The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


morning.
Christmas turkeys are roostine
high-in price.
Preparations are being made fol
the ice harvest.
The bazar and supper held recent
ly by the ladies of Elk Mills M. e
Church netted $134.73.
North East is to have mid winter
Chautauqua- Friday, and Saturday
Jpuary 20 and 80, and Monday
february ].
The public schools of the county
Rill close on Friday Of this week fol-
he Christmas holidays, reopening'
DMonday, January s.
Jacob Biddle, j., and Cleaver Potts
have bought the double dwelling on
North street, Elkton, owned by Mrs
L. M. Haines, for $4,000.
The Christmas mail is heavy one
and these are busy days for Post
master C. T. Dare and his assistants
Miss Carrie Hambleton, Miss Louise
Worthington and Ray Cooney.
Don't forget the lecture on Satur-
day, Dec. 20, $3.50 p. M, in West
Nottingham Chapel, by Warren II.
Wilson, D. D., Superintendent OF
Church and Country Life Work.
The Woodall farm on the outskirts
of Eikton has been purchased by
Joseph Orkensky, who Will DIVIDE
the land into building lots and locate
village of his countrymen on the
property.
Our stores are at their busiest,
attending to the wants of Christmas
buyers. If you have not done your
shopping yet it is high time you did,
before the best selections have been
purchased by others.
The demand for more room to &C
commodate increasing business has
led the Fibre Speciality Mfg. Com
pany, of Kennett Square, to let
contract for the erection Of 200-ft.
daylight two-story building.
Mrs. Carrie Riale, of Baltimore,
has sold her dwelling property on
East Main street, in this town, at
present occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Grason, to Carroll Fl Cam
eron, OF Colora, for $4,000.
The large bank barn, of Henry c.
Schillinger. at Dry Branch, Hartford
sounty, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday night, with all its contents.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, with
an insurance of only $1,000 thereon.
William r. Keel, a prominent can
uer Of Wicomico county, has been
.Nudged bankrupt; his Indebtedness
said to amount to 100000, the
hest creditor being Messrs. Will
IA A. Robinson & Co., of Bel Air.
Christmas will be observed at Wost
Nottingham Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning next, both in the
Sunday school and in the church.
The Sunday school will make its Of
fering at this time for the children
of Syria.
The Christmas entertainment of
Rising Sun M. e. Sunday school will
be held in the church on Tuesday
evening next at 1880 o'clock. A
splendid program of special music,
recitations, etc., is being rehearsed
for the occasion.
Nearly every newspaper printed ON
the Eastern Shore of Maryland has
announced that yearly subscriptions
for next year will be increased owing
to the increased cost of news print
paper and the high cost OF every
thing else entering into the printing
of newspaper.
Judge Harlan, on Friday last
sentenced Clarence Cothron, who was
found guilty Of murder in the first
degree without canital punishment
for the killing of John T. Weldon
colored, to be confined in the Mary
land Penitentiary for the remainder
of his natural life.
Alfred Taylor, colored, OF neal
Iron Hill. was arrested last week
charged with stealing dogs belonging
to Frank Tweed and Hamilton Tay'
lor, of Newark, Del. 1t is alleged
that many beagle and fox hounds
have been stolen in and near Newark
and taken to Pennsylvania, where
they were sold at fancy prices.
The churches of Cecil county are
asked to set aside Sunday, December
21st, for service and contributions tc
the suffering Christians of Armenia
!. The sufferings OF our Christian
brethren in Armenia. OF the women
Ad children there, are appalling
a the hearts Of our people are go
to answer to the pitiful cry FOL
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