The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-10

afternoon, March 3.
James Graham, station agent for some
years past 1T Octoraro Junction has been
transferred 10 Columbia.
The steamer Susquehanna made its
FIRST trip from Baltimore to Port Deposit
on Monday evening since December
R. X. Barnes. of charlestown, has an
nounced himselfa candidate for the demo
cratic. nomination for Sheriff of Cecil
county.
A heavy timber falling upon the hand
81 Albert George while he was at work At
the Deibert boatyard, Elk Landing, two
fingers were mashed and the hand badly
lacerated.
David Pitt. Of Calvert, has purchased
the Gardner farm, near Octoraro church,
5 The property embraces aoo acres Of land
with Improvements. and was owned by
the Jacob Tome Institute.
lanes Wallis. of Cambridge, student
at Tome Institute. while operating a
circular saw in the manual training de-
paftment at the Institute last week, had
the thumb and forehnger Of his left hand
cut off,
Students Of West Nottingham Academy
viii present three act comedy, entitled
IA Counrof No Account, in the Chapel
at West Nottingham on Wednesday
evening. March IS. at o'clock. Ad-
mission asc.
The Elk Mills base ball club has organ
ized for the coming season by electing
Thomas Kay, manager; ]. ". Penning-
ton. president; John Kay, vice.president
Arnold G. Cooke. secretary and Charles
P. Cooke, treasurer.
a. j. Mearns has sold his butchering
and store business at Zion % Curtis Irwin
Who viii take possession about March 20.
Mi. Mearns will hold 4 public sale Of
some Of his property on March 80, see
adv. in another column.
The National Fireproohng Company, Of
Pittsbure. is to build at large plant it Elk
ton. on the property recently purchased
on Red Hill. Contracts involving an out
lay OF 100000 have been placed, in
Guiding the award for building ten large
kilns.
The Christian Endeavor Of West Not
bingham Presbyterian church viii hold a
social n the chapel on Thursday evening,
March I6. In connection with the social
the sock opening win be held and the
amount collected for the carpet fund an
nounced. All are invited to attend
lanes H Harlow, representing the
S1squehanna Power Co, has sold the
chad and herring fishing rights in and
along the Susquehanna River from the
Maryland Pennsylvania State line south,
to Octoraro creek These sales have been
made annually since Mr.. Harlow has
been ii charge Of the Power Company's
interests.
March is maintaining its record, BY
giving US variety. bright sunshine and
promises Of spring being sandwiched with
low temperature and biting winds, with
rain, sleet and snow at the most unexpect
ed times. Sunday night there was I
snow fall Of about two inches in depth
and on Tuesday night one of the deepes
SHOWS Of the winter. fully ten inche!
covering the ground on Wednesday morn
ing. Thursday morning the mercury was
down 70 So
The supper and prize drawing held BY
the Principio o. U. A. M. on March
was quite success Notwithstanding this
rather unfavoFabIe condition of the roads
The gross receipts were $77, which net
ted $50.
The following were awarded the prizes
W B. England. Greenhurst, rocking
chair: Harry Porter. SINCERELY. blanket
Delbert' Mahoney. Theodore. rug; BENZ
Gale Zion. whip; Edna Williams. Wood
lawn. two pound box Of candy
With every prospect Of new industry
in the shape OF large cannery which had
arranged 70 take the yield Of 500 acres Of
sweet corn from farmers in this imme'
diate neiehborhood. Rising Sun lost a
{,splendid business opportunity last week,
&lhe price demanded for the site selected
being so high that the projectors of the
enterprise looked elsewhere, and have
decided to locate at colora. on site pur
chased from Elwood Balderston. where :
large shree-story building is TO be erected
@quipped with abe most improved
sanning machinery. Arrangements have
been made with farmers IN the neighbor.
hood Of coloFa for the required acreage oi
corn.