The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

sugar SJttl SCAAOO'
Buy Red Cross Christmas Seals.
Our stores are all dressed up In
holiday attire.
Christmas approaching rapidly
Better get that shopping done.
The first skating Of the winter
came with the cold snap last week.
The ground was covered with snow
ON Saturday for the first time TINS
winter.
The Tidewater Milling Co.. OF
North East. has added broom-making
to the industry conducted by II.
The annual meeting Of the Mary
land state Grange was held at Ches-
tertown this week, December 8 to II
The Little Motor Car Co. has pur-
chased a site in Havre de Grace, ana
viii establish a branch plant in tnas
town.
The tucker Building" on North
street, Elkton, has been sold Dy
Emerson r. Crothers, to Jim Kara
ganis. at private terms.
w. B. Cooney comes to the front
with the record hog 80 far reporteo'
He butchered fine one last week
that dressed 504 pounds. If you can
heat this one let's hear from you.
Dean Harry Hayward, for twelve
wears head of the Department ol
Agriculture at Delaware Coiiese'
Newark. has resigned to accept q
more lucrative position elsewhere
The cold snap of last week was
followed by snow and rain, the wet,
foggy. mild weather continuing untii
wednesday, when another cold wave
blew in on a high northwest wind'
and low temperatures again prevail
w. B. Cooney, of this town. has
taken the agency for The General
Utilities Corporation Laundry. OF
Perryyille, and those desiring 70
avail themselves of this convenience
will find the date of shipment in MS
adj elsewhere in our columns.
The "Shop Early slogan is to be
borne In mind from now on. The
daily papers carry gentle reminders
which the majority of buyers are
heading. The ''last minute" shop
per is the exception rather than the
rule these days, which is as it should
be.
The committee named by former
Governor Goldsborough to arrange
for statewide conference OF Re-
publicans to agree on q candidate Tor
United States Senator announced the
meeting would be held at Albaugn
Theatre, Baltimore, on December ~
at 1880 p. m.
The w. C. T. U. will meet in the
Sunday School room of the Nj. y.
church on Thursday, the 18th, at
200 D. m. Miss Bertha M. Tyson
viii give some account of the Ma
tional Convention to which she was Q
delegate from the State of Maryland
All are invited.
The minister usually does tine
talking at church, but at the Lay
mans service Sunday. Dec. IA, a.
west Nottingham Pr e byteria a n
Church six laymen will take charge
and each tell the story Of the cause
OF Christ in foreign lands. Go hear
the layman's story next sunday
morning.
It is reported that the influx Of so
many Virginia farmers moving into
this section is due to Armour & Com
pany's extensive purchases OF land IN
the Shenandoah Valley. The great
packers will use these newly acquir-
ed farms for grazing purposes. The
Armours desire to stock these iands
in a section that is not so affected Dy
the drouth as is the West.
While assisting another boy to put
on his overcoat at Rising Sun public
school ON Friday afternoon last
Craig Reed, one of the pupils, met
with a peculiar and very painful &C.
cident, when his feet slipped from
under him, causing him to fall back
ward. In falling young Reed struck
his head on a radiator and received
bad cash ON the back of the head
that required the services OF 9
physician.
In the case of Geo. w. Crowley
against the Lancaster, Oxford q
Southern railroad, to prevent the
company from tearing up its tracks
and abandoning the road, an agree
ment has been reached to the effect
that the railroad is to make one
round trip daily to White Rock. to
which point the rails remain still
laid, and to haul all freight offering
at said train until the Lancaster
County Court shall enter its decree
OF dissolution Of the said railroad
corporation.