The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-08
Apple trees coming in bloom.

Grass getting ready for the lawn
mower.
Gardeners buster and buster
every day.
Spring farm work being pushed
with vigor.
Hi Henry's minstrels are billed
to appear in Rising Sun pubic hall
Friday evening, April 8.
Joseph E. Benjamin, of Leslie,
sustained displacement of knee
cap on Sunday morning of last
week.
e. B. Bostic has rendered his
resignation as postmaster at Como
wingo, which position he has filled
for a plumber of years.
Rev. Thomas P. Mckee, of Ham
ilton Square, New Jersey, will oc-
cupy the pulpit at West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church on Sunday,
April 10th.
The Walter L. Main Shows, that
wintered on the Havre de Grace
race track grounds, will open the
exhibition season in Havre de Grace
on April 16.
More rock fish have been caught
at this early day in the fishing sea-
son than any of the oldest residents
of Havre de Grace can recall in any
previous fishing season.
The students of North East High
School will present "Bashful Mr..
Boobs,'' farce comedy in three
acts, Friday evening, April Is, in
G. A. r. Hall of that town.
The fishing season is on but
owing to the frequent changes of
weather, from warm ~to cold, the
catch is uncertain, some days being
large and others very small.
Representatives of the baseball
organizations Of Havre de Grace,
Darlington, Aberdeen and Bel Air
are discussing the formation of a
league embracing four clubs.
The Annual Athletic Meet for the
boys and girls of Cecil county, un-
der direction Of the Public Athletic
League of the State, will be held at
Elkton on Wednesday, May II.
j. B. Beale, agent for the P. B.
& w. Railroad Company at North
East, for the past ten years, has
been transferred to Newark. Del,
to succeed C. w. Wagner, resigned,
to engage in business.
The large, stone garage of the
Maryland Motor Car Company in
Bel Air, has been sold by James w
McNabb to Mrs. Josephine Shana-
han for $1S,SO0, on which liens OF
approximately $4,000 made the
price $22,S00.
The public sale of horses at the
Maryland House stables on Monday
afternoon was we'll attended and
bidding was lively. Thirty-fiye head
were disposed of. The lowest price
animal went for $41.5O, and the
highest price paid for pair that
went for 1910.
During the storm of Monday af-
ternoon of last week scow load OF
stone belonging to Abbott Bros
sank at the wharf at Harve de
Grace, causing loss of about ST.
500. The scow went down in
twenty feet of water An effort
will be made to upset it in order to
raise the vessel.
A reduction of Is to 35 per cent
has been made in the wages of the
employees at the Cecil Paper Mill
near town, owned by the York Card
and Papers Company. The mill Il
at present undergoing extensive re
pairs and villa manufacture differ
ent grade of paper. wall paper stock
have recently been the product.
Mauldin Lum, who owns larg:
orchard near Leslie, this county
reports the cold snap Of March q
killed his peach crop. He does no
think his apple orchard was injur
e6. The loss will be felt in tht
part OF Cecil county next season
II means to Mr.. Lum the loss Q
several thousand baskets OF prim
peaches
Yeggman early one morning las
week blew open the safe in tn
postoffice at Marshaliton. DEL, an
stole $500 in stamps, cash an
money orders. Residents. arouse
by the explosion, ran toward tn
postofiice but the robbers opene
fire and the residents fed indoors
The yeggmen are believed to hay
l., On ouf0unnhilo