The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-12-27

Sundays all day rain gave the
ground another thorough soaking.
Three airplanes, going in south
westerly direction, passed over toWr
on Thursday afternoon last.
The young men of Elkton will give
d. dance in the Armory at that place
on the evening of December 3lst.
small barn on the Vandiver
farm near North East, owned BY
John A. Krumrine, was burned on
wednesday evening of last week.
BY well he was digging at Ches-
apeake City caving in on him, Pat
rick Treacy was seriously injured,
and was sent to Union Hospital, Elk
ton, for treatment.
The barge building plant at Ches-
apeake City, owned by the Southern
Transportation Company, has closed
down ON account of the government
having Communicated its lumber.
Falling from porch Of one Of the
houses partially destroyed by fire in
Port Deposit last week, James
Moran, the 13-year-old son of Thos.
Moran, fractured his leg and one
arm,
Christmas was quiet day In our
pwn, given over to happy family
anions and dinners. A band OF
rs heralded Christmas morn BY
hing through the streets Of the
about six o'clock and singing
pas carols.
motives on this Division are
uipped with the new electro
{ Is. which are three times as
as the ordinary headlights.
turbine dynamo, placed just
Ae stack and operated by
Rkes the light.
ss Of Thomas Cooper,
ny of Charlestown, this coun-
kho entrained at Elkton, for
Camp Meade, last July. and several
weeks later sailed for France, have
Sen notified that he was killed IN
etion the first of last month.
George H. Brown has sold at
riyate sale his farm between Elm
nd Oak Hill, in Little Britain Town
: Ship, Lancaster county, to James =.
Brown, Of Oxford, for $4,000. ~
contains 23 acres and is at present
occupied by Joseph Janfison.
on account of the alterations and
improvements to the church the
Christmas entertainment of James
MI &. Sunday school will~be given
in the Public School building on
Friday evening, Dec. 27th, at 7:SO
O'Clock. You are invited to attend
plans are being made to call q
public meeting in Elkton shortly
after the holidays, when deiinlte
action will be taken to have
memorial erected to the Cecil county
boys who fought and made the
supreme sacrifice for their country
in France.
The Cecil Detective Association OF
Calvert at its annual meeting elected
the following officers: President.
Webster White; vice-president, 3. p.
.Carhart; secretary and treasurer,
Edward Crothers. The ladies OF
he neighborhood served dinner to
Ne members.
DR.. IN. Bates Stephens, State
! spnerintendent of Education. has
sent a communication to the Board
IN Education Of Cecil County, IN
re5aAence to the time lost in all o.
iii counties on account of the cpl
d. lc OF Spanish influenza this fall,
II which he states that the time Will
n0t be made up.
An airplane accident occurred near
North East on Tuesday OF last Week.
Half q dozen planes from the Aber-
deem Aviation Field were on their
way to philadelphia, when part OF
the engine OF one broke and u came
down ana turned over in John
Deans field near North East one
wing and the propeller were broken
but the aviators we're unhurt
We are Indebted to w. &. Bird,
az the Meadow Rock Dairy, near
town. for an attractive 1919 1aien
dar. The calendar is embeliished
with a novel and decidedly pleasing
illustration. which depicts plump
healthy and smiling little youngster
seated at small table, upon whicn
IS i bottle Of Meadow Rock Dairy
milk. II reflects how healthy ana
happy the pure Meadow Rock Dairy
roduct viii make the youngsler
ho Is fed upon It.