The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with James H. Maxwell,
near town.
Yesterday, 21st inst, was the
longest day of the year, when sum-
mer officially began.
Evan P. Brabson has opened
the store at Kinks Mills, formerly
conducted by Robert A. Boyd.
During the thunder storm Friday
night lightning struck and killed
two cows belonging to John Crothers
of Zion.
George T. Melvin has purchased
from William Meade Holiday, the
Annapolis rtiser-Republican, for
about 100000.
Silas Jenkins has purchased the
80 acre farm of the late John j
Reed, in Fulton township, Lancaster
county, for $6,24O.
Contractor Ryan has erected
A15x15 it. brick office building a
Ythe milk plant in this town for the
P. E. Sharpless Co.
A festival will be held at Row
landville, on the school grounds,
Tuesday evening, June 26, for the
benefit of the M. P church.
The Board of County Commission
ers for Kent county, has fixed the
tax rate for the year at S1.i4 on the
500, which is an increase OF cents
in the rate over last year.
Despite the rain every day during
the sessions Elkton Chautauqua was
a success and will be held next year
IS guarantors having pledged them
selves for the necessary expenses.
w. B. Cooney has purchased the
handsome soda water fountain from
Rising Sun Pharmacy and moved Il
to the Maryland House, where he has
opened an ice cream and soda Wate'
parlor.
The wrecked concrete bridge over
,the west branch of the Octorarc
Creek, between Green Tree and MID
die Octoraro church in Lancaster
county. will be replaced by one forty
feet long.
Children's Day will be observed
at Rosebank M. E. church, CALVERT
on Sunday evening, June "a, begin
ming at 7:45 o'clock. A special
program has been prepared. All are
welcome.
United States Army Recruiting
Office has been opened in Elkton'
with headquarters at the FELTON,
House, in charge of Private Thomas
T. FIannery, who has been sent out
from the Baltimore Recruiting
" Office.
meeting and conference under
care of the Friends will be held at
Oetoraro Peoples Church Sabbath
afternoon, Sixth Month "a.
general invitation is extended to all
to attend and take part IN the
exercises.
Justice BARLEY, of Elkton, haf
fned James Ham, colored, $25 and
costs for shooting crap, ana Harry
Turner, Edward White, Abraham
Anderson, Howard Wilson and Will
liam Thompson $40 and costs each
for shooting the bones.
AT the recent State meet of school
athletes, held at Homewood PARK
baltimore, William Diebert, OF Elk
ton. won the 70-yard dash, and was
second in the running broad Jump
Ralph Rowan. of Cecilton' War
fourth in the high jump.
Goxernor Harrington has reap
rninted the members of the Pre-
naredness and Survey Commission
srhu Cecil county members OF the
commission are DR.. Howard Brat
4on ~Wm. T. Warburton, Henry Il.
constable, Frank B. Evans anu
Henry M. Mccullough.
successful conference was helo
- rbestnut Level Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week, anu
as in former years, this annual Wes'-
minister Bible Conference was large
- attended and proved instructive
and helpful in 3 SPIRITUAL WY.
The conference was ATTENDED os
.waraI from this locality and some
I ~ them had unpleasant aute exper-
sa,,ees ewing to rain and mud heies'
The Rising Sun base ball team
journeyed to Bel Air last SATURDAY
where they met defeat at ene hahos
Of the fast Hartford County lads oy
score of 8 to 2. On Saturday Jans
card, Rising Sun Will play BEL An
AT home, and this is one game you
should not miss, for the san oosS