The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-06-07
Friday. June "a. is Flag Day.

fiuays June ~ p hlas
WIN. M. Pogue cut five acres Of
alfalfa on Tuesday, which yielded about
two tons 10 the acre.
w. B. cooney has sold his black
stallion, I-Go-on to William Baker of
Port Deposit, for $500.
The festival held on Wednesday even
ing of last week by Rising Sun Grammar
School netted about $50.
Oxford Spring Fair was held on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this
week. with good attendance.
wv. C. T. u. win meet with Mrs. 7. ].
Wilson and celebrate Flower Mission Day
on Wednesday. June I2th. at 23o o'clock.
Road Engineer Joseph H. Richards has
Iappointed James P. Mccoy road super
fisor for the First district, vice ]. r. H.
Price, resigned.
M. Holden has sold his buthering
business in Rising Sun to his brother,
Charles r. Holden. who win take charge
on Monday, June 10.
Sunday was hot day. the mercury
climbing up to o50. Fortunately good
breeze was blowing and in the evening a
thunder gust tempered the atmosphere.
The condensery OF the P. E. Sharpless
CO., al this place is compelled to run day
and night 20 keep up with the orders that
have poured in during the warm wave.
c. T. Snyder has surrendered to the
auto fever, and is now the happy owner
Of fine ive-passanger Buick machine
which he brought from Philadelphia on
Monday.
DR.. H. Jenness landed string of
eleven rock fish on Tuesday in few
hours angling at the mouth Of the Octo-
raro. The largest one Of the catch weigh
ed seven pounds.
The Sunday school of James M. E.
church, Rising Sun, is making elaborate
preparations for the observance of
children's Day on Sunday evening, June
8, at 1880 o'clock.
pocket book containing SIS and some
small change was found last week by
Antoin Tinges. of North East, who re-
turned Ii TO the rightful owner, Norman
r. Miller, Of Leeds.
A Just Government League has been
formed ia Elkton. Mrs. w. ]. Miller is
president. Miss Mary H. lamar vice.
president, and Miss Ella c. Lewis secre.
tary and treasurer.
Children's Day service will be held on
Zion Circuit as follows: Calvert M. E..
church ago p. m. June rs; Union. 7:3op.
n. june I6; Ebenezer, 2;3o p. m. June 23;
Zion. 1880 June %.
The government engineers recommend
ed that channel seven feet deep. and
eighty feet wide be dredged in the Little
Elk River. for a thousand feet from its
junction with the Elk.
Calvin Ward. employed at Deibert's
boat yards. Elkton, had finger Of his left
hand completely severed on Friday by a
heavy plank falling upon it. Young
Ward has considerable local fame as a
baseball pitcher
John H. Terrell has purchased for $7oo
the lot and double frame dwelling on
Main street, Elkton. belonging to the
Bradbury estate. One half interest in 10
acres Of land in the Sixth district has been
purchased by Harry A Pitt.
The lost trunk which Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil E. Ewing placed in the care of the
Augusta Transfer Company on March ~.
10 be taken to the station in that city. was
finally found in the baggage room in
Savannah, Ga. and shipped to Rising
Sun where It arrived June I. with con-
tents badly mussed and creased with their
long packing.
AT meeting Of the Epworth league Of
James M. E. church held Tuesday eve
ming. the following officers we're re-eiect-
ed: Pres, Edwin L. Haines; Ist Vice
Pres. Miss A. Maybe McDougal; and
vice-Pres., Mrs. Jos. Smith; 3rd Vice
Pres. Miss May Alice; 4th vice-Pres..
Miss Grace A. Wilson; Sec, Miss H.
nnie REYNOLDS; Treas. N. C. Brown:
seanist. Miss Moliie S. Keen.
Placing his hand 10 a manger to clean
IL Clarence Alexander, Of the Cecil Paper
Mills, was bitten by copperhead snake
on Monday morning when he went to the
stable to feed his team. Alexander i'm
mediately sucked the wound and hastened
to town for medical treatment. The.
stables at the Paper Mills are infested
with copperheads every summer and a
number are killed each season by the
uorkmen. who are constantly on the
Il..l.nnl for The nnisnnni1a ranlilaa