The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The Chesapeake City fremen
realized 1925 by their annual ball.
held Friday evening last.
A. ]. Jones, Sr., of Rising Sun,
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Sheriff.
The Y will hold social in the
lecture room of James M. E. church
Friday evening, June 8. Everybody
invited.
A festival will be held Thursday
evening, June IA, at Pilot, Md, by
the Sunday school, for benefit OF
Oakwood church.
Elkton Chautauqua began on
Tuesday and will close ON Monday
next. The Chautauqua at North
East will be held June 13, IA and Is
Merrill Reynolds formerly of NORTH
East, is now prisoner in German
camp, having been taken from an
English ship which was torpedoed by
submarine.
4 THE proceeds of Charity Dance OF
Eighth District Auxiliary are in
hands of special treasurer to be USED
for Maternity Annex of Union Hos
pital, Elkton.
The summer school for colored
students will be held at Delaware
State College near Dover, June b
July 10, under direction OF Mrs
Alice Dunbar-Nelson.
Delaware Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution have raised $2,Ooo
for the purchase and equipment OF
an ambulance to be presented to the
Delaware Red Cross.
Thunder gusts have been almost
daily or nightly occurrence the past
week Those on Tuesday and
Wednesday evening were accom-
named by unusually heavy rainfalls
The Price of Milk for June, 1911
for members of Interstate Milk
Producers Association will be BIZ
cents per quart F. O. B. Philadel-
phia, for 38 per cent. milk until
further notice.
A closing entertainment was given
on Thursday afternoon of last week
by the pupils of Rising Sun Gram
mar School, in the school building.
A large number of parents and
nrnSpnt
to enjoy the exercises.
An important meeting OF Rising
SIM Milk Producers Protective
Association will be held in Wood
mans Hall, Rising Sun, on Saturday
evening, June 8, at O'CLOCK
representative of the Interstate
Association will be present.
Childrens Day will be observed
at the M. E. church in this town on
Z W'Sunday next, June 10. The exercises
VIII be in charge of the Sunday
school in the evening, at 1:So
o'clock, when a special program will
be given.
There were 157 young men be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81, who
registered for military service at
Rising Sun on Tuesday, June 3, as
residents of the Sixth Election Dis
friet of Cecil county, in accordance
win the recently enacted conscrlp-
tion act.
The Girls High school graduating
class of Tome Institute will holo
their commencement exercises FIJI
day afternoon at O'CLOCK III
Memorial Hall, and their class day
exercises, which will be in the form
of a play, will be in the town hall'
Port Deposit.
II. A. Miller, of Baltimore, was
fined SIS and costs by Police Magls-
trate G. P. BARLEY for racing his
auto in Elkton. There are several
aufo drivers in this locality who
shonld be given a similar dose, as
the speed with which they drive
along the streets is dangerous and
without reason.
Walter H Ferguson, formerly
nronrietor of a hotel in Oxford, Pa,
who two weeks ago accepted a
nosition as freight brakeman ON Inc
Philadelphia, Baltimore and WASH
ington Railroad. had his arm so
badly crushed while coupling cars at
Elkton on Thursday of last week
that amputation was necessary ne
al.Fas removed to Union Hospital
Am open air meeting in the IN.
terest of recruiting Company ~ Oh
Elkton, First Maryland Regiment TO
it's full war strength of l5o men,
was held in Rising Sun on THURSDAY
evening of last week. Ths meeting
was addressed by Joshua claytoa,
Esq. of Elkton, ard Capt. Finley OF
=. a Three recruits were secured.