The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-06-01

swat inc CaeeA PAAASaS' s~y
where.
chautauqua Weekday 81 to
June 5.
painters are at work dressing up
the front of Alice & Shepherd bus
mess block.
Hulett Palmer, Of Elkton, had MS
right wrist fractured in two places
last week, while cranking car.
A festival and rummage sale will
ha held on the Zion M. e. Church
lawn on Friday evening, June
Francis Shank Brown has a force
of hands planting 10000 grape yine
cuttings on his property, Elk view
Farm, on Elk River.
Melrose Burlin, of Battle swamp
has rented the A. B. Keen DlacK-
smith shop in this town, and opened
the same for business.
The State Roads Commission ad-
-vertises this week for bids for con.
crete construction of the section OF
road from Singerly station to Far
Hill.
The Circuit Court for Cecil County
has granted an absolute divorce 10
Helen Major Scott from DeLancey
Scott, on the grounds OF abandon
ment.
william Fulton of Oakwood, has
donated to the Cecil County Boaro
three acres Of land on which to build
the new high school for the Eight
district.
The June meeting of the Com
munity Fire Co. will be held IN the
Glover Club room Friday evening,
18th inst, instead Of on the regular
monthly meeting night.
Principle Branch of the Red Cross
has turned over its Government Dono
to the Cecil County Red Cross Nurse
fund The bond with accrued In
terest will amount to $50.
Workmen have been busy this
week digging out the stumps of the
three large trees in front OF the
.Berkowitz Department Store. Tne
trees were cut down last week.
Calvert Agriculture High School
Alumni Association will hold their
fourteenth annual reunion and ban
ouet in the Assembly Hall on Satur-
day evening, June Is, at 1889 o'clK.
At the Maryland State Bankers,
Convention at Atlantic City Presl,
dent Thomas B. Miller, Of the Nat
ional Bank Of Elkton, was chosen
one of the honorary Vice Presidents
of the Association.
The annual convention of the
MARYLAND State Firemen's Assocla-
tion will be held in Frederick on
June a, and 6. J. D. Donache mas
been elected a delegate by the FIRE
Co. of Rising Sun.
The Bel Air Chapter OF the u. A,
r. has secured boulder OF nearly
two tons weight. from the Rocks Of
Deer Creek to be set upon a cement
base, upon which the bronze mem.
orial tablet containing the names OF
Harford's World War heroes will pc
inscribed.
primaries in Pennsylvania in pres
idential years hereafter VIII pc neio
in April instead of May. The change
is made in the vickerman bill, wnicn
the Legislature passed and the Gov
ernor signed.
The Hessian fly probably will not
he a serious factor in this years
wheat crop over most Of the import
ant wheat-growing regions, accord
ing to reports received by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Rev. J. w. Colona, D. D., the new
Superintendent of Wilmington DIS
trict, will preach in Rising Sun, Sun
day morning, June 8, at IL O'Clock.
The First Quarterly Conference VIII
be held Immediately after the preach
ing service.
Owine to illness of his wife, Ropt
Monger, of West Nottingham toWn-
ship. charged with making and sell
ing corn whiskey, known as "Wnite
Mule" was let off in Court at west
Chetser with fine of $1,000, escap-
ing Jail sentence.
Decoration Day was appropriately
observed by our citizens. There was
general suspension Of business, ana
the public schools were closed IN the
afternoon. Cemeteries were visited
and graves of loved ones strewn win
flowers. The annual Impressive
Memorial Day exercises at Caiser'
were in charge of Banner Council
o. u. A. M. and were largely
attended.