The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-04-07

The rain during the forepart Of the
week gave the ground a thorough
soaking.
A new school house. for the accommoda-
ton Of colored children, is to be built this
summer at Rock Run.
George Al. Blake. Esq. Attorney, has
sold the Frisby house in Elkton to Charles
Bowser, colored, for $3.50.
Thursday dawned bright and clear.
giving us a real touch of spring after the
several days of rain this week.
Good Friday. April 18th, being legal
holiday, the National Bank of Rising Sun
will not be open for business on that date.
Eggs selling at fifteen cents per dozen
in the local market This is a tumble
from 42 cents per dozen, where they were
selling not long since.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee, in session at the Hotel Rennert,
NBaltimore, on Wednesday, reelected John
B. Hanna, of Bel Air. chairman.
Harry R. England is arranging to
establish milk business in Wilmington.
He will receive the milk at his creamery
near Zion and ship via the B. & Q. rail-
road.
The suit of Dr. Jenkins against Joseph
Hinchliffe, of Elkton, for damages grow
ing out of dog biting his son over
year ago. will come to trial at Chester
town, at the April term of Court.
Reliance Castle No. 20. K. G. E. Of
Jackson, this county. will hold their 2Ist
anniversary in their hall, April 5. The
committee in charge is composed as
follows: M. M. Jackson, = 7. Jackson,
:. I. Bayes.
Surveys have been completed for the
work TO be done by the county on the Fair
Hill-Appleton road, the road from GilPin's
Bridge, near Elkton. toward Barksdale
and the Elkton-Newark road. from Belle
Hill to the Delaware line.
The regular meeting of the Y. p. 5. e.
E. Of West Nottingham Presbyterian
church will be held Sunday evening at 7
o'clock. The topic is Painting the States
White A lecture on the ''Degenerative
Effects OF Alcohol on the Human Race
will be given. All cordially invited.
Attacked by an angry bull on Sunday,
George Deamond, of Zion, was knocked
down aud severely bruised, but fortunately
escaped serious injuries. as the animal
had been dehorned. Mr.. Deamond sue
ceeded in getting hold of the ring in the
bulls nose and twisted it SO vigorously
that the beast ceased its attack long
enough to allow him to crawl through .
barn door and escape.
Atwood Jamison. who has just moved
to the farm of Mrs. Lille Robertson, eas
of town. lost valuable young horse or
Saturday night. Mr.. Jamison had un
hitched the horse from the buggy ane
was leading it to the stable, about ter
o'clock Saturday night, when the animal
which was very spirited pulled away from
him and in the darkness ran into som,
machinery standing near. An iron on 1
threshing machine pierced its body clea
through. and killed it almost instantly
Mr.. Jamison had purchased the hors'
about six weeks previous, paying $500 fo
the animal.
The members of the base ball team arr
first in the field this year with festival
arrangements having been made by then
for the holding Of one in the public hall
Rising sun, on the evenings of Frida,
and Saturday. April 2s and 2o Ic'
cream. cake, fruit and other good thing
will Be on sale. In addition drawing
win be held for barrel Of -four lap robe
silk umbrella and pair, of shoes.
Turn out and help the boys with you
most liberal patronage as they are badly il
need OF finances to put the team in shap'
for the coming season, which opens OF
the home grounds on April 2o.
Considerable interest has been mani
tested in the report that orders had beer
received from the State Road Commission
10 suspend all work on the Elkton-chesa
}peake City road for an indefinite period
Inquiry of the chairman of the Commits
sion elected the information that the con
tractors had been ordered to suspend tn
road work proper until the bridge worl
shall have been completed; that the bridg
work is not being pushed with suficien
yigor and this method is being taken t
force it. Il is to be presumed that tn
road building viii follow the construction
ofbridges. enlverss, &c.-cecil Democrat