The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15

Our ice cream makers are doing the
biggest sort of a business this hot weather.
The railroad excursions to Tolchestei
will be run this year on July 20, August
8 and II.
The wooden inter-track fence at the
Elkton railroad station, has been replaced
by an iron one.
H.,C. Nickle has been appointed assess
or for the Seventh district, vice R. A..
Stephenson resigned
Elkton Town Council has fixed the
municipal tax rate at as cents on the $Ioo,
a reduction Of FIVE cents from last year.
The festival held recently by ladies OF
Mt. Pleasant M. E. church was a success
full venture. the gross receipts being over
$Ioo.
John T. Adams has threshed 81 acres
of wheat for Miss Parthena Coulson
which made III bushels, or 32 bushels
per acre. 81
Thomas M. Garrett and Howard. w.
Lewis, of Elkton, have been awarded free
scholarships at Washington College,
Chestertown
Dr. E. L. Hoffecker, district superin-
tendent, will preach in James M. E.
church, Rising Sun, on next Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock.
The electric light plant on the Hines
mills property. near Perryville. was offer
ed al trustees sale on Tuesday and with
drawn at bid of $500.
The carnival and festival held by the
Red Mems band at North East on the
Fourth Of July was big success, the re-
ceipts amounting to over $500.
The Thomas S. Smith property near
Perryville. containing IL acres, with
small dwelling house. has been sold at
trustees sale to Arthur H. Owens for $525.
Rev. Mr. Shredder has accepted a call
to the rectorship Of St. James Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Port Deposit, which
has been without rector for the past
year.
The trustees of Trinity Church, colored,
will hold campmeeting in the grove be-
tween Calvert and Zion, beginning Sun
day, July "a, and continuing over Sum
day. August J.
The ballots cast at the last election ia
Cecil county were taken TO the Elkton
pulp mill Wednesday and burned in the
furnaces under the supervision of the
Judges of the Orphans Court.
Rowland Barr, Port Deposit boy aged
eleven years, accomplished the feat of
swimming across the Susquehanna be-
tween Port Deposit and Lapidum, dis
tance of one and a-quarter miles.
The forest survey work has been COM
pleted in Cecil county by Forester Besley.
The last Legislature made a special ap-
preparation of 81 900 for the publication of
maps and reports of the State Board Of
Forestry.
The hay harvest, which has been a
good one. is being finished up in this sec
ton. and oats harvest is expected to begin
next week. The prospects are bright for
good crop, oats being unusually rank
this year.
Harry Efing, who returned from Attain
tic City Saturday, will leave Rising Sun
on Thursday for Harrisburg, Pa. where
he has been sent to pitch for the Tri-
State League team by Connie Mack, man
ager of the Athletics, of Philadelphia.
The heated term was partially broken
Tuesday, when it was decidedly cooler
with little sprinkle OF rain in the morn
ing. Humanity had been swetlering for
several days, with the mercury up in the
nineties, the highest point being reached
Saturday. when os0 was registered.
Monday evening the large barn on w.
w. McFalls' farm near Smithville. Provi-
dence township, Lancaster county. was
burned. together with the wagon shed,
feed mill, hogpen, three cows. two calves,
harness, fifty tons of hay, large gasoline
engine, etc. The loss will reach $4,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Two tricounty league games will be
played on the home grounds Saturday.
roth inst. with Aberdeen. The morning
game, which will be called at 10 O'Clock,
is the one scheduled for June II, which
was postponed on account Of wet grounds.
The afternoon contest is the regularly
scheduled game. and win be called at
l2:3o o'clock.