The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-31
Last d,y Of March.

Tomorrow is April Fool.
The March term Of the Circuit Court
for Cecil County adjourned on Thursday
Of last week.
The "Bentztown Bard" delivered an
address al the George Biddle High School,
Cecilton. on Maryland Day.
A music club with over fifty members
has been organized in Elkton Mrs.
lanes 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 Annua! Conference Of
the Methodist Protestant Church will be
held al fredericksburg, Md, April to II.
Y William c. Jones, Of the First district
Ii 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.
/. Wayne Reynolds is the first 70 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 Coni-
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 filled 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.
movement is on foot to get large
number Of persons in Cecil county to
pledge themselves to become annual con-
rributors toward the support Of Union
Hospital, located in Elkton.
Miss Vianne Brown, of Calvert, was
seriously injured on Friday evening last
~ falling down fight Of stairs at the
mouse on the Means farm into which
lAifred Churchman had just moved that
day
Al prize Of $50 has been offered by a
member Of the board of trustees Of the
Z Maryland Agriculture College to the boy
under rs years Of age Of Hartford or
Baltimore counties who will grow the
s 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
il 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. 80 cents. To be
repeated ia Rising Sun hall Thursday
evening, April nth,
The Rising Sun-Red Pump road was
gone over last week with road-draR by
& fStanton 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 hne shape.
Il is to be hoped other road supervisors il
The county will follow Mr.. Tyson's lead
and pu, drag In use. We venture /.
.so,.ld frove q revelation 10 them.