The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-07-14

The Maryland House is being bright
ened with new dress of paint.
Philip R. West has sold his fine farm
near Rowlandville. to Virginian. for
$1,000.
Demanding an increase wage the em-
ployees of Baldwin weave mills, at Elk
Mills, have gone on strike.
The 6o-acre farm of Howard M. She
line. near Hickory Hill, has been bought
bv lanes M. Holden. OF Rising Sun.
During the month of June there were
aas marriage licenses issued at the, Office
of the Clerk of the Court in Elkton.
A festival will be held Friday evening,
Iuly Ia. at Octoraro M. E. church. Music
will be furnished by Rising Sun Cornet
Band.
The Clerk OF the Court, at Elkton,
issued 43 marriage licenses on Monday
July 4, breaking all previous records for
one day.
The Charlestown Commissioners have
called a special election for July 20 to
decide on the adoption or rejection OF
new charter.
The Cecil County School Board has
awarded Walter c. Miller. of Elkton. the
contract TO build new high school al
Calvert for $40. 100.
A festival will be held on the lawn OF
Rising Sun M. E. church Wednesday
evening. July Ie. Rising Sun Cornet
Band will be in attendance.
The work of reassessing all property in
the counties of Maryland will be started
on August /, in accordance with an act OF
the general assembly last winter.
Charged with assault and battery. with
intent to kill, on negro near Conowingo,
lanes Peters was arrested in Oxford on
Sunday and taken to Elkton Jail.
Falling from barn on the farm OF J.
w. Wright, near Fair Hill, Clarence An
derson, carpenter, sustained serious in
iuries. and is confined to his home.
Governor Harrington has appointed
Can't. Lucien M. Bean, of Chesapeake
City, a Justice of the Peace, in place OF
Charles Morgan. originally appointed but
not accepting.
Rev. DIR. Garner. rector of St. Marks
Protestant Episcopal Church. Perryville,
has taken charge of St. Mays ?. E.
Church, North East. and held his first
service there. Sunday.
Look for the partial eclipse Of the moon
on Friday night. I4th inst. The moon
will enter the shadow of the earth at 10 II
Friday night. the middle of the eclipse
occurring at 1887 o'clock.
Mattahoon Tribe. No. IIS. Improved
Order of Red Men, of EIkton. has adopt
ed resolution to keep in full standing
all members who have been called to duty
with Company Z, M ~ ":
The Maryland Dredging and Contract
ing Company has been awarded con-
tract for the removal of 1890 cubic
wards from the channels in the the Big
and Little Elk Creeks, near Elkton.
AS advertised elsewhere in our columns
the Pennsylvania railroad will run an
excursion to Colchester Beach on Wed
nesday. July 20. Round trip fare from
Rising Sun 90 cents. Special train leaves
at S:2I a. m.
Ground has been broken in Elkton for a
large bleach mill addition to the Jessup &
Moore Company's Radnor Pulp Mill.
The new building will cost upward of
&Aoo. 900 and when completed will give
employment to about so additional men.
The County Commissioners have ap.
pointed DR.. Howard Bratton as temporary
Health Officer of Cecil County, in the
absence of Major H. Arthur Mitchell,
Chief Surgeon OF the First Regiment, M.
N. G., now with his Regiment in Texas.
Samuel K. Haines, of near town, who
on Wednesday of last week was lodged
ia Elkton Jail for assault and battery on
his wife, was released on Saturday under
$50 bail for appearance at the September
term of Circuit Count. l. Wayne Reyn-
olds and VIM. M. Pogue are his bonds.
Ren.
Y Friday and Saturday were hot days.
The mercury climbed up to ga on Fri
day, but did not get quite so high on
Saturday. although the humidity was
greater. Sunday night regular deluge
Of rain fell and relieved the sweltering
weather to some extent.