The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-08-14

The dates OF the Oxford Chautauqua
are August ~ to September 2.
]. D. Donache raised the. frame of his
new dwelling on West Main street this
week.
Saturday and Sunday were oppressive
ly hot days. The mercury record goo on
both days.
Rev. H. o. KIug. pastor Of Mt. Pleas
ant NJ. E. church. has purchased Ford
automobile.
A number from here visited Rawlins-
vile camps on Sunday and report record
crowd in attendance.
The Delaware College Farm sold last
week to T. L HaIstead. of Michigan. a
cow and yearling heifer for $500.
Two hundred and twenty marriage
licenses were issued al the Clerks Office
Ia Elkton during the month Of July.
II The thunder showers this week while
not.brineing much relief from the oppres-
sive heat, gave the ground a much need
soaking.
John Moore. a colored store keeper OF
Elkton. was overcome by the heat at his
home Monday and died before physician
could arrive
La Gran Cena. held recently on the
Woodlawn camp grounds by the ladies OF
Woodlawn, netted $7s for the benefit Of
Hopewell church.
S. M. Mccardell. of colora. has been
awarded the contract for the erection OF
the new public school building 10 this
town at bid Of $6,475.
The Calvert Ladies Aid will give a
play, ..The Voice OF Authority" in the
High School building Wednesday evening.
August 26. at o'clock. Admission. 25c.
The last Tolchester excursion Of the
season was run on Wednesday by the
Baltimore Central. and was well patron
lied. Fifty-one tickets were sold at this
station.
We acknowledge receipt of splendid
Williams Early Red apple from the g.
Harrison & Sons nurseries. at Berlin,
Nd. whose orchards are noted for theii
fne fruit
The Kenmore Pulp and Paper Com
pany has sold its large pulp aud paper
mills, one located at Elktnn and one at
Providence. Cecil county. tothe Jessup &
Moore Paper Company.
Postmaster Giles of Elkton, has been
notified that Rural Route No. S will be
established between Ellton and Lewis
vile, on October /. This will close the
postofices at Cherry Hill and Providence.
Charles Harry Bryan. young man
living near Irishtown. in Elk Neck. has
been arrested and lodged in Elkton jail
charged with attempted felonious assault
on Laura M. James, fourtsen-year-old
y7girI.
Dory Lloyd. aged about 7 years. son OF
bory Lloyd. Of Chesapeake City. fell from
his fathers barge near Hampton Rhoads,
Va. one day last week, and was drowned.
His body was recovered later and brought
10 his home for interment at Bethel
cemetery.
The sixth annual Elk Neck farmers
picnic was held on Thursday last on Elk
river and attended by several thousand
persons, Director Harry Hayward. of the
Delaware Experimental Station and G E.
Wolcoit, of the Maryland Experimental
Station. made addresses.
The closing of the road between Prin-
cipio Furnace and North East. while 1t is
being i'm proved and concrete bridge con-
structed has caused automobile tourists
to make detour. hundreds of cars
enrou.e to Philadelphia and Baltimore
passing through town the last two weeks.
Robert 7. Cameron happened upon a
potatoin his cellar this week that had de-
veloped into quite curiosity. Il had
been overlooked when the others were
taken out in the spring. and had develop
ed two long sprouts. each measuring over
Eve feet in length. The potato was not
rooted. but was lying on the cellar floor,
Baary Barber, little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barber of near Bay View. was
severely burned about the feet on Thurs
day of last week at the Farmers picnic ia
Elk Neck. The little girl stepped into q
hole where trash had been burned ID
cleaning up the grounds the day before,
ID preparation for the picnic. The hol
kembers in the hole painfully burned the
child before she could be gotten out. She
was taken to Union Hospital. Elkson. fol
treatment.