The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10


The public schools Of the county
re-opened on Monday after the fulel
tide vacation of two weeks.
The White Hall farm, along -
river. near Elkton, has been pu
chased by a. Philadelphia party
10000.
Revival meetings are in prog ss
at North East M. 3. Church " Aer
direction of Rev. Edw. H. Co ms
the pastor.
The National Bank Of Nortl East
has declared semi-annual digfdend
of ~ 20 and raised its surplus fund
to $12.5OO.
= The students at the Havro DE
srace High School bought nearly
Ss12 900 of War Savings Stamps dur
ing the year 1918.
Fine skating was enjoyed on
hunters dam Monday and Tuesday,
but the sleet and snow Of Wednesday
morning spoiled 1t.
Triplet calves were born to q COW
in the stable of John H. himDie'
port Deposit, last week. All three
of the calves are doing nicely:
The post Office at Perry Point, the
Governments new plant near Perry
Vile. has been discontinued, and
roll will now be handled at Perry
vile.
The Perryville M. E. Church has
Increased the salary of the pastor
Rev. L. d. McDougal, 5000 year
: and invited him to return ioi
another year.
Rev. William Davies. of George
town, Del, who accepted the call 70
the pastorate of Zion and ROCK
PRESBYTERIAN Churches, moved into
the Manse aat Zion on Tuesday.
MRS Fletcher Bratt. of Millington
Del. sold 107 turkeys for the Christ
mas market for which she received
a check amounting to 500. Tne
turkeys averaged 16 pounds each.
On the charge of cutting Christmas
trees ON the farm of John B. DeLan-
cey. ON Red Hill, near Elkton, John
Richie, of New Castle, Del, has
been lodged in Elkton Jail to await
"a hearing.
Miss Ella Brown has sold nel
property on South Queen street, II
This town, to Jos. L. Devon and
moved to Oxford, where she will
make tiar home with the family Of
GeorgesA. Kirk.
Miss Nellie Case, of Havre dc
Grace. while engaged in making
Indy al her-home- accidentally over
ned the vessel and was painfully
sd ON the hands and arms bJ
bot material.
ing to the influenza being pre-
lent| in some localities OF Chester
county it has been decided to post
none the holding of the farmers in
:, stitutes arranged for the county TIM
month. until later date.
Eroute from Elkton to Philadei
mia a truck load NSf Prest-O-Lits
tanks was struck byNa B. & O. en-
gine at Darby, Pa, on Tuesday. Tn'
Prest-O-Lite exploded wrecking TN
truck and killing the negro driver
On the ground of unusual harsl
treatment and infidelity. Mrs. Marl
indiana Boulden, of Elkton, hal
docketed suit for absolute divorce II
the Hartford County Court, from Dr
Albert B. Boulden. of Havre a.
Grace.
While working in the woods witt
his father and brother, Saturday
Alburtus, the 14-year-old son OF I
]. Jones, of Whiteford, Hartford
county. was struck by falling tree
sustained a broken leg, dislocatet
shoulder and other injuries.
The Interstate Milk Producers
Association prices (. 0. b. Philadei
mia are as follows: For untestet
milk 91h cents a quart. When test
ed, price is to vary 4 cents per lO'
lbs. for every 1-10 point OF ia
above or below 40. Receiving
Station price in 5000 mile zone TO
so milk, s3A4 with above vari
ations for fat.
The Town Council of Elkton ha
passed an ordinance requiring al
dogs running. at large to be muzzied
Some time ago mad dog passed
through the town biting severa
other dogs. Two Of the dogs bitter
were killed BY their owners at tn
time. but one dog known to hav'
be1r bitten has since developed
rabios, as has a hog that was bitten