The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-17

May 20. Help boost it along. II
The dates selected for the Chau-
tauaua to be held in North East are
June 25, &c and 27.
M. r. Magraw, of Elkton' mas
been appointed coroner for Cecli
county. succeeding H. D. Lltzenperg'
The Summer School for Teachers
at Delaware College will open on
July Sth and continue for siA weeks.
The dam of Woods Mill. in Ian
caster county, that was washed out
by the recent food, is being put IN
repair.
The Y will hold social in the
Lecture Room of James M. E. church
this town, on Wednesday evening
MAY %. Everybody invited.
A village camp will be held under
the auspices of Bay View NJ r.
Church, beginning May 26 and con-
tinue until June 8. The meetings
will be in charge of Evangelist l..
A. Barnett.
Shad, which were believed to be
almost extinct in the Hudson river
many fishermen having quit the
business, have returned this year IN
great numbers, and one fisherman
sunday night caught 600 shad.
- By an order of the Chief Of the
Ordnance War Department, the
Aberdeen Proving Ground has been
made a bird sanctuary. This, OF
course. includes all the former noted
ducking shores in the Gunpowder
Neck.
Contractor Sutton resumed worK
on the Sylmar road this week, a1eer
the chut down last winter. there
remairs about seven-tenths of mile
of road to build to connect up with
Route 131 at the Pennsylvania line
/ in Sylmar.
The guarantors of Elkton Chau-
tauoua have elected Henry M. NC
( Culfough chairman of the commit
fee. John H. Terrell secretary, lrvin
r. lKepler treasurer. The Chautau-
qua will be held at Elkton one WEEK.
beginning June B.
Mothers Day was appropriately
observed at Rising Sun M. q. church.
Rev. H. e. Reed delivered speclal
sermon at the morning services
while in the evening the EpWorsn
League had charge, with Mrs. "A. M
McNamee jas leader.
Edward Mckay, Joseph dcCai'y
and Arthur Clark, ali of Greenvllie'
N T.. and under Is years OF age
were committed to Elkton jail las'
week to await the arrival OF their
.narents. The lads were arresteo
for illegal freight riding.
clarence F. Birmingham, for many
Years Station Agent at Oxford ahe
recently yard master at Hog tsiana
has been made Assistant Train
4 master of the Maryland Division ane
will have charge of all the tfaih
ON the Octoraro Branch.
M. D. Richards. of Philadelphia
an empiOye at the government
nowder plant at Perryville, has beei
sent to the house Of correction 10
three months by Magistrate Jackson
of Perryville, charged WIN assault
ing an officer at the plant.
@ The North East Red Cross branci
has elected the following officers 10
the coming year: President, Mfs
GUY johnson; Vice President, Mrs
Z, d. Mahoney; Secretary, mrs
Curtis Williams; Treasurer BIS
Marion Underwood. The brahc'
has an enrolment OF 207 members
The lecture on Friday evening las
by J. Henry Scattergood, on lne fe
construction of devastated Franc
nroved very interesting, but the al
tendance was a disappointment IN
storm earlier in the evening peih
responsible for the small attendance
The receipts were for the beneht
the Red Cross.
ricketts, are on sale by ladies OF Tn
Sixth District Auxiliary iol .n
lecture in the hall Friday cvcl'A.
Nav II, at s o'clock, by Rey.
hewitt Benham, of Baltimoi
..Russia, the New Republic, Is III
title OF the lecture, which Will U
;lustrated. The proceeds are ls
Union Hospital, Elkton.
The Hayre de Grace Repup'iea
reports that although there are p'
81 few fish being caught, owing 70 ~
high price OF shad, giilers w
Drobably make more money IN
season than for number of years
= n one drift Of about an nour' la
y saturday. one fisherman caught
,,ne shad, for which he was paid oV'
5000,