The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-10

,.,i,g frightened by new spring
dress of paint.
Cherry Hill Council, No. IL, y. U.
4 NJ. of Cherry Hill, has invested
$4,000 in Liberty Loan Bonds.
Carroll H. Cameron has put an
auto-truck in commission at his gen
eral warehouse business in Coiofa.
The annual Interscholastic athletic
meet will be held May IL at rome
institute, Port Deposit, and pfepar-
ations are being made actively.
rhe Ford car belonging to the
Misses Grosh, of near Elkton' was
stolen from their garage one nleh'
last week and no trace OF it has since
been found.
!, The annual election for five com
m;ssioners of the town OF Rising
sun will be held Monday afternoon
NAV 13. between the hours OF three
and six o'clock.
The festival held in the hall on
Friday evening last, under auspices
of Rising Sun base ball club proved
very successful, the gross roceip's
amounting to over $3.50.
Former States Attorney Henry L.
Constable is being mentioned ior
state Tax Commissioner to succeed
Levin !. Wickes, of Kent county
whose term expires this month.
The honor flag won by the sixth
district by oversubscribing It's LID
erty Loan quota, was received on
Tuesday and unfurled at the Bank
in this town on Wednesday morning.
Gilbert J. Borradaile, instructor IN
Manual Training at the Elkton hign
school. has resigned and enlisted IN
the United States Navy, being no"
with the Emergency Fleet in baiti-
more.
Founder's Day will be observed at
the Jacob Tome Institute, Port De
nosit ON Friday, May 10, with exer-
cises at three o'clock. The address
vii, he by Hon. cambridge Colby; OF
the United States Shipping Board
a collision between two autos
occurred Saturday evening about
nine o'clock at Buffington's corner
Roth machines we're moving SLOWLY
at the time and fortunately no one
was hurt and but little damage done.
Ground was broken last week for
the cannery to be erected by Hartoro
county parties on plot OF srouha
t,st south of the railroad, purchased
from Leslie Rawlings. The bulldihs
will be frame, 100 40 feet' t"o
story.
The FIVE act drama given by tne
Port Deposit Dramatic Club recently
for the benefit of the Red Cross Unit
was a big success. Every one was
highly pleased with the entertain
ment and between $50 and $50 was
cleared.
AT congregational meeting. helo
at West Nottingham presbyterian
cburch ON Wednesday, May 9Th, a
cal, was unanimously extended TO
Rev. A. Burtis Hallock, now OF Bel
Air. Maryland, to become. theif
pastor.
"a Dream of Fairyland." the
cantata to have been given last week
by the public school OF this to"h'
bnt nostponed on account of preva-
ience of the mumps, will be given IN
the public hall, Rising sun. on
Thursday evening, May 16. Admis-
sion 25c.
Al the request of the Postmaster
General the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced an
examination to be held at Eikton,
Md. ON June 12, for the position Oh
postmaster at Havre de Grace. TINS
office has an annual compensation
of $4,000.
Cecil county officials arrested a
Young man at Fredericktown sunday
afternoon of last week. charged win
stealing a suit of clothes from the
home of H. J. Morrow, of near Della
ware City, and riding Off with ans
of Morrow's horses. When arrested
the young man gave the name Of
John Poloski, and stated that ne had
deserted the U. s. Navy.
Harry Molitor, the young farmer
near Elkton, who was arrested on
the charge of stealing a Red Cross
collection receptacle from James
Kargaragia' shoashinins reoHs, II
Elkton, was given a hearing before
Justice BARLEY, and held under
$1,000 bond for Court. About $S.l7
in nickeis and pennies was found
ON the young man, who confessed his
guilt, stating he took the jar asa
coke"