The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-11-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
ILoCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Election Day Tuesday next.

Election Day Tuesday next
Candidates putting in their last
licks.
Upland cunning season opens on
Thursday, Nov. 10.
A deer is reported to have been
seen in Upper Elk Neck section, re-
Gently, by several persons. :
A beach front tract at Betterton
for recreation promenade is being
negotiated for by the new motel COM
pany.
Rev. George A. Leukel, pastor for
some years of Little Britain Presby-
terian Church, has accepted a call to
Kennett Square.
November 8, 1921, Election Day,
being legal holiday, the banks In
Rising Sun will not be open Tor
business on that date.
Revival services at Sylmar M. E.
church will be continued every eve.
ming next week under direction OF
the pastor, Rev. C. c. Harris.
Stella Clayton has been> elected
president, Lucinda D. Ramsay Sec
retary, and Sarah Kidd treasurer OF
Calvert Junior Epworth League.
President Harding on Monday is
sued his proclamation designating
Thursday, November "a, as day OF
thanksgiving, devotion and prayer.
The much needed Improvement
of laying concrete crossing anu
apron at the intersection of Walnut
and Main streets was begun yester-
day.
The Maryland State Sunday
School Convention will be held No
vember s, 9 and 10 at Baltimore
. Cecil County will send large dele
cation.
The Inspector in charge has is
sued warning that hog cholera is re-
ported to exist on the premises OF
the U. S. Public Health Service at
Perryville.
Rev. w. G.. Koons will deliver an
address ON World Peace and Dis,
armament" at the morning service
of the M. E. church, in Rising Sun
Sunday, Nov. 6. at 10:45 O'Clock.
The w. C.. T. u will celebrate
Armistice Day, Nov. IL, with pub
lie, meeting in the Friends meeting
room of the hall, at p. m. We
hope to have a speaker, and all are
cordially invited.
November was ushered in OIL
Tuesday with a gentle rain that was
soaked up by the earth. There has
been little rain all fall. complaint o.
our farmers being that the ground Ii
very hard and dry.
Under the auspices OF West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church
prayer meeting will be held at thu
home of Mrs. Jennie w. Taylor OF
Friday evening, November 4th, at
o'clock. All invited.
Friday, November 18th, Armistic'
Day, having been declared lega
holiday for Maryland, it will be 81
observed by the banks in Ris!nl
Sun. They will not be open TO
business on that date;
Chicken thieves and dogs ar
causing much loss to farmers nea
Chestertown, Kent county. Tw
farmers of the section have lost 15
fowls from theft. while another ha
seven fine sheep killed by WORTHLESS
ours.
An examination under the Civ
Service Commission will be held +
Elkton on November 26th for
clerk-carrier from the local posi-
Office. The free mail delivery SCI
vice will be instituted in Elkton tn
first of the coming year.
In the North East Star column G
news S3 years ago, appears tn
item: "Apples are plentiful an
cheap-only 40 cents a bushel.
This year apples are apples, an
when ySu do tind them 40 cent
viii not purchase more than
deEen.
Halloween brought out a host {
mummers, in all sorts of disguise
and costumes. mostly grotesqu'
who paraded our streets and visite
homes, where attempts to guess tn
! identity of the silent visitors wer
made amid much merriment. Th
spirit Of revelry prevailed. the cell
orators being jolly but orderl
crowd, much in contrast to time
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