The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Merry Christmas to all /!

Merry Christmas to all
Schools closed Wednesday for the
holidays.
Winter began according to the
Almanac, Tuesday, December 22, the
shortest day in the year.
The Red Men Of North will hold a
parade in that town on New Years
eve, starting at 1880 O'Clock.
The season for shooting upland
game in Cecil county closes jan
uary /. The ducking season closes
January 81.
Bay View Gun Club will hold
shoots on their grounds Christmas
and New Years Day. Shooting be-
gins at one O'Clock.
John Moore, Of near Iron Hill,
was committed to New Castle
County Workhouse, last week,
charged with wife beating.
a horse belonging to A. j. Jones,
of Harrisville, fell dead on Saturday
morning, while being driven on East
Main street, in this town.
Charles T.. Burton, OF near Elkton,
had the misfortune to get his rlgnt
hand caught in cornsheller, crush
ing the index finger so badly that IL
had to be .amputated.
The banks in Rising Sun will be
open for business Saturday morn
ing and evening, despite the fact
that Governor Ritchie has declared
the day legal holiday.
we are indebted to the Meadow
nock Dairy, w. K Bird proprietor,
81 one OF the very handsome 1875
e;.lendars, which he is distributing 10
N his friends and patrons.
{ A Christmas pageant entitled THE
.Shepherds' Vision" will be given In
lAe Bay View M. P. Church on Sun
evening, December 27, at 7:46.
public is cordially invited.
Aockholders OF the Eastern
er Company will be pleased to
that the regular quarterly
i of one dollar and seventy
per share on the preferred
ne paid January l, 1925.
community Christmas
been placed on the Court
BE yard, in that town. On
ristmas Eve Old Kris will hand
Ii a box OF candy to every child
the town. Elkton Band will fur
ish music.
: The Rhodes Scholarship for the
State Of Delaware has been awarded
to Cornelius A. Tilghman, OF
SMYRNA, following recommendation
from the Graduate School at yale
University, where Mr.. Tilghman is
now doing graduate work II
Literature.
The Community Fire Company
engine responded to a call from tnt
home of Harry Smith, near Farming
ton, on Wednesday afternoon.
blazing chimney was assuming
threatening aspect. but by use o.
chemical extinguishers the tiremeI
soon quenched the blaze before an!
damage was done.
A call was received Friday after
noon from Conowingo, by the Fir
Company, stating the covered sec
= ton. Of the bridge across the Sus
auehanna river at that point was OF
fire. The big pumper was manned
by number of tiremen and made
quick run to the scene, only to nnt
bucket of water had quenched th'
fire. which had evidently been start
ed by some careless smoker throw
ing lighted cigar or cigarette OF
1.-THE board flooring, to be famed
by the wind and start blaze.
The annual Christmas entertain
Ament of the M. e. Sunday school
nd treat for the little folks OF th'
school, was held in the church OF
Sunday evening. The exercises were
in charge OF the Junior choir. thu
special music, recitations, etc., al
being well rendered.
Old Chris assisted the Superinten
dent of the school in distributing
packages of candy to members o
the juvenile classes.
The church presented very prett.
appearance with Christmas decora
I tions and beautifully trimmed ant
lighted tree.
These are busy days at R1sini
sun post ONCE, with piles OF out
goining and incoming mail to wori
Aup. The records for stamp sale
alone this week show an increase o
forty percent over those of the sam
period last year. The rural car
riers report the packages and othe
pieces Of mail handled by them dur
inx the present holiday rush shoV
\ a even greater increase than tina
the stamp sales. Old Cnri