The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


EuIl moon Saturday night.
uouse-cleaning days are here
Tbursday next is Memorial Day.
Tba annual county school rally
win be held at Elkion ON Tuesaay
next, May %.
william J.,Fenton, Of Elkton, mas
been appointed Notary Pubic ps
Governor Harrington.
Norris C. Cameron has sold ~
drug store at Perryville, to waiter
plum1ev, of Newark, Del.
While playing base ball FREQ
coodnow, of North East, fractureo
his ankle sliding to base.
The praying band of oetoraro M.
n church will meet at the nome oi
Gainor Reynolds on Sunday eve
ming.
Governor Harrington has appoint
Cd Dr. G. H. Grapp of Port Deposlt /"
on,bar of the State Veterinarian
Board.
Rnmsey Smithson has sold MS
butchering business in Port DepoSi'
to Cane & Baker, who will cohuuc'
it in future.
nr Robert Watt will preach III
lanes M. E. church on Sunday morn
ing next at 1890 o'clock, ana d.
Sylmar at 2:3O p. m.
National Memorial Day, THURSDAY
Nav 80, is designated by Pfeslaen'
wilson as day of public humln-
alton, prayer and fasting.
pav. L. A. Bennett, the popular
and successful evangelist or bai.l-
more. will hold tent meeting IN
Bay view from May 26 to June D.
The fish house and nets belonging
~ william Hall, at Frederickto"h'
were destroyed by fire last week. ell
failing a loss estimated at Sl'ooo'
Memorial Day exercises at Cai"er'
,u;l, he in charge of Banner Council
II q. u A. M, and will be held IN tne
Afternoon, beginning at two O'CLOCK
Tbe first Quarterly Conference OF
Rising Sun charge will be neid III
1anes Methodist Episcopal Churcn
ON Saturday evening, May 25' at
o'clock.
The Red Cross Auxiliary OF NofIn
East have elected Mrs. Guy johnson
chairman. Mrs. Curtis Williams
secretary, and Miss Marion under
wood treasurer.
..Prize Essay Contest" will DC
held in Rising Sun Grammar schoo
on Wednesday, May 20, at z:oo p
M. under auspices OF w. q. A. U
Public cordially invited.
Ground has been broken fof th'
new bank to be erected IN PerryViiie
between the residence and stor'
building which was recently Pun
chased from Mrs. Annie Crais.
An original one act play, Aun
n,pab,s Quilting Party, will be glVel
in Harmony M. P. church, koWianu
vi,ia on Wednesday evening, Ma.
90 Admission 25 and 10 cents.
William Reynolds, OF near town
has added to the stock OF MS larii
five Dorset registered sheep, and al
dogs trespassing on the premises
will be given shot gun receptloh
A Briscoe automobile owned ant
driven by Howard Benson OF Earle
vile caught fire while he was re
tnrning from Town Point on Wea
nesday evening of last week ana
a total wreck.
Norris C. Cameron, who recehti'
resigned as postmaster at Perryvliie
turned over the Office last week U
b;s successor, A. H. Owens. MI
Cameron has also sold his drug busi
ness which he carried on in con
nection with the postofice.
The Reynolds dwelling property
on Cherry street has been purchase
nv rural mail carrier, Walter
Patten. for $4,000. Mr.. aid MRS
Lawrence f1dTiy, Wpo
dwelling, have moved to the re''
dence on South Queen street, recen'
" purchased by ]. M. Holden.
The attendance at the lecture O
Russia, by Rev Mr.. Benham, OF Bal
timore, on Friday evening, in Tn
public hail, was anything but large
and the receipts, which did no
amount to very extensive sum. Wi
not swell the exchequer of the Sixt
n district Auxiliary to any great Ga
tent. The lecture was an interest,"
ine and instructive one and wa
Illustrated by scenes of places an
bui,dings visited by Mr.. Benhar
'siust prior to the outbreak of tn
great war.
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