The midland journal., 1909-06-04

Elkton sent 225 excursionists to Gettys-
burg on Memorial Day.
Children's Day will be observed at
lanes M. E. church. Rising Sun, on Sum
day evening, June 10,
The w. C. T. u. will observe Flower
Mission Day on Thursday, June 10, at
2:3o o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Edwin
Haines.
Mrs. Priscilla Slicer, an aged resident of
Greenhurst, fell while walking in her yard
and dislocated her collar bone, on Thurs
day of last week.
A petition is being circulated requesting
the Cecil County Commissioners to grade
and pike the three-mile road from Alfred
Kinks to Calvert.
Marshall Priest, of North East, and
Samuel J. Price, Of Elkton, graduated in
medicine at the University of Maryland,
Baltimore, on Monday.
Wallace Williams, eldest son of F. E.
Williams, editor of the Wing, was kicked
by colt one morning last week, at his
home near Elkton, and painfully, but not
seriously injured.
The northbound train, due at this
station at o:56, did not reach here until
nearly IL o'clock on Friday last. The
delav was occasioned by the engine
breaking down at Octoraro Junction.
The Cecil County News, published at
Elkton, has added to its equipment an
Eclipse newspaper folder, which greatly
facilitates the handling of its edition, the
machine being big labor and time saver.
The three rural free delivery carriers
from Rising Sun post office handled
1850 pieces of mail during March,
April and May. Carrier on route No.
handled 1906; No. carrier, 2o,I49;
No. carrier, 2o,63I.
The Horrigan Construction Company,
of Wilmington, Del, will shortly start
work of constructing permanent road
between Rising Sun and Gathers corner,
the MARYLAND Highway Division having
approved the bid made by the said COM
pany.
Becoming respondent when laid off'
Mack McGonigal, who came from New
York to work on the Baltimore q Ohios
new Susquehanna bridge, took large
dose of laudanum, but was saved through
the prompt treatment of a physician who
was summoned.
An excellent gravel road is being con-
structed between Pleasant Hill and
Kinks Bridge, in this county, under the
sunervision of Road Commissioner Al
fred B. McVey and Walter l. Smith.
The road bed is twelve feet wide with
gravel to the depth of one foot.
Rev. !. NJ Arters, Superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware
and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, will
deliver an address in James M. E. church,
Rising Sun, on Sunday morning next, at
1o:3o o'clock, and at Sylmar NJ. E.
church in the afternoon at 2:3o o'clock.
After 81 years of service with the Penn
sylvania railroad, the greater portion OF
which was spent as section foreman, j.
D. Grant, for several years past fagman
at the railroad crossing at Duyckinck,
Sterrett & Cos warehouse, was placed on
the retired list, witha pension, on Tues
day.
Joseph Clark, of Perryville, an en-
ployee of the Pennsylvania railroad, was
struck on the right foot with an axe
which flew off the handle, completely
severing the great toe at the base, except
the skin. 1t was necessary to use several
stitches to hold the toe onto the foot.
Splints were used to hold the member in
position.
The pike between Rising Sun and
Pennington is being repaired by TOP
dressing of gravel and fine crushed
stone. Experiments will be tried on
several pieces by mixing oil with the
dressing and at other places mixture OF
salt will be applied in the effort to keer
the surface moist enough to prevent
blowing off with the first breeze.
The rain and hail storm on Thursday
evening of last week was of unusual
severity in this immediate vicinity, A
perfect deluge of rain fell, washing corr
fields and roads badly. Considerable
damage was also done by the high wind
which approached cyclonic velocity il
sections. On the farm of Saml. Haines
near town. a corn crib was blown dowr
and several trees in the orchard uprooted
Fences and trees were also precipitated ir
other eecfi0ne