The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-05-14


chesapeake City route by T. w. Nc
Kenney.
Howard X. Shippers has been ap-
pointed rural mail carrier on Route
No. 8 from the North East postofhce'
out of six applicants.
The Alumni Association, OF the
North East High School will hold
their 10th annual banquet at Hotel
Cecil, Saturday, June S.
"A gang of rs prisoners from the
MARYLAND Penitentiary, under guard,
has been placed at work on the sewer
and water main systems in Elkton.
The Hartford County Commission
ers have fixed the county tax rate al
$3.50 on the $1.00, an increase OF
65 cents compared with the rate for
the past year.
Harrison Stansbury, colored, VINO
murdered his. wife in Havre de
Grace, several months ago, has been
sentenced to 18 years in the Mary
land Penitentiary.
The Village Record, which had
been published at West Chester, Pa
for over 100 years, has suspended.
The newspaper had for some years
past been owned by T. Larry Eyre
The big drive for the National
Guard. for the State of Maryland
begins May 18th, ending May 51st'
An effort will be made to get 3,2Oo
men, between the ages of 18 and 70
years.
Nearly forty churches of various
denominations throughout chester
county, Pa, are without pastors at
the present time, according to the
canvass of county members OF the
Interchurch World Movement for
this section.
The directors of Union Hospital
of Cecil County are making prepara-
tions for the nurses home. The
hospital owns residence in Elkton
on West High street, near the nos
pital, which will be fitted up for use
of the nursing staff.
Special services will be held in
West Nottingham Pre- S by tie n
church on Sunday, May 16, at eleven
a. M, when the Service Flag Will De
demoblized. An interesting program
has been arranged, including talks
by returned soldiers, special music
etc.
Chesapeake City town election was
held on May 3. Frank P. Conrey
was elected President of the Town
Board to serve for one year; 5. >.
Sawtelle and John M. Reed, Jr., were
elected Commissioners to serve TOT
two years. The hold-overs are Geo.
B. Conrey and John Krastel.
Grace Cothron, whose husband
Clarence Cothron is serving lille
term for the murder of a colored
chauffeur near Charlestown, Cecil
county, last year, has been sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary for
aiding her husband in kidnapping
10-year-old Mamie Groscup.
The Victory Sparkler Company, OF
Elkton, manufacturers OF hre-woTks'
was fined $500 and costs by Police
Justice, Cove s. Scotten, Saturday,
on charges preferred by the Cecil
County Attendance officer that the
Company had violated the provisions
of the Child Labor and Compulsory
Attendance Laws.
Walter Krame and Joseph Thomas,
two young white men, were arrested
in Kent county last week for the
theft of an automobile near Locust
Grove. One of the men confessed,
and stated they intended to make
visits to the county every two weeks
for the purpose of stealing machines'
had they not been caught.
The State Board of Education has
ruled that after the closing OF the
school year no county superintendent
or assistant superintendent o.
schools will be permitted to act as
an attendance officer, and that a
regular officer must be appointed Tor
the position. This will mean a loss
in money of several hundred dollars
to the school superintendent and his
assistant.
There has been still another hold
up in the State road work at Harris
vile, caused by bad break IN the
pump that supplies water for the
mixer. Repairs to the pump were
made ON Wednesday morning OF this
week, when concrete laying was re-
sumed, and good progress is being
made.
The statement is vouched for by a
ent along the road, that robins
built nest in the mixer during
hforced idleness.