The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-03-25
Good Friday.
Sunday next is Easter.

Sunday next is Easter.
Plum and peach trees blooming.
Maryland Day, also Moving Day.
The Proctor slate quarries, bear
Delta, have been sold to New YORK
capitalists for $160,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Irwin Griffith
and children, of Chesapeake City,
left for their new home near Spo-
kane, Washington.
Harry Moore, of Denton, has re-
covered a roadster motor car, srolen
from his garage, and found aban-
doned on the Elkton- chesa peake
City road.
We acknowledge receipt of one VI
the attractive calendars issued by
the Maryland State Fair and Agri-
cultural Society. The annual fair
will be held at Timonium, Baltimore
county, September to 10, inclusive.
Plans for a fine new banking
house, to be erected on the sits on
North street, in Elkton, purchased
from the estate of the late l. NJ.
Haines have been submitted to the
directors of the National Ban1 OF
Elkton.s
Frank p. Price was re-elest d
president, Clarence Deibert secie-
tary, and A. G. Deibert treasurer Of
the Elkton Development CompaEy a.
its annual meeting March IA. lte
usual dividend of $4 per share was
declared.
The reorgani2ed National Guard
q Maryland is planning a 15 lay
encampment some time this sum
mer, after the month of July. TIE
new First and Fifth Maryland r'gi-
ments will pitch tents "somewi ere
in Maryland" or perhaps Virginia
The Rev. Mclean, of Yaptic,
! Conn, has accepted the rectorship Of
the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Chesapeake City, in connection with
the. Galena and Earleville Episcopa
Churches. Mr.. Galdie was Y. NJ
c. A. volunteer in Russia during the
World War.
Miss Laura Laws, daughter o: DR..
and Mrs. C. C. Laws, of Chesapeake
City. and Mr.. Harry Applehy Laws
of the same town, were married at
noon Wednesday, March 16, at tile
home of the bride. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. p. L. Dona-
ghay, of st. Anne's Church, Middle
town, Del.
The committee in charge of rails
ing funds for the proposed Cecil
county memorial to be erected on
the Court House lawn, Elkton, in
honor OF the Cecil county boys who
participated in the world war, re-
port that they have raised $9,0GI OF
the amount necessary to build the
monument and are. lacking only
$1,000.
Benjamin Chambers, aged 66 a
I6SAUcnt Va ANOI III Guoty LAlo COUAty
was found dead in his naptha
launch on the North East riy er
March 10. Coroner Magraw of Elk
ton. after making an investigat on,
gave certificate of death from
heart disease. He is survived by
two sons (Phineas and Frank Cham
bers.)
The Timonium Baltimore county
fair management has purchased rs
acres of land adjoining the fair
grounds at an average price of 500
per acre. It is proposed that al
least $4,000 be expended this sea-
SON upon the present holdings of "A
acres. This will include new fences,
new stables. a $4,000 grange buili-
ling and many other improvements.
Mrs. C. l. Benson. of Port Deposit
Chairman OF the Fourth Annual RcJ
Cross Roll Call. reports meIs ber-
ship of 1.179 distributed as follows:
Chesapeake City. lat; NottingI
ham. IS; Cherry Hill, s2; Rising
Sun. Sc: Port Deposit. 224; Colora
Is; Conowingo, IL; Charlestown, 4;
Providence. a.; Cecilton, 81; Elk
ten, $751; Liberty Grove, IA; Perry
vile. sai ELK Mills. Is; North East
l4S, total. i.l7p,
The two fast Ericsson Line steam
eFa. Penn and Lord Baltimore. tied
up for some time past In the C and
d. Canal at 81. Georges. viii be re-
modelled and again put in daily ser
vice between Baltimore and Fhila'
delphia. They ran over the, route
for several years and were latel
transferred to Southern waters The
steamers win be cut down. remodel
led and re-equipped. II Is possible
that Oh burning apparatus viii b