The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-02-06

Thursday next, February IL, is
Lincoln's Birthday.
Harry P. Strasbaugh, of Aberdeen,
has been elected Vice-President OF
the National Gamers Association.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs Serella Powell next Thursday
afternoon, Feb. IL, at 2:30 o'clock.
s. c.. Rowland has sold his beauti-
full home, Crows Nest" near Port
Deposit, to his brother, E. H. Row
land.
Amron Blackburn, of Pleasant
Grove, Pa, butchered his hogs last
week. One of them dressed $40
pounds.
Oakwood Garage has been rented
by Walter S. Child, who has been
conducting garage at Rowlandvilie
for the past year.
The Scotten farm, near North
East, containing 100 acres, has been
bought by Barnett Logan, OF Viz
ginia, for $4,000.
The auto T. Joseph Sheehans OF
New Garden, Pa, caught fire in front
of his home few days ago and was
completely destroyed.
The State Department at Harris
burg has made announcement that
May 18th is the date for the Spring
primaries in Pennsylvania.
The census enumerator's figures
for the town of Newark, Del, show
but 21O0 residents in the town,
whereas it had claimed to be nearly
double that.
The four-cornered pool match
played last week between Oxford
and Rising Sun, in the former town.
was won by the Oxford boys, the
score standing Oxford 400, Rising
Sun 357.
The Academy students of West
Nottingham will give the play en-
titled, "A Case of Suspension" on
Tuesday evening, February 10, 1920,
in the Chapel. General admission
25 cents.
An army truck, loaded with goods
for Camp Holabird, skidded on the
icy road at Gilpin's bridge, near
Elkton, and crashed down a o4-foot
embankment. The drivers escaped
injury, but the truck was damaged
badly.
The recent sleet storm, although q
severe one, did but slight damage 10
the wires of McCall's Ferry power
plant. as the system Of sending out
on the line a heat current proves
very effective and prevents sleet
from freezing to the wires.
Barton Farm" near Kennett
Square, the scene Of some of the
events in the ''Story of Kenneth and
during the past thirty years or more
the home of the Hughes family, was
sold at public sale wednesday Tor
$4,000, to r. w. Walter.
A small shanty in Havre de Grace
occupied by Capt. George w. Barnes
was totally destroyed by fire one
morning last week, together with
contents. Capt. Barnes was asleep
and was rescued by George Broad
water, who carried him from the
burning building.
The Social Dance given in the
public hall of this town. on Friday
evening last, by a committee OF
young men, proved very enjoyable
event. About twenty couples were
present to trip the light fantastic
Music was furnished by Gaurs or
chestra, of Baltimore.
A frozen water-back caused an ex-
plosion in, the kitchen of Mrs. W
Norval Crowl, East Nottingham,
Sunday morning that wrecked the
cook stove. Mrs. Crowl escaped In
jury despite the fact that the expio-
sion was of such force as to imbeo
pieces of the broken stove in the
walls.
William Simmons, colored, was
arrested in Baltimore last week as 9
suspect in the murder OF Lawrence
J. Beers, the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad detectives who was shot. BY
two negroes at Swan Greek several
weeks ago. Simmons will be brought
to Hartford county to await the
action of the Hartford county Grand
jury.
If the ground hog came out al
high noon on Monday he failed ts
|nusae his shadow, as the sky was over
1t that time. but il he oversiep'
and waited until later IN tht
found plenty OF sunshine, al
pl did himself proud in the
pom AS reminder OF years
u the way OF February and
weather, the worst blizzard'
Ter visited this section swoop
on us March 11-12, 1855
a, 1895; February 12-lS
eae dates are official.