The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-11
Spring pIowing has Commenced.


at present is marbles.
Bluebirds, blackbirds and robins have
made their appearance,
Nearly $3.50 for foreign missions was
raised during the year by the Elkton
Methodist Sunday school,
Postmaster Jesse P. West, of North East,
is i'll with paralysis with which he was
stricken, one day last week.
The Merry farm Of 81 acres, near Elkton,
has been purchased for $500 by George
F. Jeurgens, trucker and florist of Elk
Neck,
Sunday was real spring day, with a
thunder gust at night. accompanied by a
vivid electrical display and quite heavy
rainfall.
2. D. Grant has sold his property east
of town, embracing small dwelling and
about two acres Of land, for $I,2oo, to j..
NJ. Holden.
The Avondale Herald. recently burned
ont, has new press installed, and the
wheels are again going in that live
printing plant.
In attempting to stop runaway team
in West Grove on Sunday, James Dill
more was knocked down and suffered a
fractured shoulder.
While hauling spar from the quarry of
Atwood Montgomery to Sylmar. Calvin
Watson had his foot crushed, the wheel of
his heavily loaded wagon passing over it.
Harmony Castle, No. IS, Knights Of the
Golden Eagle, will hold festival and
prize carnival in Rising Sun hall on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, April
20 and III.
The committees appointed to canvass
the electric light and water works prop
ositions for North East. have reported
unfavo,ably and the project has been
abandoned.
Rev. Frank S. Cain. pastor of the
Harmony Methodist Protestant Church.
Rowlandville, has been requested by the
congregation to remain as pastor for
another conference year.
The firm name of Passmore & Gillespie
has been changed to sPassmore & Co, j.
Walter Passmore being now associated
with his father in the general warehouse
business at Nottingham and Sylmar.
Senator Crothers introduced on Monday
bill amending the game law of Cecil
county.
Also two bills refunding to Martha A.
Steel $I7.34 and $o.2s paid into the State
Treasury in error.
Peter E. Tome. of the Board Of Trustees
of Tome Institute, Port Deposit. has To-
Gated his $3.50 dimond ring, lost FIVE
months ago, in Baltimore pawn shop.
It was pawned by, Benjamin F. Benton.
who found it in scow. Mr.. Tome had
no idea where he lost the ring.
Don't fail to attend the entertainment Of
Frank Bennett Lane, the mystic philos-
opher. in the public hall, Rising Sun, on
Tuesday evening next, MarchI5. This is
the concluding number Of the course and
promisesto be one of the best. Tickets
on sale at Eli T. Reynolds drug store.
Deputy State Game Warden Sidney c.
Jones. of Berlin. who was in Elkton last
week and had warrants issued for five
violators oftLe ducking law. has succeeded
in having IS violators arrested SO far this
season, which is more than all the duck
ing police combined have arrested.
During the electrial storm Sunday night
lightning struck the barn on the farm
Of Freedus Johnson. near Pennington.
The bolt was carried oflby the rod with
out damage to the building, but heifer
thar was in the stable and close to the wall
to which the rod was attached, was killed.
Constable Brickley served 2o summons
last week on residents of Rising Sun and
vicinity to appear as witnesses at the pres
ent term Of Court in Elkton. Twenty of
them were in the case of John w. Barnes
VS.. Geo. R. Grason for $4,000 damages
growing out of. a personal encounter be-
tween these parties few months ago.
The witnesses summoned in the case are
Horace M. Duyckinck. sMiss Rachel
Dawson. Clinton l. White, H. c. Cum
mings, VIM. Reynolds, Harry Efing. JOS
S. Pogue, S. Taylor Reynolds, w. B.
COoney. Howard H. Reynolds. S. ]. Terry.
H. L. Sheppard. Chas E. Burlington,
Thos, Kirk, H. I, Glacken, A. ]. Mearns.
John Sergeant, J. NJ. Holden. Barclay
Cyles. The witnesses are notified 10 APP
pear in Court on next Tuesday.