The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-07-07

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The Fourth was an ideal day.
Cherries are plentiful this season.
Washington Camp. P. o. S. OF A.. Of
Elkton, netted SIss by their recent festival.
Mos, Of our farmers were too busy with
the hay harvest to take much Fourth oi
July.
The ..Carmania." a steamer OF the
Ericsson line Is plying between Eikton
and Baltimore.
Thrown from wagon some days ago,
Webster White, of Calvert, sustained a
severely injured shoulder.
lanes Davis. of. Earleville. lost valu-
able driving horse. from lockjaw. caused
by nail running in its foot.
- Brinton P. Nichols. OF Rising Sun, has
been re.appointed Justice OF the Peace
Iohn c. Hindman failing to qualify.
Elkton merchants will close their places
Of business each evening, except Satur
dav. during July and August. at 6o'clock.
The First Regiment. Maryland Nat
ional Guard. OF which Co. E, of Elkton'
Is portion, left the camp at LanIel for
the Mexican border on Friday.
Cecil County Commissioners have pur
chased II mules for work on the county
roads. and have made application for
state-aid in building II miles OF perma-
nent. road.
Allrecords for marriage licenses issued
At The Clerks Office Elkton. were broken
In Iune, the number being over 800.
The highest previous number was 2SS in
June, 1915.
Charged with drawing revolver on
Magistrate Biddle, in the iatter's office' in
North East. Frank Patterson OF Philadel-
nhia. has been held for the September
term of Court.
The hoard of county commissioners foi
Cecil county met on Monday and hxed
the tax rate for the year, which will be
az as on the $Ioo The rate last year
was $I.os on the hundred.
The directors Of the National Bank OF
Chesapeake City. have declared the usual
semi-aunual 2H per cent. dividend. and
added $r5oo to the surplus account, in-
creasing that fund to $I7,5oo.
The Second Seventh Auxiliary Of Union
Hospital will hold lawn fete in Mr..
Camerou's Grove, Perryville, on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. July r2 and
II. for benefit of Union Hospital.
The Fourth was a quiet one in Rising
sun. There was little noise-making by
Young America. but the Sane Fourth
is gaining popularity each year, and the
old time noisy celebration is thing OF
the past.
philip M. Groves, of Elkton, who was
%eeted Assistant County Treasurer last
November, entered upon his duties on
Monday, succeeding Walter Martindale.
The same day Charles Gatchell entered
upon his second term as County Treas
urer.
Miss Eva Dean. of Elkton, and Miss
Anna Jackson. of North East have
volunteered as nurses for duty in the
IJnited States army at the Mexican bor-
der and they have received orders to
hold themselves in twenty-honrs readi-
ness.
EIGHT members of Company E. First
regiment, Maryland national guards, oi
Elkton, did not go TO the Mexican border
with the regiment and have returned to
their homes. More than half Of them
failed 10 pass the required medical exam
nation.
The Willing Workers of Perryvile M.
E. church report $500 collected during
the month of June. This makes $500
naid since the session of the Wilmington
Conference that had been promised when
Rev. Mr.. Beauchamp was pastor of the
church.
Iohn Boyer. William Boyer, Mary
Craig and Lizzie Boyer. all colored. OF
Porter's Bridge. were given hearing by
Police Magistrate BARLEY last week and
held in $500 for Court. on the charge Of
selling liquor Fourteen witnesses were
held ia $Ioo each for appearance at Court
Charged with assault and battery by his
<wiie Samuel R. Haines. of near town
q arrested by Sheriff Barnes Wednes'
" evening and given hearing before
Magistrate Nichols, being taken to Elk
ton Jail that night. The assualt tool
place on the evening Of July 4. when it il
alleged, Haines cut his wife's clothing of
with . knife and threatened her with I
gun.