The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-09

I, The Ladies Aid Society Of Mt. Pleasant
netted nearly $40 by the festival held last
week.
Iohn McVey, of Conowingo, caught a
26-ponnd rock fish in the Susquehanna
river last week.
Miss Bertha Warner, of North East, has
been appointed principal of Butler school,
near Greenhurst
The contract has been awarded for the
erection of 100 by SO foot amusement
pier at Betterton.
John Hale, P, B. & W. freight brake
man fell and broke an arm, Thursday, in
attempting to board his train at Elkton.
The traction engine of Granville Pierce,
Of Liberty Grove, broke through small
bridge on the road near Blythedale on
Tuesday.
The body of an unknown white man
was found along the shore of Elk River
near Reynolds Wharf, in the First dis
trict, on Tuesday.
Octoraro M. E. church will hold fes-
tival Thursday evening, July IS. lfstormy
next clear evening. Rising Sun Cornet
Band will furnish music.
Caught returning home under cover OF
night, Alfred Bender, of Port Deposit, a
fugitive, wanted for violating the local
option law, has been lodged in Elkton
jail.
H. c. Cummings has purchased from
Miss Marion Sheppard, of New York, the
dwelling on Cherry street at present
occupied by him, The price paid was
$4,000.
The cool wave sent the mercury down
to $40 Saturday night, and on Sunday
night to 500. This is a decided drop from
the sweltering weather that had been ex-
perienced for more than week
Miss Naomi Vandegrift. principal OF
Pleasant Meadow school, near town, last
year, will succeed Miss Bessie Wiley as
principal of Zion public school at the re-
opening of the schools in September.
Z The merchants of Havre de Grace have
decided to close their stores at o'clock in
the evening during the months of July
and August, except on Friday and Satur-
day, when they will close at the usual
hour
Miss Florence Messenger, aged 10 years.
: who ran away from her home in Column
bra. Pa, was located last week in Havre
de Grace, where she was employed in the
textile mill Officers took to girl to her
home. !.
DR.. Delmar Smithers, of Chesapeake
City, has resigned as member of the
Board of Election Supervisors for Cecil
county. and Governor Crothers has APP
pointed DR.. William D. Cawley, of Elk
ton, his successor.
Fire broke out in a stable at Unionville,
near Kenneth, about I O'Clock Saturday
afternoon and before the flames were sub
dued the barns of Chas. H. Swayne, Jones
Webb, Emma Jackson and Albert Preston
were burned to.the ground.
The Fire Company and the Concert
Band of Oxford had a great day Monday,
the athletic carnival and Fourth of July
celebration held in that town being big
success. The gross receipts of the affair
4, were over $3.50, about $3.50 being cleared.
Deputy Sheriff McAllister, of Elkton, at
Fredericktown, on Monday arrested Robt.
Brooks, Clarence Wilson and Thomas
Green, negroes, charged with shooting
crap and breaking up religious meeting.
About ten gallons of whiskey were also
found.
Hopeweli M. E. church, Woodlawn,
Md, Rev. ]. Howard Gray pastor. Sab
bath services July IL: Sunday school at
o:3o; preaching at 1890. Epworth
League and preaching at sp. M. subject,
"The Heroine of a Woman's Prayer
Meeting" Sunday school at Asbury at 2
p. m. Preaching at 3 p. m. All welcome.
The observance of Independence Day,
on Monday, was one of the quietest ever
known in this town. Young America
was out early with his ire-crackers, and
kept popping away as long as his supply
lasted. All business was suspended, and
The hall oames in the morning and after
noon drew good sized crowds. In the
evening several of our citizens had more
or less pretentious displays of fireworks.
No accidents were reported, the holiday
on the whole being very quietly and
pleasantly observed by our towns-People,
while our farmers were too busy with
their harvest to take the day off.