The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
Real winter.


Merry Christmas to all.
4 Fine sleighing this week.
Monday next is Christmas
you ready for it.
More snow Friday morning, when
fully four inches fell.
Thursday of this week, the 21st,
was the shortest day of the year.
Monday morning was the coldest
yet, the mercury registering six
aegrees.
Thirteen young peopie united with
the Zion Presbyterian Church on
Sunday at the communion service.
The public schools of the county
close today for the Christmas holi-
days, reopening Tuesday, January q.
Monday contributed goodly
snowfall to that already covering the
ground to depth Of several inches.
The railroad depot and dwelling
at Bear Station, was destroyed by
fire ON Saturday night of last week,
The Aid Society of Rosebank M.
e. church, Calvert, netted $50 by the
dinner served to the Detective Asso-
citation.
The Midland Journal returns
thanks for a handsome 1917 Over
land calendar from Rising Sun
Garage.
Instead of the usual calendar j. c..
Hindman, Jr., is presenting his GUS
toners with handsome and service
able japanned tray.
The clay and sand shipments from
North East have doubled in the last
three years, and the increase contin-
ues from week to week.
The Rowlandville M. P. Church
will hold their Xmas entertainment
ON Xmas night, if favorable, II not
the next favorable evening.
The merchants of Elkton have de-
cided to close their stores at Q
o'clock every evening except Satur-
day, beginning with January i.
The farm of the late Miss jan
nette Jenkins, near Rock Springs,
was offered at public sale last week.
but withdrawn at bid of $4,000.
Frank Thomas was fined $40 and
costs by Magistrate BARLEY, of Elk
ton, on the charge of threatening
Thomas Harlan, liveryman of that
town, with knife.
The Christmas entertainment OF
James M. E. Sunday school, Rising
Ran, will be held in the M. E. church
ION Friday evening, Dec. 22. Ad-
mission 10 cents.
The Elkton-C -Chestertown Bus Co.
has placed in service two large buses,
each carrying 6 passengers, to meet
the demands of travel between the
two towns.
The illustrated lecture on China
and Japan, to have been given at
West Nottingham by Joseph Elkin-
ton on Dec. Is, was postponed until
Friday evening. Dec. 20, on account
Of the storm.
Given hearing before Magistrate
Harry d. Jackson, of Perryviiic, on
the charge of violating the ducking
laws on the Susquehanna Flats. John
Shippers; Jr., of Havre de Grace, was
fined S. and costs.
North East M. e. Sunday Sehool
has elected the following officers Tor
the ensuing year: Superintendent
Isaiah Biddle; assistant. j. Edward
Davisy treasurer, Mrs. John Ben
jamin; secretary, Harry Shippers
North and south roads were badly
blocked Saturday, the strong wind
piling up some big drifts in them
Our rural mail carriers, the milk
teams and others forced to travel
experienced no end Of trouble get
ting along.
The u. S. District Court on Dec
4. ordered Albert Mackie, Esq, to
sell all the goods, wares, merchan'
disc and personal property Of NJ
Houck and Son, bankrupts, Of Elk
2klls, at private sale to Wesley H
Ice, of Cecil county. for the sun
81 $1,000.
The following officers have beer
elected by the Epworth League o.
James M. =. church for the ensuing
term: Pres, Edwin l.. Haines; Is
vice pres, Mrs. Ethel Briscoe; Enc
vice pres, Mrs. Mary Smith; Srd vic'
pres. Miss Lidie Campbell; 4th vic
pres. Miss Clara Robertson; sec.
Miss Helen Shepherd; treas, Raipl
T. Wilson; organist. Miss Pear
Ryan.