The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-19

The private school of Miss Mabel
Reynolds opened on Monday.
Miss Louise Wagner has accepted
a position as teacher in Wilmington.
Gilpin's Falls Electric Co. is pre-
paring to furnish daylight current to
its patrons.
The directors of Chesapeake City
Fire Co. have decided to purchase,
for $4,000, steam fire engine.
A. M. McNamee, of this town, has
sold his farm of so acres, near Prin-
cipio, to A. j. Hansen, of Iowa.
The town commissioners of Galena
haveb contracted with a firm for a
SAew Fighting system for the town.
4he State Convention of the Mary
Ind Christian Endeavor Society will
held in Salisbury, Oct. Ia. 15, Is.
The Democratic State Convention
was held in the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, at IL o'clock noon,
Thursday, September Is.
Mrs. A. M. McNamee, of this
town, was the winner of the gold
medal contest held at North East on
Tuesday evening by the w. c. T. U.
The ladies of Earleville Branch
Auxiliary Of Union Hospital realized
$3.50 by serving lunch at public
sale ON the property of John MONT.
The market train has been taken
off of the Octoraro Division, much TO
the inconvenience of market men
who are now up in the air as to ship
ping facilities.
Henry C. Montgomery has sold his
: fine farm of 134 acres at Taylorla,
Lancaster county, to j. T. Hanna for
$4,000. Possession will be given
November goth.
The State Roads Commission has
had a corps of engineers at work
surveying the streets of Elkton, pre-
paratory to the road and sewer work
to be done in the town.
John Altland, who has success
fully conducted the general store at
Wrightsdale, Lancaster county, since
April, has purchased the property
from Mrs. Ida Paxson for $4,000.
The barber shop of Albert P. Alex
ander, in building owned by Mrs.
Fannie Vandergrift, on Main street,
in Elkton, was damaged to the ex-
tent Of about $3.50 on Sunday last by
fire.
The Keiffer pear crop in Cecil and
Ant counties is reported to be the
brtest in many years. Growers
ieve that the frost and cold
ther of the early spring caused
shortage.
The closing of the draw in Penn
sylyania railroad bridge at Perry
Vile, one day last week, before a
vessel that was passing through had
cleared, snapped off the mast, which
fell into the river.
The Junior Glass OF North East
High School will hold a lawn fete on
the high school grounds at North
East, on the evening of Sept. 27th.
Cakes, candy, Ice cream and punch
for sale, other unique opportunities
for spending money will be offered.
The carnival held in Elktoh dur
ing the first week of September,
drew a large attendance. The total
receipts from the affair, including
contributions, amounted to about
$4,000, and net receipts about $4,000.
The affair was held by Slngeriy Fire
Co.
Game Warden VIM. A. Warns of
Hartford county, through his attor-
ney, j. r. Stifier, has filed bill
for complaint asking for divorce
from his wife, Pearl Warns. The
bill alleges desertion and asks that
the plaintiff be given charge of the
couples two little sons.
Leo Moore, of Newark, DEL, won
the Ford touring car at the drawing
held by Singerly Fire Co., of Elkton,
during their recent carnival. The
winning ticket was 81. Ticket 50
was held by Leo M. Moore, of Havre
de Grace. but as the latter is the
editor of the Havre de Grace Ledger,
this little coincidence will serve to
show just how lucky most editors
are.
Owing to broken mixer and
shortage of material but stretch of
little over one hundred feet Of con-
crete has been laid this week on
East Main street. The. contractor is
preparing to install stone crusher
on the 8. J. Reynolds property and
take out material, but work is drag
lying to such an extent TO make II
yapparent that the road cannot pos
sibly be completed this fall