The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-07-20

Community Fire Company Carnival
next week.
Wheat threshing is in progress, with
ge cd yields reported.
Miss Emily Peach has been appointed
an additional notary public for North
E: st.
The recent firemen's carnival in Port
Deposit, will net about $250O, it is
ST ted.
New wheat is being delivered to our
warehouses rapidly and shipped to the
city market.
The Buick sedan disposed of at the
Chesapeake City firemen's carnival,
was awarded Ollie Olsen, Of that town,
Elkton firemen will hold their ninth
annual carnival in that town beginning
Saturday, July2l and ending Saturday,
Ju.y %.
The Sixth District Auxiliary OF Union
Il, spital will meet Wednesday after
noon. July Is, at 2:3O o'clock, with
Miss Mary Brumfield.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
(. Todd, of Perryville, fell off the fiying
horses one night last week, and broke
his ankle in two places.
Cecil Circuit Court has granted Mrs.
Elizabeth R. Scott Newton, OF El<ton, a
divorce. a mensa ct thoro, from her
husband, Edgar D. Newton,
Perryville Athletic Association will
hold its third annual carnival at Perry
Vile August to II. There VIII De a
number of new and novel features.
Continued dry weather has cut the
pasture so short throughout this section
that most of our farmers and dairymen
have put their cows on a regular WIN
ter ration.
John Cole suffered fracture OF the
nose and Injured leg, some days ago.
when a ladder broke under him, wnile
he was at work on chimney at the
home Of John Anderson, near Calvert.
Or. G. H. Richards has opened 8
-nrivate hospital in Port Deposit. The
Heald property, on tie center square,
recently purchased by him, has been
fitted up in an up-to-date manner, fof
hospital purposes, and contains IA
beds.
..Dog Days" began on Sunday. This
hot sultry period is SO called because
Sirius, the dog star, which is the
brightest fixed star in the heavens, is
directly overhead at noon, and formerly
was believed to add its heat to that OF
the sun.
Marlin U. Zimmerman has been az
pointed principal of Rising Sun Higf
School. Mr.. Zimmerman was mem
her Of the tent crew when Chautauqus
was here this spring, and learning OF
the vacancy applied for the position al
tlat time.
Miss Helen Thompson, OF near Farm
ington, WHO is attending summer school
at the University of Delaware, Newark,
had her new Ford car stolen in that
town on Monday, while she was attend
ing classes. No trace OF the car has
been found.
Love Run school, near Porters
Bridge. will not be opened the coming
school year. Pupils in the neighbor-
hood will be transported to Colora
school. Street E. Riley having been
awarded the transportation contract by
the School Board.
Marshall Pierce, of this town, had q
snail bone in his left hand fractured
last week, when ladder upon which
be was standing slipped from the edge
Of a roof. Mr.. Pieree clung to the lad
der in its fall, the, hand being caught
underneath when the ladder struck
the ground.
Fraucis Sewers. the soldier who was
driving the car that ran into the gutter
ON the Newark -Elkton road on the
night Of June %, resulting in fatal in
juries to Ralph B. Cameron, has re-
covered sufficiently to leave Union
j Hospital and is at Elkton Jail to await a
hearing,
Bnrning trash in the field back of the
Burlington properties, on East Main
street, Monday afternoon, the fire got
beyond control and spread to the
Stabbls, sHaaRgsriAg buildings. An
alarm brought large number of citi
GEMS to the scene and the fire was
beaten out with brooms. The Com
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