The midland journal., 1917-05-18

The Chautauqua at Elkton will
open on Tuesday afternoon, June 5,
and close the following Monday
night, June II.
The Clerk of Court at Elkton is
sued 440 marriage licenses during
April, the largest number ever issued
in one month at Elkton.
The Elkton base ball team has re-
organized for the summer by elect
ing William Marcus, captain, and
Murray Bunce, treasurer.
The Seller Mill properly at North
East has been sold by William T.
Warburton, Esq, Assignee, 10 James
r. Evans, Esq, for $3151.
Anniversary services will be OBJ
served by the Epworth League of
Rising Sun M. E. Church on Sunday
evening, May 20, at 1880 o'clock.
The northbound passenger train
due here at 5:53 was more than an
1hour late Sunday evening, due to
freight wreck below Perryville.
Jarrett Bros. & Ward Co., of jar
rettsville, Hartford county, shipped
to the city markets during the
month of April $3.50 dozens of eggs.
Harry H. Shippers, rural mail
, carrier from the North East post
Office for IA years, mas resigned and
accepted a position with the Reading
Railroad.
The mail and passenger route be-
tween Elkton and Chesapeake City
has been awarded to Earry Film
game and John Krastel, to go into
effect July 1.
The Senior Glass at the Calvert
Agricultural High School presented
.'The Village Lawyer" drama, IN
the new high school building on
Friday evening last to large audi
epce.
Rev. G. w. Bounds, of Richardson
Park NJ e. Church, Wilmington, Will
make the address at the Memorial
Day services at Calvert held under
the auspices of Banner Council Sr
o. U. A. M.
Wheat brought $3.10 per bushel
at the Warehouses here in town last
week. The firm Of Sterrett & Ward
purchased one nearby farmers crop
OF 264 bushels and another OF 500
bushels at this price.
The annual commencement of the
Union Hospital Training School for
Nurses will be held in Mechanics
Hall, Elkton, Tuesday, May 20 DR..
Thomas S. Cullen, the famous Balti-
more surgeon will deliver the
address.
Z The County School Board has de-
3 cidcd to recommend to the State
Board that George A. Carey, who
withdrew from the graduating class
at the North East High School. in
order to enter the Navy, be granted
a diploma.
The light ON the fishing battery on
the Susquehanna, below Havre de
Grace. will be changed June 14th to
a fashing white every five seconds,
with fash of one second duration.
The light will be of three hundred
seventy candlepower.
The festival held by Rising Sun
public school, Thursday evening last,
on the school grounds, was very
successful, despite the cool weather
for an outdoor affair The receipts
were over $4,000. Rising Sun
Cornet Band furnished music. z
At the annual meeting of the Fire
side Permanent Building Association
Of Hartford county. held in Bel Air
a semi-annual dividend of 21a pe1
cent. was declared on the paid-uT
stock and 8 per cent. OH the com
mon stock, making " or the latter
for the year.
On Friday morning Of last week
two colored men, named Baxter Rol'
Tins and Samuel Phillips, both ol
whom came from North Carolina re-
Gently to work upon the new road
being constructed by Pierre du Pon'
at Mendenhall, Pa, became involved
in a fight. during which Rollins Sho'
and killed Phillips, the victim dying
almost instantly.
meeting in the interest OF Sun
= day observance was held IN the M
p n church, Rising Sun, on SUNDAY
evening last. DR.. w. w. Davis
General Secretary of the Alliance
delivered a strong plea Tor tn'
American Sabbath, during which NJ
told Of the various efforts to stealth
ily get laws enacted by the Mary
land Legislature to permit various
amusements on the Lords Day.
Henry NJ. Mccullough OF Elkton