The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
One more week of public school.

One more week of public school.
Jack Frost has paid US frequent visits
the past two weeks.
Thomas M. Cadle, of Port Deposit, has
been granted patent on fence-wire
cIampy
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with A. ]. Michener, near
Colora.
Clarence Rambo, an Elkton lad, fell
from horse and sustaineda a fracture Of
the left arm.
Quite number from the town and
vicinity attended this meet at Tome lnsti-
tute on Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mt Pleasant
M. E. church held strawberry festival
at Colora last evening.
The opening tri-county league game will
be played on the home grounds tomorrow
afternoon with Havre de Grace. Il
Students of the Cecil County High
School netted over $1oo by the operetta,
'sThe Golden Sickle in the Elkton Opera
House.
Howard T. Biddle, of Elkton, has been
elected second vice president of the Rail-
road Telegrapher's and Dispatcher's As
sociation.
The pupils of Franklin school will hold
an entertainment at the school house on
Wednesday evening, May rs. Admis-
sion, IS cents.
Festival tonight and tomorrow night in
the public hall, Rising Sun, for the benefit
of the base ball team. Be sure and attend
and give the boys boost.
Charged with stealing, bicycle from
Newmyer's store, at Havre de Grace Seth
Rose, of Newark, Del, was arrested at
North East and placed in Elkton jail
With liabilities Of $ar,472, Charles L.
Carter, former owner of Carter's binder
boardsmill, near Elkton, has entered into
voluntary bankruptcy. The assets are
$IA275.
The Oxford team .sput it all over the
Sun boys Saturday, in the third game of
the series played. the score being some
thing like I6 to 8, the caramel boys tiFing
themselves out running bases.
The work of tearing down the houses
belonging to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Comp my at Port Deposit, has begun and
the citizens of the town hope soon to see
the foundation built for new station.
The Cecil County Commissioners have
appointed Irwin Reynolds, Of near Barks-
dale, standard keeper for one year, and
have ordered that the road supervisors be
paid So. so per day and laborers 81. so per
day.
The large frame building in Coiora,
formerly used as manufacturing plant
for the Bird cultivator has been torn down
by w. T. Fryer and the timbers will be
used in the rebuilding of his barn, de-
stroyed by fire some months ago.
Favored with good weather and large
attendance the festival held at Oak Grove
school, near town, on Wednesday eve
ming, was successful venture, quite a
neat sum being realized. Music was
furnished by Rising Sun Cornet Band.
Those who searched the skies Wednes-
day night for glimpse of the comets
tail as it swept past the earth's orbit, were
keenly disappointed at the utter lack OF
auroral displayior other unusual mani
festation, but beheld the beauties of a
perfect moonlight night.
Founders Day was observed at the
Tome Schoolon Thursday. The opening
prayer was made by Rev. Samuel Polk.
pastor of the West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church and the grafton of the day
delivered by DR.. Edward Elliott, professor
Of political economy and dean of Princeton
University,
Bitten by mad dog, two valuable
hounds belonging to Cecil Biles of near
Lombard. had to be killed, as we'll as
seven other dogs belonging to farmers in
the neighborhood. II is thought that the
dog was among a herd of cattle belonging
to George M. Mccullough, and they are
being closely watched.
Harry Effine, Rising Suns crack twirler.
was sent for by Connie Mack, manager of
the Athletics. andfgiven ''try OUT on
the Athletic grounds in Philadelphia last
Monday. He evidently made good, as
manager Mack informed him he would
secure him a place ON the Atlantic City
team this season and take him south with