The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28

Thankssiying bird roasted high.
Market men paid "a cents per
dozen this week for eggs collected in
the neighborhood.
sunday, Nov. 3Oth, II a. M, Rev
G. w. Stuart will preach in the oc'o-
raro Peoples Church.
william G. Loveless, OF Winning
ton. was fined by Justice Lewis Oh
Eikton. SIS and costs for cunning
without license.
The public schools OF the county
c,o.ed on Wednesday of this week
| Tor the f&anksgiving holiday, ana
mi reopen on Monday.
Three negroes held up an automo-
bile carrying Virginia license near
North East early one morning iase
week. and relieved its occupants Of
their overcoats.
Carroll Cameron has sold MS
warehouse business and property, at
Colora, to Emory & Boyd, OF No.-
tingham. Pa, who will conduct Dusi-
ness at the stand in future.
The Academy building in chesa-
neake city, used for a number OF
wears as public school, has Deen
houeht, by David l.. Seacord, OF Ches-
aueake City, from Mrs. L. II. Wooi-
,ov for $1,000.
James Goodyear, of near Elkton,
who broke out Of the county jail IN
that town several months ago.. ana
also succeeded in liberating his wire
and several other prisoners, has been
arrested at Phoenix, Arizona. dtis
The grading of West Main street
Elkton, for the concrete road 70 De
laid through the town by the State
roads Commission was begun last
week by contractors E.. Ward Brown
and VIM. Holm of Port Deposit.
At the regular meeting OF the
Roard Of Directors Of the Elkton
banking and Trust COMPANY. heio
ON November IL, Albert D. Mackey
Attorney, was appointed counsei Iol
the company, to succeed Wiiiian
s. Evans, deceased.
A warrant was sworn out before
Police Justice H. w. Lewis, OF Elk
ton. for Frances Kozuch, OF Pniia
delphia. on charge Of bigamy II
having married John 3. Holiday II
Elkton on October 23rd last, while
already married to Joseph FranA
Kozuch.
Carrie Centralge, who keeps ar
italian boarding house at PerryVlile
ATTEMPTED suicide Tuesday of las
week when she plunged into tn'
susuuehanna river, at Perryvliie
Oaicer Fadeley, of the Pennsylvanis
HRailroad police force. secured 2 poa
nd rescued the woman.
It is understood the second trial o
Isaiah Fountain, colored, OF IaiDo
county, will take place in the Circui
Court at Elkton. Fountain was con
victed on the charge of criminal as
sault Of q 14-year-old white girl, ant
sentenced to be hanged. The cas-
was then taken to the Maryian'
Court Of Appeals, which ordered
new trial.
Word was received at Rising SUI
most office last week of an increas
from $1,000 to s1700 in postmaster
salary, and an increase from $l6o'
to s17OO in the salaries Of rural car
riers Patten and Morrison, route
No. 1 and No. 2, and an increas
from $1440 to 1880 in the salary 0
carrier Terry, route No. 8, effectiy
as of July 1. 1919.
The eclipse on Saturday mornln
last was observed at frequent inter
vals, when the obscuring cloud
drifted by. It was what is known a
an annular eclipse, which occur
when the moon is too far away fror
the earth to entirely cover the sun
disc from the observer, but shows
bright ring around the moons bod
at the central point Of the eclipse.
The section Of concrete laid
West Main street, in this town, wa
thrown open to traffic on Saturda
last. The work of concreting pas
the property Of w. X. Bird, at Hal
risville, was resumed on Monda!
The laying of concrete will be di'
continued this week for the wintel
The detour road between Risin
Sun and Porters Bridge, via Color
is to be patched up by the Stat
Roads Commission and put in 9
good shape for travel as it can be
this late date. as the road the Con
mission permitted contractor Mulia
to tear UP from end to end will nc
be At for travel again until the col
crete is laid. and judging frol
N the small amount finished this yea
it will be another full summer
work before it is completed.