The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-25

Inc cecil FARMERS OAuU uleL OA
wednesday with James H. Maxwell,
near town.
The Chesapeake & Delaware canal
was closed on Sunday for repairs
and will be reopened Monday, Eeo.
28.
Rev. DR.. George T. Anderson hos
been invited to return as pastor OF
Elkton M. e. church for another
year.
The annual election for seven
commissioners of the town of Port
Deposit will be held ON Monday,
2Sth inst.
The inspector in charge advises us
that hog cholera is reported to exist
on the premises of Joe Skocvypoi,
near Elkton.
The six inch snow fall of Saturday
night and Sunday, afford some good
sleighing and brought out cutters
with merry jingle of bells.
The management of the Syracuse
Baseball Club, of the International
League is considering Havre de
Grace as a Spring training grounds
The first consignment of the TO-
600 Mexican quail recently ordered,
hassafrived at the State Game farm
and will be distributed in the coun-
ties.
Bohemia Lodge of Odd Fellows
celebrated its list anniversary by a
banquet in Chesapeake City on Feb.
IA. The lodge has membership
of 70.
The dairy herd of Wayne Burton,
of Lancaster county, was examined
for tuberculosis by the Pennsy ylvania
authorities and II out Of 38 Of the
cows condemned.
The Overland touring car OF
Crothers Bros. of Mt. Pleasant, near
Middletown, was stolen from their
garage one night last week. An
other car was stolen from th"m
some time ago.
On the grounds of abandonment
Mrs. Mary Mecaslin, of Pilot. has
docketed a suit in the Circuit Court
at Elkton, for a divorce from her
husband, Edward Mecaslin, now a
resident Of Pennsylvania.
The Havre de Grace Republican
reports the Susquehanna flats are
alive with ducks, geese and swaE,
more than probably ever known be-
fore. The immense ranks OF the
graceful swans look like huge snow
drifts.
Motor Policeman Cassidy, station
ed here by the State Roads Com
mission, has served warning that
wagons and other vehicles, as well
as autos, travelling at night will be
required to observe the law relative
to displaying lights.
The pool match played on Friday
evening last at the Glover Club, il
this town, between Tommy Riale, oi
Rising Sun, and George White, Of
Elkton, proved runaway affair fol
the former, the Elkton player being
completely outclassed by a score o.
200 to 81.
William and Charles Matthews. o.
Perryville, were arrested last weci
in that town, charged with rifiing
mail pouch stolen from Perryvill'
railroad stationI The men admit
ted they took the pouch into shet
nearby and overhauled it's contents
They were taken to Baltimore aut
put in custody of Federal officers
A big string of motor trucks pas
sed through Rising Sun on Frida.
last. They had been purchased b.
the highway department of New Jer
sey from the United States Govern
ment and were being taken from
Camp Holabird, Baltimore, to Tren
ton, where they will be put into ser
vice at once.
Fire spreading from burninl
brush on the Stephen Dennisel
mplace at Pennington, Thursday y
last week, threatened the building
BIZ Allan Green and damaged fence
bn the Ernest Brickley and Amo
Brown farms. Neighbors rallie
and beat the flames out before the
reached any buildings, but it was
close call.
The regular monthly meeting o
the Calvert Woman's Club was mel
in the High School Feb. 16, wit
about 25 members present. Plan
we're made for the serving of iunc
at the all-day Farmers Meeting
Saturday, Feb. 26. Proceeds OF In