The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-05-15


Easton, Pa, were visitors OF Mrs.
Clara Rooms and Miss Grace Wilson
during the weekend.
e. r. Burlington, one OF Rising
Suns most respected citizens, suffer-
ed a slight stroke early Saturday
morning last. His condition shows
some improvement at this time.
M. E. Founders and John T..
Neary are representing the National
Bank of Rising Sun at the meeting
of the Maryland Bankers Associa-
tion, in Atlantic City this week.
Homer Reynolds, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds, Of this town,
has taken position as Advistiser
for the Twenty Mule Team Borax
Company, with headquarters at
Scranton, Pa.
The Senior Class of Chesapeake
City High School realized about $50
from the play The Colonels Maid, .
presented in Masonic Hall, of that
town.
There will be tuberculosis
Clinic for known tuberculosis cases,
contacts and suspects in the Health
Center, Elkton, Tuesday, May 1S,
10:30 a. m.
The Maryland State Fair recently
voted premiums of S8,48O for diary
calf club exhibits, divided equally
among Holsteins, Guernseys, Jer-
seys and Ayrshires, at their 1925
show.
The Kent County Automobile
Club, $50 members, has made plans
to hold its annual banquet and re
union at Rochester Hotel. Toll
chester Beach, on Thursday evening.
June 4.
John Morrison, aged twenty-five
years, Of Newark, Del, an employee
of the Dravo Contracting Company
engaged on bridge work at Chesa
peake City, fell into the canal late
Tuesday afternoon OF last week, ane
was drowned.
In order to bring to justice the
guilty party or parties, the Ku KluS
Khan of Hartford county, known as
Hartford Klan, No. z, have offered {
reward of $1,000 for information
.eading to the arrest and conviction
If the person or persons who wrote
threatening letter to Horace
skinner, a negro, of Havre de Grace,
and signed the letter in the name OF
the Ku Klux Klan.
Rising Suns annual town election,
held Monday afternoon, was tame
affair, as compared to some that
have been held in recent years.
There was no opposition to the
old board, and but sixteen ballots
were cast. frhe board that was re-
elected for the ensuing year, is com
posed of A. l.. Burlington, J. ID
Donache, R. c. Dodson, A. M. Nc
Nance and W. Louis Ryan.
A dog belonging to Martin p.
Foley, of Havre de Grace. bit sew
eral dogs in that town. The
animal was killed and an exami-
nation OF its head revealed it to
have been suffering from rabies.
The State Board of Health gives
notice that all dogs in Havre de
Grace must be kept penned up for a
period of six weeks. All dogs found
running at large will be shot.
Some unknown vandal, with more
enthusiasm for his school than good
sense, showed his desire to rub it
in,' but utter lack OF judgment by
stenciling with road tar, on Tuesday
| aight, across the foundation stones
Of Calvert High School building, the
words, '"Rising SUM-" This may
have been done in a spirit of mis-
chief by some enthusiastic supporter
of Rising Sun High School team, but
! the School Board succeeds in
locating the guilty party there is
something more than fun in store
,or him.
An old fashioned entertainment
will be given in the public hall
Rising Sun. on Friday evening, May
22. In addition to recitations, a
community sing and other popular
features there will be negro sketch,
and-listen to this,-every person
present will be served with re-
freshments.
The entertainment will be under
the direction of Mrs. A. M. Nc
Nance, which is further guarantee
4 it's being worth while. The pro
,eeds will be divided between the
West Nottingham Missionary Society
and the Ladies Aid of Rising Sun.