The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22

held Monday, May 2.
& Fire Of incendiary origin destroyed the
canning house and machinery of John
Whelan, at Oakwood, Cecil county.
A festival is being arranged for by the
members Of Rising Sun base ball team, to
be held Friday and Saturday evenings,
May 20 and ~.
The Paint and Powder Club, Of Elkton,
will give a play in the Elkton Opera
House April 81 for the benefit Of the
Union Hospital.
The tag social held Saturday evening
at the home of c. S. Abrahams, Wood
lawn, for the benefit Of Hopewell M. E.
church. netted about $25.
Charged with holding up and robbing
Elwood Logan, white, at North East, Fred
Holland. colored, Of Elkton, has been
lodged in Cecil county jail.
Quite a number from this section at
tended the opening of AL. F. Wheeler's
Show at Oxford. on Saturday. The circus
drew big crowds. both in the afternoon
and evening.
District Superintendent E. 1. Hoffecker
will hold quarterly conference at Mt.
Pleasant M. E. church on Saturday, April
23, at p. m, and will preach on the
following day at 1890 P. m.
The 3oo-acre Lower Ford Landing
farm near the mouth of Elk River has
been bought by Mrs. Maria Ford Massey,
Of Kent county, from States Attorney
Constable, of Elkton, for $500.
The unfayorable weather on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings interferred
greatly with the festival held in the public
hall by the Knights Of the Golden Eagle,
but the affair was a success notwith-
standing.
Governor Crothers has named James II.
Smith, OF Cecilton, and Joseph B. Ewing,
OI tue VOuISA ulStAiSl, a. LAS 0SSSSSSAS g.
large for Cecil county, under the bill
providing for new general assessment
in the counties of the State.
The new High School Building at
Cecilton, which was named the George
Biddle High School in honor of the late
County Superintendent who spent practi-
cally his entire life in school work, will
be dedicated with appropriate exercises
on Saturday, April 80.
A tract of seven acres of land on the
outskirts of the town of North East has
been laid out in building lots, rows of
trees planted and the site otherwise inn
proved. and inducements are being held
out to prospective purchases in order to
encourage building boom.
Mayor Armstrong Of Port Deposit,
has ordered fifty pound bag of lime
sent to every house in the town. The
lime is to spread about the premises to
prevent any possible outbreak Of disease
as result of the refuse left in the town
by the food and ice gorge.
The ladies OF Rising Sun and vicinity
are invited to attend the nth annual
meeting Of the Maryland State Federation
Of Women's Clubs, to be held at the
Arundel Club, Baltimore, Thursday and
Friday, April 20 and 2o. morning and
afternoon sessions each day.
A fine driving mare belonging to the
livery Of H. H. Mitchell. of Elkton. broke
away from the man who was leading her
on Friday morning and dashing through
the safety gates at the Bow street railroad
crossing was struck by train. One of
the animals legs was broken and it was
otherwise injured.
The graduating class of Calvert Agri-
cultural High School will give an enter
tainment in the school building. Friday
evening. 22nd inst, at 7:3o o'clock. con-
sisting of a farce in two acts, entitled
My Cousin Timmy." and comedy in
one act, entitled "His Model Wife" Ad-
mission, rs and IS cents.
The Pennsylvania Railroad station at
Port Deposit, collapsed Sunday morning.
The station was damaged during the ice
gorge Of January a3. and the company
was compelled TO move to new quarters
until the old station was repaired The
heavy rain caused the supports Of the
building to give away, and it was com
pletely wrecked.
The drought has finally been broken
and our farmers are happy once more. as
all growing crops have received the
needed supply Of rain to give them fresh
vigor. The rainfall began early Sunday
morning and continued with intermittent
showers throughout the day. The I'M
settled weather has continued during the
week. with more rainfall than has visited
this section for many day.