The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-30

SUNDAY, April /, 40 S"oS'
Herring frogs holding nightly
choruses.
Fishermen are preparing for the
run of shad and herring.
Tome School closed on Friday for
a ten-day Easter vacation.
Painters are improving the store
and dwelling Of Barclay B. Gyies
with a new spring dress.
Another big drop in the temper
ature Wednesday night, the mercury
going as low as fifteen degrees.
TIE public schools closed Thurs
day of this week for the Easter va
cation, reopening on Tuesday next.
Nine box cars were derailed in
freight wreck near the Big Elk creek
bridge, near Elkton on Sunday
March 1S.
The annual county athletic meet
for school boys and girls OF Cecil
c6unty will be held at Elkton on
Tuesday, May 8.
The Perryville High School will
hold a play called Just For Fun
in the Perry Point Theatre on Tues
day evening, April 8.
Rev. J. Marshall Wilson, for the
past two years rector of st. Mary,s
p. e. church, at North East, has re-
signed to accept call to Newark
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Rev. Walter G. Barlow, pastor OF
the Nazarene church, at North East'
has severed his UNCONVENTIONAL rela-
ton and will enter the Wilmington
M. e. Conference,
R. T. Abrahams has been trans
ferred as Rural Carrier to Route NO.
, i: Carter Shippers to Route and
william Warburton to Route from
North East Postof1ice.
Cecil County High School pupils
win present the operetta, "The
Maid and the MILDLY" in Mechanics
Hall, Elkton, on Friday and Satur-
day evenings, April and Z.
Work on the new theatre in Elk
ton. started last year by the William
H. Pearce Amusement Company, and
later sold at mortgagee's sale. has
been resumed by the new owners.
Good Friday, March 80, is legal
holiday in Maryland with banks ana
public Offices closed and also the
schools. The latter will also be
closed on Easter Monday, April 2.
Messrs. Balderston, Mckee and
Gray, Of Colora, have rented the
building adjoining the Haines &
Kirk hardware store, in this town.
and opened AN electrical supply
business.
The work of remodelling the old
Murphy residence, in Port Deposit,
has begun. The building Is being
fitted up as an up-to-date hospital
and will be conducted by DR.. G. H.
Richards.
T. B. Doyle, of Perry Point, was
fined s101.45 last week for driving
a car while he was drunk. He was
also held for damage done to the
car OF w. E. Craig, Of Perryville
with which his machine collided.
Mrs. L. r. Atkinson on Friday
morning last received box. OF
beautiful and fragrant orange bios
SONS from Orlando, Florida. In the
box also was a twig from orange
tree upon which were two or three
small green oranges.
John Russell, of North East, who
was arrested several weeks age
charged with having still on hi'
premises, pleaded guilty IN the
United States District Court, Balti
more, and was sentenced to 80 day.
in Elkton Jail by Judge Spper.
Sunday, the 25th inst, was the
289th anniversary Of the landing O
the first Maryland Pilgrims. and il
now celebrated as Maryland Day
1t is also locally known as Movint
Day, and means much to those wht
have to change their place Of resi-
dence.
At the annual stockholders meet
ing OF the Cecil Whig Publishing
Company, held in Elkton, Robert c
Thackery was reelected president
Thomas B. Miller. secretary AM
treasurer; John #. sparkiin, bus
mess manager. and Edward John
son, managing editor.
Charles Jones. Jr.. the two-yea
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Jones, Of Port Deposit. climbed tn
porch railing of his home in tina
town, and fell over. He was take
to the Tome school where Z ]. N
Arthur took an. x-Ray picture an
found his hip was broken.