The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28


The new concrete roadway in
Port Deposit was opened to travel
last week.
Queen street is being oiled and top
dressed with stoneachip from Cherry
street, northward.
The dates for the ChautauQua to
he held at Cecilton are September %,
20 and October 1.
Members of Westminster Guild
nlease take notice. There will be no
Guild meeting this month.
The recent carnival at Cecilton
netted about $4,000, which will pc
applied to the town electric light
plant.
colored man was severely scalo-
cd about the hands and face when the
boiler exploded in the cannery at
Berkley operated by Roy Sitter.
4 motion picture showing the pro-
cess of manufacture Of LarroW
Dairy Feed will be given in Rising
Sun public hall on Monday evening"
oet. |.
Mrs. Margaret Glazier has SOLD
thru Starkey & Austin, OF Rising
SIM. her farm near Zion to parties
from Virginia who will take posses
sion this fall.
x proclamation setting aside Octo-
her 9th, the anniversary OF the Cnl-
cago fire, as National Fire Preven-
tion Day. has been signed by Presl-
dent Coolidge.
Beginning October the Demo-
cratic candidates for State office Will
mt in month of campaigning
throughout Maryland. Cecil county
will be visited October rs.
The Directors of the Elkton Gem
etery Company have elected W. II.
Mackall President to succeed the late
Dr. John H. lamar, and De Lancev
scott Secretary and Treasurer.
Lieutenant Emmett B. Everett OF
company d, Bel Air, is one OF the
(f6cers in charge of the National
Guard Rifle meet to be held at
saunders Range September 27th 10
18th
Fire of unknown origin DESTROYED
the barn and contents early Monday
morning, Of last week, on the farm OF
John Dewire, northeast Of Kennett'
A horse, COW and mule perished IN
the flames.
carnival for the benefit of RIs-
ing Sun Base Ball Club is being neio
in the field near the BAL grounds
west of town. The team has ae-
felt to meet and has taken this means
to raise the necessary funds.
The horse owned by Willis Mckln-
ney. of Uolora, that was struck Ds
an auto at Harrisville some time
since. had to be killed. One 100
and leg of the animal was SO badly
injured that the hoof came entirely
off.
Defeating six other teams and los
ing to Connecticut by only 20 points
the University of Maryland student
dairy Judging team last week toof
second place in the National DAIRY
Cattle Judging Contest at the East
.ern States Exposition at Springfield
Mass.
About thirty members of tn
Community Fire Company of thu
town. with the equipment, ATTENDED
the Firemen's Carnival at Havre q
Grace ON Tuesday evening andpartic
ipated in the parade. The Compan.
was awarded prize of $500 ia
number of men In line.
Edwin Haines presented the Midlan
Journal with sample OF peache
grown upon a small tree in his yard
that were perfect beauties. Tn
peaches were of yellow var ely
large, without blemish and delltiou
in flavor. They were from tree thi
came ND as a volunteer, and is health
and vigorous. This is the second yea
II has had fruit upon it, and about on'
half bushel have been picked.
A public meeting was held in Che
apeake City, Thursday afternoon
when the residents of that part OF tn
county were given an opportunity !
lodge their protests against the discol
tinuance Of the bridge across the can
At Bethel. The testimony was take
dax,n and will be sent to the war "
ent, at Washington, where fin
- N whether new bridge will
to replace the old one will
Ink Shippers, Of North East, b
lwarded the contract for roofir
.i,sl, johnson and Mithell schools.