The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-15

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dance OF the Chesapeake City Firemen
were $I5eS5.
The Postoffice at Street,, Harford
county, has been raised to Presidential
appointment salary $1,000.
Rev. VIM. P. Finney. D. D., will oc-
cupy the pulpit at West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church on Sunday, April
18th.
..Old Home Day at Plunket will be
repeated on Saturday evening, April 10,
in Mechanics Hall, Bay View. at eight
o clock.
Unable to hold together any longer
the Strasburg. Pa, Band has disbandeo
and will dispose of its equipment in the
near future at public sale.
Men on the fishing floats at the head
Of the bay are paid $I.7o day. ana
the supply is greater than the demand
Last year S. and $6 was demanded.
Mccool & Sentman, Of Elkton, have
been awarded the contract for hauling
the stone for top-dressing the State roads
in Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's coun-
ties.
A survey of the Susquehanna river
from Harrisburg to HAVE de Grace is
to be made, to determine the possibility
Of opening that reach Of the river to
navigation.
Saturday. 10th inst. will be big day
in Hayre de Grace, with the opening ex-
hibitions of the season of the Walter L.
Main Shows and the ponies kicking up
dirt at the race track.
Harry Broomall, conductor for IS
years on the Philadelphia & Baltimore
Central Railroad, between Peryville and
Philadelphia, has been placed on the re-
tired list with pension.
Standley Evans has purchased the
interest of his brother, w. Sterling
Evans, in the warehouse and lumber
business in Elkton. which the two have
conducted for some years past.
There will be total eclipse Of the
moon on the night of April FL. The
moon will begin entering the earth
shadow at II O. clock. and an hour and
half later will be totally darkened.
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania has
signed the bill making Armistice day a
legal holiday in the State. The bill is
an amendment to the act of 1893 desig-
mating bank holidays and sets Novem'
Der / as Armistice day.
Getting his hand caught in the
hydraulic machinery at Elkton pulp
mills Edward Caldwell was forced
to have the member amputated, 1t
was SO badly crushed.
The home of Alfred Churchman,
near Zion, is under quarantine
owing to his two daughters Misses
Rhoda and Margaret Churchman,
having scarlet fever.
On account of the base ball carni-
val in the public hall, Rising Sun,
on April 81, % and %, there will
be no moving picture show on Sat-
urday night, the last night of the
carnival.
Miss Mary Worrall, of Kennett
Square, who is attending the Ser
geant School of Physical Training
in Boston, Mass. recently broke the
woman's world record for 65 yard
hurdles, doing hurdles, 2 feet
inches high in IL seconds.
Monday of last week the little son
of DR.. H. A. Cantwell, of North
East, got hold Of his fathers revol-
yer, and shot at the pavement near
the school. The glancing bulie,
struck two little girls. daughters Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James 3. Russell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Busler, iniicting
flesh wound in q leg Of each,
glktea and Cecilton High Schools
are members of the Public Discus
sion League OF Maryland, formed
among students of the States higf
schools, sixty of which have thus
far joined. Its object Is the train
ing of students in augmentation
and public speaking. The question
to be debated in all the schools is
Should the United States Adop
Some System of Military Training?'
Ton IN one it's vOur own fault