The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-04

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Better do that Christmas shop
ping.
December has given us an assort-
ment of bad weather the first few
days.
The public schools of the county
reopened Monday after the Thanks
giving holiday.
The willing Workers OF Elkton
M. e. church netted about $3.50 by
the supper recently held.
Grover c. Lodge, of Chesapeake
City, has been appointed a Deputy
Game Warden of Cecil County.
game of foot ball at North
East, on Thursday last, resulted IN
a fractured rib for George Denny.
The Red Men of North East are
planning a New Years eve celebra-
tion by holding a Shooters parade
in that town.
Jim Keesey, OF Perryville, well
known to local ball fans, has been,
released by Connie Mack, OF the
Philadelphia Athletics.
A yacht owned by New York
parties, was burned to the waters
edge one evening last week, while
lying at anchor opposite Chesapeake
City.
The congregation of Ceciaton
M. e. church has unanimously in
yited Rev. George w. Dawson to
return for the coming conference
year.
The 6O-acre farm OF the late
william Benjamin, near Rising Sun,
was sold at public sale Saturday to
Harry Fisher, of this town, Tor
$2SO5.
Revival services will be held
every evening during the next week
III Harmony M P. church. Rowland
vile. in charge OF the pastor. as
sisted by Rev. H. o. Keen.
t. silver plating Mill, formerly
birth East Milling Co., was sold
onday, Nov %, at Trustees
to the Chu-Moar Gum Co., OF
hington. Del, for $4,000.
harged. with stealing tires and
chickens from Isaac Payne, OF the
North East section, Paul Ferguson
and Jacob Dixon, two North East
colored men, have been held for
Court.
John Tosh, son OF Lawson Tosh,
Of this town, had two fingers OF MS
right hand painfully crushed and
lacerated Saturday morning, while
operating a sausage cutter. me
nail OF the index finger was torn OF
and the second finger crushed.
Miss Viola Walls, of Centerville,
Md. is in Union Hospital, Elkton,
suffering with a fractured skull and
other serious injuries sustained in g
auto accident, near Glasgow, Del,
when her machine skidded, ran on
the iconcrete roadway and struck
a tree.
The rodeo and barbecue held at
New Connaught Manor, along North
East river, on Thanksgiving day,
was largely attended and was big
success.
New Connaught Manor, which i
owned by Wilmingtonians, is being
developed into summer resort.
Our stores are all putting on their
holiday attire and making wonder
ful displays of Christmas goods
You will be surprised at the fine as
sortment. Visit them. No need te
90 away from town to do your
Christmas shopping. Do 1t at nome,
and do it before all the best seiec
tions are made.
Marion l.. Jackson, bridge ear
penter on the Penn. R. r., in at
tempting to get out Of the way OF {
fast train at Perryvilie, was struck
by moving freight train.
MT. jackson was knocked un-
conscious, his left arm broken IN
four places, and he received serious
injuries of the head and hands
He was taken to the Havre de
Grace Hospital for medical attention.
The bridge across the Chesapeake
Delaware canal, at Bethel, re
moved by the United States En-
gineering Department, and whicn
was taken to Chesapeake City, or
lighter, was taken to Delaware
!. city to replace the span broken when
large Government truck and
trailer went through and plunged
into the canal. The bridge was
broken beyond repair. A pontoon
I bridge was constructed by the FIRST
ngineers, OF Fort du Pont, for use
til the Bethel bridge could De
rnd IN noaitiOn