The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-03-24
Tomorrow is Moving Day.

Tomorrow is Moving Day.
Rain, sleet thunder and lightning on
Wednesday.
Spring was ushered in on Monday night
with about an inch of snow.
/. Wesley Ewing has sold his farm OF
16o-acres to A. H. Mendenhall, of Blue
Ball.
Governor Harrington has issued pro.
clamation naming April as Arbor Day
In Maryland.
H. E. Braun, for the past three years
superintendent of the Prest-O-Lite CONF
pany in EIkton, has resigned.
The steamer Susquehanna began hex
daily trips between Port Deposit and
Baltimore on Monday, goth inst.
The official board of Charlestown. M.
E. Church has invited the pastor, Rev.
w. w. White to return for the ensuing
year.
His automobile back-friug when he at
tempted to crank it on Thursday last.
Roscoe Rawlings, of Woodlawn, sustain
ed badly injured wrist.
The School Commissioners of Cecil
County have decided to hold the annual
School Rally on Wednesday. May II, and
not the roth as published last week.
The supper given in the hall at Port
Deposit, recently. netted about $I25..
which will be used towards holding a
Fourth of July celebration in that town.
At the annual election in North East on
Monday the following town commissioners
were chosen: President. M. E. Rose; COM
missioners, Andrew Reynolds and VIM.
n Pugh.
Leslie Camp will open this year on
Wednesday, July 26. at $50 p. M ano
close after the service on Monday night.
August J. The camp will be held over
wo Sundays.
Louis M. Amato, who was arrested in
Rising Sun and lodged in Elkton jail
Saturday night. March II. suspected OF
snlannine to rob the 7avre de Grace Post
Office, has been released. no charge being
made against him.
Civil Service examinations will be held
at Elkton and Havre de Grace on Satur-
dav. March as, for the positions OF rural
mail carriers from Rising Sun and Colora
postofices. There are several applicants
who will take the examinations.
The two farms belonging to the estate
of the late Clifford Cook have been sold
at private sale. The 100 acre place was
purchased by John Worth for $65oo and
the 4o-acre farm near Calvert, was
bought by E. D. Crothers for $4,000.
With view of establishing truck line
for the transporting of milk from this
section to the city market representative
of the company was in Rising Sun on
Saturday and conferred with the Milk
Producers Association. A meeting OF
those interested in the movement will be
held within the next week.
March has been t-doing herself with
cold, rough weather, with some OF the
lowest temperatures for the month ever
recorded in the history of the Weather
Bureau. Saturday morning was an un-
usually cold one, thermometers in differ
ent localities of this section showing a
range of from eight to as low as four
degrees.
Joshua Clayton. Esq. of Elkton. has
lust received a letter in reply to one to
the Mayor OF Denver, Colorado, in regard
TO the alleged estate of certain John c.
Price. The letter was from ]. A. Marsh.
CITY Attorney, and reads as follows. II
have had this same inquiry from other
parties and have made numerous inquiries
but can find no basis whatever for the
report"
The patrons of Rising Sun public school
are up in arms at the lack OF adequate
heating facilities at the school. and since
the development of number OF cases of
pneumonia as a result Of the cold rooms,
number of the parents have refused TO
allow their children to attend. In the
primary department. out of class Of
twenty pupils. but six have been in attend
ance for some days.
The statement. as published last week
! In connection with the death of E. Henry
Haines, that his last sickness was brought
about by the exertion of walking from
Rising Sun to The home of his brother.
jefferson Haines. near town. on the oc-
casion of his recent visit here, is entirely
without foundation we are Informed.
~ u.... nod heen In rather frail