The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

FISH nOTuS eOOtine.
shad selling at 40 and IS cents in the
local market.
Ii IS reported shoe factory is TO be
established in Elkton.
Havre de Grace Gun Club is arranging
for State shoot in June.
Despite the weatherman's prediction OF
rain Easter was bright and sunny.
A horse belonging to Charles Hall,
near Calvert, dropped dead one day last
week. while hitched to manure spreader.
The Star-Spangled Banner Centennial
Commission has requested Governor
Goldsborough to declare September a
legal holiday.
The Spring Meeting Of the Hartford Ag-
riculture and Breeders Association opens
Saturday. April 18th. and closes May sth,
fifteen days in all.
p Spring work on the farms has been
greatly retarded by the cold, wet weather.
On many farms in this vicinity blowing
was not commenced until this week.
There will be meeting of the man
ayers Of the several clubs comprising the
Tri County Base Ball League, 10 Elkton,
on Saturday. April TS. Final arrange
ments will be made for the coming season.
Fire destroyed the ice house and
chicken house on the farm of William
Warrington, at Eder Station. on the B. &
o. R. r. last week. II is thought the FIRE
was caused by the explosion of lamp In
an incubator. About / so young chickens
were burned.
Samuel Thompson, Of Perryville,
bridge watchman Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company having reached the
age of seventy was retired on pension,
March 1st. 1914, and placed on the "Roll
Of Honor" after service Wssh the COM
pany of al years and 10 months
Thomas Warren, a member of Rising
Sun Cornet Band. has secured a position
with the Wheeler Bros Show, Oxford.
and will tour with the circus this season.
Tommy is cornetist and violin player
of no mean ability. and will be greatly
missed by the local organization.
The residence of E. T. B Day, in North
East. was entered by thieves one night
last week. and a quantity of silverware
stolen. Entrance was made through
rear window. Mr.. Day was in Balti-
more at the time. This is the second
time the Day home has been robbed.
Maryland Annual Conference, Metho.
dist Protestant Church. which was in
session at Milford. Del. for week. made
the following appointments for Cecil
county Cecil Circuit. Rev. F. M. Gift;
Leeds. Rev. T. C. Jones: Rowlandville.
Rev. E. o. Ewing; Warwick. Rev. A. B.
Dlpay.
The State Roads Commission has
awarded a contract to E. Ward Brown OF
Port Deposit. for the improvement of 2.65
miles Of state road between Coopstown
and Iarrettsville, Hartford county. con-
struction to be of macadam. Work will
be started as soon as the, weather and
other conditions permit.
Al festival will be held in the public
hall. Rising Sun. on Friday and Saturday
next. 24th and 25th insts under auspices
Of Rising Sun base ball club The boys
will- do everything to make the affair a
success and hope the public will give them
liberal patronage. Music will be furnish
ed by Rising Sun Cornet Band.
Easter was appropriately observed at
the M. E. Church in town. with special
music by the choir and sermon by
the pastor in the morning, and in
the evening by a we'll rendered pro-
gram Of choruses. motion songs, drills.
recitation. ETC., by the Sunday school. A
special collection for missionary purposes
was taken.
The chancel of the church presented a
pretty appearance with profusion of
beautiful potted plants and flowers.
AT meeting Of the State Roads Com
mission. held on April 9th. 1914. the fol-
. lowing contracts we're awarded:
Z A section Of State road from Chesapeake
City to Bohemia River. distance Of
5.2r miles.-The Carpenter Company.
Baltimore. Maryland, construction to be
Of concrete.
A section OF road from Bohemia River
to Fredericktown. a distance Of 6 os miles.
The Carpenter Company. Baltimore.
Maryland, construction to be of concrete.
Work on these contracts will be started
as soon as the weather, and other condi-
lions permit