The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Taylor Biles has purchased a
spanking eight cylinder Chevrolet
touring car.
Governor Harrington has signeo
the bill requiring all vehicles 10
carry lights at night.
The Red Cross will meet SATURDAY
afternoon in the Lecture Room O.
the M. E. church, at two O'Clock.
Things seem to be running JUST
as smoothly as ever, despite the TACT
avervhody is one hour ahead of the
game.
Easter was a beautiful spring day.
with sunny skies and summer tenn
nerature, the weather conditions
being ideal.
Charles C. Bayard, of North EAST
had an ankle fractured when morse
he was driving ran away and thre"
him out of the vehicle.
Wheat fields in this section show
a decided Improvement in their ap-
pearance, and farmers are looKln'
forward to a good crop this year.
The price of milk for April, 1919
for members of the Interstate Mllh
Producers Association will be "a
cents per quart f. o. b. Phlladelphla'
Brown & Fisher expect to receive
another carload of Franklin county
horses on Saturday, April ., wnlch
will he ON sale at stable of VIM. M
Pogue, in this town.
Miss Florence Preston, Coiora'
who has been employed for some
time in Philadelphia, was bafly m
iured last week in an automoolie
accident in that city.
Farmers on the Eastern shore are
busy planting their pea crop, ana the
acreage will be. above the normal.
Packers are planning for the largest
mack in the history of the Industry.
Joseph Borrell, colored, who was
recently convicted in the HarIoro
County Circuit Cour, on the charge
of stealing an automobile from Mr.
Piersol, of Havre de Grace, has been
sentenced to six years in the peni-
tentiary.
Hog cholera has made its appear
ance on several farms in Cccii
County. Be on the watch for 1t ana
pet into communication with the
County Agent at Elkton or with the
Faderal Bureau of Animal Industry
at Washington.
Representing the Federal Labor
Bureau, Special Agent William L.
Amoss addressed a meeting OF busl-
ness men last week in Elkton at
County Agent Knode's office, looking
to an organization to cooperate In
the farm labor problem.
A burglar entered the home of DR..
r. G. Underwood, in North East, one
night last week, and stole SAB IN
money. a gold watch, and a pair oi
fur gloves. The Doctors automo
bile was taken from the garage, but
was abandoned in the lane.
A meeting for the purpose OF Or
ganizing a base ball team to repre-
sent Rising Sun the coming season
will be held Friday evening, April
&. in the room Of the Glover Club
All interested are urged to attend.
County Agent ]. Fl. Knode has
been notified by the Department OF
Agriculture that the nitrate of soda
ordered by farmers through the De
partment will not be received before
April is, but that after that date
Cecil County will receive its ful
quota.
Easter was observed at James M
e. church, in this town, by an ap
propriate sermon by the pastor, Rev
H. e. Reed, and special music at the
morning service, while in the eve
ming the Sunday school rendered the
pretty Easter cantata "Voices from
the Garden"
AS will be noted by adv. elsewhere
in this issue. the we'll known firm o.
!. Jos. S. Pogue, Sons & Co., hardware
and implement dealers of this town
has been dissolved, William NJ
Pogue assuming control, the senior
member of the firm. Jos. 8. Pogut
retiring from active business life.
Many shad and herring are being
caught, both in the Potomac ant
Rappahanneck rivera. Herring are
selling at S5 to 40 cents a dozen, o.
$500 a hundred; roe-shad from 81
cents to $1.1o each, and buck-shat
= for SO cents each. Thousands o
rock, perch and, other fish are als'
being caught.
Owing to advanced years and il
helth Rev. John Schrader has ten
dered his resignation as pastor ol
Oxford United Presbyterian church