The midland journal., 1915-09-10

The public schools reopened on
Tuesday.
The rail and reed bird season opened in
Cecil county on Sept |.
The Republican primary ballot will be
pink and the Democratic ballot white.
Edward F. Taggart has bought the
Bratton lot. East Main street. Elkton, for
$I5oo.
Scott Wilson has installed an acetylene
gas plant for the lighting of his store and
dwelling.
Ii is lawful to shoot squirrels November
II to December 80. and not from Sept. I,
as formerly.
During the month of August 242 mar
rage licenses were issued at the Clerks
Office in Elkton.
The Hartford Bank, of Belair. has open
ed branch bank at Darlington, with
Ramsey Standiford. cashier.
Samuel A. Sturgeon. of North East,
has been appointed instructor of manual
training at the Salisbury High School.
The fremen's carnival held last week
in Elkton brought $4,000 into the ex-
chequer of the Singerly Fire Co. as gross
receipts.
The Golden Rule Circle chain put in
motion by the Managers of Silver Cross
Home. Port Deposit. brought in return
of $roo.
Hog cholera in Somerset county has
killed more than two thousand swine
within the past month, entailing loss of
$40, 900.
Next Monday is Defenders Day. a
legal holiday in Maryland. and the Nat
ional Bank of Rising Sun will not be
open for business.
Miss Edna Krumrine. of North East.
who graduated at the State Normal School
this spring. has been appointed Principal
Of the Sykesville School.
Bell Hill Poultry Range near Eikton,
has been sold by Robert P. Bentley. to
Mrs. Baldt, of New Castle, Del. The
price paid for the propeFty was $4,000
A class of boys will compete in an ora
torical temperance contest in Ebenezer M.
E. church on Wednesday evening. Sept.
IS, at 8 o'clock. A silver offering will be
taken at the door.
Charles A. BsOiamia, of Leslie. has
been made permanent chaiman OF the
movement looking to the erection of
monument to the memory of Cecil County
veterans of the Civil War.
Rev. ]. c. Mccoy. of Zion. and Rev.
A. p. Prettyman. of this town, will ex-
change pulpits on Sunday. the former
preaching at Rising Sun and Sylmar. and
the latter at Zion and Ebenezer.
The 13th reunion of Company E, Pur-
nell Legion. and Shows Battery B, will
be held at Perryvile on Saturday. Octo-
Der 2. All old soldiers, Sons of Veterans,
aud the public cordially invited to attend.
The State Board of Forestry has a tree
warden at work on the Eastern Shore
trimming trees along the State roads and
cutting out those at sharp turns to elimi-
nate the danger of automobile collisions.
The sharp turn in the road leading to
the Charlestown bridge, over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, was the scene of several
more or less serious accidents Saturday
and Sunday. Automobiles in making
the turn plunged into the guard fence.
Banner Council. of Calvert held car
nival on Wednesday and Thursday of
this week which was literally patronized,
aud was big financial success. Music
was furnished both evenings and also
Thursday afternoon by Rising Sun Cornet
Band.
Tome school will open Wednesday
evening", OCptCtA1SA Sc OCNCIdA uCW
masters have been added to the faculty.
Edward A. lesser has been appointed
head of the department of history. John
v. Parker is to be head of the mathemati-
cal department. DR.. Dubois Tooker will
be assistant in the classical department.
On complaint of Walter S. Reynolds,
Benz. Briscoe, Sherman Clayton and
Henry White, all of this town. have been
\ c-summoned to appear in Elkton to answer
10 the charge of disorderly conduct and
disturbing the pease here on Sunday even
ing. A large number of witnesses have
been summoned in the case. The disturb
ance took place about nine o'clock Sun
day evening in Center Square.