The midland journal., 1916-02-18

Full moon tonight.
Tuesday next is Washineton's birth
day.
The yonug folks are enjoying some fine
coasting these moonlight nights.
New Castle. Del. will shortly have
mail delivery, beginning with two carriers.
Rev. ]. F. Anderson has been invited
to return as pastor Of Cherry Hill Meth
odist Church.
William Goodyear has been lodged 10
Elkton jail. charged with stealing watch
from Andrew Burns.
Il is reported that the Cadillac Auto
mobile Company is planning to establish
branch factory az Elkton.
Forest Richardson. formerly of this
town, has purchased the barber business
off. G. Parsons, In North East.
An executive meeting of Cecil County
w. c. T. u. will be held Friday. Feb. Is,
ia the M. E. church OF Rising Sun.
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canalwas
reopened to traffic last week. after having
been closed several days for repairs to the
locks.
Efforts are to be made to have Billy
Sunday at Port Deposit and Eikton
while the Baltimore meetings are in
progress.
February 20, Washington's Birthday.
being legal holiday. the National Bank
OF Rising Sun will not be open for busi
ness on that date.
DR.. E. L. Hoffecker, District Superin-
endent, will holi the last Quarter,
Conference in Rising Sun M. E. church
on Friday, Feb. I8, at 10 o'clock.
According to report the Philadelphia
Motor Truck Company will shortly start
bus route between Elkton aud Chester
town, making two trips each way daily.
A check for $as was presented the
Singerly Fire Company of EIkton, last
week, by E w. Dawson. in appreciation
of good work done at the FIRE at his home
recently.
Congressman Jesse D. Price has in
troduced bill in Congress for the pur-
chase of a site and erection of post
Office building in Elkton, at cost not to
exceed $Ioo,o 900.
George Finn, of Elk Neck, the left hand
twirler who has pitched on several OF the
county teams. has been ordered to the
South for the Spring training Of the New
York American League team.
A meeting of citizens interested In the.
erection of houses in Elkton as homes foi
workers in local plants was held last week
and a committee appointed to consult
architects and builders in regard to plans
and prices.
r. c. Reeder. president of the board Of
Town Commissioners of North East, has
resigned. AS his term of Office would
not expire until year hence. special
town election will be held next month to
fill the vacany on the board.
Two men were injured Friday night by
the explosion of six hundred pounds Of
powder in a dry house at the projectile
plant OF the Bethlehem Steel Co., at New
Castle, Dell
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a
Martha Washington Tea on Tuesday eve
ming. February 2a. in the Sunday school
room of the M. E. church of this town.
Supper served from 6 to 9 o'clock.
Alleging that he was elected from a
train at Elkton after he had given the con.
ductor ticket for Washington. D. c.,
Charles Duvall, of Washington has sued
the Pennsylvania Railroad for $500.
Clement M. Egner, of near Cherry
Hill. Is one of the incorporates of the
Chalmers Motor Sales Company. charter
ed at Dover. Del. recently. The Com
pany will deal In automobiles and all
parts thereof. with capital Of $Ioo. 900.
Farmers along the Chesapeake. and
Delaware Canal. are contracting for
tomatoes at IT cents per basket, to be
delivered on boats and taken TO Baltimore
canueries. This is little more than SIC
per toni AT Sassafras and several points
on Maryland waters the prices are the
same. the tomatoes also going to Balti-
more.
Permission has been granted by the
trustees of the M. E. Church of North
East, for the use of the church in tha
town to-the Pensecostal Church of thu
Nazarene. for holding their annual con
ference. The conference will hegin OF