The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-09-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


The private school of Miss A.
Mabel Reynolds opened on Monday
The dwelling of Jos. H. Smith is
being frightened by a new fall dress
of paint.
A practice shoot will be held on
the grounds of Rising Sun Gun CLUB
Saturday afternoon, Sept %, at
2 o'clock.
Elmer ]. Reese has sold his farm,
near Colora, formerly the Clayton
Balderston property, to Joseph Ham
bleton, of Rowlandville.
Falling near his home in North
East, Howard Shallcross sustained
fractured skull and was taken to
Union Hospital, Elkton.
At the festival held by Banner
Council, O.. U. A. M. of Calvert, on
n "Wednesday of last week the gross
eyeipts were $145.S7.
The annual Convention OF the
Sunday Schools of Cecil County Will
be held at the North East M. b.
Church on Thursday, September ~.
A six acre lot of land, near Red
Turkey belonging to David Reed, OF
Philadelphia, has been sold by John
G. Hindman, real estate agent, to
John Cameron.
Mrs. Peter Tome, of Baltimore,
while visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John H. Kimble, near
Port Deposit, fell from chair and
fractured her. arm.
Programs have been Issued for
the seventeenth annual shoot OF
Rising Sun Gun Club, to be held on
z the grounds of the club, near town,
Wednesday, October 3.
Mrs. Annie Peoples of Wrights-
dale, has sold her $50 acre farm
known as the Ranch, near Rock
Springs, Md, to w. M. Kinzer of
East Bradford, Virginia.
Miss Elsie Conaway McNeal, OF
Elkton, and Charles Fillberg, OF VIII
mington, Del, formerly of Elkton'
were quietly married in Wilmington,
Del, Saturday evening, Sept. 8.
Mrs. Jacob Wagner of Port De-
rosit fell Friday evening and dis
located her ankle. She was cross
ine a little bridge over the Run back
of her house and in the darkness fell
off.
The closing down of the projectlle
nlant of the New Castle, Del, Con-
struction Company threw out OF
work many residents OF that clly'
Wilmington, Port Penn, Delaware
-sCitx and other points.
ire of incendiary origin destroyed
ono of the stables at the Havre de
G,ace race track just few days
previous to the present meet, causing
a loss of $4,000. There were no
horses in the stable at the time.
Levi B. Kirk and Alfred Wood,
executors of the estate of Nettie
jenkins, have sold the AZ acre 1arm
near Rock Springs. Md, to Hugh "A.
Robeson of Florida, for $5,0Oo'
Harry Altland is the present tenant
on the place.
At the recent Delaware State Far
Miss Debbie A. Jackson, OF Prlnclplo
Furnace. this county, won first prize
m Buff Plymouth Rock Cock hen,
coclxerel and pullet and pen and hrst'
second and third OF Light Brahma
nullets, also first on 1ranscehuehC
crabapples and second on Niagara
grapes.
Edward Ringgold, twelve years
old. of Port Deposit, caught a thirty
eight pound carp on hook ana line
last week. The lad was unable to
land the fish, and was assisted by
several men, who after pulling 1t
close to the wharf, hauled it up in
scoop net The fish was four ana
half feet long.
AS will be noted by the advertise
ment of the National Bank Of Rising
SIN. subscriptions are being taken
for Rising Sun Electric Light per
cent Bonds. These bonds are tax
free and the applications already re-
ceiyed for them show they are con-
aidered gilt-edge. investment and
Mt the allotment will undoubtedly
be ioyersubscribed
The revival services at the M. h
church are creating much interest,"
and several penitents have professeo
conversion. on Sunday evening
nine converts were admitted to the
church on probation. Short open
air services have been held eacf
csening this week on the Square il
IA center Of town, those assembled
~ then proceeding to the church.