The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-18

are retailing at rs cents per box.
The sum of $349.6S was realized by
Hayre de Grace Fire Co. by bazaar
recently held.
The festival held on Thursday
evening last by the ladies OF Zion M.
E. church netted $125.
West Point students will receive
instructions at the Aberdeen Proving
Ground at Ordnance Application.
The recently completed census
gives Havre de Grace 4,374 popula-
ton, Aberdeen 1,067, Bel Air l,OSl
Children's Day service will be held
of Ebenezer M e. church, near
Greenhurst, Sunday evening, June
20, eight o'clock.
Under the new law, which went
into effect June 1st, the Board OIL
County Commissioners and Orphaps
Court are to meet each Tuesday.
The mercury has been hover ing
about the ninety mark for seVerai
days past, but the heat has peeh
tempered by two or three summer
storms.
!, It is proposed to unite the Episco-
nal churches of Elkton, St. Mary's,
North East, and st. Augustine IN
Chesapeake City, and have one rec
tor in charge.
Mrs. Emma Lake, of HaVre DE
Grace. has entered suit in the Clr-
cult Court for Hartford County fof
divorce from Albert B. Lake, on the
grounds of cruelty.
The committee in charge OF the
Childrens Day exercises at Rising
Sun M. E. church have arranged
fine program of recitations, drills and
songs which will be given Sunday
June 20, at 1880 p. m.
Wilson & McNamee, OF WILSON
Avenue Garage, have purchased a
concrete block-making machine anu
will make blocks with which to build
a handsome new 40x6O it. garage,
fronting on West Main street.
The tax rate for the town OF
IIavre de Grace this year will % 80
cents on the 500. This rate WIN
provide $4,000 revenue. oVer
100000 of new property will De
nlaced on the tax books of the town
this year.
The census figures for Hari:ro
county which have just been an
nounced, show that the population OF
that county is over $4,000, when
will entitle Hartford to four instead
of three members in the next House
of Delegates of Maryland.
Sheriff Seth, of Elkton, has q
handsome new seven-passegner CAD
lilac car in his possession, that was
found abandoned in the woods neal
Charlestown, near the the spot wnere
the colored chauffeur John I. Wei
don. was murdered by clarence
Cothron lfast year. The car pore
Pennsylvania license tags whel
found.
Nicola Grossi was shot and serious
lv wounded last week by a 1ello"
italian laborer in the Casplas STONE
auarries in Hartford county. ONE
shot took effect in Nicolas groin, ane
the other four went wild. CHEZ
Fadeley captured Cesales aiter
. chase of about a mile. He was glvei
a hearing and held under $2,op'
hail for the action of the Har1oit
county grand jury.
The annual meeting and dinner o
the Detective Association Union wa
held June s. in Little Britain chufci
parlors The inclement weather pre-
vented a full attendance OF deleea'e
from the various societies composlH'
the Union. Dinner was served D!
the missionary societies OF ~
church. Covers were laid TOT AZ
but only 27 delegates were praseh
to enjoy the repast.
William H. Hall, Of Red turkey
arrested last week for implication II
'moonshining" and threatening JON
Russell. of North East, with revol
yer, has been held for Septehoe
term of Court. The alleged moon
sinner is a new conner to these par.
from Virginia, and four OF his frieha
from the same state, who resiae
Halls neighborhood, went MS oa
for appearance at Court.
St. Johns Episcopal church. ha'r
de Grace, has received a el.
$1,000 to the endowment tunu
the parish, as "A Memorial oi Jan
Perry Rodgers Meigs, VINO was W.
in Hayre de Grace Parish, ana wa
for many years a worshipper IN D
Johns Church"
Mrs. Meigs was the sister Oh Az
miral Rodgers, of Havre de 1rae'
The endowment fund OF inc ralis
now Amounts to $4,000.