The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-12-26
Skating ON Hunters dam.


The cold wave struck us on Satur-
day and it has remained steadiiy
cold since.
The Christmas entertainment by
Elkton schools in the New Theatre
netted about $3.50.
The annual banquet of Elkton
Chamber Of Commerce will be held
ON the evening of January 1S.
The promised snow on Tuesday
night turned to sleet and rain, cover
ing everything with a coating OF ice
and making slippery going Wednes-
day morning.
The Maryland Conservation Com
mission will plant 1000, 600 bushels
oil oyster shells In the Chesapeake
Bay within the next two years to-
help in the restocking Of the beds
Ebenezer Sunday School, near
Greenhurst. will hold their Christ
mas entertainment and treat on FRI
day evening, December 26th. Sill
YER offering will be taken sat the
door.
John McClain, cclored, has been
lodged in. Elkton jail and Will De
held for action of March term OF
Grand Jury on the charge OF rob.
bering the home Of John Sheldon,
near Barksdale.
Thermometers in different sec
tiohs of the town have not all re-
corded the same degree during the
present cold snap, but we all know
it has peen cold, the mercury golng
as low as ten degrees.
The old philadelphia road in Har-
ford and Baltimore counties, mas
been opened to traffic. The distance
between Havre de Grace and Raiti-
!. more, by using this road has Deen
reduced nearly eight miles.
The Board of Trustees of Cecil
bunty Home, near Cherry Hill,
We made plans to establish read
y and rest rooms for both the
le and female inmates OF the
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northbound freight tra struck
.uto truck driven by M
y, Of Houston, DEL, Red
crossing, Elkton, one day last
en-. The driver escaped injury,
but the truck was wrecked.
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Fire at the sand plant of the J. 2.
Budding Co., two miles from Cnarl-
estown, on Tuesday of last week,
completely destroyed the buildings,
together with the elevator and mach
inery, The loss amounts to severai
thousand dollars.
Clarence Conley has been arrested
in Norfolk. Va. on warrant sworn
ont BY States Attorney joshua
CLAYTON, of Elkton, charged with
bigamy. He will be brought to Elk
ton, as soon as the necessary requi-
sition papers are obtained.
Charged with violating the Cecil
County Local Option law, by BRING
ing a gallon of wine to the Elkton
pulp works where he was employed.
and selling it to other workmen,
John Bay, Of near Elkton, has been
arrested and held for hearing.
The Christmas entertainment OF
Rising Sun M. E. Sunday school, ano
treat tor the little folks, was hello
Tuesday evening in the main audi
torium OF the church. A we'll rem
dered program of recitations, exer
cises. songs, etc., was given, the
choir assisting with the music. Al
the conclusion of the program Olt
Kris appeared, much to the deiign'
ofsthe little folks, and helped distriD
ute packages. of candy to them
The Community Fire Company
received a call for assistance, about
eleven o'clock Saturday morning
when SCOT in big fireplace chin
ney In the Culleny dwelling on
Main street, caught fire. A mum
her OF firemen responded with the
chemical engine. The fire was
hard to get at and proved a STUD
horn one. required fully han an
hours work before it was nnaiis
extinguished. The damage done
was trifling.
The annual turkey dinner OF tne
Rising Sun Detective Association
win be held in the public hall Of this
town on Saturday, January s. 1872
At one o'clock, under auspices OF tne
community Fire Company.
A bake and supper will be held II
. evening. The ladies' OF the com
NIT Ahave charge of the din
lond4y evening. Decem
80 Ofo'clock, in the ire
TO perfect arrange
i,ilerested are urged C