The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-26

Autumn began officially- on Tues
day, 2Srd inst.
West Nottingham Guild realized
Ss5 by the Variety Sale held recently
in this town.
The report that the Dolfnger's
receiving station for milk, at Provi-
dence, had been closed, is incorrect.
The Mems Bible Glass Of Rising
Sun M. e. church attended services
at Octoraro M. e. church on Sunday
afternoon last.
The auto Of Birchell Keithtey. OF
Elkton. stolen from his garage about
two months ago. has been recovered
in Philadelphia.
The Community Fire Company Band
appeared ON the street Friday eve
ming and rendered several selections
in Center Square.
The ponies are running at Havre
de GrAce, the fall racing season at
the track opening on Wednesday OF
this week for a ten-day meet.
1The 500 acre Northumberland
farm near Galena, was sold last
week for $1S,40O. The late Alday
Clement purchased it for $4,000.
A bungalow at Holloway Beach,
Charlestown, was destroyed by fire
Saturday afternoon. Sept. Is. to-
gether with its contents of furniture
jewelry. and $3.50 in money.
Fulton High School, in Lancaster
county, Pa, closed last week on
account, Of diphtheria. Conowingo
School is also closed, there being
three families under quarantine.
Mamie Jeter. colored, has been
lodged in Elkton Jail charged with
receiving 48 stolen chickens from
s Samuel Wilson, negro. the property
81 stephen Pearce, a farmer of the
.First district.
Hay stacks on the farm of Alvin
Schrader, in Back Creek Neck, were
destroyed by FIRE Saturday evening
Sept .13. Elkton and Chesapeake
City Firemen responded to a call
and prevented spread Of the flames.
A new container has been installed
at the Elkton gas works, and gas
again turned on after having been
cut off for several weeks, much to
the Inconvenience Of housewives oil
the town, who depend on the supply
for cooking purposes.
Frank Askins, colored, of Havft
de Grace, was arrested by Baltimore
detectives. last week on a warrant
charging the theft Of six barrels Of
liquor, valued at $500. on September
10, 1923, from the home of Victor
Lecamp, N Hartford county.
Lewis Lee, aged six years, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lee. of Elkton
had one Of his legs fractured last
week at the Community Playground
in that town, when one Of the larger
boys jumped from swing, acci
dcntally striking the little fellow.
On Sunday last the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company ran 20 specia
trains from Philadelphia to Washing
ton earring delegations to the Con
vention OF the Holy Name Society
One Of the trains with II coaches
and two engines passed though Ris
ing Sun.
The O. u. A. M. Fire Company, o
Principio Furnace, has elected tn
following officers for one year: Pres
idcnt, Geo. w. Blackson; vice-presi
dent, Walter Simmons; secretary
A. s. Creswell: treasurer, Geo. I
winchester; Chief. R. Roach; Cap
tain, Thos. Blackson.
Charged with operating an aut
while under the influence OF liquor
John r. Manning, OF Childs, Ceci
county, was locked up in Wilmington
police station and given hearin
before Magistrate Stradley later
Manning plead guilty to the charg
and was fined 5000 and costs.
The Interstate Milk Producers
Association has made arrangement
with supplee- -Wills-Jones to recaiv
at the Kirkwood plant. all milk pro
duced by the members of the associa
ton in the Elkton territory, wn
have been selling their milk to tn
Delfnger plant at Newark. whicl
closed ON September 18th.
A freight train was wrecked o
the Pennsylvania railroad bridg
over the Susquehanna river at Perry
!. Vile, on Sunday morning of las
week, with the result that box CO
loaded with copper rivets fell into tn
river, Trafic was delayed for
Mort time. Divers will be engage
raise the car from the rave
ottom. IL