The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-07

days outing at Red Point on Thurs
day last.
The w. G. T. U. will meet in the
church parlor on Friday afternoon,
August 21, at 2:3O o'clock.
The recent carnival of the Middle
town, Del, Fire Company showed
gross receipts of over $4,000.
M. E. Sunday school will be held at
Red Point on Thursday, August 13.
The annual picnic of Rising Sun
Explosives were used in opening
1887 feet of bitches on Holly Hall
farm, just cross the Elk creek from
cthe town of Elkton.
The Boy Scouts of Mt. Pleasant,
near Colora, under command OF Rus
sell Reynolds, camped last week at
Town Point, along Elk river.
A meeting was held in North East
last week and steps taken looking
to the organization OF fhe Cecil
County Firemen's Association.
It is reported that the Proctor
Slate Quarries, near Delta, for
years extensively operated and
which have been idle for many years,
will be reopened.
The steam shovel completed ex-
cavation work from the foot OF the
hill on Wilson avenue to Main
street, on Tuesday, and is now at
work on Stubbs hill.
Friday was the first real rainy
day we have had for weeks. 1t be-
gan raining shortly after midnight
Thursday and continued W h
showers and drizzles practically all
day.
The. Annual Camp Meeting of the
Church of the Nazrene of the Wash
gton-Philadelphia District which is
held at Copson Park, Leslie, each
year, will begin this year on
August 14th.
Nearly 100 dairy farmers in the
upper part of York county, Pa,
have signed application for tuber-
cular test for their cattle. More
than 1900 York county herd owners
have signed, since February 1st
The U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, reports outbreaks of hog
cholera on the farms of James Wool
ford, Andy Gardner, John GLADDEN.,
Lucinda Thompson, John Hollings
worth, Albert Groves and Mark
Manlove, all near Warwick.
An abandoned automobile was
found last week along the State
road, near Perryville, by c. B. Nc
Mullen. The machine was owned
by Allan A. Atchison, of Whining.
ton. Del.,l and had been stolen while
parked in front of his home at 1105
West Ninth street.
Robert Andrew, young son OF Mr..
and Mrs Herbert Andrew, OF Elk
ton, met with a very serious acci-
dent at the playground in that town
last week. The little fellow jumped
from the top of the sliding board to
the ground, sustaining a bad frac-
ture of the left ankle.
Luke Goodyear, a notorious boot
logger of Elkton, who jumped bail
some months ago, was arrested In
Wilmington recently, and has been
turned over to the Maryland author
tiles by the Delaware officials. He
is now in the county jail at Elkton
to await trial at the September term
of Circuit Court.
Leonard Shaw, soldier at Fort
du Pont, was arrested last week.
and held for hearing in Whining
ton, charged with forging the name
of Rev. w. r. Moon, of Elkton, to
marriage certificate. The complain
ing witness is Miss Elizabeth Solke
laundress, employed at the Della
ware Hospital. The forgery is saie
to have occurred on February 26tf
of this year when Shaw is said te
have brought the girl to Elktor
with the expressed purpose o.
marrying her.
The City Council of Havre de
Grace has authorized improvements
that will give the city beautifui
$ White Way" The improvement
includes the curbing of both sides
of Union avenue, from Warren TO
Revolution street. The State Road
Commission is macadamizing the
bed of the avenue from curb to curb
The Northern Maryland Eiectrf
Company will replace poles with
iron posts with lights on their tops.
thirty-six of which Will be placed
from Warren to Revolution street.
4 giving the section beautiiuily
lighted street.