The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-03
Fine moonlight nights.
Tuesday next selection day.
ca.A:Aa4as h,s4l;nn for rrotes


Candidates hustling for votes.
The official ballot for Cecil county
measures about IS by 20 inches.
DR.. T. B. Moore is improving and
identifying his dwelling by painting.
November 18th. Election Day, being a
holiday, the National Bank of Rising Sun
will not be open for business on that date.
Contractor Ryan began the carpenter
work this week. on the new dwelling OF
Geo. c. Reynolds, being erected on South
Queen street.
Miss Katharine Budd has rendered her
resignation as principal of the Howard
street school in Elkton, to take effect at
the close of the current term.
G. c. Atkinson, who operates the mill
at Porter's Bridge. had the misfortune
J to lose canvas bag containing $S5, on
Friday last, beween Pilot and Colora.
Sylmar Sunday School will hold a
harvest home tomorrow evening. Nov. 4. /
at 7:3o o'clock. Silver offering at the
door, proceeds for benefit of missionary /
fund. Everybody welcome.
The congregation of the Chesapeake
City Presbyterian Church, at congrega- |
tional meeting, extended unanimous call
to Rev. William Clews to become pastor
of the church.
w. B. Goldman, postmaster al Chesa-
peake City, has resigned to take effect
December /. He has held his Office for Io
years and is now nearly So years old. He
Z resigns on account of poor health.
Burton Holmes. the Eve year old SON of
Grason Holmes, of Elk Neck. had two of
his fingers badly lacerated in a corn
shelter. He was taken to Union Hospital,
Elkton. where surgical aid was given.
We have received an anonymous COM
munication relative to the bee hunt last
week. which we cannot publish until the
writer favors US with his name, not for
publication. but as an assurance of good
faith.
AT the recent annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Maryland Water Co.
> which owns the water works in Elkton,
Geo. A. Blake was reelected president
and it was decided to take immediate
steps looking to the installing of an
up-ro-date filtration plant.
The annual Chrysanthemum Tea.
given under the auspices of the Sunday
School and Epworth League. will be held
in the basement of the M. E. Church,
Wednesday evening. Nov. 9th, beginning
at $50 o'clock. Tickets 80, 40 and sol
cents. Ice Cream and candy on sale.
Come out and bring your friends with
you. VI
The entertainment given in the public
hall on Wednesday evening by the CAT
arelli Concert Party, was greeted by a
well filed house and appreciative audience.
1t was of an especially high order, every
number receiving an encore, and speaks
well for the course arranged to be given
this winter, under direction of the
Peoples Lecture Course.
Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co., owners of
Rising Snn Garage, have received an
official appointment from the Automobile
Club Of America which makes the Rising
Sun Garage one of the official garages on
the automobile route from New York to
Washington. The automobile public
are assured Courteous treatment at the
hands of the capable manager of the
Garage. and an expert machinist to over
haul and adjust any machine trouble met
with.
The State convention of the Christian
Endeavor has been in progress at West
Nottingham this week with IS delegates
in attendance. The morning, afternoon
and evening sessions have been full of in
terest and the church has been taxed at
times to hold the audience. Especially
hne programs, consisting of addresses,
reports and music have been rendered
and great interest has been manifested.
We hope to give full report in next
weeks issue.
Halloween was observed in this town
10 the usual manner, with the exception
that the special force of officers employed
: by the Commissioners to patrol the town
prevented any of that so-called sport
which consists inthe removal and destruc-
ton of private property.
The masque carnival on the streets was
the feature. All manner of costumes
were to be seen, the most of them
grotesque in the extreme. and the spirit
Of revelry ran high.