The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-05-17

county p3s5oO.
A number Of our earlyrising farmers re-
port frost on Tuesday morning.
The graduating class of the Cecil
County High School. Elkton, consists OF
az members.
A. ]. Mearns has reopened store in
Zion At the stand formerly occupied by
Curtis Irwin.
The Rising Sun Primary School will
hold 4 festival in the school building
Thursday evening, May 23.
Wilmer j. Falls, of North East has
been elected president Of the County
School Board, and H. M. Mccullough,
counsel.
Teachers examinations will be held at
i Elkton on June S and for second grade,
nd June I and s for first grade GER
Acates.
The Pure Oil Company has been grant
ed permission to run pipe line suspend
ed to the county bridge over Elk creek,
near EIkton.
Leslie Camp will begin on Wednesday,
Iuly II, and continue over two Sundays.
Rev. ]. F. Kingsley, of Philadelphia, will
be the minister in charge.
William D. Bradford, of the First dis
trict Of Cecil county, has been appointed
member of the Board of Trustees OF
Maryland Agricultural College.
Surveys preparatory to the improve
ment Of the Perryville- Elkton road. have
been made. The last Legislature appro-
priated $4,000 for the Improvements of
the road. ./
The diocesan convention or the Pro
testant Episcopal church, which COM
prises the territory Of the Eastern Shore.
will be held in Trinity Church. Elkton.
next month.
John w. Cochran. Of Perryville,
popular passenger conductor on the PENN
sylvania railroad. will be, placed on the
pension list this month, having reached
the age limit.
William M. Pogue has purchased from
D. D. Hanna, tract of land adjoining
his farm. and embracing about seven
acres lying near Hunters mill, the price
paid being $780,
Founders day exercises of Tome Insti-
tute, we're held in Memorial Hall Port
Deposit, on Thursday. President Edwin
A. Alderman, of the University of Vir-
Z ginia, delivering the address.
The students OF West Nottingham
Academy will give THE College Fresh
man." play in three acts. on Friday eve
ming, May II, at West Nottingham. Ad-
mission--adults, 40 cents; children. &c
cents.
A mad dog made its appearance in the
vicinity Of Cecil Paper Mills on Wednes.
day morning. The ..,rabid animal bi'
several dogs in that section. and was shot
at BY one of the residents, but made its
escape.
The new Board of Election Supervisors
for Cecil County has organized with v,
z. Bennett as president. Henry H. Nc
cullough has been appointed counsel
for the board and Henry A. Warburton
secretary.
Prof. Earle R. Wood, President of the
Maryland State Teachers Association,
has announced the program. as arranged
by the executive committee. of the Asso
citation. for the forty-ffth annual meeting
Of the State Teachers Association, Al
Braddock Heights. June rs, 40. 81 and 2S
A number of Port Deposit young ladies
stvling themselves the Arapahoe Comedy
Co.. presented Miss Fearless & Co., ir
the public hall on Thursday evening o.
last week. The house was fairly wei
6Iled. the gross receipts being about .$2s
The net proceeds will be devoted te
church purposes.
Left standing in front OF the post ONCE
horse attached to jaeger wagonload
wi tn several cans of milk, belonging te
Robert Boyd. ran away Monday morning
The cans were upset and Queen stree
given a milk bath. The animal ran te
the condenscry where it was caught. The
Rnly damage resulting was the loss o.
several gallons of milk.
In attempting to stop a runaway team
attached to drill, on Thursday of las
week, Robert Rawlings of Woodlawn
met with serious injuries. He was
knocked down and run over by the heavy
machine, receiving severe injuries abou
the head and body, One cut on the head
required several stitches to close the
wound. Although painfully hurt. his
escape from probable fatal injuries was