The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-08-26
Grapes are ripening.

VaCaIlOu udyS OI thO WDA0'
Firemen's Carnival next week.
Primary election day Friday, Sep
tember g..
Colora Red Men will hold Carni-
val Sept. Z, s, 8 and 10.
Preserving and canning time at
hand; but there's little fruit to oper-
ate on.
These cool nights accs warnings
that the frost will soon be on the
pumpkin.
Thirty tickets were sold at this
station on Wednesday morning for
the Atlantic. City excursion.
The gross receipts of the recent
base ball carnival in Elkton were
s1115, and the net proceeds about
$3.50.
Main street, in North East, is to
he concreted from the railroad
through the town, under State ana
county direction.
The dwelling of M. Ely and
T family, damaged by the fire OF June
13. has been repaired and is In the
hands of the painters this week
Rev. w. T. l.. Kieffer, D. D., OF
Lincoln University, will occupy the
pulpit at West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church on Sunday, Aug. ~.
The Caroline Country Produce
Company has opened store in Elk
ton. Two trucks make daily trips
with fresh vegetables from Caroline
county.
sylvester Preston of North East.
announces through our advertlsinS
columns his candidacy for the DEM
s.0cratic nomination for the House OIL
Delegates.
Breaking open the privase garage
OF Charles P. Barley, locassd 20 the
resr of his residence, in E'ktoh,
early one morning last week, thieveS
stole his Ford car,
The Red Men of Cherry Hill have
arranged to hold their annual Har-
vest Home and All-Day Picnic in w.
p. McFadden's grove, near Singeriy'
on Thursday. September l.
While at. work in Kay & Todd's
mill at Elk Mills, last week, George
Kay, SON OF John Kay, got his hand
taught in some machinery and had
the end Of one finger severed.
salmon fishing at HOLLYWOOD dam
Is reported fine. s. Markley holds
the record for the largest salmon
landed this season. The fish weigh
Aed seven and one-halr pounds.
The total receipts of the carniva!
held recently by members of Singer
ly Fire Co., Elkton, were $1O,-
sb4.22, expenses $5,29O.S4, leaving
], net sum for the firemen of $5.573.SS
Miss Brita 8. Buckingham, class
OF 1921 of the Women's College,
Newark, has accepted a position as
teacher of Domestic Science in the
Elkton and Chesapeake City High
Schools.
Miss Marian Cook, of this neigh
borhood, who served for two years
as a nurse In France, and since hei
return has been at the U. S. Hos
pital in San Francisco, has been
transferred to St. Louis.
The injunction case of John W
Halloway VS.. Walter S. Black, grow
ing out OF the closing of a lane II
Charlestown, has been set for
hearing in Court at Elkton on Mon
day, August 20. sec
The Cecil Detective Association
offers reward of 500 for evidence
that will secure the arrest and con
viction of the thief who stole o.
chickens from the hen roost OF VII
liam Boyle in the Ninth district OF
the 10th inst.
VIM. vandegrift, aged Is years
SON of Mrs. Fannie vandegrift. o
Elkton, while splitting wood at nj
home. struck a clothes-line with nj
axe. causing the implement to gianc
and strike him on the side OF TN
head, almost seyering his right ear
Rural mail carrier saml. ]. Terr,
Of near town, had the misfortune
lose four fine 260-lb, hogs las
week from some disease resembiin
soinal meningitis. The Govenmen
inspector, whe is supposed to 100
afisr such things and make thol
oueh investigation, was notified
tha case but neither visited tn
nremises or paid the slightest a'
tan{ion to the matter.