The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-29

A number of our trap shots attended
the tournament at Betterton the present
week.
Work on the extension of the state road
from Oakwood to Porter's Bridge was re-
sumed this week.
Hunters dam has been popular place
for picnickers in the late afternoon ana
evenings this summer.
The Iuly meeting of the Farmers CLUB
was held Wednesday at the home OF
A. R. Brown, near Sylmar.
Charles B. Finley, Jr., has been COM
missioned second lieutenant OF Company
E, First Maryland Regiment, of Elkton
By falling from load Of hay while at
work ON the Levy farm, near Elkton,
Monday, George Wallace ran two prongs
of a hay fork through his leg.
Wednesday afternoons gust brought
but little rain in this immediate neigh
borhood, but it cooled the atmosphere
wonderfully, and the shower was as re-
freshing as it was welcome.
Omen air services will be held in front
Of Rising Sun M. E. church each Sunday
evening during the remaining summer
weeks when the weather is favorable, the
services beginning at 7 o'clock.
The two o'clock northbound passenger
train was delayed more than an hour on
Saturday afternoon between Nottingham
and Oxford, by broken brake beam and
the blowing out of cylinder head
Walter Fisher, 1colored, wanted in Ok
ford on the charge of burglary and carry
ing concealed weapons, was apprehended
at the home of his mother, near the Ked
Pump, and taken to West Chester jail to
await trial.
The carnival and lawn fete held under
the auspices of Leeds M. P. church on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings OF
last week, was big success. the gross
receipts amounting to 1856. The net re-
cepts were about $500.
While playing about brush hre on
Wednesday afternoon of last week, Helen
Butler. aged six years, daughter OF Daniel
Butler of near Elkton, received burns by
her clothing catching fire, from which she
died in Union Hospital on Thursday
morning.
Ideal weather favored the festival
on Thursday evening of last week held at
West Nottingham. and large crowd was
in attendance. The gross receipt were
about Sos. Rising Sun Cornet Band was
present and contributed to the occasion
with numerous selections.
The mercury has been bobbing about
in the nileties for days past. in fact. the
weather mans records show this is the
hottest July since 1901. In that year
there were eighteen days when the maxi
mum temperature was 90 degrees or more
Up to Yesterday there had been fourteen
left to equal the record of July 1901.
S. I. Terry had the misfortune to lose
his pocketbook in the harvest field on
Friday evening. AS it contained thirty
dollars in money and number OF
valuable papers, Mr.. Terry spent several
anxious hours and Saturday morning
instituted thorough search, with the re-
suit that after several hours of tramping
about the field the missing pocketbook
was found with contents intact.
In attempting to board the GAS south
bound passenger train on Saturday even
ing. after it had started from the station
at this place. Benz. Lumm, of North
East, who has been canvassing this sec
ton for nursery firm, narrowly escaped
serious injury. Missing his footing. he
was thrown to the platform and dragged
some distance before releasing his hold on
the handrailing of the car. His knee was
lacerated, foot sprained and hand hurt.
While painfully injured he was fortunate
to escape with no more serious results.
The annual celebration, or picnic, of
the M. E. Sunday school, was held on
Wednesday in the grove on the farm of
Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co., south of town.
, A large number of both big and little
folks spent the day in the woods and
helped make way with the good things so
beautifully provided by the ladies at din
ner hour. In addition ice cream was serv-
ed about three o'clock in the afternoon to
top off with. and altogether the day in the
woods was one of much enjoyment for
every one, the threatening gust about
four o'clock hurrying all hands home a
little earlier possibly, than they intended.