The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Ii is reported that new creamery will
be established at Providence, by New
York company.
The gross receipts of the festival held
on the evening of the Fourth by the ball
team were about $65.
The first home grown peaches were
brought to Elkton market this week by
William J. Arrants, of Elk Neck
Il has been decided to hold the second
annual Elk Neck Farmers Picnic on
Wednesday, August 8, on Elk River.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
c. S. Pyle on Thursday, July ID, at 2:3o
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Hugh w. Caldwell, of Chesapeake
City. was elected secretary of the Mary
land Shareholders Association on Friday.
Miss Margaret Hartnett has resigned
as principal Of Leslie School to become
assistance at the Howard Street School,
Elkton.
]. M. Creswell, of Port Deposit, has
made several trips to our town the past
few days with pleasure parties in his big
auto-truck.
The State Board of Education has set
October "a to 20 as the dates for holding
the ANNUAL Cecil County Teachers Insti-
tute at Elkton.
J. Harvey Grove. an ice cream manu-
.facturer of Elkton, is threatened with
blood poisoning from being cut on the
hand by an ice cream can.
these columns, every one who SO willingly
and generously aided them in their OBJ
servance of Sane Fourth.
Rena Wilson, colored, has been arrest
ed in Wilmington, Del, charged with the
abduction of a I4-year-old negro girl,
Beulah Boyer, from Cecilton.
Comptroller Clagett on Friday announc-
ed The distribution of the Free School.
Futid for the city of Baltimore and the
counties. Cecil county receives 81, 573. .e8.
Owing to illness, Rev. George w.
Bradley has been compelled to give up
the management of Leslie Camp this
year. Rev. ]. F. Kingsley, D. D., of
Marcus Hook, has been appointed in his
place.
The first new wheat was delivered at
the warehouse of Duyckinck, Sterrett &
Co., on Wednesday by E. Hughes Keil-
holtz. the price quoted being 90 cents per
bushel.
The Fourth was an ideal day, as far as
the weather was concerned, and a grand
one to be out of DOORS Numerous of our
townsfolk ayailed themselves OF the
opportunity for family picnics and other
delightful outings.
Rev. James NJ. Arters. Superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League of the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland. will preach in James
M. E. church, Rising Sun, at 1890 o'clock
Sunday morning next, and at Sylmar at
ago in the afternoon.
Quite number of our patriotic citizens
had displays of fireworks on the evening
Of the Fourth. as a fitting close to the day
which was lively one in our town. with
parade, patriotic meeting. and baseball
game in the afternoon and festival at
night.
A number of families. embracing a
party of about thirty-6ve. enjoyed an
evening at Hunters dam on Thursday
last. Boating and fishing were indulged
in and a sumptuous supper spread on the
greensward, which latter feature was BY
no means the least enjoyable of the
delightful little outing.
Joseph Hunter, young son of Park
Hunter, of near town, while leading
calf on Tuesday, coiled the rope about his
arm and shoulder. The calf, in spirit
of play. started to run. The lad was
thrown by the sudden jerk and fell in
such position that the rope cut and
lacerated his neck severely before his
weight brought the frisky animal to stop
and he was able to free himself.
During the ball game on Monday after
noon. a crowd of drunks. both white and
colored. engaged in wraugle in the
public road near the concrete bridge. east
Of the grounds. This drunken wrangle
finally eliminated in fight that took
place about six O'Clock near the warehouse
OF Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co., in which a
white man was badly used up by negro
J tough from Sylmar. Warrants have been
issued by the town authorities for those
responsible for the disturbance.