The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-01-09


ordered new auto-fire engine.
The public schools of the county
raonened on Monday after the
Christmas vacation of two weeks.
Elkton jitneys have increased their
messenger rates within the town
limits from 25 to SO cents a person.
James M. Naudain has sold his
farm Of IS acres at Singerly, to Allen
richards, Of near Strickersville, Pa
for $4,000.
The collection for the Armenian
Fund in the Perryville Presbyterian
church amounted to $7S in cash ana
s7s in pledges.
The ice houses along the Susque-
hanna river at Perryville and Havre
Do Grace are being filed with eight
inch ice cut from the river.
The Cecil County Game Protective
Association has made an appeal 70
the farmers and all others to feed
the game during the winter while
the ground is covered with ice and
snow.
sheriff Seth raided poker game
At North East one night last week
and rounded up half dozen OF the
suorts Of that town, who were hneo
one dollar and costs each by Ponce
Justice Scotten.
The new Board of Trustees OF the
poor and Insane for Cecil County
has elected George e. L. Hess presl-
dent; Joseph T. Tyson, OF rising
SIM. secretary, and DR.. Vernon H.
Mcknight, of North East, physician
to the institution.
Rev. A. B. Hallock, pastor OF west
Nottingham Presbyterian Churcn,
has been notified by the trustees OF
his church that beginning with the
new year his salary will be Increased
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.
w. B. Cooney, who purchased the
grocery stock at the receivers sale
Of Nathan Volk's property, will nold
a public auction of the goods on the
PREMISES Friday and Saturday after
noon and evening of this week, as
I, advertised elsewhere in our columns.
New Years day started with a
drizzle of rain that froze as fast as II
fell. and made travelling a precarious
and slippery undertaking for man OF
beast. AS the day wore on, however
the temperature moderated, clouds
disappeared, and sun shone foItn'
the afternoon being almost spring
like.
mail-carrying airplane, bound
from Washington to New YORK, was
forced to descend in a field near the
Elkton High School building on
Tuesday of last week on account OF
engine trouble. Another plane was
sent from Washington, on which was
loaded the mail and it proceeded &c
New York.
The cold wave of the past Week
lasted until Wednesday. when i
moderated. The change IN tenn,
perature was welcome one, as the
mercury had been lowering near lne
zero mark several mornings, lhe
cold being bitter for nearly an entire
week.
Revival meetings began Sunday
evening at James M. z. church, IT'S
ing Sun. The meetings are peihs
held each evening, in charge OF tne
pastor, Rev. H. e. Reed. Rev. j. W
sutton, of Hopewell M. E. cnurcn
will preach on Thursday evening OF
this week, Sth inst.
The General Assembly OF mary
land convened at Annapolis Wednes
day, January Z. Cecil county u
represented inAthe Senate by Senator
Omar D. Qfoa ers. Democrat, and il
the House by Cecil c. Squier. Demo
crat; S. Ralph Andrews and Frani
T. Benson, Republicans.
two-story brick house and barn
stable and SO perches of land in In
village of Kemblesville; seized a
the property of ]. Newlin Good for
debt Of $132.5O, owed Riley Bros. 8
Raub, plaintiffs, were sold by sherif
Ortlp Dec. 20. There We're but tw'
bidsf on the property, and 1t wa
knocked off to the attorney for Lewis
H. Ctossan, of Franklin ownship, TO
s15d
- machine gun company is to d.
lized in Havre de Grace. Th'
any will be the machine gui
my Of the First Infantry. Mary
Eational Guard. Three ofiicer
b hundred men are wanted
the new National Guar'
Atly passed by Congress, al
men of National Guar'
bald for each night the!
s. Drills will be held on
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