The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-22
Corn cutting in progress.

Corn cutting IN progress.
Hayre de Grace is drawing caro-
these days, while the ponies are
running.
The September term of Circuit
Court for Cecil County convened at
Elkton on Monday.
South Queen and Cherry streets
are being swept and patched with
crushed stone and cold patch tarvia.
IA marriage license was issued in
Elkton this week to Guy H. Roope
and Mary ]. Cox, both of Rising Sfn.
HI. Frank Hurn has been chosen
Manager and Harlan Shaffer Cap
tain Of the proposed Elkton football
team.
The Firemen's Carnival at North
East closed Saturday night after a
successful run. The gross receipts
were $11,70O.
Falling while playing tennis,
Marshall Haines, son of Warren j..
Haines, of Port Deposit. fractured
one of his fingers.
At the present time there are
three cases of diphtheria in Newark,
Del. and last week there was one
death from the disease.
The annual convention of the
Cecil County Sunday School Associ-
alton was held Tuesday at North
East with large attendance.
Mrs. Sarah H. McCommon has
sold her residence property on
Fourth street, in Oxford, to Harry
Thompson, of Calvert, for $4625.
On the grounds of desertion, J.
Harry Maxwell has docketed suit IN
the Circuit Court at Elkton asking
for a divorce from his wife, Mrs.
Jean Maxwell.
Automatic warning bells have
been placed at both the dangerous
Barnsley grade crossing and the
Dunlap crossing just below on Route
131, in Pennsylvania.
The Havre de Grace Firemen/ /ex-
pect to have their new Stutz pump
ing auto-engine on view at the car
niyal in that town. which is set for
September 1880, inclusive.
Joseph Benjamin, who was fned
$500 for transporting liquor in Cecil
county, has been arrested in Har-
ford county on charge OF driving
an automobile while intoxicated.
James A. McKelvey, proprietor OF
Deer Park Hotel, Newark. Del, wa-
fined $1,000 by Judge Morris, IN Y.
S. District Court last week, on two
charges of selling beer containing
alcohol above the legal limit.
Elkton and Newark firemen were
called about p. m. on THURSDAY
last to Charles Walton's farm near
Iron Hill station, where burning
straw stack threatened destruction
Of the new barn. which they saved,
Samuel Althouse, residing be.
tween Kirkwood and Bartville, Ian
caster county, sold his farm Of
1874 acres, at public sale Thurs
day. to Frank Wilmer, Of Lampeter
: for $1l,7OS.75, which is $62.5O an
acre.
Mrs. D. J. Giyan, wife Of the pas,
tor Of North East M. e. church, hao
the misfortune to fall down the back
stairway OF the parsonage, In tna'
town. ON Thursday night OF las
week, breaking her collar bone. ano
receiving painful bruises about tne
shoulders and arm.
Miss Bertha M. Tyson, treasurer
~ the sixth District 4th of July
patriotic Fund, has turned over tins
balance left after the dinner anf
entertainment provided for oul
soldier boys by the citizens OF tni'
district. to the Community Fire co
and to the M. E. church bell fund
5000 to the former and $40 to tns
latter.
Friday, September 22nd, will be
hig day in the annals Of the Univer
sity of Delaware, at Newark. IT VII
he known as Convocation Day, wnei
new collegiate year will be inaue
urated. The feature of the 'da'
viii be the conferring of the honor
ary degree of LID. on Pierre >. a.
Pont, who has done much for TN
institution
Rosh Hashana. the jewish Nes
Year. will begin at sundown FRIDAY
Sept. %, and will be celebrated unti
sundown Sunday. Orthodox syna
gogues observe both SATURDAY an
sunday and prayers are offered ina
peoples all over the world be united
that peace and cooperation shal
reign and that the coming year ?
happy and prosperous. Yom KIP
pur. the Day Of Atonement, VIII o
Monday, october Q.