun
day school will hold their annual picnic on
,Woodlawn camp grounds tomorrow.
The open season for squirrels, pheas-
ants, rail and reed birds began on
Wednesday Of this week, the Ist inst.
County Treasurer Charles X. Lynch re-
ports that the August collection of taxes
in Cecil county are heavier than usual.
Magistrate S. A. Taylor has erected on
The lot in the rear Of his dwelling frame
building which. he will use for Office
purposes.
Miss Bessie Gallaher has resigned as
teacher at sElk Mills school. having ac-
cepted position in the schools at Eliza
beth, N. ].
Monday, September 9th. being legal
holiday. Labor Day. the National Bank of
Rising Sun win not be open for business
on that date.
The Rising Sun w. C. T. U. will meet
in annual session at the home OF Mrs.
Edwin Haines on Thursday, Sept. 9th, at
a;3o o'clock.
The cath annual convention of the Cecil
County w. c. T. U. will be held in the
M. E. Church, Rising Sun, on Thursday,
SeptemberI6.
In single haul of a buck net. Captain
George Mccall and Captain Case landed
5000 pounds of rock fish at the head OF
the Chesapeake Bay.
(. The ladies of Porters Grove church will
hold festival at that place on Saturday
evening, Sept. II, instead of the 4th as er-
roniously. stated in other papers. The
public cordially invited.
9aFrank Seabert. freight brakeman on
the p, B. & W.. railroad had his hip
broken and received other severe injuries
last week, by being struck by the fence
Between the tracks at Iron Hill.
The members Of Ebenezer M. E. church
will hold Lawn Fete on Wednesday eve
ming, Sept. 8. at the home Of Frank Orr,
Gieenhurst. Ice cream, cake, pies and
fruit for sale. If stormy, the following
evening.
Mrs. Amy Weech, of Alexandria. Va,
win deliver e. temperance address in
Calvert NJ. E. Church. Wednesday eve
ming, September rs. Public cordially ia
yited. Admission free. but collection
will be taken.
Woodlawn Y hass elected the following
officers: President. Miss Helen Jackson
yice-president, Mrs. r. G. Terry; secre-
tary. Mrs. Edwin Brown; treasurer, Miss
Virginia Abrahams; corresponding ssecre-
tary. Miss Annie Jackson.
"A. portion Of the front of the large hard
ware store and carriage factory OF Jos. ).
Pogue, Sons & Co., has been torn out
and remodeled. The section partitioned
of from the main storeroom will be de-
voted to banking purposes.
The sudden drop in the temperature on
Wednesday evening was sharp reminder
of the rapid approach of fall. The mer-
curry registered soo at one O'Clock Wednes-
day afternoon. BY eight o'clock in the
( evening It had dropped to 65'. while at
7:3o Thursday morning il registered So.
.Pencader," the handsome stallion
owned by james T. Armour, of Green
hurst. won the Ais pacing race at Easton
fair, Thursday, of last week, defeating
.Dry Dock" The first heat was won by
Dry Dock, in a.IaH. but the next three
heats were taken by Pencader in ask,
a.IsK, AJAX.
The annual reunion of the living MEM
bers of Co. E, Purnell Legion, Md. Vols,
will he held at North East on Saturday,
September 10. All members are earnestly
requested 10 be present. An invitation is
also extended to the members of Snow
Battery, B, or any other veterans to
join us, and take "a glance back to the
days of 1861 to 6s.
One of the big steam rollers on the
Rising Shn-Cathefs Corner road work
was run too close to side ditch on Mon
day andltoppled over on the bank. II
required several hours hard work to right
the heavy machine. as il was wedged be-
tweSni a telephone pole and tree, but Il
was finally lacked up and found to be
damaged but slightly.