The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

A festival Will be nelu aI ooio
hv Red Men on Thursday evening"
September. 2.
oxford Chautauqua opens on FIJI
day, September for seven day Ell
tertainment course.
q A. Freese, of Roanoke, Va, has
nurchased the Lewis H. Kirk prop
ertv in Nottingham, Pa.
The annual carnival at Leeds M.
D Church will be held Wednesday
and Thursday, September l and z.
squadron of the Third Calvary
anroute to Fort Myer, Va, passed
through Rising Sun Friday morning
last.
William Griest has sold his farm
of 76 acres near Eldora, Pa.' u
Dewey Kilby of Bel Air, 'Md.' loi
$4,000.
The work of re-surfacing the
J.eslie-North East macadamized ROAD
has begun, under the supervision OF
w. D. Ewing.
grandfather clock CHANGED OH by
oxford Cornet Band on Saturday
evening last, was won by Charies
Beyers, of Boston, Mass.
while on a visit to the home OF her
granddaughter in Port Deposit, Mrs.
Adeline Mitchell, of Oxford, Pa fel'
breaking her shoulder bone.
In response to numerous inquiries
received gunners are again remlhoeo
that the open season for snooling
snuirrels is not until November IL.
There is prospect of electric ser
vice from McCall's Ferry at an early
date as wires are being strung Oh
the recently erected pole llle pe-
tween oxford and Rising Sun.
Shot in the forehead by the accl-
dental discharge of gun in the
hands of her brother, Katie Hoihngs-
worth. of Middle Neck, Cecil county
was taken to Union Hospital, Elktoh'
for treatment.
svlmar M. E. Sunday school held
their annual picnic Wednesday on
+ha church lawn. There was good
turnout of members and lnVlteo
yuests a splendid dinner and every
one enjoyed the outing.
Persons deferring their vacations
or return home until August ~ OF
later should bear in mind that the
railroads have established an IN
crease of 20 per cent in the prlce OIL
tickets. effective ON that date.
The last link of Route Isl IN
Pennsylvania was opened to tralhc
through West Grove on Aug. ID.
The celebration marking the event
included a procession and addresses
by several of the road officials.
The date of annual picnic Of Rising
sun M. e. Sunday School was
changed from Wednesday, Aug. 25'
to wednesday. Sept. /, when the
opting will be held in the meadow
ON the farm of Woodrow q James,
west of town.
The friends in this locality OF Rev.
A. P. Prettyman will be interested TO
know that he has purchased the Rose
Hiu farm of 400 acres, located in
Cecil county. The price paid was
$4,000. Rev. Mr.. Prettyman was
pastor of Rising Sun M. E. chufch
for a number of years.
The continued rains have damaged
a great deal of oats throughout inns
locality. Those farmers VINO cut
their oats early got it under cover
before the wet weather caught It, but
a majority could not get the crop ~
from the field, as consequences IL Is
now sprouting in the shock.
Two mammoth tomatoes were ief'
at the Midland Journal Office on sat'
urday. One weighed one pound
thirteen and one-half ounces, and the
other one pound. four ounces. the
tomatoes were grown by F. E. Baker
of near town, in his garden, The9
were of the Ponderoso variety,
The Cecil Canneries. located II
Rising Sun, began the pack OF corr
last week and are now running a.
full capacity, with corn coming II
rapidly. The cannery is confronted
with the labor problem, as despite
the fact that large force was trans
AAprted here from the city. there Is
srtage in help.
homas ]. Murray, of Elkton, VIII
Is the position of Deputy Auditor
disposed of his stock OF good
will discontinue the genera
chandise business. The stor
erty, which was recently pur
ID by ]. ]. Minister, is being re
d preparatory to his occupyin
q jewelry store.