The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-16

met on TnurS0ay VIII MrS. Ciio =
Hunt.
J. e. Brumfield attended the Re-
publican convention in Baltimore, on
Wednesday.
Mrs Anson Dare, of Harrisburg,
Pa, was the guest of Miss Gertrude
s. Dare during the week.
The Ninth. District Farmers Club
met on Wednesday last with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph T. Wilson at Maple Lawn,
near town.
The meeting of the Foreign Mis-
sionaly Society has been postponed
from Wednesday, May 21 to Wednes-
day, May %, when it will be enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. A. M.
McNamee.
The Senior Glass of Calvert High
School chaperoned by Miss Emily E..
Moore, of North East, and Mrs. Muir
ray L. Hopkins, of Aberdeen, spent
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in
Washington. The members of the
class enjoying the trip were Misses
Clara Crothers, Helen Ewing, Stella
Clayton, Edna Moore, Maybelle Mar
tindell, Edith Brown and Messrs.
Cecil Churchman, Reynolds Mackie
and Edward Rock.
At the meeting Of the Parent
Teachers Association, held Tuesday
evening, at Rising Sun high school,
Edwin L. Haines was elected presi-
dent OF the association and Miss M.
Ethel Hall secretary and treasurer.
An entertainment consisting of a
pageant. playlets, dialogue, motion
and flag songs, etc., will be given by
the Loyal Temperance Legion in the
public hall of this town on Friday
evening, May '16. Music will be
furnished jby an Orchestra.
George Atkinson, of Port Deposit,
has been awarded by the State Roads
Commission the contract to construct
one mile of concrete road from
Jarrettsville, Hartford county, to
Federal Hill. He will start work
within the next two weeks.
During the thunder storm on
Thursday evening of last week, the
garage on the property of David Nc
Dowell, near Zion, was struck by
lightning and burned, together with
Ford sedan and ESQ young chickens
in brooder In the building,
Fred Webster, eo1ored man of
near Kennett Square, drew sentence
of from six and halt to thirteen
years in the Eastern Penitentiary In
the Chester County Court last week,
when he pleaded guilty Of burglary
and larceny before Judge Butler.
There were eleven charges against,
Webster.
The following have been chosen
vestrymen Of st. Magy's P. q, church,
North East: H. A. Cantweif, r, G,
Underwood, Barclay Moore, George
l.. Wingate, George G. Rawson,
James M. Rittenhouse has been
chosen treasurer and DR.. Under
wood registreF.
The work of tearing down the old
National Bank building, in this town,
was begun on Wednesday morning of
this week. The structure Ia to be re-
placed by a handsome new building te
be occupied for banking purposes
alone. the old structure being a bank
and dwelling.
One Of the big five-ton mushroom
trucks belonging to the Mushroom
Transportation Company, of Kenpett
Square, was destroyed by fire. one day
last week near TfsRteH, N. !. This
truck had been to New York and was
making the return trip when it
caught fire. The driver was forced
to retnrn to Kennett by train.
Scarlet fever Is widespread in
Maryland and the number Of eases IL
showing marked increase. Figures
compiled by the State Board OF
Health show there were 269 cases
during Aprii, as against 118 last
year. The epidemic is attributed to
insaRitary conditions and impqre
water resulting from recent feed.
The bsdy af q white man, aged
about 10 years, was found in straw
sack near the barn on the Cook farm,
near White Clay Greek Church, May
4. by one of the workmen on the
farm. The man had been dead for
ovaF a Month.
The unfortunate Yietim was taiFiV
well dressed. 4 few pennies and
box of matches were found in his
coat, but no letters or anything by
which he could be identified.
N A bake will be held by the Ladies
Aid In the basement OF the church on
Saturday. May ~, fFpM to +