The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Corn cutting is in progress.

week, with the Harvest moon at full on
Monday.
North East High School was presented
with flag on Thursday evening. Sept.
ID. by Washington Camp, Patriotic Sons
of America.
A valuable horse owned by Charles T.
F. Mearns. near North East. fell off a
bank one night recently while at pasture,
and broke its neck.
The Tome School at Port Deposit will
net open until October g, the date having
been postponed on account of the preva-
lence of infantile paralysis.
A handsome entrance sign for Union
, Hospital, Elkton, has been presented by
Rev. P. P. Arnd, Pastor of the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception.
A registered tournament of the Rising
Sun Gun Club will be held on the ground,
near town, Tuesday. October 10. There
will be eight 2o-target events.
Z Leroy England, who bought the old
Calvert Agricultural High School build
ing. has torn it down, and will re-erect il
on new site as a bungalow.
West Nottingham Academy will open
September goth. The teaching staff has
been increased, the buildings renovated,
and large attendance is expected.
Rev. F. H. Huffman. of West Noting
ham Presbyterian church. will preach
from the Maryland House porch on Sat-
urday evening, Sept. 10, at 7:45 O'Clock.
The standpipe was drained on Tuesday
morning in order that it could be thor
oughly cleaned and painted on the inside.
The town was without water for two days.
Rally Day services were held Sunday
evening by the Epworth League at the
M. E. church in this town. when an ex-
cellent program. with special music. was
rendered.
Copson Park. the grove near North
East used several years past for camp
meeting purposes, has been purchased by
the Holiness Church and will be greatly
improved for camp-meeting site.
/. Wayne Reynolds. of Rising Sun. has
been appointed by Governor Harrington
delegate from Maryland to the Farmers
National Congress, which meets at
Indianapolis, Indiana, October 1920.
The members and friends of the Octo-
raro M. E. Church will picnic on the
church grounds, Saturday, Sept. 10th.
The people Of the community are cordi-
ally invited to enjoy the social outing.
Among the persons awarded premiums
at Wilmington Fair last week were Mrs.
Rachel Crouch, of North East, for button
E-holes by woman over eighty. and Car
ter Shippers, first and second for Shetland
ponies.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band was
called upon to furnish music three sue
cessive evenings this week: the festival
at Calvert Tuesday evening. and the
carnival at Bay View Wednesday and
Thursday evenings.
Among those lost by the wreck of the
ID. S. Cruiser. memphis" driven ashore
Aug. go. at Santo Domingo by grea'
tidal wave, when over forty sailors
perished. was William Evans Jackson. Of
Charlestowu. Cecil county.
The moving picture show In the hall or
Saturday evening, under management oi
Armour & Brickley, of Pennington
drew good houses at both exhibitions,
and was much enjoyed. Shows are
being given every Wednesday and Satur
day evening.
F. Bowen Milburn. of Barksdale. Ceci
county, captured most of the blue ribbon:
Given for the fruit exhibits at the Della
ware State Fair. Wilmington. last week
carving off eleven for apples, thiueer
for peaches. one for pears and three fol
grapes.
On Wednesday herd OF cattle belong
ing to w. T. B. R. Robertson, was turned
into the field on his farm near town
where sweet corn had been harvested
wit6 the result that number were oadl,
!, foundered, four of them being down ans
uuable to get up at the last report.
The Union ETangelistic Meetings a
West Nottingham Presbyterian churcl
closed with big meeting in Ragani
grove on September 9th. The meeting
were largely attended. and created side
spread interest. I7o persons accepted
Christ. The meeting was fne example
enNs the power of the old Gospel.