The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-08
The fulll harvest Moon tonight.

Day.
The public schools of Cecil county open
on Monday next.
The Cecil County w. c. T. U. met in
annual convention at Calvert yesterday.
Washington Camp, P. o. S. of A. of
Perryville. cleared $II3 SO at its recent
bazar.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
A. E. Reynolds on Thursday, Sept. I4th,
at a:3o o'clock.
John White suffered fractured arm by
getting it caught in the machinery at
Providence paper mill.
The finest crop Of tobacco harvested in
Lancaster county in many years is now
being put in the sheds.
The new bell donated to the M. E.
church Of North East by w. N. Best. Of
New York, has been received.
The September term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county will convene at
Elkton Monday, September rs.
The Rising Sun library has placed
upon its shelves several additional
volumes, including some of the latest
fiction.
Miss A. Mabel Reynolds has rented the
library room, in the public hall building.
for her private school, which will open on
Monday.
Charles Lawson has purchased from
Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co.. 2o-horse
power REQ auto truck for delivery
purposes.
William Hines has resigned as substi-
tute carrier on rural mail route from
Colora and Frank P. Curry has been ap-
pointed to succeed him.
Mrs. George Pierce of Cecilton, met
with very painful accident last Thurs
day night while canning tomatoes. A
can she had just filled exploded, scalding
her face badly.
G. T. Snyder's supply Of the natural
product stored last winter. having given
out, he this week received carload of arr
ti6cial ice from Lancaster, for his ice
cream business.
T. ]. Yocum, of Oxford, brought his
gasoline traction well digging outfit to
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the work of drilling well on the property
of Geo. C. Reynolds.
This is to remind you Of West Noting
ham Meeting House Centennial to be
held September 10, program of which was
published in last weeks issue. All are
invited Box Lunch.
The contract for the erection of the new
M. E. church at North East. toreplace the
edi6ce destroyed by fire in the spring. has
been awarded w. D. Haddock & Co.. of
Wilmington, for $I3, SoS.
Among those awarded premiums in
fancy work department at Colchester Fair
last week were the following Elkton
ladies: Miss Florence A. Tuite, Mrs.
Charles T. Perkins, Mrs. Alexander
Evans. Jr.. Miss Edna Lee.
The large ash tree in front of the Bibb
stove foundry at Port Deposit, was blown
over on the sand house one day last week.
completely crushing the building and
causing damage of about $780, The
tree was an immense one and was over
100 years old.
The oil in the transformers on the
electric light pole near North East station
caught FIRE and the top of the pole burned
off one night last week. The iron trans
formers and platform fell to the ground
putting the town lights out of commission
for several nights.
Due to the heavy rains last week a
washout occurred on the B. & o. railroad
that caused disastrous freight wreck
near Eder station early Thursday morn
ing of last week. Fourteen cars were
derailed and crushed to kindling wood.
Both tracks were torn up and all B. & O.
trains were run through Cecil county over
the p. B. & w. tracks. Fortunately no
one was injured in the accident
This season has been remarkable one
for grapes in this section. Some persons
who have any quantity of vines have not
a single grape, on account of insects, eat
ing the blossoms. Others whose vines
escaped the destructive insect have the
finest grapes their vines ever bore.
Among the latter in this town are Mr.. A.
L. Duyckinck and daughter Emily who
bagged 1900 bunches and now have an
abundant crop, with the lunches as near
perfection as possible. Our thanks are
due for generous sample.