The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-23

Garden truck coming up
Lawn mowers starting in on the sum.
met, campaign.
Good old summer time" on Tuesday,
when the mercury climbed up to 49,
The Cecil County Medical Society met
at EIkton Thursday. April 20 when the
annual election of officers W IS held.
The Maryland State Bar Association
will meet again 10 annual session at Cape
May this year on Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday. July J. and 9
The School Board has decided to close
the public schools in Cecil county on May
2s, andsthe High School Commencements
will be held the following week
DR.. S. c. Mitchell. president of Della
ware College, has accepted an invitation
to make the Commencement address this
year at the George Biddle High School,
Cecilton.
A citizens meeting was held in Chesa-
peake City on Monday night. for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the
board of Town Commissioners, to be voted
for on May 8.
Burglars entered the office of the Avon
dale Herald. on Saturday night, but got
nothing. Probably they were hungry and
were looking for "pi." something every
printing Office would be glad to get rid of.
Bernard Victoria, an Italian, was struck
in the head by flying stone from>a blast
at the Standard Stone Quarries. near
Havre de Grace. last week, and his skull
fractured. The injured man was taken
to Baltimore hospital, but died.
The State Roads Commission has asked
for bids on building concrete road
through Chesapeake City. The contract
for this work was awarded last Fall, but
the contractor went into the hands of re-
ceivers shortly after he began the work
A festival win be held at Pleasant
Meadow school. near town. on Wednes-
day evening April 2s Ice cream. cake,
fruit. aud other good things on sale.
Music by Rising Sun Cornet Band. If
stormy above date, will be held next
evening.
The following officers have been elected
by West Nottingham Presbyterian Sum
day school: Supt.. W. T. Fryer; asst.
supt. B. p Nichols; treas. H. L.
Glacken: Sec. Helen Aiken; supt pri-
mary dept, Mrs. W, T. Jenness; assist
ants. Miss Sara Fryer. Miss Helen Cam
eron.
Unit, d States Senator Blair Lee, who
has announced himself candidate for
Governor of Maryland. spent Wednesday
and Thursday of last week. in Cecil
county. Senator Lee was in Rising Sun
Thursday afternoon and met as many of
the voters as his limited time would
permit.
Pursued by Patrolman M. R. Apsby
and Walter Pyle. of Newark, two auto
mobile bandits abandoned Packard
automobile along the Elkton- Newark road
near Iron Hill. early Saturday morning Of
last week. The machine belonged to
Thomas E. Cornish. of Wayne. Pa, and
was stolen the day previous.
Miss Sara L. Patrick of Teachers Col
Iege, Columbia University. will lecture at
Washington Hall. The Jacob Tome Insti-
tute. on Saturday, April "a. Her subject
win be Industrial Arts and their adapta-
tion to grade work, especially for rural
teachers. Teachers of the County are
cordially invited 10 attend.
DR.. Howard A. Kelly, the eminent sur
geon and radium expert of Baltimore,
toured Cecil county on Sunday speaking
at Rising Sun. aud West Nottingham in
the morning at Perryville in the after
noon. and Elkton and Chesapeake City in
the evening. The subject OF his address
Davis. General Secretary of the Lords
Day Alliance of Maryland, also made
short addresses at each place.
A name social was held by the ladies
OF the Aid Society on Wednesday evening.
10 the lecture room of the NJ E Church.
About one hundred and fifty were present
to enjoy the program arranged, and the
occasion was pleasing social one. The
liberal response to the invitation for each
one to drop penny for each letter OF his
name in an envelope and bring or send it
to the social. was gratifying to the ladies
who report the sum of $ss.7a received.
which will be devoted to the parsonage
fund.