The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-20

ttO G6AU AhoS.
Rock fishing is Turing anglers to
Octoraro Junction for days sport
on the Susquehanna.
The 290-acre Purnell Jump farm,
located in Kent county, has been
bought by T. G. Worth, the present
tenant, for 100000.
The Comptroller of the Treasury
on Monday announced the distribu-1
ton of public school tax fund, Cecil
county receiving $6,322.27.
w. c. Martindell, of the Ninth
district, has announced his candi-
Adacy for the Democratic nomination
bf Clerk of the Circuit Court of
{Cecil County.
" DR.. Robert Watt, who was to have
had charge of the preaching service
!. Sunday next, will be unable to fill
the enlargement, but will preach
here some time in July.
Robert T. Cameron, of this town,
has been elected president Of the
Farmers and Mechanics Insurance
Company of Cecil county, to take the
place of C. R. Biles, deceased.
In the list of towns and counties
that have been awarded Honor Flags
for over-subscription to the Victory
Loan appears Cecil county. Cecilton,
Chesapeake City, North East, Port
Deposit, and Rising Sun.
Rev. u. E. Haddaway of Bay view
M p. Church has charge of ten
days camp meeting held near
Rarnsley. Rev. A. l.. Bennett, an
evangelist. of Baltimore, will assist
The meetings began June Is.
The warehouses in Rising Sun,
Colora. Port Deposit, in fact all up
and down the Central Division rail-
read. inaugurated last week the
closine at noon on Saturday. This
rule will be adhered to until further
notice.
A steam shovel and other road
equipment has arrived here and con-
tractor Mullin expects to begin work
on the Rising Sun-Porters Bridge
State road at once, starting at the
eastern end and building through
town first.
j. A. Hartenstine, of Principle
Furnace. had his Buick touring car
stolen on Friday night Of last week,
and no trace of it has yet been OBJ
tanned. The car was taken from
the garage beside the house some
time between 1880 p. m. and morn
( ing.
A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives authoriz-
ing the Secretary Of War to donate
lone captured German cannon or
field piece each to the following
MARYLAND municipalities: Salisbury
Snow Hill, Elkton, Denton, Chester
town. Centreville and Cambridge.
Stewart G. Strickland, of Elkton,
who was arrested on the charge OF
disorderly conduct and resisting an
officer, on the station platform in
Wilmington, was dismissed by Judge
Ghurchman. The testimony showed
Strickland refused to show his
ticket and was arrested. The Judge
decided this was no crime.
AT the meeting of Me- Castle
Presbytery in Odessa, Del, last
week, the trouble in the EKton
Presbyterian church was again tho
center of interest, but no definite
action was taken. The Cecil Whlg
asserts bets are even on the race
between the Commission appointed
by the Presbytery to settle the
trouble, and the Peace negotiations
at Versailles.
The Woman's Bible Glass OF the
M. e. church rendered a reception
on Thursday evening of last week,
in the lecture room of the church, to
the returned soldiers of the neigh
borhood the Mems Bible Glass and
a number of other guests. The eve
ming proved an enjoyable one, a
splendid musical and iiterufy PRO-
gram having been prepared by Ehr
ladies', and refreshments being
served.
Fifty-fve carloads of captured
German ammunition, stored near
Perryman. exploded Saturday morn
ing, causing great excitement in the
neighborhood. Thet ammunition
dump had always been viewed with
suspicion by the officers In charge
who were OF the opinion it had beer
Nampered with by the Huns, and
might cause disaster at any moment
To this fact is probably due that nc
loss of life resulted. The cause Of
the explosion has not been deter
mined