The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Kirkwood,
of Philadelphia, are visiting relatives
in and near town.
Elmer Spots, of Calvert, is suffer
ing from typhoid fever, having con-
tracted the disease in Baltimore.
Mrs. Thomas S. Smith and chill
dren, of Montpelier, Virginia, arc
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
R. Atkinson, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil e. Ewing and
little daughter, Shirley, left on Sat
urday for Cumberland Md, where
they will spent the month Of Septem-
ber.
Mrs. Walter Cameron, who has
been at Sabillasville, Md, for some
time past, spent few days with
home folks this week. She is much
improved in health.
Eli T. Reynolds, who was recently
successfully operated on at Maryland
General Hospital, Baltimore, for
gall stones, was brought to his home
on Friday, and is slowly recuper-
ating.
Miss Anna Broadwater, for two
years superintendent of Union Hos
pital. Elkton, has rendered her
resignation to the board of man
ayers, effective when her successor
is obtained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reynolds, near
town, entertained last Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. John Neary of Pleasant
Grove, Misses Ethel Hall ana Sara
Hindman, and Messrs. Joseph Tyson
and Frank Curry.
John S. Cullen, of near town, has
been appointed by Governor Har-
rington a delegate to represent the
State of Maryland at the Farmers
National Congress. which meets in
Hagerstown, Md, on October 27.
Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Reed returned
last week from Ocean Grove, N. J.,
where they spent the summer. Mr..
Reed assumed his ministerial duties
at James M. e. church on Sunday,
being much benefited in health by
his sojourn by the seaside.
A portion of the Colora-Korner|
Ketch road is being improved with
bed of crushed stone, over which is
dressing of stone dust.
w. H. Whitman, of the Eighth Dis
trict has the banner wheat crop of
that entire section. He threshed
sos bushels from 25 acres.
West Nottingham Grange, No. 358,
will hold regular meeting in the
Monroe School building, Friday eve
ming, Sept. II, at o'clock.
VIM. H. Nesbitt has sold his fine
farm near Porters Bridge, to Mr..
Bagley, who recently located in this
section from Virginia, for $4,000.
Clarence Hodson of York City has
just founded scholarship of $3.50
to be awarded to worthy Delaware
boy of limited means who desires to
enter Delaware College.
The members of Washington Camp.
No. 10, P. o. s. of A. will attend
divine service at James M. E. church,
Rising Sun, on Sunday morning,
Sept. IA, at 10:45 o'clock. A special
sermon to the Order will be preached
by the pastor, Rev. H. E. Reed.
The fair at Black Barren Springs
ON Thursday and Friday of last week
was largely attended. Among those
who delivered addresses ON Friday
were John H. Kimble, of Port De-
posit, president of the National
Farmers Congress-; John A. McSpar-
ran, master of Pennsylvania Grange,
and J. A. Herr, Of Lancaster. Pa.
w. P. Reynolds, real estate agent
of near Rising Sun, sold recently the
farm of A. A. Kirk, near Oxford
known as the Johnson farm and con-
tanning 1856 acres, to /. p. Reynolds
OF near Woodlawn, for $4,000.
Another recent sale of Mr.. Reyn-
old was the 65-acre farm of Charles
Nesbitt, located near Principle. The
purchaser was Will Lewis, of Minne-
sofa, and price paid $500.
At Seaford, Del, there is a riyalv
between the local Gamers and
brokers. and tomatoes are selling at
$1.O3 to $1.45 a basket. It is
also reported that some of the up-
State packers have paid as high as
$1.4O a basket. II such prices as
these are paid for the raw stock, the
packers will have to realize al least
SO on the dozen cans to come out
even. Just what these tomatoes are
going to cost the consumers is what
is puzzling the public.