The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-25
Heavy frosts this week.
Beautiful October weather.

Beautiful OCTOBER weather.
over 500 cases of influenza have
been reported at the post hospital ol
the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
The 5S-ft. flag pole was planted IN
front of the postoffice on FRIDAY
without ceremony, and Old Glory
run to the top of it.
Five Of the leading stores in Ches-
tertown, Md, were closed one day
last week on account of deaths in
the families of the proprietors.
Announcement has been made
that the Maryland State Teachers
Association will be held in Baltimore
on Friday and Saturday, November
29 and 80.
No further effort will be made by
Congress to continue the existing
daylight saving law, and the hands
of the clocks will be turned PACK all
hour on October 27.
Fuel Administrator Garfield lifted
the gasless Sunday ban on the 2oth
inst, but had the weather man turn
loose a rainy day to keep autolsts
home as much as possible.
\ Fire on the farm of Curtis Pierce,
near Newark, Del, on Friday AFTER
noon last, destroyed all the out
>buildings. The dwelling was saved
one horse perished in the flames.
An examining officer for those who
w,sh to obtain automobile licenses
will visit Elkton at p. m. ON the
following days, if conditions do not
change them, November 1, 10, 81
and December 14th.
State Senator Orlando Harrison
Merlin, who is Maryland's largest
grower. states the crop this
will be. below the normal, but
Who fruit will be superior to
recent crops in quality.
ksapeake Haven, a summer
Established at Grove Point, at
nth of the Elk and Sassafras
a in this county, has been
eced in the hands of receivers
he war spoiled the plans OF the
rcmoters.
The influenza epidemic having
ahated somewhat in our. county the
BOARD of Health has lifted the Dan
on churches, and services Will pe
held at the usual hour on Sunday
October 27.
Annie Smith, of Newark, Del, al
aged negro woman, was burned te
death in. her home, when she trlppeo
going upstairs and dropped lamp
which exploded and ignited hel
clothes. When assistance arrived
she was enveloped in names nhe
died within half an hour.
Injured internally Monday after
noon Oct. IA, at the Atlas Po"ael
works. Perryville, when the tracks
beneath the crane upon which M
was working caved in,e Albert )
Gorsuch, "A years old, who reside
at the reservation, was taken 10
Baltimore Hospital in serious con
Z dition.
Rav william Clews, formerl!
nastor of Chesapeake City Prespy
tar;an Church, who for the Rast tw'
wears has been stationed at utlca
pa has accepted call to a fresDy
terian Church in Frostburg, Mo
Rev. Mr.. Clews has written and ma
= pubiished a patriotic song entitieo
"Cheer Boys Cheer" which ma
made quite a hit with the pubic.
DIR. J. H. Bickford, who has serve
tho pastorate of the North East M
z Church since last April, has bee
transferred to the Pittsburg Con
ference and assigned to Chesle'
West Virginia, a town in the pan
handle" part of that State. He'
r. Fl. Dashiell, former pastor
North East, has been asked LOT
the Official Board to fill the vacancy
Chang Woo, a Chinaman, has rem
cd the store room in the Cecil farm
ers. Telephone building, on sou'
oueen street, this town, and 1t httin
it up for laundry. This wili D
good news for our community "a
evarv housewife knows what -.
knotty proposition getting someon
10 do the weekly wash has become
Eleven Cecil county registran'
were ordered to report at EiKtoh .
| Monday to entrain for Fort wasi
nington, Md. When the boys repor
ID they were told to return 10 .ne
homes and report again on Frioa
october 25. Among those can.
were: w. Paul Keen, Homer hei'l
I ley, Horace Cullen and Herpe
Reisler OF this vicinity