The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-03-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the Courty
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
St. Patrick's Day.


Tuesday next, 21st inst, is the
first day of spring.
March is giving us little DIT OIL
sunshine and lot of rain.
Stuart Smith has been appointed
Constable for the Seventh district.
Robin Redbreast has returned TO
town after spending the winter else
where.
The steamer SusQuehanna has re-
sumed her trips between Baltimore
and Port Deposit.
The public schools Of the county
will close for the summer vacatloh
on Friday, June 8.
The girls of Rising Sun High
School held a bake Saturday after
noon that netted them SIS.
wild geese still are flying north
ward, an unusually large HOOK pass
ing over Monday morning.
A band of gypsies stopped IN town
Tuesday and took in some snecKeis
by the usual fortune telling.
Ladies of Elkton Presbyterian con-
ereeation cleared $3.50 from their
recent missionary tea held IN the
chapel.
A comedy for benefit of the Mis-
sionary Society of Zion will be given
in Rising Sun public hall on F,rioas
evening, March II.
Applying for a marriage iicens'
in Elkton last week, Richard Coop
er. white, and Rachel Deans, color
ed were refused at the Clerks once.
Saturday, March rs, MARYLAND
nav. being a legal holiday in Mary
land. the banks in Rising Sun VIII
not be open for business on that date'
Ebenezer base ball team will hold
a box social in the hall at Bay VleW'
Saturday evening, March LIZ. lce
cream, cake, candy and other goou
things for sale.
The concluding number OF tne
entertainment course will be given
by the Clif0rd Foote Trio on Mon
day evening, March 20. in the pup
lie hall of this town.
The River and Harbor bill, re
ported in the House at washington
last week, provides for survey O.
the North East River, which was
urged by Congressman Goldsborougn
Alexander Cries, negro traci
walker ON the Pennsylvania Rail
road was struck and killed by. d
train on the morning of March
He was unmarried, and lived at iron
Hill.
The Oxford Fire Company has hao
plans made for new fire mousse u
he erected on the recently purcnas-
ed Dickey property, in that town
and will begin building operations
next month.
The North East Star reports the
first chirp of the herring frogs wa
heard in that town on Monday OIL
inst, and the next day the first ner
ring If the season was caught o.
Charles Gorrell.
The large barn on Mr.. VIM. n
Rav's farm near Shawsville, Harlort
county, with its contents, inciudlns
eight cows and four horses, was de
stroyed by fire on the night OF Marcf
8. entailing a loss of over $lO,ooo.
specifications for the new M. E
church. to be erected in Rising SUI
to replace the one burned on Jun'
13 of last year, have been placed II
the hands of contractors, bids 10
construction to be submitted WITHIN
two weeks time.
The County Commissioners hav
ing agreed to complete the improved
road from Miller's Corner to Eli
Mills, provided residents and other
using the road should contribute
$500 toward the work. subscription
have been reported as paid, totaiin'
$424.
The lecture by DR.. Milton Haroi'
Nichols on Love and Laughter o
James Whiteomb Riley" In TN
public hall Thursday evening OF las
week, was greatly enjoyed by al
whose good fortune it was to hea
him. The lecture was skiiIu
analysis of the best of Riley's poems
and their application to every-da'
life.
Mrs. Emma NJ. Dennis. housekeep
er in the home of Harry H. Macki
near Lewisyille. committed suicid
at late hour Sunday night by hang
ing herself from a rafter In tn
woodshed. She was desponden
over i'll health. A sister survives
residing at Aiken, this county.