The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-08-01

Leeds M. P. Church realized $500 by
the carnival held recently.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with NJ. L. Thompson, near
Woodlawn.
Plans are being made for reunion OF
Cecil County Red Men at Elkton on Sep
tember L.
Bass fishing Ia the Susquehanna river
is reported as at its best, with good strings
being landed daily.
The annual fair at Black Barren
Springs. near Pleasant Grove. will be
held the first week in September.
Ii is expected that Secretary OF State
William ]. Bryan. win lecture at Oxford
Chautauqua, on Saturday. August 80.
The attendance at Leslie Camp on Sum
day was large. The camp. which was
conducted very successfully. closed on
Monday.
Miss Gertrude Touchtone of Zion, has
been appointed principal Of White Oak
public school, near Calvert, for the COM
ing school year
Charles w. Mckinney, of Calvert. has
announced himself as candidate for
Assistant County Treasurer, subject 70
the democratic primaries.
Work on the new concrete State road
between North East and Elkton is near
ing completion. and will be open to travel
early in August it is expected.
To establish free ward in the Cecil
County Hospital for members of their
families. Kenmore Paper Mill employees,
1t Providence, held festival that netted
$77.a5
Edward D. carhart, of Zion. has been
reelected president Of the Cecil County
Sunday School Association. with Profess
sor Pfeiffer. of West Nottingham Aca-
denny, secretary.
The attention Of Grangers is called to
the meeting Of the Cecil Pomona Grange.
which will be held at Woodlawn Camp on
Saturday. August 9, members being en-
1ertained by Valley Grange.
The Cecil County School Board has
awarded to Miss Hilda Ostrom. of Cecil
ton, scholarship at Western Maryland
College. There were three other appli-
cants, the award being made by compet-
tive examination.
Singerly Fire Company. of Elkton. has
ordered new 6re-6ghting apparatus in
the shape Of an automobile chemical en-
CINE and truck. The contract price for
the new apparatus was $I.365. and il will
be delivered in about six weeks time.
This has been a week of swelterine
weather. with the mercury as high as
ninety.six and old general humidity very
much in evidence. The gust and showers
ON Tuesday evening gave little tempo
rary relief, but the heat is still intense.
Prof. +. B Symons, State Entomogisl
and P,of. Charles S. Richardson will be
the speakers at the Elk Neck Farmers
Picnic on August ID. Prof. Symons will
speak on "tIow the Grange May Help the
Farmer" and Prof. Richardson's subjec,
will be Opportunities for the Farm
Boy"
The excursions to Atlantic City and
Colchester. over the Baltimore Central
this week. were literally patronized. On
Tuesday morning eighteen. tickets were
sold at Rising Sun station Tor the Atlantic
CITY excursion. and on Wednesday morn
ing IS tickets for colchester. A train Of
thirteen coaches was required to accom-
modate the Central Division excursionists.
the crowd being big one.
During the festival at Union Church,
Fremont. on Wednesday evening horse
and brake-cart belonging to James Cor
rell of near town. were driven off by un-
known parties and all efforts to locate the
team that night we're unavailing. On
Thursday morning the missing property
was found at Rock Springs, where il had
been driven by much-befuddled booze.
imbibei. who had left his own team on
the festival grounds.
A large all day picnic win be held in
- Alfred Cameron's woods, near Zion. on
August g. The four churches and Sun
day Schools OF Zion Circuit will meet to-
eether aud spend the day in social plea
sures. Games of baseball and other
sports for young aud old. together with
music all day win provide a program en-
ioyable for all. Former residents of the
circuit are especially invited to come back
10 the "Old Home" gathering. If il
should rain the picnic will be held the
aext day.