The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-03-17

officially, on Tuesday next.
The handsome new pipe organ has been
installed in North East M. E. church.
The cafe chantant recently held at the
Armony by the Woman's Club of Elkton,
netted $as3.o3.
The ladies OF Port Deposit M. E. church
cleared $6s at supper held for the benefit
Of the church improvement fund.
The Cecil county school board has
selected May r6 as the date for the annual
school rally and parade at Elkton.
Tripping and falling over piece of
wood at his home near Liberty Grove,
Robert McVey sustained factured collar
bone.
The teachers of the Cecil County High
School have purchased handsome VIC
trola which will be placed in the High
School.
The official board of Charlestown M. E..
Church has invited their pastor, Rev. w.
w. White, to return for another confer
ence year.
The Barnes farm of rs acres near
Woodlawn was sold March 4, by Joshua
Clayton. Esq, Assignee. to Mrs. Elizabeth
L. Barnes, for $22oo.
George X. Matthews, of Richmond,
Va, has been elected captain OF the Tome
track team. Matthews won his letter for
broad jumping last year.
Mike Donavan, manager of the New
York Americans. gave several of his new
recruits THEA releases last week, among
rthem being George Finn, of Elkton.
A new rural mail route has been started
from the postofice at Conowingo, cover
ing about thirty miles of territory
Arthur Grubb is the temporary carrier.
Coroner Dean, of Elkton was called to
Rowlandville last week to investigate the
death OF three year old child of William
Brown. The little one. was found dead in
s bed.
The Ericsson Steamboat Co., has pur-
chased from Mobile, Ala, parties the
handsome steamer Carmania, to be used
on the new route between Elkton and
Baltimore.
The Missionary Anniversary services Of
Zion M. E. Church will be held Sun
day evening, March Io, 1890. Special
music, exercises. readings and recitations.
Everybody welcome.
Farmers residing in Elk Neck section
have petitioned the P. B. & w. Railroad
to establish station at Elk Neck crossing
two miles south of Elkton. The matter
Is being Investigated by railroad officials.
Candy c. Balderstsn will lecture in the
: Liberty Grove school house on Tuesday
evening. March Al, on Chemistry In the
Home and on the Farm" This lecture
was postponed from Tuesday of last week.
The robin redbreast made his appear
ance on Monday. when it was springlike,
but Wednesday it was a different story.
with an inch or more of snow and the
temperature going down to "a degrees
that night.
Mrs. Ida Blanch Stanton has entered
suit in the Cecil County Court, through
her attorney. Albert D. Mackey, for an
absolute divorce from her husband,
Walter L. Stanton, on the grounds OF
desertion.
Quite a number from Cecil county
attended the sale of high grade Holsteins
held in Philadelphia on Thursday and
Friday last by Fasig- Upton Co.. at the
William Penn Bazaar. J. Harry Maxwell.
of Rising Sun. purchased four year old
COW. Dora De Kol Beet Segis. for e,oo
School Superintendent, Joseph McVey. of
Elkton. was also purchaser of some of
the high grade stock. getting three cows
and bull for his farm, near Elkton.
There are three or four cases of pneu.
monia among school children in and near
town. and 1t is charged they are all due
to the cold rooms at the new public school
building in Rising Sun. The hot air fur.
mace will not heat the rooms properly, the
children being compelled to wear their
coats and sweaters most of the time, In
ordEr to keep warm. The heating plant.
y We understand. was installed by Lancas-
ter parties. and seems to have been poor
job. as despite the fact that fousing 6re
Is kept going in the furnace it will not
properly heat the building.
It Is certainly up to the commissioners
70 remedy this serious defect before
aNother winter rolls around.