The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Candidates hustling.

primary election September s.
The Elkton Firemen will hold
carnival in that town September
/ to 6.
Hayre de Grace races will open on
Thursday, September IL and will
continue until September 80.
The County Commissioners have
anpointed Thos. G. Dickerson con-
stable for the First Election District.
Only one more week of vacation
for young America, public schools
of the county reopening Monday
Sept. s.
william Whitman has sold his farm
Z of 80 acres, in the Eighth district
near New Bridge, to a Virginia
party for $7,1O0.
The carnival held by the Red Men
Of Cherry Hill the first week IN
August, netted $1,000, which VIII De
used to improve their hall.
Rev. l.. F. Warner, President Oh
the M. P. Church, has transferred
Rev. v. v. Miller, of Bethany church,
baltimore, to Leeds charge.
The directors of the Havre de
Grace Hospital will shortly begin
drive for funds with which to pur-
chase a new motor ambulance.
Monday, September 1st, Labor
Day, being legal holiday, the Ma
tional Bank of Rising Sun will not
be open for business on that date.
The work of constructing the con-
crete and steel vault in the rear OF
the Elkton Banking and Trust Co.
building, in this town, was Deguh
this week.
The carnival held last week by the
Fire Company of Oxford Pa.'
brought $500 into the treasury
It is expected the net receipts Will De
about $4,000.
Poisoning the dog left in the
chicken house to guard the poultry
thief carried off one hundred fowls
belonging to DR.. F. B. west oi
Kemblesville, Pa.
The Midland Journal is indebted
TO Mrs. l.. r. Atkinson for a oox oi
lnscious Moore's EARLY grapes. Tne
fruit was perfect, good not only u
hook at but delicious to the palate
The sale of Government food dc
not attract large number OF buyers
in this vicinity as orders to tns
amount of only about 500 were
taken at Rising Sun postofiice To-
bacon, peas and other cannee
products.
The West Nottingham Grange VII
hold their first annual picnic
Carpenters Point Saturday, Angus
90 All are cordially invited to at
tend and make the day a success
Leave West Nottingham Chapel a
ego a. m. Bring basket lunch.
while an automobile owned D.
george Underwood, of Big Elk, wa
standing on North street, ElktoI
sunday. it took fire and was badl
damaged before the flames were 81
tinguished by members OF the FIT
Co. who happened to be near o
hand.
Mrs. Annie Wells has sold ne
hotel property in North East, tn
Hotel Cecil, and will retire. IN
hotel and equipment have been pul
chased by William Gilbert, OF Mort
East. and will be conducted by Mr
Mary Carmine,. whose hotel at ~
hoboth Beach, DEL. was recently u
stroyed by fire.
Two laborers were blown to piecs
and Eve others seriously injure
last week at the Aberdeen Provin
Grounds, when box OF exper
mental supersensitiye 37-milli met
shells. which was being carried !
the two men who were killed. Q
ploded. One of the five injured Ole
ON the following morning.
During the thunder gust OF MO
day morning lightning struck a tr'
in the pasture on the farm OF Lay
SON Tosh. near Colora, and kilit
three cows that had sought snelt
from the storm beneath the tire
Three hogs on the farm OF Elwo'
Balderston were also killed wh'
lightning struck the tree benea
which they were
The Atlantic City excursion ira
was an hour and half late on Tue
day morning through the bungle
some dispatcher. and did not rea
Rising Sun until nearly sew
o'clock, whereas its scheduled I'll
was 5:25. Seventy-three ucks
were sold at this station. rne
cursion train was made up OF eig
coaches drawn by two engines.