The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-08-02

e Oh ucSddy HiOtHiuS 'ot t'S t'tes's'~ ~.sy
excursion,
Considerable hail fell in this section
during the severe electrical storm of
4 Monday afternoon.
DR.. Housekeeper. of North East, lost a
valuable registered Jersey COW from in
juries resulting from the kick Of a horse.
The M. E. Church of Elk Mills, Cecil
county. will hold fair and festival FRI
day and Saturday evenings, Aug. and 8.
Wilson Berger has moved his saw mill
outfit from the Campbell woods near
Nottingham to John Farra's woods. near
Chrome.
Mrs. Lille Robinson has greatly i'm
proved the barn on her farm near towu
by the addition of large straw. shed. the
frame of which was raised on Monday.
The contract for new Presbyterian
hurch at Aberdeen has been awarded to
SA Baltimore firm. The ediice will cost
$4,000 and will be Of Port Deepest granite.
August 1924 is the week designed by
Adintant General Macklin as the date Tor
the matches of the Maryland National
Guard and the Maryland State Rife As
sociation.
The amended River and Harbor bill.
as it comes from joint conference OF the
senate and house. reduces the appropria-
ton for the improvement of the Elk river
from $4,000 to 5000.
Albert Constable Campbell. son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. Smith Campbell. OF near
Sylmar. has been appointed a member OF
the Faculty of Delaware College for the
coming school year.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
and Mechanics Fire Insurance Co., was
held on Saturday afternoon atZion, when
the old board OF directors was reelected
for the ensuing year.
Walter M. Preston, James ]. Archer
and John S. Young have been made 2
Democratic Campaign Committee for
Hartford, to engage in an active campaign
for Wilson and Marshall.
Ii required twelve coaches to transport
the Baltimore Central contingent of Toll
chester excursionists to Perryville on
Wednesday morning. Fifty nine tickets
were sold at this station.
Samuel r. Haines reports threshing
from eight acres of oats 2SS bushels, a
WELD of GO bushels to the acre. Herbert
n. Kirk reports yield Of 4o bushels TO
ahe acre from his oats crop.
On condition that she leave the state,
Governor Goldsborongh has pardoned
Caroline Carroll. recently sentenced from
Hartford county to the Maryland House Of
Correction for six months fer violating
the local option law.
Frightening at an automobile the horse
being driven on Sunday, by Vernon
Brown, Of Chrome. turned ia the road and
upset the vehicle. Mr.. Brown and wife
were thrown out but escaped with slight
injuries, The buggy was wrecked.
The power freight barge Princess
loaded with stone at Port Deposit. for use
Ia the concrete work in the Middle River
bridge. sunk in the Susqnehanna at
Havre de Grace last week. The Balti-
more Wfecking Company has been en-
gagged TO raise the snnken barge.
A. call has been issued by the Demo
cratic State Central Committee Of Cecil
County for meeting at Elkton on Tues
day. Aug. 10. for the purpose of discus
sing plans for the organization of Wilson.
Marshall Constable and Covington
Democratic clubs thro ug hout the county.
The directors OF the National Bank of
Rising Sun for the purpose of filling the
vacancy in the Board caused by the death
OF Joel ]. Carter have appointed Eugene
M. Haines. Of Pleasant Grove. Pa. In
addition thereto the stockholders at a
special meeting held July goth voted 10
increase the number OF directors from
seven to ten. aud in accordance Herewith
elected |. Wayne Reynolds. Albert l..
Burlington and Marx E. Founders. all Of
Rising Sun. to complete the list.
DIR. Herbert j. Smith, son Of Postal In
specior Wm. B. Smith. until recently of
xton. has been elected by the Board of
krnstees,. on the recommendation of the
faculty, clinical professor of dermatology
in Medico- Chirurgical College, Philadel-
phia. 70 succeed DR.. John v Shoemaker
who died short time ago. In addition
70 his new chair, DR.. Smith is associate
professor Of materia medica in the Medico-
Chi, and also professor of materia medica
and anaesEhetics in the dental department.