The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-14

vacation on Wednesday.
The Clerk of Court at Elkton
issued 1O3 marriage licenses last
week.
The recent shad supper held by
Cecilton Red Cross netted about
$117.
An airplane passed over Sunday
morning, flying in south~esterly
direction.
children's Day Service at Ebenezer
church. Greenhurst, Sunday eve
Ming. June Is, at o'clock.
while swimming in ConoWingo
crock last week, Albert Thomas
colored, was seized with cramps ana
drowned.
The Cecil County Exemption
Board received notice Monday to
summon SO colored registrants 10
entrain at Elkton on June l9.
John Calvert, aged Is years. OF
Elkton, who disappeared from nome
several weeks ago, showed up lasI
week, having been on trip to Har-
risburg and other points.
festival will be held on the lawn
AZ Ehenezer M. e. Church, near
Greenhurst, Thursday evening, June
90 If stormy next fair evening.
proceeds for benefit OF Churcn.
Omar D. Crothers, Esq, assignee
sold Of the Court House door in
EIkton. last week, the Young prop
ertv In First district, containing one
acre. to william B. Davis, for $2oo.
The finely bred Guernsey bull cali
which was presented to the lieu
Cross by Frank B. Evans, Esq, was
sold Saturday evening al the Court
rousa square, to Fitz Disharoon, OF
the First District, for $lOo.
Rocco Notarcola, Of Perryvllle,
registrant who failed to report ior
service, reported at the Exemption
Roard's Office Tuesday morning OF
last week, and was sent to Camp
Maade( in charge of Deputy Sheriff
Seth.
A oablegram has been received py
Mrs 9Francisco A. Aria, OF Port De
f1osit, stating that her husband
Lieutenant Aria, has been seVerely
injured in France, making the thlro
injury he has received since war
began.
Samuel G.. Ayres of Perryvllie'
whose name was reported by Inc
local draft board as failing 70
answer his QUESTIONABLE papers, Is
with the railroad engineers II, i.
France and has been cover the sea
3 for six months.
The MARYLAND Council of Defense
asks that the flag be displayed Oh
averv home and building In Mary
land on Flag Day which will DC
Tridav June IA. The Council is
also planning for great pa'rio'i'
Fourth of July.
A. a recent meeting of the Board
of Election Supervisors Tor Ceci,
county, John H. Black was re-eiecteu
nresident; Henry l.. Constable at
torney. and Albert d. Mackey' cierh
Iudges and clerk were appointea'
who qualified last week.
we have received a mid-yeAf
calendar from the u. s. Marine
CORPS, embellished with pre,'y
Cbristy girl in marine uniform. "ho
.,s delivering the message Go over
! ,1,,h the u. s. Marines" the
4 ..a,andar is one of the prettiest we
have seen this year.
The automobile of Harvey Ewing
aon Of william D. Ewing, OF zion
who is employed at PerryVllle' was
stolen from that town on Wednes'
dav Of last week. On Thursday
riebt the men who took the cal
we're arrested in Wilmington ano
have been brought back to Elktoi'
iaiI for hearing.
A special officer employed by the
Atlas Powder Company at the gov
ernment munition plant at Perry
vile. was committed to the Eikton
1ail for action of the grand jury
charged with stealing gold watcn
from a colored employee at tne
nyant. when arresttd the officer hao
the tfmepiece in his possession
Charged with running speak
easy in defiance OF the Local option
law. william Baker, colored, was
teiven hearing before Justice
lewis, in Elkton last week, and held
under $60o bond for September
Court. Baker has been working in
wilmington, and spending Saturday
= nights and Sundays in Elkton, dur
ing which time he carried on whisky
selling.