The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-02
Harvesters busy.
Year 1920 half gone.

Year 1920 half gone.
Garden sass" getting on the bill
of fare nowadays.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
wednesday with Jos. T. Grove, near
Blue Ball.
Hiram Lodge, No. 25, A. F. and A.
M. has decided to erect Masonic
Temple in Newark.
The inspector in charge reports
hog cholera to exist on the premises
of p. w. May, near Earleville.
The Fourth of July falling on Sun
day this year, Monday, the 9Th, VIII
he observed as the National holiday
Indications are that the wheat
crop will be only fair this year, the
heads appearing to be but partially
filled.
Leslie camp outfit is being disposed
of at private sale. The Copson PARK
camp. near North East, has purchas-
ed most of it,
The Ladies Aid Society OF MI.
pleasant M. E. church will hold their
annual festival at the church this
Friday evening.
A festival will be held at Lombard
ON Wednesday evening, July T. Ior
tho benefit of the base ball team. IL
stormy. the following evening.
Mrs. Minnie P. Karns, of Perry
vile owner of a large tract OF OIL
land in Ohio, has incorporated com
many known as the Perry Oil and Gas
Company.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at Calvert M. Z. church on sun
day afternoon, July 4, at 2:ao
o'clock. The program will De III
charge of the Sunday school.
Mechanic Grove postoffice, probably
one of the oldest in the lower end OF
Lancaster county, Pa, was closea
June 80. Patrons of the office VIII
he served from Quarryville by rufai
routes.
Governor Albert c. Ritchie has
granted a pardon to Custer X.
brown. of Colora, who has been serv-
ing an lS-month sentence IN the
Maryland Penitentiary on the charge
of abortion.
The Treasury Department has re-
iected thus far all bids for the ice
and refrigerating plants at the
United States Health Service keser-
walton at Perry Point, the prices OIL
fered being too low.
During the recent Salvation Army
Drive in the Fifth District the sum
of $217.S7 was collected, divided as
follows. North East, 1854; Leslie
s24.5O: Elk Neck, $24.25; Bay View
s22.SS; Charlestown, $20.35.
The Elkton Gas Light Company
has filed with the Public Service
Commission a petition for the trans
fer of it's property to the Elkton Gas
Company and asks permission 10 Is
sue 1900 shares of stock at $lo
y share.
On Thursday evening, July Stn'
the Girls Jr., Home-makers Ciuo
of .Colora will hold a festival on the
lawn of the school. The girls are
eager to buy club equipment ior
their school and will greatly appre-
ciate your patronage.
The Governor of Maryland having
proclaimed Saturday, July 3rd, an
additional legal holiday, and Mon
day. July 5th, being the day usually
observed when July Atm falls on
Sunday, the banks at Rising sun
Maryland, will not be open Tor Dusi-
ness on either date.
DIR. James H. Frazer, OF Baltimore
as trustee, has purchased from the
John Frazer estate the Frazer prop
erty opposite the Court House on
Main street, Elkton, for S. MIS-
Robert B. Frazer has purchased from
the same estate the double dwelling
on East Main street for $4,000.
Emma DulIOH, q II y SNA "
ed girl, from Hartford county was
arrested charged with the larceny OF
several hundred dollars worth OF
clothing and jewelry from Mrs. lrVin
T. Kepler, of Elkton, and at near
ing before Magistrate Cove s. Scot
ten was committed to a reform
school.
enry Jones, colored Aid Society
aged 15 years, was drowned try
in vain to save his playmate, VIII
Ingram, aged 1S years. VINO
also drowned, when the TWO
bathing in McDowell's dam
Forestville, Chester county "a
Ry morning. Neither OF the
could swim.