The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-01-31
Lent begins Wednesday. Feb. S

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Poultry thieves raiied the hennery Of
Philip r. West. near Rowlandvi!le. and
stole thirty chickens.
The Spring Meeting on the Havre de
Grace rSce track will commence April is
and continue 70 May !.
The dwelling and lot Of Bayard Touch
ton. Calvert. has been purchased by Mrs.
Ella Walls, who will occupy il.
JOS. S Pogue. Sons & Co., Of this town.
have made arrangements for the sale Of
Ford automobiles in this locality.
New flags have been presented 10 Mon
roe and Liberty Grove public schools by
colora Council. American Mechanics.
The annual meeting Of the Maryland
State Teachers Association will be held
In Annapolis June ~. rs, 26 and ~. 1918.
Lewis Collins has purchased the entire
stock and fixtures Of Rudolph's Bazaar, ii
oxford, and will conduct the business in
future.
The we'll known firm of Engler & MUIR
daugh. Oxford caterers, has dissolved
partnership and the business will be clos
ed out.
Fire destroyed the warehouse Of E. B.
Ftitz, 10 Quarryville, on Monday evening.
A large lot of hay, straw and grain was
burned.
Chapel public school. near Woodland.
Miss Helen Shephard principal, has been
closed owing to the presence Of scarlet
fever in the neighborhood.
The family OF William F. Gillespie
moved last week from the Scott Wilson
dwelling on Main street. to the Devon
property, on South Queen street.
The entertainment given Ia Bay View
/ hall on Saturday evening last by the
l i-yeung people Of Ebenezer church made a
gfsstlhit. Ths. gross reseipts were $4r.ss.
Ia y6t Of melancholia. Stella Hess,
age "a years. daughter Of Daniel Hess.
] committed suicide by drinking poison
Wednesday at her home at Jackson's Mill
near Bartville. Pa.
Tne Perryville Americus Band as
\ been recorganized. with F. H.. Walker.
president; Clifford Smeltzer. vice presi-
dent: Elmore, H. Owens. secretary. and
In his suit against the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad for the death Of his 5.yea,
old daughter, who was killed near Aber.
deem in September, 1910, William Abenl
has been awarded $1,000.
The paper mills at Providence. Cecil
county, are working on large CONTRACT
for the japanese government. At present
they are shipping over the B. & o. rail
road one to ave carloads daily.
very valuable and extensive deposit
Of white clay has been found on the farm
6f !. Penrose Wilson. just east of Newark
Il lies about four feet under the surface
and in some places the stratum is 20 fee
or more in thickness.
A representative Of the Womans' Suff.
rage movement has arranged for the &C
commodation at Hartford House. Havrs
de Grace. Of fifteen women. who will wall
from New York 70 Washington. D. c., L
take part in the inaugural parade OF
March 4th.
The Wawasett shoot trophy, won by H
T. Worthington at Wilmington Octobe
1911, representing the championship o
the East, has been redeemed by the Du
Pont Co. and will be placed in open com
petition At Philadelphia May I. Thre,
challenges have been received by Mr.
Worthington, but no one showed up.
Judge Rose. in the United States Dis
srict Court. Baltimore. in three cases
fined the P. E. Sharpless CO.. of Philadel
phia. which has creamery and condcn
sary at Rising Sun. $40 and cost, unde
the Pare Food and Drugs Act. that eva
porated milk manufactured by them, onI,
showed percentage not higher thar
55z per centage when il should be 8 or 9
M An interesting debate on the subject
Resolved; THAT the works Of natur,
80. more pleasing to the eye than th'
hpf art. took place in Principle hal
sk The speakers were: afirmi
bic McNamee. Clifford Miller
Hsaiy Price. Harry Maxwell, w. H
Briggs: negetive, W. E. Rea. John As,le
SamI. Gather. Rev J. M. LindaIe. Tn,
iudees we're Mrs. w. H. Briggs. Mis-
cornelia Abrahams and H. H. Kirk. R
G. Terry acted as chairman. The debat
resulted in q tie. the judges having score,
twelve points to each side when note
were compared.