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

Thomas Kirk lost fine COW last week
from milk fever.
Hitching sheds have been erected at
Ebenezer church, near Greenhurst.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
E. P. Haines on Thursday, July 18th, at
ago o'clock.
Miss Emily A. Scott has been appointed
principal Of White Oak, public school,
Calvert, vice Miss Mearns Carhart, re-
signed.
Elkton merchants have decided to close
their places of business each evening
except Saturday, during July and August
at o'clock.
w. w. Burkley, of Elkton. has been
drawn on the September jury panel in
place of John Mayer. Jr., who has moved
from the county.
The directors Of the Chesapeake City
National Bank have declared semi
annual dividend of IN per cent. and
carried $1,000 to the surplus fund.
Hugh W. Caldwell, of Chesapeake City,
was elected secretary Of the Maryland
State Teachers Association at the annual
session held last week at Braddock
Heights.
Frank E. Williams, editor of the Cecil
Wing. has applied for an injunction to
prevent the Cecil County Commissioners
from borrowing any money during this
fiscal year.
The Stars and Stripes were displayed at
numerous homes in town on the Fourth.
the decorations in many instances being
quite elaborate. Those at the Parsonage
were especially attractive.
The Ferry boat, running between
Havre de Grace and Perryville, has been
taken off, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company having refused her permission
TO land at their Perryvil'e docks.
The local w. C. T. U. wishes to extend,
through these columns, hearty vote OF
thanks to all who aided in making the
celebration of the Fourth of July a
success and a special vote is given to the
Band for their strenuous efforts to furnish
the inspiring music.
John w. Taylor, near Rpwlandville,
has been compelled to kill three fine hogs
this week on account Of rabies. Several
days ago strange dog appeared on the
premises and bit number of hogs and
possibly some OF the other stock and it is
Z feared more cases of rabies may develop.
The trustees of North East M. E. church
are}advertising for proposals for the erec-
\ tipn of new brick or granite edifce to
splace the one burned some weeks ago.
A bell will be donated for the new build
Ling by w. N. Best and A. H. Best, as a
memorial to their cousin, the late Rev.
w. T. Hammond.
A severe electrical and wind storm
swept over portion Of the Fourth and
Ninth districts last Sunday evening,
doing considerable damage in the neigh
borhood of Calvert, Lombard and Blue
Ball. A number Of trees were struck by
lightning and blown down, wheat in
shock scattered all over the fields, and the
cornfelds badly damaged.
Harry McVey. of Colora. who had his
arm injured last week by piece of steel
while at work on the railroad, went to
the Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia,
Friday, where the X-ray was used and il
was discovered that a piece of the steel
over half inch long was imbedded in the
muscle of his arm. He returned to the
hospital Monday to have it taken out.
Aaron Reynolds while driving with
Allen Kirk last Monday saw pocketbook
lying by the roadside at the foot Of
Pigeon Hill. The purse contained gold
watch, between four and five dollars in
cash and bank book which bore the
name of Ella v. Townsend. Miss, Town
send discovered her loss some time after
ward and retained to town to try and get
some trace of her missing property and
was highly pleased at its early return
TO her.
\ Mrs. Annie Tosh lost a gold brooch
lwhile attending the West Nottingham
Y Academy commencement exercises few
weeks ago and as it was family heir
loom and quite valuable she mourned its
loss greatly and repeated searches had
been made for it. Wayne Reynolds while
standing in the grove and talking with
several men after church last Sunday was
told of Mrs. Tosh's loss and moment
afterward stirred the lost brooch out OF
the dirt with his toe and returned it TO its
owner.