The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-26

A white Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all!
Ice harvesters are busy.
Sugar is not getting any more
plentiful.
Saturday last, Dec. 20, was the
shortest day of the year.
The cunning season in Cecil closed
bn Wednesday, December "a.
The ANNUAL treat to the inmates OF
The Almshouse was given on Tues
Yday, December %.
Winter began officially Tuesday,
:. December 22, at 4.19 p. m. The
days are at their shortest.
Fridays snow brought out the cut
ters and bob-sleds, and the jingle OF
sleigh bells was to be heard.
A small dwelling on East High
street, Elkton, occupied by colored
family, was badly damaged by fire
one night last week.
The 42nd annual meeting of the
MARYLAND State Teachers association
will take place in Baltimore on De-
( cember 20, 80 and 81.
jenkins Harber, young SON OF M.
s. Harber of Elkton, sustained q
fractured arm by falling down the
cellar steps of his home.
Friday brought our first heavy
snowfall of the winter. 1t showed
practically all day, the ground being
covered to the depth Of fully five1
inches.
large auto-truck loaded with
furniture caught fire and was totally
destroyed, together with contents, on
Monday afternoon of last week, near
Bacon Hill.
A portion of the cypress timber for
use in building the bulkheads ana
flor pilings along the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal has arrived from
] Florence, s. G.
The dwelling Of William Camp
bell, in Port Deposit, was damaged
by fire ole day last week. The
blaze was caused by sparks from a
passing locomotive.
Sparks from the chimney ignited
the roof of Middle Neck, Cecil coun-
ty, schoolhouse on Thursday of last
week. The fire was discovered in
time to save the building.
The Susquehanna river was frozen
j over last week, for the first time this
winter, and the steamer SusQue-
\ anna has discontinued her trips be-
2een Hayre de Grace and Baltimore
Or the season. Il. /.
eating in the Brewer
West Grove, Pa. last
kternoon, Norw 30 d
son of Mr.. and Mrs.
roke through the ice
rchants report the
the holiday trade
st in the history of
The buying in our
urday and Monday
# wv.
hesertion from the
station at Roanoke,
sr and James Royal
In Elkton last week
jail, pending the ar
officers from Roanoke.
Istmas entertainment and
the juvenile classes of the
school was held in the M. e.
fch on Tuesday evening". A col
lection for the Armenian-Syrian re-
lief fund was taken amounting to
over $40.
The Rising Sun National Bank has
placed a large electrically controlled
clock above the main entrance to the
bank. Electric lights have also been
installed on either side of the door
way. The dial of the clock is illumi-
mated by electric light at night.
Bids have been accepted at Har-
risburg for the construction OF the
road from New London through
Kemblesville to Delaware line. The
section of roadway measures 11,523
feet, and the contract to build was
J awarded to Winston & Co., of Potts
town, Pa. at $94,S92.40.
A refrigerator car loaded with
oranges caught fire from a hot
journal one afternoon near Newark.
Del. The car was sidetracked and
oranges unloaded. A call was sent
the Newark Fire Department which
responder in time to save The car
from total destruction, although
y badly damaged. The oranges were
stored AT the railroad pumping sta