The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27


opens Saturday of this week, 2Sth
inst.
Mrs. T. v. Terhune has purchased
the residence of Mrs. Mary K.
Mearns in North East, for $3SO0.
The annual Convention of the
Cecil County Sunday School Assocla-
tion was held in the M. E. Church
Elkton, September 26.
The Jonathan Rutter farm, be-
tween Intercourse and New Holland
Pa. was sold last week for $295 per
acre. 1t contains 81 acres, all farm
land.
e. B. Rittenhouse, for thirty
years B. & o. Agent at Childs, has
been appointed Joint Agent for the
B. & o. and P. & r. Railroads at
Wilmington.
VIM. G. Purnell, Clerk Of the
Court at Elkton, has issued nearly
thousand licenses under the new
Hunters Cunning License law, fol
Cecil county.
The state Automobile Commission
has begun to make arrests or all
drivers of trucks travelling over tne
MARYLAND roads and not carrying
MARYLAND license.
Read the Liberty Loan ads to be-
found on page five of this issue anu
let your dollars back the boys VINO
are now backing the Huns across
their own border.
Rev Walter G.. Barlow has been
appointed pastor of the Pentecostai
Church of the Nazarene, North East
and is also serving as teacher ol
Hart's school, Elk Neck.
Roth the National and State Fuel
Administrators are urging the neces-
sity of securing and conserving COAL
ana the coal situation this winter
promises to be one of anxiety.
six conscientious objectors to war
duty were sent from Camp Meade
to Elkton Friday and will work on
farms in the neighborhood under
the supervision of the county agrl-
cultural agent.
B. F. Slater has sold his farm OF
2S acres. near Avondale, to X. II.
Elrick of Baltimore, who will take
nossession November 1. This Is one
of the handsomest properties IN
Chester county.
The farm of the late Elizabeth
Ann Towson, near Penn Hill, Lam
caster county, has been purchased
hv william Griest for $3.50 an
acre. The farm contains ~ acres
and 123 perches.
During a quarrel at the Elkton
cannery last week, Mrs. Anna Vliie'
Of Elkton, assaulted Mrs. Marie
Cook. of Baltimore, cutting gash
in her arm. Mrs. Vile was held for
appearance at Court.
Registration Days this year will
be Tuesdays october l and g. at
which time new voters may register
or those who have changed their
nlaees of residence may transfer to
their new voting places.
Tbt large frame barn on the Aims
house farm at York, was burned
Sent 18th, with hay, implements
etc. Indications are that the parh
was set on fire, accidentally or will
fully. 1t will be rebuilt.
The ladies of the Red Cross served
lunch in a tent on the GROUNDS at
the shoot on Tuesday and realized
over $50 for the Red Cross cause
from the venture, in addition 10
pleasing the palates Of their patrons
with tasty and substantial vlands.
The Local Board has received
calls for 1S colored men to be sent
tn Camp Meade September 25-27'
and II white men to be sent u
Camp Meade, October 7-11'
The District Board has recalled
from the Local Board the cases ol
Sc registrants, for reclassification.
In order to help the difficult con-
ditions now existing. three preach
ers in this county have accepteo
nositions as school teachers, the
Cecil County Board having appoint
ed Rev. w. N. Sherwood principal OF
lakewood school; Rev. Edward Bar
low, principal of Elk Neck pubic
school: Rev. DR.. Edmund Burk,
principal of Principle Furnace
: school.
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