The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15

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Rosebank Sunday school, Calvert,
will picnic in the meadow Of Cedar
Farm August 20.
The Ninth District Farmers CiuD
and Cecil Grange enjoyed days
outing at Betterton on Tuesday.
Struck by a train on the B. O..
railroad at Barksdale on Saturday
George Quigley, aged 20 years, met
instant death.
Conrad Kalb has sold his farm
containing 101 acres, near Colora, to
Edward Lucas, of Christiansburg,
va, for $4,000.
At a special meeting of the Board
Aof Education it was decided to open
the public schools in Cecil county,
A ON Monday, September 8.
The 6:04 a. m. southbound pas
senger train was over an hour iate
reaching this station on MONDAY
owing to a broken engine.
The increase of business at west
Grove postoffice demands more room'
which is to be provided by the erec-
tion Of a one-story addition to the
present building.
District Deputy Game Warden
John Anderson states that the feid
nloyer cannot be killed, and that ne
has been instructed to prosecute
anyone found hunting same.
The Woodlawn base ball team
would like to arrange games Win
any of the county teams for Satur-
dav afternoons. Address WoodlaWn
Rase Ball Club, Port Deposit, Md.
Colonel Charles B. Finley, Elkton,
of the Hath Infantry, has associated
himself with law firm in Philadel-
mia. and will not resume his duties
as States Attorney for Cecil County.
The wheat on some Of the farms
in this section was in such bad con-
dition after the continued rains our
8 ing harvest that number OF our
farmers have resorted to burning 1t
in the field.
Farmers Day at Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, on Saturday, August
16, promises to be largely attended.
Speakers of national reputation will
be present. Exercises begin at ten
o'clock in the morning.
A transaction in farm realty con-
cummated last week was the sale by
Joseph Croft Of his 200 acre farm at
Mt. Eden, in Eden Township, TO
/ Mr.. CRUDE, from the northern Sec
ton of the county, for $4,000.
Rouse & Rouse expect to begin
Operations on corn at their Rising
Sun cannery this week. The plant
is being equipped with husking ma
& chimes and other labor-saving devices
for the speedy handling OF corn.
The Woodlawn and Port Deposit
base ball teams will play on Tome
Institute grounds Saturday after
noon, August 16, at $3.50 o'clock
Batteries-Regan and McCaslin for
Woodlawn; Wright, Russell ana
yannort for Port Deposit.
Stevenson A. Williams, assignee OF
MORTGAGE, sold at public sale, July
23. 800 acres of land at GrubD
Corner in Cecil County and Fulton
Township, Lancaster County, known
as the Thomas Grubb farm, to Mrs.
James H. Harlow. The price receiv-
ed was $6,050.
A large furniture van skidded into
the ditch on Stubbs Hill, Tuesday
evening and completely blocked the
road. It was necessary for the mel
in charge of the van to unload all
the household goods from the big
car before the machine could be
extricated and traffic along the road
resumed.
Charged with having murdered ar
aged white man named Jacob Price
in New York city, on June 18th last
Joseph Price, colorec, who had been
employed at one of the hotels a.
6etlertOH lor tno past e"o "a '
weeks as waiter, has been arrested
Robbery is said to have been the
motive for the crime.
Attempting to shift gears on Glib
son's hill. north of town, Sunday,
Mr.. Good threw his machine into
reverse with the result that the auto
backed down the hill and crashed
into another car. Mrs. Good at
tempted to jump from the car ant
was thrown heavily to the ground
receiving painful decorations abou
4 the head and shoulders and othe'
injuries. Both cars were badl,
damaged.