The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-09

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Next Sunday is Easter.
Gardeners getting busy.
Thunder gust Tuesday evening"
John G. Hindman, of Rising
Sun. has announced himself can
didate for Sheriff.
Miss Helen Churchman, of Cal
vert, has accepted position with
E. r. Burlington & Sons.
Contractor E. Ward Brown has
resumed work on the Bay View
North East macadam road.
The Cecil Farmers Club will be
entertained at the home of Wayne
Reynolds on Wednesday, April 81.
The repair Of the public roads
will again be let by contract by the
County Commissioners. Bids will
be opened April 26.
County Treasurer Chas. Lynch,
of Cecil, will turn over about
$4,000 in delinquent taxes to
Sheriff Hager for collection.
G. T. Snyder has erected his
merry, go round on the lot in the
rear of his restaurant and expects
to putt in operation this week.
The Gridiron fisheries on North
East river will be conducted this
season by Edward G. Wilson & Co.,
succeeding w. j. Wilson & Son.
Frank McChesney, of Elkton,
has been appointed superintendent
and general manager of large pulp
and paper mill at Newbern, N. G..
During the month of March the
three rural free delivery carriers
on the routes from Rising Sun post
office, handled $1,000 pieces of
mail.
The base ball season will be open
ed Saturday afternoon at West
Nottingham by game between the
Academy and the Oxford High
School teams.
George B. Kerfoot, Henry NJ
Mccullough, John M Terrell, and
Victor r. Bennett have declined
their nomination for Town Commits
sioners of Elkton.
Arthur NJ, the 3-year old son Of
William Caldwell, residing near
Elkton, died at the Union Hospital
last week from burns caused by his
clothes igniting at the kitchen
stove.
Rev. j. W. Jones, the new pastor
of the Rising Sun and Sylmar
charge, preached to large congrega
tions in the morning and evening
at Rising Sun, and in the afternoon
at Sylmar, on Sunday last.
Edgar T. Kimble, of near New
London, fell from cart loaded
with sand Saturday afternoon, and
had one of his legs crushed by a
wheel of the heavily loaded vehicle
passing over it.
Miss Bessie Atwood, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis o. I. Atwood,
of near Elkton, has entered Union
Hospital, as student. The man
agement also desires another
young lady student.
The negro, Harrison Jones, of
Octoraro Junction, who was recent
ly shot by Chas. Boldly, and is still
in Union Hospital, suffering with
his wounds, has been arrested
charged with the larceny of a
bicycle.
Messrs. Karl and VIM. Hollings-
worth left theirhome in Bel Air on
Thursday of last week, on a pedes
trian tour to Chesapeake City, to
visit their aunt, Mrs. Delmar
Smithers, of that town. The dis
tance is about 40 miles.
Fire broke out in the lower bar
rens, on Foy's hill, in the Fifth
district, Wednesday evening, and
famed by the high wind that was
raging swept over a large area be-
fore COTTON under control. Sparks
from locomotive caused the fire.
Theodore Woollens has been
using the drag on the section of
road from Harrisville to Oak Grove
school house and if other road
members would follow this example
they would soon be convinced the
drag is wonderful appliance for
keeping the surface of the roadway
in smooth condition with bat a
small expenditure of time and