The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-18

The new tax aSSeSSOIS DS6on snoAA
work last week in the First, Seventh
and Ninth districts.
Frank H. Thompson has purchased
the James farm of 25 acres, located
in Elk Neck, for $505.
Ira Wells, Jr., has been appointed
carrier on Rural Route No. from
Elkton to Lewisville, Pa.
Appleton Grange will hold their
annual Field Day on August ~.
Good speakers will be present.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Racine, of Elkton, sustained
fractured ankle, last week. by fall
ing from fence.
Mrs. Daniel Keen, of near Sylmar,
has a. night blooming cereus that
had seventeen beautiful blooms on
it Saturday night.
The canning of sugar corn began
Monday at the Cecil Canneries, IN
this town, with corn coming in fast
from the surrounding neighborhood.
Calvert Woman's Club will hold
their August meeting on Wednes-
day, the thirtieth, in Mr.. Fassitt's
meadow. This is the recipe picnic,
SO don't forget your part.
The Ford touring car of Winfield
Denham, of Havre de Grace was
stolen one night last week from the
garage Of it's owner. The machine
was recovered next day in Balti-
more, but the thieves escaped.
The dates for the Fourth Annual
Hartford County Fair, at Bel Air,
will be October 10, II, II and 13.
One of the features this year will be
the night session. Admission after
6 P. M. will be 25 cents for each
person and vehicle.
Mrs. David Jackson and Mrs. Will
liam Todd have purchased the
boarding house, of Mr.. Verdine
Owens in Perryville, known as the
Owens Hotel, and will conduct an
up-to-date boarding house in the
name of Jackson & Todd.
The real and personal property Of
The Pure Tale and Mining Company
in the Eighth district was sold last
week at the Court House door, in
Elkton by James F. Evans, Esq,
Attorney, to D. J. Ayerst, as agent
for the mortgages, for $5531.52.
Charged with striking his land
lady, Mrs. Annie Albanese, of Elk
ton, in the face with his fist and
breaking her nose, Clarence Seward
was fined $50 and costs and senten-
ced to the House of Correction for
three months by Justice Scotten, Of
Elkton.
The yield of wheat from SO acres
on the Nichols farm, on Bohemia
Manor, Cecil county, was 2746
bushels. Forty acres of stalk
ground made an average yield OF 81
bushels to the acre, and 49 acres Of
fallow averaged "a bushels to the
acre.
The excursionists from Havre de
Grace to Colchester on Aug. 4, got
in line of fire from the big guns on
the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. A
proiectile from one of the 14-inch
guns struck the water short dis
tance from the excursion boat when
near colchester.
John A. Brietschwerdt, of Falls
ton, Hartford county, has instituted
habeas corpus proceedings in the
Circuit Court of Rockville for the
recovery from his wife, Mrs Bessie
r.. Brietschwerdt, who deserted her
husband July 81, 1921, of the
couples 4 year old child, John
Henry Brietschwerdt.
The silver trophy cup awarded the
Cecil County Farm Club boys
Joseph Glacken of Rising Sun, War
len Rice of Sylmar, and George
Norrilow of North East. at the
- Royal Dairy Show in England, has
been deposited in Washington and
will be kept as challenge cup
English teams of boy cattle judges
attempting to regain it in judging
contests.
Alterations were begun at the
public school building in this town
on Tuesday. Partitions are being
erected in the basement so as tt
provide three additional rooms
needed. as there will be sever
teachers this year. Changes will b
as made in the heating plant whereby
it is hoped to get better heating re
} suits, which have been anything bu
3 satisfactory in the past.
The store of the late Robert L
Pyle at Londongrove. conductet
SIP 1880 win be closed. the entir'
stock having been purchased by r
L. Pyle & Company, of West Grove