The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

w. B. Cooney received another carload
81 artificial ice this week.
West Nottingham Academy will open
for its r6oth school year on Wednesday.
Sept. ~.
Haag's greas circus is billed at Elkton
for September II, ard Robbins for Sep
tember "a,
The September term Of Circuit Court
for Cecil County will convene at Elkton
on Monday, Ioth inst.
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
will open for the year IoIo-II in all its
departments on Monday, Sept ~
A large cfayon portrait of the1ate S. A..
Sturgeon has been hung in the Knights of
Pythias lodge room at North East.
In attempting to jump the inter-track
fence at Elkton station one day last week
Samuel Holiday fell and broke his ankle.
Old General Humidity has been visiting
in this section the past several days
much 10 the discomfort Of sweltering
humanity.
Defenders Day, September ~, has been
proclaimed legal holiday by Governor
Crothers and banks and public Offices will
be closed on that date.
The II41 1zsacre farm Of Mrs Emma F..
Swing, near the mouth Of Bohemia River
ia Cecil county has been bought by H.
M. Baruch. Of New York, for $1,000.
Thos. Kirk, executor of Anna M. Kirk,
win sell at public sale ~ acres, improved
by frame dwelling house and other build
ings, near Sylmar. on September "a, at
2o'cIock.
The young people Of Leeds and vicinity
have organized the Leeds Pleasure Club,
with Robert J. McCauley as president.
Miss Maris Scarborough as secretary and
Miss Viola Mahoney as treasurer.
DR.. T. B. Moore and H. Branch Patten
have resigned as judge and clerk Of
election, respectively, Of the Sixth dis
trict. and w. M. Reynolds and Jas. Van
mort appointed to fill the vacancies.
Harry Efing, who has been pitcs sing
for the Ocean City. New Jersey, team this
summer, returned to his home in town
this week, the base ball season at the sea
shore closing with the Labor Day game.
Deer Creek Lodge OF Odd Fellows, Of
Darlington, Hartford county, will pay a
fraternal visit to Excelsior Lodge of this
town, tomorrow evening. A number Of
the Grand officers OF the state are expected
to be present.
WoodlaWn Y has elected the following
officers: President Miss Helen Jackson
Vice-P President, Miss Lora Thompson
Recording Secretary Mrs. Edmund
Brown; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Annie Jackson; Treasurer, Miss Virginia
Abrahams.
The quarry on the farm Of S. J. Reyn-
olds, adjoining town, which has been fur-
nishing stone for the State road work, be-
coming exhausted, new one has been
located on the farm Of ]. L. Stephens
which is being opened and preparations
made to move. the crusher and engine
% the new location.
Several years ago DR.. ]. B. Slicer bough,
4 job lot of old books for which he paid
thirty cents. One day last week while
looking through one OF the old volumes
he came across surprise in the form Of a
number Of .'shinplasters" tucked away
between the leaves. The paper currency
was in good state Of preservation and
amounted 20 $a.75, in denominations Of s,
10, rs. rs and so cents.
The festival held by members OF the
base ball team was interfered with by
unfavorable weather ON Saturday night,
and was continued IN Monday evening.
being well patronized. The gross rereipts
were $50, the net receipts being in the
neighborhood Of $50. In the drawing Cur
tbs Williams. Of North East, secuted the
barrel Of -four Allen Kirk. Of Rising sun.
pair Of shoes; Roy Mcvey, Of Greenhurst,
lap robe; Ely & Son, Rising sun, box Of
cigars.
One Of our gallant and popular young
men placed himself in line for Carnegie
medal, this week, by thrilling and heroic
rescue. He was preparing to take a
young lady boating ON Hunters dam but
evidently was devoting more attention to
the boat than to his fair passenger, per
misting her 70 fall lloverboard. The young
man was equal TO the occasion, however,
as be proved by very courageously plung-
tspg in to her rescur, and the boating ex-
peditioa was postponed for a day or 50.