The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events IN the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Grove school festival held Sept. rs,
Revival services will begin in Zion M.
E. church on Sunday evening next.
The October meeting cf the Cecil
s Farmers clubwill be held at the home Of
Jos. T. Grove on Wednesday, the roth.
The pole line between Elkton and
Chesapeake City has been completed by
the Home Light and Manufacturing Co.
The County Commissioners have grant
ed the School Board $500 for school
house for eolored children r the Sixth
district.
The contract to rebuild the colored
schoolhouse at Warwick as a one-story
building has been awarded to II. M.
Garner.
8 VIM. H. Eder has been appointed the
Republlean clerk of elections for First
precinct Of Elkton district, vice VIM. e.
Feehly. resigned.
i The pulpit Of James M. E. church was
toccupied on Sunday by District Snperin-
xendent Rev. E. H. Hoffecker, Of the
Wilmington District.
Thrown from car at Port Deposit on
Monday. William Woodrow. freight
brakeman on the Baltimore Central road.
suffered broken hip.
Rev. William Robinson, Of Wilmington.
has been appointed pastor Of the Row
landville, Bethesda and Porter's Grove
Methodist Protestant churches.
William L. Smith. of 'Cecilton, has
made an assignment TO John H. Black for
the benefit Of creditors. Mr.. Black has
filed his bond in the amount Of $4,000.
Misses Iva Mearns and Anna Church.
man have been elected delegates to rep
resent Calvert Epworth League at the
district Convention at New Castle. Dell.
Oct. II and I8.
A State Inspector visited Cecil county
last week collecting data, ETC., in regard
to female employees aud calling attention
to the Ten Hour law enacted by the Legis-
lature last winter.
All the State, Convention Of the W. G. 4.
u. last week at Cumberland. Cecil coun-
ty received the State Loyal Tempera nee
Legion banner for the largest increase in
membership during the past year.
The School Commissioners have award
ed a scholarship at the Maryland Institute
to Miss Mary Armiger, Of Govans. and
pape at Charlotte Hall to Philip F. Grave,
II Laurel Grove. St. Mary's County.
misses Helen Campbell. of Cherry Hill;
Cara Corey. Of Newark. N. H and Sarah
E. Porter. of St. Michaels,, have entered
upon the second years class of the Train
ing School for Nurses at Union Hospital,
Elkton.
Miss A. Maybe McDougai and Miss
Lidie Campbell have. been chosen dele
gates 10 reprerent the Rising Sun Chapter
al the next District Convention of the
Epworth League which meets in New
Castle. Del. Oct. nth and 18th.
There win be Union Evangelistic SER
vices held by the Zion Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches. beginning next
Sunday evening, in the Zion Methodist
Episcopal Church at 1890 o'clock. Oct -.
Special music BY the United choirs will
-cbe feature.
H. L. Worthingten. Of this town. car
ried off the honors in the professional
class ct the Elkton Gun Club shoot. last
week by r44 breaks out Of I5o. In the
team race Rising Sun and Chesapeake
City tied for first with Ia6 each. Elkton
team scored 49,
w. Louis Ryan. Vim. Ryan and Har-
vey Harrington, Of Harmony Castle. K.
G. E.. attended the ceremonies incident to
the nnveiling of the monument erected to
the memory Of John E. Burbage, the
founder Of the order of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle, in Baltimore this week.
The Supreme Castle met ia annual session
there and the unveiling Of the monument,
parade and excursion to Annapolis were
: among the features of the meeting.
A recital will be given in the chapel at
Wsst Nottingham on Friday evening.
pct IS. under the auspices of the Chris-
nm Endeavor Society. Miss Irene Full
A ~ Wilmington will render number
~ readings. which will be nserspersed
with musical numbers by local talent.
The committee is preparing an elaborate
program which should be treat to the
music loving public. Should the weather
prove stormy on the 25th inst, the recital
Will be held the following evening.
Adnlfs. asc children under II years, rsc.