The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-25
A white Christmas.
Sleigh bells tinkling.


An epidemic of measles is re-
ported, prevalent in Have de Grace.
The Lenten season for 1909 will
begin on February "a and end on
! Easter Day, April IL.
! The call extended by Bel Air
Presbyterian congregation to Rev
A. B. Hallock, of Sparrows Point,
has been accepted.
The Government has allowed
George w. Evans, of Aberdeen,
$81 .96 for $50 Al worth of stamps
lost by burglary.
A siren whistle has been install
led at the electric power house,
Havre de Grace, which will be used
in sounding fire alarms.
The fad for water front summer
homes has resulted in the sale Of
$4,000 worth of real estate in
Talbot county the past year.
The postoffice department has
leased for 10 years a room in Odd
Fellows Hall, Aberdeen, for $4OO
for postoffice purposes. The rental
price includes light and heat.
The Delmar Lumber Company
has purchased from Joseph L. Nc
Daniel. the lot in Havre de Grace
extending into the river near the
mill property, for $1,O5O.
While working on building at
Kennett Square, Tuesday morning,
Wilmer V. Shellender, of Oxford.
fell from the roof aud was so seri
ously injured that he died few
hours later.
The suit of the Wright Canning
Co, of Aberdeen, against the
Steward Can CO., for $1,791 AZ
damages for failure to furnish cans
at specified time was placed on trial
at Towson last week.
The Dairymen of Maryland have
formed a State Association. Saml
NJ. Shoemaker, of Baltimore, has
been elected president, and J.
Alexis Shriver, of Bel Air, Secre
tary and Treasurer.
Monday and Tuesday were the
shortest days of the year, the sun
rising at 7.25 a. M. and setting al
4.44 p. M, marking the winter sol.
stice when the sun enters the sign
Capricorn or the Goat.
w. s. Abel, of Mccall Ferry, is
in the Columbia hospital in a criti.
cal condition. Saturday a huge
boiler fell over on him while helping
to load it on car for the Power
Company at Mccall Ferry.
Hopewell M. E. church, Wood
lawn. Sabbath services Dec. 81 4:
Sunday school at 10; preaching at
IL a. m. and s p. m; morning sub
ject, "New Years Sermon:u eve.
ming subject, "Revival Sermon. y
Epworth League at 7:3O. Preach
ing at Asbury at 8 p. m. All
welcome.
Charles M. Schwab, the Bethle-
hem steel magnate, is reported to
have purchased the long idle Di
amond State Steel Works in Will.
mington and to purpose running it
in connection with the proposed
new steel car plant to be added to
the Harlan & Hollingsworth works
in that city
The Maryland Poultry and
Pigeon Association recently organ
lied, will hold its first annual ex-
hibition on January 5, 6, Z, 8 and
9 in the old armory, North Howard
street, Baltimore. Over 1000
entries have been made for the
coming show and $8, 900 in prizes
will be awarded.
The committee appointed to con.
fer with the Diamond State Tele-
phone officials regarding the cur
tailment of service and raise of rates
in the county did not meet with
any encouragement when they went
to Philad 'lphia for that purpose
last Saturday and as a consequence
Omar d. Crothers, chairman of
the meeting has called another
meeting, to be held in Elkton,
Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 1880 O'Clock,
for the purpose of deciding on some
concerted action by the patrons.
The large barn on the farm of the
Evan Rogers estate, near Kemble.
vile, Pa, was burned Friday night,
together with confanfa Tho or;u;,,