The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in. the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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7. Bayard Scott has been appointed
postmaster at Childs. to succeed Daniel
Mccauley.
The Y will meet with Miss Clara Rober-
son on Wednesday evening. Aug. ~, at
$3.50 o'clock.
Music was furnished for the festival at
Nottingham, Pa, on Thursday evening.
by Rising Sun Cornet Band.
Elkton Town Council is experimenting
with Semet-Solvay Compound on the
streets as a, preventive of dust.
The cornerstone of the new Summit
Bridge M. E. Church, was laid Sunday
July goth, with special ceremonies
The next regular meeting of the 9th
District auxiliary Of Union Hospital will
be held the fourth Thursday in September.
Wheat threshine is well under way.
The crop has been a good one, the yield
running all the way from 81 to 40 bushels
to the acre.
The Board of Election Supervisors for
Cecil county met at Elkton. last week,
examined and qualified the judges and
clerks for the fall election.
Mrs. Mary L Talbot has docketed suit
in the Cecil County Circuit Court for a
divorce from her husband. Evan. Talbot
on the grounds of desertion,
A number Of our sportsmsp attended
the annual State trap shoot. heldsat Bet,
terton on Monday, Tuesday. "Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
The goth anniversary of Londongrove,
Pa, Friends Meeting will be celebrated
in an appropriate manner at the old meet
ing house on Seventh day, 10th mo. 3rd.
The members of Company E. M. N. g.,
OF Elkton. will go to the State Rifle
Range. at Glen Burnie, on August 3,
where several days will be spent in rife
practice.
Owing to the Chesapeake City excur-
sion to Colchester on Wednesday. Aug. S.
the date for the Elk Neck Farmers Pic
mic has been changed to Thursday.
August 8.
A called meeting of New Castle Presby-
terry was held on Tuesday, 28th inst, in
Wilmington. to dissolve the relationship
Of Rev. B. ]. Brinkema. with Rock and
Zion churches.
The special election on the question OF
bonding the town OF Rising Sun for the
recently installed water plant will be held
on Monday, August s. All tax payers OF
the town are entitled 10 vote on the
question.
The public hall building is being re-
modelled. In order that the seating capa-
city Of the hall may be increased the front
wall will be torn out and the stage placed
in frame addition to be erected in front
Apf the building.
The State Tax Commission on Monday
Z appointed Supervisors Of Assessment for
cou..ties and Baltimore city, For Cecil
county Robert M. Black. of Cecilton.
democrat. was appointed. at salary OF
$1,000 per annum.
Mt. Pleasant Sunday School will give
its annual excursion to Betterton on
Thursday. Aug. 6. Round-trip boat fare
from Port Deposit, adults. soc; children
asc. Train will connect with boat both
morning and evening.
The second colchester excursion. on
Wednesday. drew big crowd The ex-
cursion train over the Baltimore Central
to Perryvilie was composed of twelve
coaches. all well filed. Fifty light tickets
were sold at this station.
A festival will be held in the public
hall on Saturday evening, Aug. !, by the
members Of the Rising Sun base ball club
The finances are running low. and this
means is being taken to replenish the ex
chequer with the sinews OF war.
E. Kirk Brown and Tunis C, Fultl
have purchased from ]. Will Perkins hi.
store property on the South side of Mair
street, in Elkton. The new owners viii
remodel the building, having leased It fol
a term OF Ave years TO the Childs Grocery
Company, of Camden. N. J.. who will
-cI8duct pne Of the Childs grocery store:
therein.
A rear-end collision of two freig ght trains
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week, on the Columbia & Port Deposi
railroad at Faced Rock. The collision
caused the caboose OF the front freight e
y catch ere and before anything could b
"A done nine of the cars ahead were demol
z ished either by the crash or by fire. Par
81 the merchandise In the wreck was saw
ed by being removed from the train before
Gre reached the cars.