The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Revival meetings are in progress at
Sylmar and Ebenezer M. E. churches.
The w. C. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
Joseph Pogue on Thursday, Nov. II. at
2.3o o'clock.
Arthur Shippers, of North East, sustain
ed fractured collarbone in game of
football on Saturday,
The ladies of West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church will hold supper in the
Chapel Friday evening, November Io
Tome Institute defeated the Episcopal
High School of Alexandria, Va, Saturday,
in game of foot ball at Port Deposit, by
10 to 0.
The revival meetings closed on Thurs
day evening Of last week at James M. E.
church, Rising Sun, with six penitents
protesting conversion.
Rev. j. H. Mitchell has been unani-
mously invited to return as pastor Of
Zion and Ebenezer M. E. Churches, the
coming conference year.
E. Wilmer Jackson. of Aiken, is report
ed to have lost Sc pigs last month from an
unknown disease. George R. Taylor lost
three pigs from the same disease.
Wilson T. Wright and T. B. Ferguson,
Of Lewisville, have purchased property
with siding at Elk Mills, and are
arranging to open lumber and coal yard
at that place.
Six building, lots on which the Deibert
& Wilson Textile Mills stood, portion OF
the old Elkton fair grounds property,
were sold at public sale last week to FL
more Deibert for $500
The handsome silver cup, the champion.
ship trophy wen by the Rising Sun team
Of 1904 in the Cecil County base ball
league, has been placed on exhibition at
the drug store of Eli T. Reynolds.
Richard Williams, colored, was taken
to the Union Hospital, Elkton, last week
suffering with a broken leg and other in
juries, received by large bucket Of
cement falling on him while at work on
the B. & Q. Bridge near Childs.
A district meeting of the missionary
societies was held Wednesday in West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, dele.
gates and speakers being present from the
Presbyterian Churches of Port Deposit,
Perryville, Zion and Rock.
The twentieth annual convention of the
Maryland Christian Endeavor Union,
which is to be held in Baltimore November
9, 10 and II, at Northminster Presbyterian
Church, promises to be the most largely
attended convention of this organization
ever held.
Young Friends Association will he held
Sabbath afternoon, nth mo. 7th, at &c
o'clock. Subject. "Creeds." A paper
"The Apostolic Creed," read by Edna P.
Burlington. Apaper, THE Nicean Greed, :
readily Ella Hunt. A talk by Edwin R.
Burlington, followed by general discussion.
All invited to participate.
Rising Sun Sunday School and Epwortt
League will hold their annual Chrysan.
themum Tea on Wednesday evening,
Nov. 10. Supper from to o'clock, in
the lecture room of the M. E. church.
Tickets, 80 cents; with oysters, 40 cents.
This annual supper has become regular
feature and the menu prepared is always
one to tempt the appetite, the result being
that large patronage is assured.
Each of the thirteen members of the
Rising Sun base ball team, which won
the Cecil County League championship
this year. has been presented with q
handsome watch fob with gold pendant
upon which is engraved his initials. The
fohs were purchased in lieu OF a clut
trophy. in order that each player mighl
have some memento. TO show for his as
distance IN winning the championship.
Hallowe'eners were out in force on oul
streets Saturday evening, when the mum,
mers in costumes of every description
called at homes unannounced and pait
visits to places of business. Later in the
evening the rowdy element had its in
Aings, moving wagons. carrying off gate:
and other property, and Sunday morning
revealed the Centre Square Uttered will
boxes, ba, rels, gates, wagons. etc. Will,
the pranks were, for the most part. nc
doubt intended in a spirit OF pure fun, no
little malicious mischief was done, tn,
damage being considerable, and it is higi
time the authorities took steps to put I
stop to this wanton destruction 81 property
On Halloween.