The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-10-03

this year are October Z, 8, ana ~.
A very light frost was reported on
Saturday morning in some OF the
low lying sections.
It is announced If the Leslie Camp
grounds are not sold camp Will pc
held as usual next year
The Red Cross will begin nation
wide drive iE November to raise
$4,000, ,OOo to complete their war
Obligations.
The fox hunting season in Hartford
county will commence Oct. Z, wnen
Ahe first meet of the Hunt Club Will
be held at Clifford.
7 william McDougal had the mis-
fortune to lose fine young horse on
sunday night. The animal was sick
but short time.
Tuesday, September 80, was the
first registration day, and the second
and last will be Tuesday, October Z.
October IA is for revision only.
Brown & Fisher are erecting q
stable and shedding 9Sx3O feet, on
the lot recently purchased by them,
in the rear of the National Bank.
It is reported that John v. Cum
mings. a garage man of Oxford, IS
considering the operation OF Dus
line between Oxford and Rising Sun.
The barn on VIM. Ganzeman's
farm, near Elk Mills, was burned
wednesday night of last week. For
a time the house was also in danger
of destruction.
The bridge across the creek In
Conowingo, pushed from its abut-
ment by big army truck, has been
repaired and was reopeed to travel
on Saturday last.
The market train over the Octe-
raro Division now reaches this sta
ton at $3.50 a. m, and ii market
man wishes to ship by it, it means
getting up in the morning.
BEGINNING Friday, Oct. 3, carni-
val will be held in Elkton for eight
days, under the auspices of the wal
lace Exhibition Shows, for the bene-
fit of Elkton Council, Jr. o. U. A. M.
The dwelling of Henry M. Pierson
in North East was entered from the
rear early last Saturday evening Dy
a sneak hief and gold watch be-
longing to his granddaughter stolen.
John Kernes, colored, was found
in Vincent bakery, Havre de
Grace. crouched behind the counter.
He was arrested and held for court.
Two window panes were shattered
Rand things were generally upset.
A train of more than dozen big
.rmy trucks, some of them in their
eamouflage painting, enroute from
z caldwell, N. j., to Baltimore, parked
at the railroad station on Monday
night and proceeded on their way
Tuesday morning.
The annual reunion of Shows Bat
terry and Company e, PurneH Legion
win be held at Perryville, Saturday,
October 4, in Mechanics Hall, morn
ing and afternoon sessions, with a
good dinner, furnished by the LADIES'
Aid of the M. e. Church.
The West Grove Independent
states that one of the latest addi-
tions to the parcel post shipments
from the post office of that town is
burial caskets. some of the smaller
child's sizes being thus dispatched
from the factory of the Pennsylvania
Casket Co.
Rising Sun Packing Company
closed own last week with pack OF
between $4,000 and $1,000 cases OF
corn, from a yield of 400 acres The
season was very satisfactory, ana
much better than last year, when a
smaller pack was made from q yield
of over 500 acres.
It costs just $40 to flirt with or
throw kisses to the women students
of the West Chester State Normal
School, as was discovered by Harry
Wines, Ronald Mercer and Harvey
Irwin, of West Chester, when they
were arrested and taken before
Magistrate Sharpless M. Paxson.
Concrete laying was completed on
:. Main street Saturday TO within few
feet of Center Square, when a short
age of sand caused suspension OF
operations. 1t is the intention to
move the mixer to Wilson avenue. on
the arrival of more sand, and work
toward Center Square on West Main
street. A crusher has been set up
along the roadside near the farm of
Philip johnson and began operations
on Tuesday It is hoped sufficient
kstone can be crushed to keep the
s,cohcrete work going, thus avoiding
further shipment of stone here by
rail.