The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-04-25
Lawn mowers running.

The store business of the late
Amassa G. Brown, in Elkton, has
been purchased by Miller F. Magraw.
Cecil county's quota for the Vic
tory Loan is $560,400, which is
$l52,6OO less than its quota in the
last Liberty Loan.
George Dick fell distance OF 20
feet at the Elkton pulp mills on
Thursday last, suffering badly
fractured leg.
Howard w. Johnson, OF Elkson,
has been appointed a motor cop for
Cecil county by the State Automo-
bile Commissioner.
Wilmington,> New Castle, Newark
and Elktnn have Joined in a new
Del-Mar Baseball League and will
open the season on May 10.
A memorial service for the late
Judge Albert Constable, of Elkton,
was held >at the Court OF Appeals,
Annapolis on Thursday, April "a.
Mrs Madeline Cook, of Oxford,
was pinned under an auto on Satur-
day evening when it overturned in
the road near Kelton, and had her
hip fractured
Professor w. Kelton Evans, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Evans, Ok
ford, has been appointed principal OF
the Shiloh, New Jersey schools, for
the coming year.
The Breese farm, containing 29S
acres situate about two miles east OF
Havre de Grace, has been sold by
the owner, Leonard Richards, to
VIM. Hopkins, for $45,O00.
Senator Orlando Harrison, of Ber-
lin, one of the largest peach grow
ers on the Eastern Shore, declares
that the recent cold weather did
practically no damage to the crop.
The salary of the pastor of Elkton
Presbyterian church has been in
creased $500. The church will go
about $500 beyond the Presbytery's
New Era Movement quota for this
year, which is $3O27.
Additional warehousing facilities,
costing in the neighborhood Of ST.
100000, at the army ordnance
proving grounds at Aberdeen, have
been approved by the War Depart
ment and construction will begin at
once.
william L. Hull, for years manual
training teacher at Easton and St.
Michael's High School, has resigned
and removed his family TO Cecil
county, having accepted the super
intendency of Warburton's apple
orchards.
Mrs. Stephen /. Herben, of New
York, fired the opening gun of the
w. C. T. u. Jubilee Drive in Rising
Sun on Monday evening, by an ad-
dress in the M. E. church of this
town, which was brim full OF inter-
esting and instructive facts on the
fight for prohibition.
Brown & Fisher disposed OF sixty
head of cattle at public sale on Mon
day afternoon, at Nichols drove
yards, in this town. The stock
ranged from bolognas to high grade
cows and good prices were realized.
it being one of the best cattle sales
ever held in this locality. The high
est price paid was $235 for u fine
COW The sixty head totalled oyer
$4,000.
Easter was an ideal spring day,
with bright sunshine and warm
temperature. The day was observed
in our churches with appropriate
services and special music. At West
Rev A. B. Hallock spoke on Immor-
tality. Rev. w. G. Koons occupied
the pulpit of James M. e. church.
Rising Sun. in the absence OF the
pastor, and delivered an impressive
sermon. In the evening the sunday
school rendered an Easter Cantata,
the congregation in attendance being
large one.
Capt. G. Hampton Richards, of
Port Deposit, who was member OF
the Medical Corps attached to the
Rainbow Division of the Z. S. Army
and saw more than years service
in the front line in France. gave an
interesting talk on his war expert
encos before a large audience in
Rising Sun M. e, church WednGsday
evening. under auspices Of the Mems
Bible Glass. DR.. Richards told many
thri1iing personal episodes and de-
pieted some of the horrors of the
war as seen at first hand, his audi
tors following him with the closest
attention thronghept.