The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

A happy anu proopoio
to all!
rhristmas was clear and cold ano
made the fireside a com1orIaoie
place to enjoy the day.
Watch night services will be neia
in Rising Sun M. E. church ON FIJI
day night, Dec, 81, beginning Will
song service at 1880 O'Clock.
The directors of the Chesapeake
city National Bank have appointed
H. E. Ireland, of Galena, temporary
cashier Of the institution, vice Rlch-
ard s. Wallis, deceased.
while cranking his automobile
Frank H. Moody, butcher of Elk
ton. fractured his right wrist. HIS
son. Alvin Moody, the same day.
severed the end of a finger.
Miss katherine H. French, form
ar student nurse of Union Hospital
Elkton, and Payton E. Hutchins'
Hamuton. va, were married Dec. IL
in Newark, Del, by Elder Eubanks.
The directors of Union Hospital
Elkton. have appointed Miss Addle
Farwell, of New York, superlntend-
ent of the local institution, vice MISS
Florence Junkins, resigned.
The following officers have been
elected by the Port Deposit Gun
Club: Hugh Falls, president; l.. w.
Abrahams, vice-president; j. W..
Howard, secretary, and ]. w. Camp
bell, treasurer.
Rev. F. x. Moore, who was pastor
~ the Methodist Church at Port De-
post for five years, has retired from
the active ministry on account OF
deafness, and will make his future
home in Baltimore.
A divorce was granted Alexis
watson of Philadelphia, last week.
from his wife, who was a Miss
Adams. The family formerly Lived
in oxford. Mrs. Watson, 1t Is
stated. was married again on xmas
day to a Philadelphia man.
Under the will of Ulysses. G. Gil
lespie, formerly agent for the Penn
syiyania Railroad at Conowingo'
fled for probate in the Orphans
Court of Cecil County, all his estate
both real and personal, is bequeatn-
ed to mis- wife.
The Executive of Cecil County W..
G. T. u. will meet with the vice.
President Miss Virginia Abrahams'
on wednesday, Jan. 5th 19zi' at
two o'clock p. m.
Mrs. Jos. Smith, Secy.
Governor Ritchie has appointed
Mr.. William B. Davis, prominent
farmer and landowner of the First
district, to succeed the late Alex
ander p. Jackson as Judge OF the
Orphans Court. Mr.. Davis has
served as County Commissioner and
member of the House Of Delegates
and is a director of the National
Bank of Chesapeake City, and OF
one of the Middletown banks.
while John Anderson and son
Lewis, of Calvert, were returning
from Wilmington Friday evening in
their Ford truck, large car ran
into them. Their car was over
turned and badly damaged. Both
Mr.. Anderson and his son were pain
fully injured. The driver of the
large car did not stop to render aid
or ascertain damage done. but beat
1t down the road with all speed.
Traffic over the Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington Railroad
WAS tied up from 8 to s O'Clock
Monday morning owing to wreck
at Charlestown, Cecil county. Pas
benger Train No. 104, northbound'
truck the rear end of freight
rain which was about to take a
iding, wrecking four cars and tear
Ag up the track for some distance.
ews were injured. The mist and
<, it is alleged, prevented the
lgineer from making out the sig
i in time to avoid the collision.
Elizabeth Meade, IA year old
ughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
bade, was accidentally shot and
stantiy killed by her IL year old
ter Monday morning at the family
he, near Taylor, Hartford county
Mead,s son had been cunning, aho
his return left the gun standing
corner Of the room. Tne
punger girl picked up the weapon
na3ayfully pointed it at her SIS
Ming the trigger The gun
carelessly left cooked, anc
harged, the load tearing the
elder child's head off, an6
instantly.