The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13

Saturday, 14th inst, is Flag Day
unfurl Old Glory
The cherry crop is a big one and
the fruit luscious.
The citizens of Bel Air have sub
scribed $4,000 for the purchase OF
new fire fighting equipment.
Children's Day will be observed al
Ebenezer M. E. church with special
program on Sunday afternoon, June
Is, at $3.50 o'clock.
Isaac Shible, of Elkton, has s
acres of wheat entered for the
$1,000 cash prize and gold medal in
Ythe Farm Journal $10,50o crop
contest.
Senator John Walter Smith has
been notified by the War Department
that he has the appointment of FIVE
candidates for West Point Military
Academy.
The stockholders of the Elkton
Banking and Trust Company have
voted to increase the capital stock
from $4,000 to 100000 and to
start a bank in Rising Sun.
At the public sale of high grade
Guernsey cows, held at Nichols
drove yards on Monday by Chas. N.
Harris, eleven head were disposed of
ranging in price from $50 to SITS.
At the request Of large number
of the farmers of Kent county, L. l..
Burrell, County Agricultural Agent,
has recalled his resignation, which
he rendered to the County Commits
sioners.
Nickel Mines, Lancaster county,
Cornet Band, which had been in
existence several years, disbanded
Monday night when the instruments
were divided and others sold at
public sale.
Invitations have been issued by a
committee of young men for social
dance in Rising Sun public hall on
Tuesday evening, June II. Music
will be furnished by Gaul's Orches-
tra, of Baltimore.
George L. Anderson, editor of the
Ayondale Herald, has resigned as
postmaster of the town Of Avon
dale, owing to the demands made
upon his time by his newspaper and
music store business.
David Anderson, colored, of Elk
ton, was given hearing before
Police Justice H. Winfield Lewis on
a charge of failure to comply with
the law and take out licenses on his
dogs, and was fined $500 and costs.
Locusts are arriving in countless
numbers. Their droning can be dis
timely heard for miles. 1t serves to
remind we mortals that we are
seventeen years older this year than
when we first heard their former
visitation
After a service of 43 years with
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Conduc-
tor Robert N. Griffith, of Oxford
has been pensioned. He has since
1887 been regular conductor on
the Octoraro Branch, previous to
that an extra conductor.
The friends of Col A. w. Wood
cock of Salisbury, have launched a
boom for his nomination for Cover
nor on the Republican t.c'ret. Col.
Woodcock returned recently from
overseas duty, having won his rank
from a private to the command OF
the 116th Infantry.
The Calvert Woman's Club will
hold its regular meeting ON Wednes-
day, June 18th, at 2 p. m, at the
Calvert Agriculture High School
Miss Alice Jones from the Md. Stale
College OF Agriculture will demon
strate the preserving of strawberries
Everybody is welcome.
The Pennsylvania Casket Com
rany, of West Grove, will increase
its capital stock from $150,000 to
100000 and the $4,000 additional
preferred stock will be issued al
once. Preference of purchase will
be given to stockholders of record
at this time. The funds made
available by the issue will be put tc
work at once in the development OF
the business.
Attention is directed to the ad,
vertisement on page FIVE, of the cele-
bration to be held in Elkton on July
Fourth, in honor of Cecil county's
sons and daughters who enlisted In
the service OF Uncle Sam and gave
their aid in helping make 1t impos-
sfible for the unspeakable Han te
dominate the world
A glorious celebration is being