The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-11
Frost on Wednesday morning.

This is Star spangled Banner week in
Baltimore.
The public schools of the county re-
opened on Tuesday.
The Circuit Court convenes at Elkton
on Monday. September Fl.
The Elkton Gun Club will hold its third
annual registered tournament on Oct. 8.
Tompkins' Wild West Show is billed to
appear in Rising Sun on Thursday.
September II.
Numerous of our citizens have been en-
joying the Star Spangled Banner centen-
NAL this week.
Two holidays this week-Labor Day, on
Monday. and Old Defenders Day. Satur-
day, roth inst.
During the month of August, 242 mar
rage license were issued at the Office of
1.-THE Clerk of the Court, EIkton.
Real fall weather this week. with drop
in temperature that brought the hrst lrost
of the season on Wednesday morning.
Saturday Sept. II. Defenders Day.
being legal holiday, the National Bank
Of Rising Sun will not be open for BUSH
ness on that date.
The Carnival held last week by the
Singerly Fire Co., of Eikton. was big
success. the net proceeds being in the
y neighborhood of $I2oo.
A medicine man with Punch and Judy
show and black-face comedian exhibited
In town Wednesday evening and disposed
of some of his wares.
Alfred P. Scott. of Elkton. graduate
of the Cecil County High School and
Delaware College. has accepted position
as principal of school at Lewistown, I'll.
Professor Carroll Edgar. formerly In
structor in manual training and drawing
at Elkton. has been appointed to similar
position at the West Chester Normal
School.
The Maryland Stone and Sand Co.,
who have recently opened up sand
quarry at Charlestown. Cecil county, are
making large shipments of sand to var-l
ious sections of the country.
The Hartford County Farmers Associa-
tion nine-day racing meet to be held on
the Hartford Agriculture and Breeders
Association grounds. at HAVE de Grace,
begins Monday. September aIst.
On Wednesday of last week Joseph
Hinchliffe completed his forty-second year
running his news stand under the How
ard House, in Elkton. Next month he
will have been engaged as newsdeaIerl
for az years
Both grammar and primary depart
ments of Rising Sun public school opened
~ Tuesday. with large attendance Of
1pils.
tiss A. Mabel Reynolds kindergarten
dpNned on Monday.
E. Deibert & Conner have bought a
large track of timbei land on the Col.
Boyer farm near Bynum. Hartford county
and are setting up mill preparatory to
cutting it. The oak timber will be ship I
ped for use in the Deibert boat yards.
EIkton.
Webster White has presented Banner
Council. o. U. A. M. of Calvert with
90 foot flag pole. The Council is arrang-
ing for grand carnival to be held on the
afternoon and evening Of Wednesday.
Sept. 10. Music will be furnished by
Rising Sun Cornet Band.
William j. Barwick, captain of the tug
Thomas j. Cleaver." Of Chesapeake
City. fell overheard at Baltimore and was
drowned. For many years Mr.. Barwick
was merchant at Chesapeake City, but
the last few years had followed the water. |
He was about SIS years Of. age and is sur
vived by his wife and two sons.
Harvey ]. Lefevre. one Of Lancaster
county's best farmers. who resides al Hess
Station. has threshed his crop of wheat
from Eve and three fourth acres Of tobacco
Eround and has yield of the 288 bushels, |
about fifty bushels to the acre. From
: corn stalk ground planted in wheat he
raised thirty-seven and half bushels to
the acre.
Isiah Boad. colored. answering the de-
scription of the negro wanted for assault
on Mrs. c. H. Pyle al Kennel Square.
was taken in custody at Bel Air and the
Kenneth Square police notified. He ad-
mits having been in the neghboFhood
where the crime was committed, bur
kdenies the deed, The authorities took
Woud back for Identification. He is a
Hartford county negro and lived near
Hight Point.