The midland journal., 1917-10-26

Halloween falls on wednesday
next. Better watch out or the
goblins will get you.
Sunday morning, Nov 4, will be
observed as Rally Day at James M
E. church, in this town.
Thirty-five thousand cases of corn
were packed this season at the plant
of the Colora Canning Co.
The Cecil Farmers Club met in
regular session on Wednesday with
w. Palmer McFadden, near Singerly.
It is reported that Zachariah
Leonard has sold his farm near Cal
vert to ]. M. c. Carhart Of Philadel-
phia.
Revival meetings will begin at
Principle M. E. church Sunday,
October %. Everybody is invited to
attend.
, The trustees of Newark Presby-
terian church are considering the
employment of salaried musical
director.
Milton C. Pyle has been elected
nresident of the National Bank OF
West Grove, to succeed Robt. L.
Pyle, deceased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerrie S. DUPONT
have given $4,000 to the Teachers
Retirement Fund of the Wilmington
Public Schools.
United States Army officers were
in Elkton last week looking over the
Prest-O-Lite plant, which may pc
needed for the Governments uses.
Three aeroplanes, flying very high
and going in northeasterly dlrec-
tion, passed over Rising Sun about
noon Tuesday, and were seen by a
number of our citizens.
T. e. Freeman, aged 48 years, OF
Washington, freight conductor on
the p, B. & W. R. r., fell from his
train at Perryville Friday morning
and was instantly killed.
James F. Evans, Esq, OF Elkton'
has sold the Armstrong mill property
in North East, which he bought some
months ago from Samuel Seller, to
Geo. X. Hauck, for $935O.
The stockholders of the Kent and
Oueen Anne's County Agricultural
Fair have decided to continue the
annual fair, and to raise sufficient
funds to pay off all obligations.
The rights, franchises and prop
erty of the Maryland Water Com
many of Elkton will be sold at
mortgagee's sale at the Court House
In Elkton, on Thursday, November l.
Wet leaves on the railroad tracks
near Brandywine Summit held UP
the southbound passenger train FIJI
day evening last, and caused delay
of two hours in it's reaching Rising
Sun.
campaign has been started in
Hartford county by the Red Cross
Society to increase the membership
to 1000. A thorough canvass Oh
eyery district will be made for mem
bers.
George E. holland, for thirty years
superintendent of Tolchester Beach
the popular pleasure resort along the
Chesapeake Bay, has resigned ana
will remove to Chestertown to make
his home.
There will be a five-day Holiness
convention at Holiness Christian
church, Pleasant Hill, Cecil county
from October 81 to November 4, In
elusive. Special music, good singing
and good preaching.
Roger Witworth, son of the late
william R. Witworth and grandson
of the founder of the business, has
purchased the property and stock OF
The Roger Witworth Hardware Com
pany in Elkton, and will conduct the
business.
Vandals recently gained entrance
to the Sewell vault, on the Holly
Hall property, near Elkton, by dig
ging out one of the large stones
The caskets were thrown from theiI
resting places and ransacked, prob
ably for jewelry.
The closing meeting under care
Sof the Friends win be held at Octo
raro Peoples Church Sabbath after
noon, Eleventh Mo. 4th, at 2:SC
o'clock, being one week later thar
usual time owing to the meeting IL
Baltimore.
Now is an important time to con
fer together owing to the Worlds
: unsettled condition. May we have
your presence and help.
You eat your cake and have it
too, when you buy Liberty Bond.