The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-16
Snow furries Saturday afternoon

Saturday was a foretaste of win
ter. A high, cold wind ragged all
day, making overcoats and heavy
wraps comfortable.
The seventh annual Hartford
County Fair is being held in Bel
Air this week, the dates being
October 13, IA, Is and 16.
The Cecil County Sunday School
Association has been invited to hold
the annual convention next year IN
st. Johns M. E. church, Lewisville.
Rev. ]. w. Jones, a former pas
tor, will occupy the pulpit OF Rising
Sun NJ. e. church, on Sunday eve
ming next, when special evangelistic
services will begin.
Lester, the. man Of mystery, ap-
peared in Rising Sun hall on Mon
day night, with supporting cast OF
vaudeville artists. The show drew
only a partially filled house.
The Cecil County Chapter of the
American Red Cross met for the
election of officers at the home OF
Mrs. H. Arthur Cantwell in North
East on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 10.
An executive meeting of Cecil
County w. c. T. U. will be held at
the home of Miss Bertha Tyson,
West Nottingham, on Monday, Octo-
ber 19, at 2 p. m. All members
urged to be present.
The Elkton volunteer firemen took
part in the celebration of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary OF
the establishment of volunteer hre
companies in Wilmington, Del, on
Thursday of this week.
Automobile tourists are passing
throgh town daily headed for
Florida. Cars of every make, with
license tags from almost every
State north, east and west, as well
as Canada, are to be seen.
The annual convention of Mary
&land State Sunday School Associa-
4tion will be held in st. Marks
Lutheran church, Baltimore, Thurs
day, Oct. 20, and Friday, Oct. 30.
Mrs. A. B. Keen has sold her
blacksmith shop, on Pearl street. TO
Arthur Dinsmore & Bro. The shop
has been rented by P. H. Bates
who will conduct general black.
smithing business at the stand.
Our base ball fans enjoyed the
World Series by radio. This Is
much more convenient and comfort
able way of attending" the games
some of the weather during the
series was better suited to football.
Miss Fannie B. Miller has beer
appointed Primary School Supervisor
for Cecil county, succeeding MISS
Grace M. Anderson, who, owing te
i'll health, has resigned and gone t'
her home in Rockville Center, N j.
to recuperate.
Special services are to be held II
the M. E. church, Rising Sun, ol
Sunday afternoon, Oct. Is, at 2:3'
o'clock, when the pipe organ, IN
stalled several months ago, Will D.
dedicated. There will be specia
music and sermon by Bishop w. F
Mcdowell of Washington, d. e.
While lowering cement vaul
into a grave at Hopewell cemeter
on Thursday last, Dorie Foster, Sr
of Elkton, sustained a COMPOUND
fracture of his right leg. The lii
of the heavy vault slipped from tn
skidds and struck Mr.. Foster witt
the above result. He was taken t
Union Hospital, Elkton.
Walter Cameron and famil
moved this week to the Wilsol
property, at the corner of Cherr
steet and Wilson avenue. Mr.. Cam
eron recently sold his farm, nea
town, to DR.. Noah Count, Of Florida
Barclay Gyles and family, VIII
have occupied the wilson dWeiih'
for some months past, moved to tn
Kirk property, on Walnut street.
The two hundred and twenty-thir'
anniversary of the founding Oh tn
Head of Christiana Church wa
celebrated Sunday last.
Head of Christiana Church !
situated about half way betweel
Appleton and Newark. In the day
preceding the American Revolution
this old church served the colonist
and has been serving its supporter
, ever since.
The Chamber of Commerce Q
Berlin. Md, has obtained an optic
on 5000 acres of land on Sine
puxent Bay, and offered it to IN
Maryland State Guard, for a site 10
holding annual encampments.