The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-02

The municipal tax rate for Elkton
for the ensuing fiscal year has been
fixed at S5 cents on the 500.
The annual encampment OF the
Maryland National Guard, will be
: held this year at Virginia Beach,
during the: month of August.
July 4th falling on Sunday, Mon
day, the 5th, will be observed as the
Natal Day, and young America Will
help make the Eagle scream.
The Primaries for the nomination
of the numerous offices to be filled
will be held September IA, and the
general election November 2.
The congregation of North East
Nj. E. church has voted their pastor,
Rev. E. M. Shockley, an increase Of
$500 in his salary, making $4,000
per year:
Owing to holiday, Independence
y Day, Monday, July 5th, the banks in
Rising Sun will not be open for
business on Saturday evening,
July 3rd.
1t is reported that former State
Senator Charles A. Andrew has sold
his farm at Berkeley, Hartford coun-
ry, to the Susquehanna Power Com
pany for $4,000.
The June non-jury term OF Cecil
ry..~+,, rorrt xuhioh was tn have
convened June IA, was postponed
until Tuesday, on account of illness
OF Judge Wickes.
Services will be held at Octoraro
Church on Sunday July 4, at 1900
a. m. and 200 p. m. Everybody
cordially welcome. Come to the
morning service, bring a basket
lunch and stay for the afternoon
service.
fged with attempting to crim-
assault Mrs. Maggie Walbeck,
t&fler home near Jarrettsville, on
June End, A. l.. Ackers, OF Cecil
county, has been held under $500
bond for the action of Hartford
Goanty Grand Jury.
The we'll equipped saw mill near
Kalmia, Hartford, county, belonging
!. to Cornelius Murphy, was destroyed
by fire early Wednesday morning,
together with all the machinery and
i quantity of lumber. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Hiss Mary L. Letfier, of Elkton,
member of this years graduating
class at Hood College, Frederick,
has been appointed by the Board OF
Education for Cecil county, instruc-
tor of English and History in
Perryville High School, for the
ensuing school year.
Two autos crashing together in
Center Square and two teams run
ming away on Queen street, at the
same time caused excitement Monday
morning, about eight o'clock The
autos sustained slightly damaged
tenders, and both runaway teams
were captured before any damage
was done.
The unsold portion of Willoughby
Beach, situated at Otter Station, on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been
sold at public auction to F. b.
Banister, agent, for consideration
of $29,50O. The property sold COM
prises 25S acres of land, improved
by nine bungalows. The develop
ment has a frontage on the Bush
river of approximately, mile.
Sheriff Jesse Pearson and two OF
his deputies, who recently levied
upon a property in the Eighth Elec-
ton district, for Harold Cobourn,
Esq, of Perryville, have made
their returns, in which they state
they attached $4,000 tons of stone;
rs car loads of bushes and fourteen
miles of river front view.-Cecil
Democrat.
Posters are up announcing three
successive home ball games for
Rising Sun. Two of them are League
games. Saturday afternoon Havre
de Grace will be here, and will try
to redeem themselves for the defeat
OF last week.
Monday afternoon Bel Air will be
here. This will be the last game OF
the first half of the schedule.
Monday morning, at 1880 o'clock,
North East, of the Cecil County
League, will be here for an ex-
hibition game. This aggregation is
playing good ball, so come out and
I enjoy the game.
The annual festival OF the
, Dadies Aid will be held on the
lawn at Mt. Pleasant M. E. church
ON wednesday evening. July IA
proceeds for Parsonage Improvement
fund.