The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-02-14

st. Valentines Day.
s washington's Birthday Saturday
bf next week.
The well on the High School
Grounds at Calvert is being driven
deeper.
The daylight saving plan will be
,asured on the 31st of March, at
midnight.
The girls of the Cecil County High
school. Elkton, realized SIS by
bake recently held.
wednesday of this week, the lzth'
WAS Lincoln's Birthday, legal Roll
aay in some States, but not in Mary
y land.
1 cranking her automobile on Fri
Aav afternoon last Mrs. Earl Tyson,
4 a. colora. suffered badly fractured
g &rist.
r. sadler has purchased from
1os. E. Ayers for $1,000, his ~ acr
farm. east of town, formerly owned
by E, R. sebold.
Carrying a lighted lantern too
near the acetylene gas tank IN INC
rear Of the Maryland House on Mon
day evening Ray Cooney was Durneu
about the face by an explosion oi
the gas.
The Charlestown Sand and Stone
rornoration of Maryland has been
,ncorporated, succeeding the Cnar-
lestown Sand and Stone Compahy'
which was. run as partnersnip
business.
RAYMOND B. Aker, former
student of Delaware College lron
Delaware City, is a Presidentiai
Cnard at the Peace Congress IN
Paris. Mr.. Aker was in the Nngi-
neering Course.
The committee for Cecil County OF
the League to Enforce Peace is COM
nosed of William T. Warburton,
chairman: DR.. John H. lamar, MRS.
CT Renson. Frank E. Williams and
Hugh w. Caldwell
The Young Men Of Elkton Will
give a Washington's Birthday dance
at the Armory in that town, on FIJI
day evening, February FL. Tne
music will be by Gaul's Orchestra OF
ten pieces, of Baltimore.
Sergeant w. M Rice, of North
East, has been awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross, the medal
being handed to him by President
Wilson on the occasion Of regl-
mental review, December 26.
A motion picture film caught fire
at the Bijou Theatre, Havre ae
Grace, on Wednesday evening OF
last week: No damage resulted on
account of the fire proof box IN
which the machine is operated.
The Ladies Aid Society of Rising
Sun M. e. church will hold Delica-
lessen Sale in the church parlors on
Saturday afternoon and evening"
Feb. %. Lots of good things on
sale, including ice cream and cake.
Harry A. Carroll, who has beep
Assistant Postmaster at the ADer'
deem Proving Grounds for several
months, has been transferred to
Havre de Grace. as Assistant, sue
ceeding the late D. Edwin Vanne-
man.
William S. Evans. mas been elect
ed President of the Home Manufac-
turing, Light and Power Co. Of Elk
ton; Frank T. Whitney, Vice Presi-
dent; Reuben A. Deibert, Treasurer
and William Sterling Evans, Secre-
tary and Manager.
Petitions are being circulated and
signed by those interested, to have
the road improved from the Oxford
borough line on Fifth street to the
Mason & Dixon line. The road is
through East Nottingham and Elk
townships the distance about four
miles.
Through the efforts of the Board
of Trade of Kennett Square large
fruit and vegetable canning plant Is
to be located at Kennett and will be
in operation by the early summer
The cannery is being established by
the United Canneries Corporation
whose main office is in Philadelphia
Between two and three inches oi
snow fell on Saturday morning last
and real winter time temperature
prevailed for several days. On
Monday morning the mercury re-
corded 16 degrees and it continued
steadily cold throughout the day
On Wednesday there was another
. snow fall of about two inches, but