The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
But one. week until Christmas!

But one week uuIiA O
John Hasson has been appointed
rural mail carrier on one Oh routes
from Port Deposit.
Howard M. Deaver, a former
rural carrier, has been appointed
clerk at the Elkton postoffice
The public schools of the county
win close for the Christmas holday
on wednesday next, reopening Mon
day, January 8.
Rufus K. wells has purchased the
s. T. Shippers store near the n. ~.
station in North East, and is now
running the business.
The ground was covered Win
snow on Friday last. Flakes new
fast and furious for time, but the
snow melted nearly as rapidly as 1t
fell.
These are busy days for our stores'
Christmas shoppers making Things
T. move off Of counters and shelves at
a mace that spells goodly harvest
in daily receipts.
During the month of November
clerk Of the Court H. w. Lewis, Is
sued 1855 county cunning licenses;
28 Statewide cunning licenses ana
152 nonresident gunners licenses
II rained nearly all night Monday
l,uitb freauent showers Tuesday. the
weather was unusually mild ana
spring-like, the sun DreaKihs
through the clouds in the afternoon.
Rising sun public school is pre-
paring for the annual Christmas en-
tertainment, which will be held in
the school building Tuesday evening
Dec. 21. small admission zee
win be charged.
Bay view M. p. Sunday Schoci Is
preparing an elaborate pageant en-
titled ..White Guests for the Nlng'
~ he presented in the church on
wednesday evening, during the
Christmas holidays.
West Nottingham Grange WILL
meet in regular session on TUESDAY
evening. Dec. 21, instead of on Dec
oath. Grangers' please hotiee
change Of date. You are requested
Ito he present at this meeting.
August Carlson. saw mill oper-
ator and wholesale lumber dealer Oh
tbe Fifth district, of this county
sailed last week from New YORK ior
stockholm, Sweden, where ne Will
visit his father, who has Just cele-
hrated his 98th birthday. Mr.. Carr
son expects to be gone for SIX
months.
Nine freight cars carrying furnl-
t,ra cotton and peanuts were
wracked ON the Port Deposit Raii-
+ -oad about half mile from SaIe
Harbor, wednesday night OF last
waek No one was injured. A
3 ,andslide was thought to be me
eauaa Of the wreck, which delayed
!. .~afsic for several hours.
patrons of the Rising Sun post
ofice are requested by Postmaster
Dare to wrap their Christmas pack
ages securely, address them plainly
marking sender's name in upper
left hand corner, and affix sufficient
nostage. The carrying out OF these
kuegestions will help the office to
handle the heavy holiday malls In
n expeditions manner.
-Four employees at the U. S. p. Fl
Hospital, Perry Point. including
he of the guards, were arrested
at week, charged with stealing
hiskev from a warehouse on the
seryation. While the liquor coule
be identified by the authorities
the Hospital, the men suspected
Ire released, and were subsequent
fred from their jobs.
The Christmas entertainment OF
Sunday school will be held II
M. e. church of this town, or
nrsday evening. Dec. %, at 7:O'
ock, when special program O.
istmas music, recitations, etc.
be rendered. In place OF tn
IN treat contributions for TN
henian children will be brough
he members of the school.
freight wreck at Principio Fur
3 on Thursday morning Of las
tied up traffic several hours
Pennsylvania company Deinl
belled to run their trains from
willie to wilmington over tn
-. road. The wrecked freigh
southbound double-heade
rain Of "a loaded cars an
les. One locomotive wa
and the other locomotive
re- derailed.