The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-31
Last d " Of March.
Tomorrow. is April Fool.

Tomorrow IS April Dol.
The March term Of the Circuit Court
for Cecil County adjourned on Thursday
Of last week,
The eBentztown Bard delivered an
address at the George Biddle High School,
Cecilton. on Maryland Day.
A music club with over fifty members
has been organized in Elkton. Mrs.
James F. Evans is director.
Another aspirant to the democratic
nomination of Sheriff is reported to be
r. k. Stephenson, Of Port Deposit.
Elkton Council has asked for contracts
for lighting the streets the coming fiscal
year with Tungsten electric lamps.
The Maryland Annual Conference Of
: the, Methodist Protestant Church will be
held al fredericksburg, Md, April to II.
William c. Jones, Of the First district
Ri Cecil county. has announced himself q
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for Sheriff.
Charles Biddle, a North East fisherman,
caught nearly 100 shad Monday night,
the largest catch ever known 50 early in
the season.
T. Wayne Reynolds is the first to get his
potato crop in the ground in this. section.
He finished planting large patch on
Thursday of last week.
Thomas P. Van Dyke. of the Second
district, has announced himself candi-
date for the nomination Of County COM
missioner on the democratic ticket.
With the lifting Of the hoopnets Friday
the fishing season on the Susquehanna
was opened. the first catch Of Susquehanna
salmon or, in river parlance, wall-eye
pike.
Isaiah w. Lawrence has been elected
town bailiff by the Commissioners Of
Port Deposit, to succeed Reuben Bond
who has filed the Office for 81 years and
declines to serve longer.
A heavy gust swept over this section
about five o'clock Monday evening. The
storm was Of short duration but violent,
with high wind. lightning, thunder,
heavy rain and some hail.
A movement is on foot to get large
number of persons in Cecil county to
pledge themselves to become annual con-
tributors toward the support Of Union
Hospital, located in Elkton.
Miss vianne Brown, Of Calvert, was
seriously injured on Friday evening last
nv falling down alright Of stairs at the
house on the Means farm into which
AAlfred Churchman had just moved that
day
A prize Of $50 has been offered by a
member OF the board Of trustees Of the
Maryland Agriculture College to the boy
under IS years Of age Of Hartford Or
Baltimore counties who will grow the
largest amount of corn on an acre Of
ground at the lowest cost.
Work was resumed on Wednesday at
the quarry on the ]. L. Stephens farm,
BY the State Road authorities, after the
winter lay-of. 1t will be some time
before the crusher is started. as it is the
intention to get out enough stone before
hand to keep things going steadily on
the road.
The storm that visited this section on
Monday evening was Of unusual severity
ID Lancaster and Chester counties. Farm
buildings were unroofed, and In some in
stances demolished. Orchards were
badly damaged by the uprooting Of trees.
fences blown down and much other
damage done.
Breezy Point. comedy in three acts
will be given by thirteen young ladies. in
the chapel adjoining. the Zion Presbyterian
church. on Friday evening. April ?. at
7:45 o'clock Music by Nottingham
Orchestra. Admission, go cents. To be
repeated in Rising Sun hall Thursday
evening, April nth.
The Rising snn-Red Pump road was
ne over last week with road-draa by
.'anton Tyson. and those who have been
using the road this winter can scarcely
conceive that so much improvement could
be made to bad road in such short
time. The drag filed in the ruts and
smoothed up the roadbed in fine shape.
Il is 70 be hoped other road supervisors in
the county win follow Mr.. Tyson's lead
and put drag In use. We venture it