The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-28

RuDllc SCuOOlS VI thO SOoANS
open on Tuesday next.
One session only the first two
weeks of school.
The Perryville Fire Company Will
hold a carnival September IL to IT,.
Thomas Newland, OF Chester, has
purchased the Kennedy Cottage, at
Red Point, for $500.
Rev. Jesse A. Scott has extended
an invitation to all Klansmen to
attend services August 80 at Ere
mont, Pa, in the morning ana
Octoraro in the afternoon.
Plans have been completed by the
Field Day committee of the several
tribes of Red Men of Delaware, for
the Homecoming Day to be held at
Red Mems Fraternal Home, New
ark, on Saturday, August 29th.
Nottingham Quarterly Meeting OF
Friends will be held at East Noting
ham ON Seventh-day, August 29th,
at 1890 a. m. Conference in the
afternoon at 2:30. James w. Harry
and o. Edward Janney will attend.
The new Hudson Coach won by
john Cochran, of near Fair Hill
Cecil county, at the Newark Fire
mems Carnival. has been purchased
by Daniel Stoll, of Newark. The
price paid was understood to be
$1,000.
A worlds record was broken at
the Yorklyn, Del, trap shoot on
August 13, when Steve Crothers, OF
West Chester, Pa, smashed 496 out
of 500 targets, of which 486 were
straight. He then shot an extra
hundred, breaking them straight.
The Delaware State Highway
Commission has posted notices COM
pelling motorists to come to 1uli
stop before crossing or turning on a
main highway, to see whether tne
track is clear. For failure to op-
serve this regulation fine of $25.OO
Is imposed for the first offense.
The Community Fire Company OF
Rising Sun participated in the
narades held in connection with the
Fire Company carnivals at Elkton
on Tuesday night, and at Delta' Pa.'
on Wednesday night.
Our fire laddies won the prize an
Delta for most men in line.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
held their annual picnic at Black
Barren Springs on Tuesday.
There was a big turnout OF Loyal
Legion members and about twenty
adults. The days outing was thor
oughly enjoyed, the swings and otner
amusements at the Park eontrlDut-
ing much to the enjoyment OF the
young folks.
Contracts totaling $3O4,366 were
awarded Thursday last by the State
Roads Commission for road constru-
ction in Cecil, Kent and Montgomery
counties. /,
In Cecil county the contract was
awarded the Broad Creek Contract
ing Company, Elkton, to build con,
crete approaches to the proposed
bridge over the Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal at Chesapeake CITY
bid $22.474.
An alarm of fire was sounqeo
about eleven O'Clock Monday nlgh'
and as the firemen assembled pre-
naratorv to responding with the en-
zine word was received that the nre
which was at Cohen's sire, Port ''e
nosit. was under control.
THE roof of the building had peer
set on fire by sparks from the cnim
new and was badly damaged pelor'
tha blaze was extinguished by tn'
PORT Deposit fire company. II na'
mt been assertained who sent th'
alarm to the Rising Sun company
Two important real estate dean
we're concluded this week, whereof!
two of the finest farms In TINS sec
tion of good farms, chanse'
ownership.
w r. Cameron has sold through
starky & Austin of Rising SUM- nj
101 acre farm located near Farming
tom. The purchaser, R. H. Basnam
of virginia, will take possession Uni
fall. -
walter Cameron, through TN
stroud agency, sold his farm o
200 acres, in the same neighborhooo
together with almost the entir
equipment OF machinery, stock, etc
to DR.. Noah A. Count, OF Coco
Florida, who takes possession u
October.
The price has not been mad
public, but it is understood to nav
been sum well up in five igures'