The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-05-11

The dwelling of e. R. Burlington is
being improved by painting.
Town election Monday, May IA.
Polls open from to 6 p. M.
Sunday, May 13, is Mothers Day
Wear a white carnation in her honor.
Or. H. ". Mcknight, who has been
practicing in North East, has con-
cluded to locate in Elkton.
Rev. w. w. Davis, Balto.; spoke
on Sabbath Observance in the Metho-
dist Church Sunday evening.
Tuesday afternoons rain develop
ed into all night affair. Some
snow and hail fell early "Wednesday
morning.
The annual Rally and Athletic
Meet of the colored public schools
Of Cecil County was held Tuesday
May 8, in Elkton.
The play given in the Armory, Bel
Air, by st. Johns College students
netted $3.50. One half Of this
amount was donated to the Bel Air
High School.
Tosh and Reed have rented the
room in the Alice and Shepherd
building, formerly occupied by the
postoffic, and will open meat mar
ket at the stand.
A loss of $4,000 was sustained by
the burning of the freight depot at
Charlestown, together with large
quantity of freight. The origin OF
the fire is not known.
Frank E. Williams, Jr., in card
in another column, announces ms
candidacy for the Republican nom
nation Of County Commissioner
short term, at the coming primary.
His second wife failing to appear
at his hearing, on a charge OF big
amy, preferred by her, Richard
Williams, of Philadelphia, arrested
and lodged in Elkton jail, has been
released.
Brigadier and Adjutant General
Reckord has announced the dates for
the summer encampments of the
MARYLAND National Cards units. The
First Regiments Camp date is July
% to August IL.
The second anrunl EASTERN Shore
Interscholastic Track and Field Meet
will be held on Saturday, May 19 at
Washington College. Chestertown.
The contests will be open to the
school boys of the Eastern Shore.
A delegation from the Fifth dis
trict have presented petition asking
the County Commissioners to repair
four sections Of road near North
East a total Of six miles. The Com
missioners promised to have needed
repairs made.
Farmers' Day at the University Of
Maryland at College Park on May 26,
will be marked. by farm exhibits and
demonstrations of improved methods
of conducting farm work, and an in
teresting and instrutive program will
be given in the afternoon.
Messrs, M, H. Fahey, George T.
Pennington, Tomas C. Hopkins, w.
p, West, M. w. Fahey, L. c., ,Pohl and
w. A. Letfier, OF Havre de Grace, are
the incorporators of the Maryland
Hosiery Company, of that city, with
proposed capital of $150,OO0 in
stock.
Harold Null, the small son of Mil
ton Null, fell off the high trestle at
Biles and MacKey Warehouse, al
Providence, one day last week.
No bones we're broken, but the lad
remained in an unconscious condition
for several hours. His complete re-
covery is expected.
John Hunter, son of Geo. A
Hunter OF this town, met with a
serious accident on Saturday morning
at the Sharpless Co. milk plant here.
In attempting to stop run away
team he was knockned down, the
wagon running over his left leg
and fracturing It above the ankle.
Jumping from the last car of a
passenger train after it had started,
Mr.. Steele, a travelling salesman OF
Baltimore, was painfully injured at
the station here on Friday last. He
was thrown violently on the track
and suffered broken rib and other
injuries, which though severe, were
not serious.
To conform to the daylight saving
time adopted in Philadelphia and
other places the Pennsylvania rail-
ro ad has put into effect new train
schedule. The time of three trains
that arrive at this station from Phil
adelphia, has been pushed ahead one
hour. The southbound morning
passenger train now arrives at s:05;
the noon train at 1913; and the
evening train at 5;4s.