The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Measles are reported in town.
Some OF our gardeners report the first
picking OF peas this week
Children's Day will be observed at
Sylmar M. E church on June 20.
Monday. June I4th, will be flag day.
Hang out Sold glory" in honor OF the
event.
Children's Day exercises at the M. E.
church of this town have been postponed
until Sunday evening. June 20.
The ladies of Chesapeake City cleared
$r7s at an entertainment given for the
manse tund of the Chesapeake City Pres
byterian church.
The city council of Havre de Grace has
decided to have concrete pavements laid
in the town. The cost will be between
50, 600 and $1,000
The cold weather. rain, cut worm and
birds have made it rough skating for corn
this spring, and great deal of replanting
has been necessary.
Elk Neck Farmers Picnic will be held
Thursday. August IL. H. M. McCul-
Tough, of Elkton, is chairman OF COM
mittee of arrangements.
A set of harness stolen from the Rev.
/. Nj. Mitchell's stable at Cecilton. two
weeks ago, has been returned to the
owner, as mysteriously as il was taken.
The graduating exercises of Union
Hospital Training School for nurses will
be held in the Elkton Opera House
Wednesday morning. June 10. at 1890
o'clock.
Prof. S. E. Osborn teacher of Mathema-
tics and head housemaster OF Tome In
stituteS Shas resigned aud accepted appoint
ment as head of school in German
town, Pa.
On the grounds of deserlion, Malvern
T. leffersyof Elkton, has been granted a
divorce from his wife Mary Leah Jeffers,
OF Wilmington. Del by the Circuit Court
for Cecil county
A gang of shovelers. with two four-ton
m olor trucks worked Thursday night and
Friday unloading four cars OF stone chip
and placing it along the Rising Sun-Cal-
vert macadam road. preparatory to oiling
and top-dressing.
Automobiles are complaining that
some malicious person or persons threw
broken bottles on the State road, between
Chesapeake City and Middletown, result
ing in dozen or more automobiles hav-
ing their tires ruined.
A festival will be held in the public hall
Rising Sun. Saturday evening by the
rmembers of the base ball team, II is
hoped the affair will be literally patron
lied as the present club is composed
entirely of local players
Al movement was started at Leeds on
Memorial Day to raise fluid to erect
monument to the memory of the dead
soldiers of Cecil County A. M. Strick-
land was elected chairman. and ST. sub
scribed to the fdnd that day as begin
ming.
With a commencement address by DIR,
John Henry MacCracken, president of
Lafayette University. and the awarding
of diplomas to 10 graduates. the COM
mencement exercises of the Tome School
Port Deposit. came to close Monday
afternoon.
The Perryville Athletic club will appear
on the diamond at Rising Sun Saturday
afternoon. at two O'Clock. and try and
give the local base ball team some point
eFs on the national game. A good game
is promised. Turn out and root for the
home team.
The services of Mt. Pleasant M. E.
church next Sunday. will be devoted to
the children. Rev. Connolly will preach
a special sermon to them in the morning.
and the Sunday School will render a
special Children's Day program in the
evening. Morning Service at Io:45;
evening service at 5 o'clock.
A letter addressed to Mr.. Jack Free
man, of the First district, and mailed at
Georgetown. Md, on April Io. 1906. just
reached its destination few days ago.
lust where the letter has been all these
years has not been solved. Georgetown
IS only four miles from Cecilton. the post
Office to which the letter was addressed.
Four youths from New York. were ar
rested last week In Havre de Grace
charged with violation of the Maryland
Automobile law. by throwing tacks in the
street where autoes would pass. Plead
Ing ignorance OF the law, and saying they
pulled the tacks out Of their shoes. they
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