The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-24

known also as Pancake Lay
The Woodlawn Y will meet Saturday
evening at the home Of John Cullen. neal
town.
The Cecil Farmers club meton Wednes-
day at the home Of Palmer McFadden, q
singerly
The young ladies Of Zion Presbyterian
church are preparing for an entertainment
10 Be given ia the near future.
Pleasant Hill public school was closed
last week on account Of an outbreak q
diphtheria 10 the neighborhood.
The win Of the late Thomas ]. cleayer.
Of Chesapeake City, bequeaths all his es-
tate to his son, DR.. Harry Cleaver, Of
Wilmington, Del.
Perryville base ball club has organized
with r. R. Devine manager and appli-
cation has been made for membership in
the Tri-County League.
A twisting halter choked to death
driving horse owned BY Otis Mccauley.
81 near Cherry Hill, while hitchedin Tay-
lor's livery yards, Elkton.
Persons Grove public school building
was slightly damaged BY FIRE on Wednes-
day night Of last week, the blaze originat-
ing from detective fiue.
The Young Ladies Social Sewing Circle
Of this town has presented the Union
Hospital. Elkton, with a handsome table
cloth and two dozen napkins.
An examination will be held at Elktou
on February rs for rural mail carrier to
succeed Walter G. Mercy, who has re-
signed as carrier on Route No. !, from
that town.
Frank Maloney, son Of James Maloney
farmer Of near Elkton, met with a pain
ful accident while operating cutting
machine. nearly severing two fingers Of
his left hand
number Of our patriotic citizens un-
iurled Old Glory on Washington's birth
day. while our rural mail carriers and the
bank took holiday by way Of celebrating
the anniversary.
The members Of West Amwell Sunday
school have presented Superintendent P.
M Grove with a handsome gold headed
silk umbrella as token Of their apprecia-
ton Of his services.
The Cecil County Medica. Society met
IN Elkton on Thursday Of this week. DR..
". S. Cullen, Of the MARYLAND Tubercu-
losis Sanatorium at Sabillasville, delivered
an address on Tuberculosis.
]. G. Hindman lost fine driving horse
On Saturday afternoon. The animal had
been sold by Mr. Hindman but was taken
sick on Thursday and died on the day it
WAS to have been delivered to its new
owner.
A drop hunt was indulged in at Bay
View last Saturday, quite number of
fox hunters gathering to participate in
the sport. Reynard gave the dogs merry
chase and finally eluded them in the
neiehborhood Of Blake.
Winter came back on Monday with a
snowfall Of between three and four
inches, and the mercury has been ranging
low this week. touching I5o on Tuesday
morning. Notwithstanding the rough
roads i few sleighs got out.
The Susquehanna river cleared of ice
last week and the first tow of the season
arrived of Port Deposit on Saturday for
stone for the Back river sewage disposal
plant This is the earliest the river has
opened for navigation for many years.
The passenger station of the Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington railroad
in Elkton, was successfully moved back
40 feet from its former site on Thursday
Of last week. This is one Of the several
improvements contemplated by the
company.
The entertainment Of the Signor Gaia
relli Concert Party on Friday evening
last. drew full house and proved to be
oneof the best that has been given here
for some time. That the audience was
well pleased was attested by the encores
! given almost every number on the
program.
There are good many residents in
this section whose wells have been dry
since early in the fall. but Jacob Kennard.
Of near town, is worse off than this even.
His well didn't 60 dry. but the wall caved
IN and he doesn't know which will be
least work and expense, to clean out and
sswau the old well or dig : new one.