The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-08-09
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Events IN the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

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The gate receipts showed an attendance
Of 5000 the closing Sunday of Leslie
camp.
The wheat crop Of the Bennett farm,
near Chesapeake City. measured 2SooI
bushels.
Charged with robblng Frank Rhoades
OF Elk Neck of $3s, Isaac Delcoure has
been lodged in Eikton jail.
Mrs. Ida L. Eener Of Cherry Hill, Cecil
county, has applied for divorce from her
husband. Clement M. Egner.
The Zion and Calvert Ushers Union
will hold their regular meeting at the
Parsonage Thursday, Aug. IS
William A. Cameron, employed at the
fclay pits near North East, fell into one q
the pits last week and broke his arm.
The members of Bethesda Church will
hold festival at Pilottown on Saturday
evening. Aug. II. Ice cream. cake and
oiher good things will be on sale.
George T. Williams, of Port Deposit,
has accepted position as choir master
and organist at St, Michael's and All
Angels Church. in Baltimore.
Colora Council, No. 60, Jr. o. u. A M.
will attend services al Woodlawn camp in
a body next Sunday morning and all
members are requested to be present.
Rev. William Crawford, pastor of Port
Deposit Presbyterian church was injured
in an automomobile accident last week at
Holyoke. Mass, where he is spending his
vacation.
VIM. E. Riley purchased the VIM, j.
gKearney property on Tuesday at attor-
ney's sale for .$5a5. The property em-
braces as acres Of land, situate in the
Sixth district, near the Slicer MILL
A pie and milk social will be held on the
lawn Of ]. c. Reynolds. Sylmar. Satur-
day evening, roth inst, by the ladies Of
Sylmar M. E. church In addition to pies,
there will be ice cream and cake for sale.
Iohn H. Black, OF Cecilton, whose ap-
pointment as a member of the Cecil
County Board of Election Supervisors
was held up in the Senate last spring, has
finally been commissioned by Governor
Goldsborough.
Zion Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold its annual picnic on Thursday, Aug.
IS, in the grove on the premises of VIM.
Stewart The M. E. Sunday School pic
%pic will be held Aug 2r. in Alfred
Eameron's grove.
Examinations are to be held at Elkton
on Monday. Aug. Io, to fill four vacant
scholarships at Maryland State Normal
School and one at Maryland Agricultural
College. The examinations are open to
residents Of Cecil county only.
While in his barn during heavy
thunder gust one evening last week,
Joseph Gould, young farmer Of near
Concordville. Chester county. was struck
by lightning and killed. The bolt ran
along heavy door beam and passed
through the body without leaving scar.
The report published in the Philadel-
phia papers and Oxford News that Miss
Bessie NJ. Rawlings had resigned as prin-
cipal OF Rising Sun Grammar School is
denied by the trustees of the school,
who assure us that such is not the case
and that Miss Rawlings will continue as
principal.
The Atlantic City excursion on Tuesday
morning proved to be drawing card TO
large number of people. Thirty-fve
tickets were sold at this station. The ex-
cursionis.s had full day. the special train
over the Baltimore Central leaving here at
about quarter of six in the morning, and
not arriving on the return trip until nearly
midnight.
Guy Johnson has been appointed prin-
cipal Of North East High School. and has
rendered his resignation TO the trustees Of
Principle Furnace public school. where he
has been teacnlng TOT the past year OF
more. This leaves a vacancy in one OF
the largest public schools Of the county,
and is an excellent opening for some
bright teacher.
The blacksmith shop of A. B. Keen
!. narrowly escaped being burned on Friday
evening last. Mr.. Keen in lighting his
gasoline torch preparatory to doing some
rnbber-tire work, set FIRE to some of the
fluid that had spilled on the bench. In
reaching for the receptacle containing the
gasoline TO move il TO place of safety.
i was upset. the gasoline splashing about
and catching FIRE Immediately. After
few minutes OF the iveliest sort OF work
the flames were finally smothered by the
use Of some old bags that happened to be
living near at hand.