The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17

The Philadelphia police depart
ment recovered the stolen auto Oh
Isaac Burrows in Elkton.
calf was run over and killed at
Liberty Grove on Friday afternoon
by the 4:45 passenger train.
Miss Helen Shepherd, OF this town,
has been appointed principal OF Pr1n-
cipio Furnace public school.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
wednesday at the home Of Robt. y.
Cameron, on South Queen street.
H. B. Gibson has sold his shoe
business in oxford to Edgar McCul-
Alough. who will conduct it in future.
r. A. Clendenin & Bro. have in
llled a new water wheel at then
f5ill near Colora. The wheel weighs
bur tons.
The ice harvest began last week
and hundreds of loads of five-inc"
ice are being cut and hauled from
Hunters dam.
Harry S. Burr, aged "a years, was
arrested in Wilmington last week
charged with embezzling $2,OlS.oo
while railroad agent at Perryman'
Md, last year.
The small dwelling and two acres
Of ground, at Porter's Bridge, be-
longing to the late Isaac Warfieid
has been sold at public sale to Jonn
Atkinson for $500.
The Board of Education has ap-
pointal Joseph George Johnson, OF
Charlestown, SON of Mr.. G. M. john
son. manager Of the Elkton Water
Company, instructor Of Manua.
Training at the Elkton and Chesa-
peake City High Schools.
Rev. Wilson T. M. Bealc, Of Pat
terson, N. j., has been extended a
call by Lafayette Square PresDy
terian Church Baltimore, to serve as
its pastor. The Rev Mr. Beale Is
former pastor of Rock and zion
Churches, in this county.
A Joint meeting of newspaper men
Of Delaware and the Eastern Shore
of Maryland and the Maryland Edi-
tors' Association will be held at the
Hotel dupont, Wilmington, on sat
urdav. January %. A MONDAY
luncheon will be held at the hotel
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w. B. Cooney's public sale OF
horses and mules, on wednesday
afternoon at the Maryland House
stables was largely attended. Sixty
head were disposed of, the mules
selling at $500 to as high as SS5V
per pair. A pair of horses also
brought $3.50.
an explosion at the Hires Con
Milk Plant at Malvern, Pa.
tuesday of last week, Henry
Boyle, a young man, g years of age
Z was instantly killed. Cloud Battin
35 years old, was seriously burned
about the body and otherwise in1ur'
ed by flying bricks.
The strange light shortly aftel
night fall Sunday evening was
noticed and caused widespread con
lecture. Astronomers tells us it was
an aerolite, more popularity termed
an explosive meteor, that male tbs
magnificent celectial display thai
lasted but a few seconds.
The receipts from hunting licenses
in Maryland from June to Decem
ber 81, 1918, amounted to $50,
799.45.. In Cecil county the sum o.
s4.161.95 was collected, there beins
2486 resident $1.OO licenses issued
Al Statewide $500 licenses, and
166 nonresident $1,000 licenses Is
sued.
The United States Civil Servict
Commission has announced an ex
animation for Cecil county, Md, tt
be held at Oxford, Pa, Newark, Del.
and Elkton, Md, on Saturday, Janu
ary 25, to fill the position of rura
carrier at Colora and North East
The vacancy at Colora is caused by
the enlistment of the carrier former
ly employed on the route.
S. ]. Terry, the popular mail car
rier on Route 3, has purchased thu
property on the Rising Sun-Farm
ington pike. belonging to the s. T
Freeman estate. The property EN-
braces "a acres of land and large
newly-erected frame house. 1t Il
conveniently located and is a desire
able property, the newly erected
dwelling it is reported having cos
$4,000. Mr.. Terry will move from
\ the Keilholtz property, east of town
recently purchased by Homars
gerryS