The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-04-04
Trailing arbutus in bloom.

Trailing arbutus in bloom.
Garden making received a severe
Jolt from the North Pole this week
Ellston M. E. Sunday School had
record missionary collections during
the year, raising $S96.92.
G. Clinton Logan, of Greenhurst,
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination of long term
commissioner.
Norman Foster, of Colora, fell
while practfcing base ball at West
Nottingham Academy one day last
week and fractured wrist.
The Maryland Annual Conference
of the M. P. Church began it's annual
session at Love Memorial Church,
Baltimore, on Wednesday, April q.
In the collection of old clothing
made last week by the Red Cross OF
the Sixth District, ten large bags full
were received and taken to Elkton.
March went out in gale of wind
and whirl of snow, and April came
in with touch of winter, the mer-
curry Tuesday morning recording "a
degrees.
Charged with robbing Albert Nc
Connell. of Providence, Lewis Rich
ardson, colored. was arrested and
has been held for action of the
Grand Jury.
81 Henry M. Mccullough, of Elkton,
delivered splendid address on Sun
day morning last, in Rising Sun M.
e. church, before the members OF
the Mems and Women's Glasses.
Rev. Amos r. Brown, of Kennett
Square, will preach in James M. e.
church, this towns Sunday morning,
9Th inst, at 1900 o'clock. Epwortf
League at 7:30 p. m.,- will be in
charge of Miss Anna e. Stephens.
H. Winfield Lewis, of Elkton, has
announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination of Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Cecil County.
His card appears in our advertising
columns on the fifth page this week.
This community will have an op-
.portunity of hearing about the war
in DR.. G. Hampton Richards lecture
tomorrow night Saturday in West
Nottingham Church. There will be
plenty Of seats for all. The collec-
tion will be given to the Red Cross.
Spring received a setback last
week, the pleasant week being sue
ceeded on Thursday by rain that
continued into the night, turning ito
snow by Friday morning, when Old
Boreas howled down on us and con-
! tinued to rage with increasing fury
\ all day. The high wind prevailed
steadily all day Friday, Friday night,
Saturday and Saturday night and
did not blow itself out until Sunday.
A burning chimney at the home OF
Mrs. Mary Garvin, just west of town,
ON Friday morning last at about
nine O'Clock caused an alarm of fire
that was quickly responded to by
a large number of men who brought
one OF the towns chemical tanks
into play and soon quenched the
flames. No damage was done, but
it was dangerous time for. a fire as
I the wind was blowing perfect
hurricane at the time
Left to themselves for a few
minutes in an upper room of their
home near town, three small chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Miller
set fire to some bedding. But for
the timely return of the mother to
the room serious fire and possible
loss Of life might have resulted. AS
it was Mrs Miller had difficulty in
smothering the flames but finally did
so, the damage fortunately being
slight.
Scott Wilson is remodeiing and
extensively improving his plumbing
establishment in this town, fitting II
up for garage purposes. large
two-story structure has been erected
in the rear of the store-building, and
the store room proper is now being
remcdeled, a glass partition divid-
ing it and half of the floor cut away
and concreted in order to make a
driveway from the. front clear
through to~the new structure.
John G. Martin, OF Virginia, has
purchased the old Krauss hotel
property at HarrisviIle, owned by
the late John Grason, for $2500.
The property embraces "a acres OF
land and large brick and frame
dwelling The barn was burned
some months ago. In ye days OF
old the dwelling was used as a