The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-25

ended on TUESDAY, ana no one is sorry.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with A. H. Mendenhall, at
Blue Ball.
Contractor w. L. Ryan on Tuesday
staked out the new dwelling to be erected
on South Queen street for Joseph Smith.
The families Of William Fowler and
Hughes Keilholtz have moved into the
recently completed double dwelling on
Mount street.
Miss Mary Armstrong, an aged resident
of Fair Hill. Cecil county. sustained
serious injury last week. by falling down
flight of stairs.
"A number of our anglers have been
making frequent trips to the river for the
past week or more. Bass are biting freely
and some good catches have been made.
Mr.. Guy Johnson, of Elkton. who for
several years past has been principal of
Warwick public school, has resigned and
accepted the principaiship of Principe
school.
A festival will be held in Mechanics
Hall, Bay View. on Wednesday evening.
Aug. 80, by the members Of the Bay View
+ base ball team. Everybody turn out and
help the boys
Lightning during one of the storms last
& week killed horse and COW on the PEN
nington farm. in the First district. There
was an insurance of 5000 on the horse and
$50 on the COW.
James F. Hall will sell at public sale,
on Saturday. Sept 2. at New Texas,
Lancaster county, Pa, traction engine,
gasoline engine, thresher. fodder shred
der, etc. Sale at 2 p. m. A. ]. Jones,
auct.
OneSof the large four-horse wagons Of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
7 Company fell into a man-hole of the con-
duit line in Elkton one day last week. A
derrick had to be erected to get the
wagon out.
The Firemen's Carnival at West Grove
closed on Saturday night after it had
been conducted two weeks. The net pro-
ceesis will be over $1,000. The 300 auto
mobile CHANGED off was won by John
O'Brien. who was already the possessor
of a machine.
The State Roads Commission on Mon
day finally closed the deal for the pur-
chase of the Conowingo bridge over the
Snsquehanna river between Hartford and
Cecil Icounties. The purchase price is
$Ss, ode. The tollgates of the bridge will
be rehoved Immediately
The open season for the shooting of rail
birds, reed bird. black bird. ortolan and
Sduirrel in Cecil county is from September
ITO December "a. 1t is also lawful to
shoot crowbill, teal, wood duck, mallard.
J sprigtail and black ducks from September
to April 10 in Cecil county.
A Sunday school festival will be held
Wednesday evening, Aug. 80, on the
lawn Of Amos Moore, at Rock Springs.
Ice cream, cake, fruit, ETC., on sale. A
Fish Pond will be among the attractions.
Music by Oakryn Band. If stormy
festival will be held next fair evening.
Dorothy, little daughter of W.. L. Ryan
of this town, fell from the porch last Mon
day and fractured her left arm. A few
weeks ago she fell under the wheel of her
fathers wagon while attempting to climb
10 and the wheel passed over her neck
and breast without injuring her in the
least.
The canning season opened last week,
and the prospects. are that large pack
will be made. The corn crop is good
one this year and the canneries are taxed
10 their full capacity to take care of the
yield which is coming in on them rapidly.
The tomato yield is larger than was
expected some weeks ago.
A COW belonging to Hugh Armour,
\ Greenhurst. fell into deep drain in the
pasture field one night last week and re-
aimed standing in water up to her
ees until the following afternoon when
baxling attracted attention and the
imal's plight was discovered. 1t re-
ired hard work TO get her out, but the
was finally successfully accomplished,
The annual picnic of Rising Sun M. E.
y
SSSday school was held yesterday at Bet
terton. An excursion had been arranged
by the American Mechanics of Colora,
who secured special rates on the steamer
Susquehanna, from Port Deposit, and the
Sunday school from this town and
Christian Endeavor society from West
Nottingham were among those TO take adj
vantage Of the occasion for days outing