The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-31
One more day Of 1915.

One more day OF 1915.
We wish our readers all bright and
prosAerous New Year
New Years day being legal holiday,
tue National Bank of Rising Sun will not
beAopen Tor business on that date.
George 2. Brown, proprietor Of the Oak
q HiA Hotel, has traded that property to s.
wi Lee for his farm in West Nottingham.
1t was green Christmas, the wealth
eli being mild with clear skies. The day
was observed with Sabbath-like quietness
il our town. family reunions. and dinners
being the order.
Iohn McCush, who for several years
past has farmed the Briscoe place for
Duyckinck & Sterrett, has purchased
2s-acre property near Viola, Delaware
where he will shortly move and engage In
truck farming.
Ernest Rhodes. colofed. wanted on the
charge Of cutting Town Bliliff Hillyard.
at Middletown, Del, when he attempted
10 arrest several negroes during fight.
some weeks ago. was landed in Elkton
jail last week.
The Wales Lyceum Players" giving
a three.act play. will appear in Rising
sun Hall Friday evening. Jan. 9TH. This
attraction is entirely different from any
thing in the regular lecture course and
comes highly recommended
The M. E. Sunday school held their
annual Christmas entertainment in the
church on Thursday night of last week,
when an appropriate program was rend-
cred and every member OF the school Sre-
ceived package Of good things to eat.
Miss Ausbinette M. Sofia, OF Whining
tan kfofmerly Of Elkton. and student at
Beacom's Business College. won one of
the gold medals recently offered by the
Remington Typewriter Company 10
competition for proficiency 10 typewriting.
The contract to place new pipe organ
in the Methodist Episcopal Church at
North East was awarded to the M. P.
Moller Co., of Hagerstown. Md, last
week The price is 81, 500, and the organ
is 10 be installed by the I5th of March
next.
C. T. Ellis, of Towsop. has been ap-
pointed plant wire chief for the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
for the counties of Hartford. Cecil and
Kent. succeeding E. L. McFrederick, re-
signed.
A violent sleet and wind storm swept
over this section on Wednesday morning.
doing no small amount of damage. The
Cecil Farmers Telephone Co. was hard
hit. Every pole on the 5I-wire line. be-
tween the railroad bridge at the top Of
Stubbs' hill and Barnes Corner with the
exception Of two. was carried down or
broken of by the weight of sleet on the
wires.
Friends Association of Rising Sun,
Md, will be held First Month and at 2;3o
o'clock. Subject for the day-"Liie, It's
Meaning and Possibilities" Opened by
Superintendent Address, E. R. Bufing-
ton. Selection. "Fellowship of Recon-
ciliation." Read by member. rs
Trust Practical" Ella Hunt. Voluntary
offerings by all interested in the vital
!, practical problems of our age.
NThe weather held good all day Christ
IN Is, but at night there was different
stos6 to tell Starting with rain about
eieA o'clock. all sorts of weather prevailed
he night wore on rain. hail, sleet.
pw aud wind.
nday morning raging gale prevail
be high wind filling the air with
clouds Of snow.
the snowfall in the night had
gACne. or roads would have
ited. The temperature,
pe severe blizzard.