The midland journal., 1917-02-16


The 21st inst is Ash Wednesday
the beginning Of Lent.
A caravan of gypsies passed
through town on Monday.
The Maryland Bankers Asso
citation will hold its next annual ses-
sion at Atlantic City, on May % and
"a.
The fine 360-acre farm of Rober
A. Cochran, near Warwick, has beer
sold to New Jersey parties for
$4,000.
H. M. Duyckinck, of Rising Sun
Garage, is driving handsome new
clover-leaf model Overland, that is
nifty looking machine.
Carroll Woolleyhan has rendered
his resignation as carrier on the
rural route from Chesapeake Cit!
\ r pfice.
Hartford county tomato Gamer
are offering 80 and 35 cents a
bushel to growers for their crop the
coming season.
Judge Harlan, of Bel Air, ha
signed decree granting Mrs. Matte
G. Withers, an absolute divorce from
hr husband Robert ]. Withers.
Rev. Dr.. Watt, District Superin-
tendent, will occupy the pulpit of
James M. E. church, Rising Sun, or
Sunday morning and evening next
February %, Washington birth
day, being a legal holiday the Ma
rionar Bank of Rising Sun will not
be open for business on that date.
The Colora Canning Co. is con
tracing with growers at Sl4.5O pc
ton for corn the coming season, an
advance of $3.50 per ton over the
price paid last year.
Lewis Cain, ticket agent for tn
Port Deposit & Columbia Railroad
at Port Deposit, has been transferret
to the ticket Office Of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad in Wilmington, Del
A big auto-truck has been en-
gagged this week in hauling stone
chin from the station and dumpin,
II along the State road, east OF town
for ton dressing purposes later on.
Prof. Daley, author of "a Saloon
less Nation" will give a concert II
the public hall, Rising Sun, on Tues
day evening, Feb. 27, under auspices
of the w, C. T. u. and the Y. 2. b
Tickets will be on sale by the mem
bers at 25 and 15c.
A frozen safety overflow pipe
caused the wrecking of the hot water
heating plant in the residence
Robert C. Reeder, North East.
y last week. Fortunately no one was
injured by the explosion.
VIM. S. Evans has been elected
president of the Home Manufactur-
ing Light & Power Co., of Elkton
Frank T. Whitney, Vice-President;
Reuben A. Deibert, Treasurer, and
william Sterling Evans secretary
Milk producers of Hartford count?
have organized the Hartford county
Dairymen's Association with E. A
Wilson, Pylesville, President; Dr-
Herbert Hopes, Forest Hill, Vice
President. and j. Lawrence McCor-
mick, Bel Air, Secretary and Treas
urer.
The condemnation proceedings IN
stituted by the State Roads Commis-
s,on to obtain right of way throush
/. the property of Mrs. Annie Lincoln
Stubbs, on Pigeon Hill, for the Rls-
ing Sun-Porter's Bridge road, were
withdrawn, as an agreement was
finally reached.
Rev. D. ]. Given, formerly OF
Cecil county, but for the past three
wears pastor of Antioch M. E.
Church. near Princess Anne, has
notified the official board that ne
will sever his pastoral relations with
the church at the close of the pres
ent conference year.
Fred Dorsey, colored, left Aber-
deem about two weeks ago Tor new
York State, where Re was to cut ice
with Others from the same neighbor-
hood. After arriving at his dest1-
nation and eating supper he started
- from The house, when he was seized
with an attackk of heart trouble and
drApped dead.
.lAaron Boggs, Freshman" clever
little. sketch of college life, was given
In Rising Sun hall on Thursday eve
ming of last week, by the faculty and
students OF West Nottingham Acad-
emy. The parts were well taken but
the frequent promptings marred the
presentation of the little play. A
crowded house greeted the perform
y ers, over s51 being taken in at the
door.