The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-02-22

washington's Birthday.
The third shoot OF the. Pen-Mal
League will be held at Rising Sun or
Friday afternoon, Feb. %.
The textile mills at Chesapeake
city have been dismantled and
the machinery shipped to Beverley
N. j.
Revival services are being conduct
ed at the NJ. E. church in this town
in charge Of the pastor. Rev. G. g
Harris.
The Board Of County Commission
ers will meet in special session on
March &c. 81 and 2Sth to revise
assessments.
Friday, February 22nd, Washing
toms Birthday, being q legal holiday
the banks in Rising Sun will not Be
open on that DAFT.
The Bay View Gun Club will hold
a shoot on their ground adjoining
Reeds woods, short distance from
village, Saturday afternoon, February
%.
Thomas B. Miller, president OF the
National Bank Of Elkton, has been
elected president of the United
Canneries Co., which has q large
.ss.~k a., RYaxroxIy nn1
Jesse Monger has purchased
through Starkey & Austin of Risins
Sun. the 167 acre farm Of J. 9
Murphy, located near New Texas
Lancaster County. Penna.
The managers Aberdeen base ball
team have notified the President OF
the Susquehanna league that Aber-
deem will not be member sof the
League the coming season. ~
The new Peoples Bank expects to
open it's doors for business in Elkton
On March Srd. The new institution
win occupy the old Second National
Bank building on North street, which
has been bought and remodelied.
The Thirtieth Anniversary of Ma
tional Lodge, No. 37.sI. o. o. F., u
Elkton, was celebrated Friday night
in Elkton Armory, with a formal
banquet to which the wives and
friends of the members were invited.
isThe entire herd of 40 head of Hol-
stems on the farm of ]. Irwin Dayett-
at Cooch's Bridge, were sold last
week. The price paid for the herd is
said to have been $4,000. the pur-
chaser being winthrop College, o.
Rock Hill. N. Carolina.
Nv. H. Mackall, o. G. Giles, De-
Lancey Scott. HI. Winfield Lewis and
Dr. Howard Bratton. have been re-
elected Directors Of Elkton Cemetery
Co. They have elected Mr.. Mackall
president. Mr. Scott, secretary, and
Chas. s. Bouiden manager.
The Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Kailspad Company, has
discontinued one OF its local freight
trains between Perryvilie and VII,
mington, Del. In its place the rail-
road company will put in operation
fieet OF trucks to handle local busl-
ness.
John w. Pratt, of Kennett Square,
has fled suit in the Circuit Court OF
Chester County. Pa, against Wm. B
Cloud. a young farmer, of East
Marlborough township, to recover
$4,000 for injuries received by the
plaintiff who was shot by the
defendant.
Two bills have been introduced II
the Maryland Legislature by Senator
n. Arthur Cantweli. OF Cecil county
20 sanction requests OF the late Geo
w. Cosden, OF North East, and Mrs
George B. Kerfoot, of Elkton. made
to Trinity Protestant Episcopa
Church Elkton.
William Leach, brother and ad'
ministrator Of Richard Leach, who
was murdered and his house near
Pleasant Hill. Cecil county, set on
fre. February 1st. has offered re-
ward Of $500 for information thai
will lead to the arrest and conviction
{! Of the person or persons who commit
ted the crime.
Announcement is being made Of
the coming to Elkton on the eyenini
of February 26. of .'Pussyfoota John
SON, world renowned Prohibition
sneaker. Mr. Johnsons' subject vii
be the " Cross and the Crescent.
Mr.. johnson has just returned from
the African Continent and will hav'
an interesting message. The meet
viii be for Cecil county. and Will d.
held in the Methodist Episcopa
Church.
The Loyal Temperance Legion VII
meet Saturday. February %. at 2:S'
D. M. at the home Of Mrs. Scott WI
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