The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-10

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Robert White. of North East, fell from
a footlog while crossing a,small stream,
and fractured his leg.
children's Day will be observed at
Sylmar M. E. church on Sunday after
noon, June ro, at ago o'clock.
A horse being driven between Calvert
and Zion on Memorial Day by Harvey
Anderson, fell dead in the road.
The Cherry Hill band has purchased
new uniforms and made the first appear
ance in them on Memorial Day.
A truck piled high with crates filed
with eggs was smashed by a train at the
North East station on Thursday.
Leslie Camp win open Wednesday, July
40 and close August 2. Rev. G. W.
Bradley is minister in charge this year.
Miss A. Mabel Reynolds school picnic
ed at Hunter's dam on Thursday. the
little folks having the time of their lives
on the outing.
A public hall will be erected at Pleasant
Hill, on a plot of ground recently pur-
chased by the Young Mems Social and
Literary Society of that place.
Work has been resumed at the quarries
near Conowingo, which supplies stone
for work at the Mccall Ferry power plant.
The quarries have been closed for six
weeks.
Ait a meeting Of the Directors of Union
Hospital Elkton, Monday afternoon DR..
g. Hampton Richards, Of Port Deposit,
was appointed consulting surgeon Of the
! hospital.
Governor Crothers has accepted an in
vitation to award the diplomas to the
graduates Of Tome School at its COM
mencement on Tuesday evening,
June IA.
Professor C. E. Hammett, director of
athletes at Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
hasresigned and accepted similar posi-
ton with the Northwestern University,
Evanstown, Ill.
Children's Day exercises will be held
in James M. E. church, Rising Sun, on
Sunday evening next, al 1890 o'clock.
The exercises will be in charge of the
Sunday school.
Retiring County Treasurer Charles K.
Lynch has been appointed Clerk to the
Board of Control and Review under the
new General Assessment Law, vice Manly
Drennen, who declined to serve.
The Junior League will hold lawnfete
in front Of the Rising Sun M. E. church
on Wednesday evening, June IS. II
stormy, on the following evening. Pro-
ceeds for church improvement fund.
Louis and Temple Abernathy, the boys
who-are riding horseback from their home
in Oklahoma to New York to greet ex-
President Roosevelt upon his return to
this country. stopped in Elkton Wednes.
day night.
Norris Reynolds captured carrier pig
con that alighted in the yard of his fathers
home, neartown, one day last week. The
pigeon seemed very tired and hungry and
after being cared for remained on the
premises.
The contract for building two and a
half miles of road between McCann's
corner and Kalnia, Hartford county, has
been awarded by the State Road Commits
sion to E. Ward Brown. Of Port Deposit,
al his bid of $4,000.
A cow belonging to Charles Perry. oi
near Zion, got onto the barn floor one day
recently and fell through the strawmow,
into the yard below. The animal was SO
badly injured about the back that it Is
not expected to live.
The explosion of an oil stove at the
home of Levi O. Cameron on West Main
Street. Elkton, last Sunday afternoon.
caused much excitement in that part OF
the town. The FIRE was put out before
much damage was done.
John H. Kimble, of Port Deposit. secre-
tary Of the Board Of Trustees of Jacob
Tome Institute, fell from cherry tree on
his farm near that town one day last
week. In falling he struck bucket that
was underneath the tree and suffered a
fracture Of two ribs.
Charged with selling racing bets to a
detective in Baltimore, George Quantrell,
race track follower and former jockey,
who since the outlaw race-track days in
Cecil has drifted from town to town ia
the capacity Of stabIeman. has been
sentensed to thirty days in the Baltimore
city jail.