The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-09-19

Frost on Tuesday morning Of this
week.
plans for the annual Halloween cele-
bsaslon in EIkson are under way.
Oxford Fair will be held on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday Of next week.
c. T. snyder and Homard Terry last
week received car load Of manufactured
ice.
Frank Henry. OF Cecil Paper Mills. has
pusc chased an Overland touring car from
Ishe Rising Sun Garage.
According 20 the almanac autumn will
3commence Tuesday, the asd. when the
days and nights viii Be Of equal length.
A. c. Cooley. Of Hartford county. has
been elected yice-president Of the Rural
Mail Carriers Association Of Maryland.
The new concrete bridge over the Gun
powder river was put In service on
Wednesday by the Pennsylvania railroad
L. M. Paschall. q farmer near West
Grove. has purchased of the Hires Co. 80
head Of Holstein cows at price reported
al $I7o each.
The Training 3choolsfor Nurses of the
Union Hospital for Ceeil County will or
eat,ize d new class on October ]. Three
more applications are desired.
William F.sAllen shipped from his
farm near Salisbury. Md. this season.
Stwentv-two carloads of watermelons. be-
\ sides loading two or three vessels.
Allthe trains on the Central Division
were delayed two hours Saturday evening
by. the derailment of a Maryland Division
engine at D3 tower, West Philadelphia.
The horse stolen last week from the
stable Of Patrick Craddock, of Rosedaie.
was recovered at Middletown, Del. where
il had been sold by the thief, who has not
been captured.
The second annual registered tourna-
ment OF the Eikton Gun Club will be held
on the grounds of the club on Thursday,
October q. under the auspices Of the In
terstate Association.
The shipment from Harrison's nurseries
and orchards at Berlin last week of their
last car Of peaches made the the total for
the season Of So cars Of peaches picked
from 10000 trees.
Plans for new Methodist Church al
Summit Bridge TO take the place OF the
one destroyed by hre several weeks ago
have been drawn and the contract will be
awarded al an early date.
A tri-county High School has been
Opened at Queen Anne by the School
boards Of Caroline. Talbot and Queen
Anne counties. Prof. Cordey, formerly
OF Queenstown High School. is principal.
The large and palatial home, formerly
owned BY Robert X. Vanneman, at HavreI
de Grace. is being converted into hotel.
e. M. Good. of Lancaster. Pa, IS the pro
prietor. The new hotel will be run on a
temperance plan.
Az a meeting OF the executive com
mittee of the Delaware State Corn Grow
ers' Association. it was decided TO hold
thts years meeting and exhibit OF George
town. December II and ~. following the
meeting OF the Delawase State Grsnge at
Lewes.
While blasting for the new 6shway at
!, the Mccall Ferry dam. on the York scoun-
ty side Of the Susquehanna river last week
0as was struck. and when a match was
applied il burned. The gas issues from
several assures in rock and has slight
pressure where il comes out.
Henry Brown. of New Texas. while
passing over the iron bridge At Engle-
side. Lancaster. Sunday evening, riding
horse and leading TWO others, all three
animals were prostrated by the electricity
with which the bridge was charged and
one Of the animals was killed.
Application for charter for The Peo-
ple,s Bank OF Oxford has been made.
The application is signed by ]. M. Sho-
walter. r. E. Brown. Thomas F. Grier.
John A. Kimble, D, A. Caldwell. A
Emerson Pitt and Thomas E Gillingham.
with Irvine R. Dickey, Esq. as solicitor.
hjlliam A Reeder has propagated a
new variety Of potato While taking up
bis crop last week he found one enclosed
III silver spoon. the handle OF the spoon
being bent nearly double and enclosing
the potato so firmly that Il cannot be re-
"a any price on his silver band variety
81 tuber bns i should bring top notch
6gaFes.