The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-27
Roses in bloom.

Strawberry festivals ripening.
The stores in town will be closed on
Decoration Day, Monday, May 80.
The sum of 81 ). 900 has been raised
in Cecilton for the erection of COM
munity house in the town.
The Annual Convention of the Mary
land State Firemen' Association will be
held at Salisbury, June 8, 9 and 10.
Monday, May goth, Memorial Day,
being legal holiday, the banks will
not be open for business on that date.
Under the terms of a bill signed by
Governor Sproul it will now cost 50 cents
more to secure a marriage license in
Pennsylvania.
Rev. Samuel Polk. of Lawrenceville,
New Jersey, will occupy the pulpit at
West Nottingham Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, May 2oth.
Commencement exercises of the Union
Hospital Training School for Nurses
were held at Mechanics Hall. Elkton.
on Thursday, May 26, at eleven o clock.
The meeting of Cecil County Com
munity Council. announced to be held
in Elkton on June 6. has been changed
to June 70, in the Court House, at 1880
p. m.
Thomas F. Bayard, cf Wilmington,
will shortly begin the erection of large
mansion on the Ferry farm, near Chesa-
peake City, The house will be of rein
forced concrete and will cost approx
mately SIS, 600.
A festival under auspices of Wood
lawn Brass Band will be held on Wood
lawn Ball Park Tuesday evening, May
81. Strawberries, ice cream. cake, ETC..
will be on sale. The Riverside Band OF
Port Deposit will furnish music.
George.R. Stuntz, who is connected
with the Experiment Station Staff at Col
lege Park, has been appointed assistant
County Agent in Hartford county on a
part time basis, taking the place left
vacant by w. c. Snarr, who was ap-
pointed County Agent in Cecil.
Struck by lightning the barn on the
farm of Griff Eldridge, near Fredick-
town was burned on the night of May
Ia. One horse was burned so badly it
had to be killed. An automobile. car
riages and large stock of farming i'm
plements were lost.
A meeting of the Chautauqua guar
antors will he held in the Lecture Room
of Rising Sun M. E. Church on We'd
nesday evening June l. at 800. when
reports of the ticket sale will be made
and other business considered. A full
attendance of guarantors is desired, as
this is an important meeting.
The barn on the farm of Andrew B.
Wilkinson, near Red Bridge, Elkton,
was destroyed by fire about nine O clock
on the night of May IA. A tramp had
been refused permission to sleep in the
building about an hour previous to the
discovery of the fire and it is thought he
may have causedit. Singerly Fire Co.
managed to save nearby buildings, but
the barn and contents were destroyed.
Bishop George w. Davenport, of the
n ocease of Easton, has named Colonel
Henry ]. Waters, chancellor of the Do
cese; William w. Kirkbin, Snow Hill,
and Henry L Constable. Esq, of Elk
ton, a committee to confer with the Do
cese of Maryland and Washington, in
the matter of having the Vestry law SO
amended as to permit women to vote for
vestr, men and delegates to the conven-
ton.
Following day of almost mid-sum-
mer heat the mercury took tumble
Monday afternoon. when severe hail
storm broke over this section. Hail fell
in quantities in different sections. espe-
cially along the Susquehanna river from
Octoraro Junction to Conowingo. where
the storm seemed to be heaviest. and
much damage was done to growing
crops. In our immediate section the
storm amounted to nothing more than
summer shower. The cool weather has
continued since Monday, with rain again