The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short. Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

morning.
Alfred Churchman. Zion, butchered a
6o2.lb. hog on Saturday.
The frst skating of the winter has been
enjoyed by the young folks this week on
Hunters dam.
The Mission Study Class will meet on
Wednesday evening. Dec. IS. with Mr.
and Mrs. c. Ross. .Biles.
The forty-third annual session of Mary
land State Grange was held this week.
9th to 9th inst. in Salisbury.
Or. Don S Colt. of Baltimore. will de-
liver lecture in North East M. E. Church
Friday evening. December 10.
The December term Of the Circuit
Court of Cecil County will convene at
Elktou Monday morning, December I3.
Dr. Edward " Crawford las sold his
24o acre farm iu Sassatras Neck, to Mrs.
Helen Naudain Cook, of Philadelphia. for
|sRc. 500.
William A. Wilson. of Elk Neck, has
sold his two adjoining farms on Elk River
to DR.. j. Norman Henry, of Philadelphia.
for $4,000.
An epidemic of mumps prevails in the
Ninth district. The Grove school, with
3a average attendance, has only sixpupils
able to attend.
The recovery in New Jersey of two
horses stolen in Hartford county, leads the
authorities to believe that New Jersey is
farm for stolen horses.
The continued cold weather the past
several days has frozen ponds and
streams. Ice two inches in thickness
covers Hunters mill dam. near town:
During the month of November. Clerk
Of the Court. Cecil Kirk, reports that
there were 2oI marriage licenses issued
at his office. compared wirh 23o last year
AS advertised elsewhere in this issue.
the annual meeting of Rising Sun Milk
Producers Protective Association will be
held ii Woodman's Hall Saturday. Dec.
rs, al o:3o m.
The stores in town have put on their
Christmas dresses and are displaying
such a line of,goods that you can surely
find what you want for that gift. Visit
them and see for yourself.
An entertainment Will be given in Lib
erty Grove school on Thursday evening.
Dec. 10 The main feature will be MrsS
Santa Claus and her Christmas Dolls.
Admission Ioc and I5c. Proceeds for
aKibe1y Grove school.
William r. Cameron, Republican. who
was elected long term county commits
sioner by majority of 81 votes at the
recent election has received notice from
George Ewing, his defeated rival, that he
will contest his election.
A horse belonging to William Dunlap
20. away from its hitching post Saturday
night and ran through the iron fence
around the yard of H. L. Shepherd.
Two panels of fence were knocked down,
the vehicle wrecked and the horse badly
cut.
While on their way from Elkton to
Newark 10 Hupp Roadster. two young
men from the former town in avoiding a
collision with team. struck an abutment
OF a bridge wrecking their machine.
Both OF them escaped without serious in
jury.
The Red Cross Seals have been received
and placed on sale 10 Rising Sun at the
Pharmacy of Eli T. Reynolds, and the
millinery stores Of Mrs. Jennie Gillespie
and the Misses Mccoy. The Seals are
also on. sale at the store of W. T. Fryer.
10 colora.
The Israel L. Reynolds farm of 10 acres,
Ia the Eighth district, has been sold by
real estste agents Terry & Crawford to D.
S. Kline, OF virginia.
The same firm sold some time ago. the
Keithley farm adjoining. to F. L, Lind
mood. Of Virginia.
The course entertainment given Mon
day evening by the De Koveu Male Quar-
tet was much enjoyed. as very member
OF the troupe is an artist. The program
was varied and consisted of quartets.
solos, readings, water color painting, and
mslIpphone and cornet solos,
The receipts from the Parcel Post Sale
held on Friday evening in the Sunday
school room, were over SIS The, sale
proved so popular that the ladies of the
Mite Society. who had it in charge. did
not have nearly enough 10 cent packages
20 supply the demand. Ice cream and
lake also found ready sale.