The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Sunday. May 8, is Mothers Day.
Lawn mowers have started on
their summers job.
The annual Carnival at Cecilton,
will be held September l to 11th,
inclusive.
The Boy Scouts camp at Red
Point. along North East river, known
as Camp Caesar Rodney, will open
July S.
The body of an unknown colored
man was found on the beach at
Chesapeake Haven, on wednesday OF
last week.
The Thomas Fields farm OF 81
acres, in the Fifth district, has been
purchased by John c. Potts, OF
North East, for $500.
The Pen Mar League will hold its
last shoot of the season on Saturday
afternoon, May 8, on the grounds
of the Rising Sun Gun Club.
Ground was broken on Tuesday
. for a new two-story brick dwelling
to be erected at the corner OF West
Main street and Wilson avenue, by
H. M. Wilson.
The guarantors met on Tuesday
evening to make preliminary ar
rangements for the Chautauqua
which will be held in Rising Sun
June 10 to Is.
Under auspices of the w. G. I. U.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, OF
Georgia, delivered an address in the
M. E. church of this town on Mon
day afternoon.
On Sunday evening next the Klan
will attend services in a body al
Arising Sun M E. church. Members
rom the surrounding community
will be there in full regalia.
The Cecil Star of North East
following the death OF its founder.
George o. Carey, now appears bear
ing the names of Raynor Carey as
editor and Mrs Addie E. Carey, as
proprietor.
The contract to build five miles OF
concrete shoulders, on the State
Road, between Chestertown ano
Galena, has been awarded to the
Kaufman Construction Company, OF
Denton, at it's bid of $4,000.
The members of the Elkton Band
have been measured for new uni
forms which they contracted for with
N. Snellenburg & Company, of Viii.
mington, Del. The suits are to be
of blue serge with gold trimming
Twenty-seven have been ordered.
The graduating class of Calvert
Agricultural High School enjoyed &
sightseeing trip to Washington this
week. The party of about twenty
left Thursday morning in one OF the
big Stiltz passenger buses, Lady
Newark
Rev. j. C.. Mccoy, pastor OF
Rising Sun M. e. church, will speak
on Mothers" at the morning ser
vice at 11:O0 O'Clock on Sunday
May 9. In the evening, at 1880
o'clock, his subject will be 1.-The
Fighter" The X. X. KS will at
tend the evening service in body.
The chemical engine responded tc
call from Rock Springs on Sun.
day afternoon, where a woods fire
was raging. On Wednesday after
noon call came from the same
place where fire in the woods was
again burning Both calls were
useless as the fires were not serious
Rising Sun Tri-County League
team defeated Providence on Satur-
day, at Kenmore, by a score OF
Is to 3.
On Saturday, May 8, at $3.50
O'Clock, Providence will play at
Rising Sun. The home team will
have in it's regular line up for this
game, so come out and look the boys
over, as they will make their first
appearance in their new uniforms.
Admission rs cents.
Base ball has two sprained ankles
to its credit thus far this season,
with our home boys. Gerald Dun
bar, of the Tri-County League
team, had the misfortune to sprain
an ankle in the game with Provi-
dence on Saturday afternoon. An
X-ray revealed no bones broken but
Jerry" will be on crutches for
some time.
Joseph Cooney, of the Rising Sun
High School team, sustained a
sprained ankle in the game at
Perryville, Friday afternoon, and
has since been laid up in bed.
The Ladies Aid will hold bake
y Saturday afternoon, May Is.