The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-14

opened its ten-day session Saturday
evening, August 8.
Singerly Fire Company will hold
their annual carnival in Elkton
August II to 29.
The Black Barren, Pa, base ball
team held festival on August l
that netted them $4OO.
An electric SIREN has been erected
! on the frehouse of the Water Witch
Fire Co., in Port Deposit.
September to IL are the dates
selected for the carnival of Chesa-
peake City Fire Company.
The Nazarene Camp Meeting will
open at Copson Park, Leslie, on
August IA and close August %.
Our farmers all report unusually
good yields of wheat this year, and
the price realized for the grain is
also good.
Thieves broke into Doris garage
in Elkton, on Monday night last
week, and stole Maxwell sedan,
owned by E. Kirk Brown.
The Community Fire Company
with band, will attend the parade at
the Firemen's carnival, Oxford, on
Tuesday evening, August 18.
The annual picnic of Rising Sun
M. E. Sunday school, planned to
have been held at Red Point on
Thursday of this week, was post
poned on account of rain
The North East Fire Co. cap
tured the prize, silver cup, for the
best equipped company in the fire.
mems parade at the Newark carnival
on Thursday night of last week.
The County Commissioners have
decided that in cases where dog
tax is not paid by October 1, steps
. will be taken to collect. The dog
j law makes the evasion of the dog
tax punishable by heavy fine.
The Twelfth annual carnival in
|, iElkton, under the auspices OF the
Elkron Volunteer Firemen, will
: open Friday evening, August 2lst
and continue throughout the follow
ing week.
Under decisions recently rendered,
residents of Perry Point, in order to
hunt or gun in Cecil county or on
the Susquehanna Flats, must take
nonresident licenses costing $1O.5O.
or be subject to arrest should they
be found with county license.
Making a raid upon several al
legged ''speak-easies' in and near
North East, Prohibition Agents arr
rested Henry l.. Minker, George
Williams, white, and Lewis Smith,
colored, and took them to Baltimore,
for hearing, charged with violation
of the Prohibition laws.
Governor Albert c. Ritchie has ap-
pointed Thomas w. Pearce, of Cecil
ton, a Justice of the Peace for the
First Election district of Cecil coun-
ty; R. James Roe, OF Port Deposit,
a Justice of the Peace, for the
Seventh Election district. and Will
liam A. Brown, of Chesapeake City
a Notary Public for this county.
w. Calvin Reynolds, of this town
met with a very serious accident on
Monday while at work assisting in
tearing down building on the
premises of A. l.. Hitner, who
recently purchased property al
Rock Springs and is having II
improved Mr.. Reynolds fell from
the building, distance of about
ten feet, sustaining a fracture OF the
arm and dislocation OF the elbow
The North East river is attracting
more visitors at the various resorts
than any other part of the county
especially so in regard to weekend
visitors, reports the Cecil Star
They come mainly from Delaware
and Pennsylvania. Well, it's
beautiful river, one Of the most pic
turesque in the State with its at
tractive shore lines, dotted VIII
cosey homes, popular pleasure re
sorts, and fine bathing shores
Little wonder that mere bathint
lots sell for from $500 to $1,000.
The local Khan 35 strong, char
tered big Pullman bus, MIS-
Newark" and went to Washington
In style, on Saturday morning, u
participate in the parade and demon
stration held by Klu Klux Khan
from all over the United States a
the National capital.
Leaving Rising Sun in th- bus a
Z a. m. Saturday, the members
the local Klan joined in the I'm
mense parade up Pennsylvani
avenue, and reached home after
fine trip. at about one o'clock Sun
day morning.