The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-26

A touch Of real Spring tnis week.
Movers favored with good weather
H. s. Price has opened black
smithing business at the Pogue shop.
At public sale near Avondale,
Pa, last week, a grandfather clock
sold for $212.
E. D. Newton has purchased from
Frank Corladean, his residence prop
erty in Elkton, for "A 800.
April End, Good Friday, being
legal holiday, the banks will not be
omen for business on that date.
Arthur L. Harris, Of Betterton, is
suffering with broken rib sustained
by trying to lift an automobile out
of a mud hole
sylvester Preston and George
Rawson have been elected members
of the board of town commissioners
of North East.
william A. Grubb has been APP
pointed rural mail carrier on Route
/. from Conowingo, to succeed VIII
liam E. Citing, resigned.
The collections mace in Elkton M.
r. Sunday school the past Conference
year, for home and mission pur-
noses. amounted to $1772.06. !.
Mrs. Edna Kirk Brabson, Of near
Wrightsdale, Pa, has been granted a.
divorce from w. Ernest Brabson, on
the grounds of desertion.
Lester Ryan, aged IA years, OF
Elkton, suffered a compound, frac-
ture OF the right arm last week, by
falling under a heavy farm wagon.
The airplanes that carry mail be-
tween New York and washington
have been passing over Rising Sun
almost daily, about the noon hour.
An athletic association has been
organized with w. c. Feehly, presi-
dent; D. J. Ayerst, yice-president; q.
y Ellis Deibert, secretary, and Murray
Bunce, treasurer.
Wilmington M. e. conference con-
.vened in SIND annual session on
Wednesday, March "a, in Grace
Church, Wilmington, Bishop w. +.
/ Mcdowell presiding.
April 20 has been designated as
the date for a meeting of the clergy
and laity of the Protestant Episcopal
Dioceses of Easton to select success
sor to the late Bishop William =.
Adams.
The barn Of John J. Bridgeman,
near Hickory Hill, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on March 4, together
with quantity of hay and grain.
There was partial insurance on
the property.
The six year old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Ewry, of near Eikton,
was fatally burned on March IA. her
clothing catching fire from stove.
The little girl was taken to Union
Hospital, for treatment, but died the
next day
Work was begun on Tuesday morn
ing of this week by force OF con-
tractor Mullen's men, on filling In
the shoulders on the concrete road
built through town last fall and left
in an uncompleted and unsightly
condition all winaer.
County Supervisor of Assessments
DR.. R. M. Black, Of Ceeilton, mas
rendered his resignation to the state
Tax Commission. That body VIII
select his successor from a list OF
fiye persons to be submitted py the
County Commissioners,
Notice Of the funeral Of DR.. George
IS. Dare, of this town, was mistakenly
published in the Oxford Press OF this
week as private. The funeral SER
vices to be held at the residence az
two o'clock ON Saturday afternoon
9th inst, are public. the intermen'
only beingSpriyate.
Sunday, the first day of Spring
had every sindieation of the season
with bright sunshine and mild tenn
perature. The spring-like weather
continued the feFepart of the week
and was welcome change from tne
wintary conditions that have prevail
cd since the first week in December
On our last page. in the adverus
ing columns, will be found a state
ment of Hilton W. Robertson Demo
cratic aspirant for First District Con
gressional honors. who is asking
votes in prohibition Cecil county OF
y platform that does not represen
the sentiment of the Temperance
people of our county.
At meeting. of former member
of Company E, Elkton, the followini
officers of the Company's Veterans
Association We're elected for the cur
Ga year: President, Col Charie
ipley; vice-president. Calvin
lecretary and treasurer. Ru
raggart.