The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-10

fell.
Gunners shot and carried off three
Of a flock OF turkeys belonging to
Jewel Spry, farmer OF near
Newark, Del.
Fourteen wild geese were killed
last week by Edward HURT, Andrew
wilson and Hill Beaston, on the
Sassafras river.
The winters first real snow storm
covered the ground in this section
with white blanket full two inches
in depth on Sunday.
Sundays snow made excellent
s.eighing, but it all went to waste,
as a sleigh is seldom ever seen now,
and is getting to be curiosity.
Inspector in Charge, !. K. Ather-
ton, reports hog cholera to exist on
the premises of G. c.. Shelor, near
Calvert, and also on the premises OF
j.. H. Hawley, near West Nottingham.
The Octoraro Entertainers will
present a minstrel show in Jr. o. U.
a. M. Hall, Bay View, on Friday
evening, December 10. Admission,
adults csc, children under IL, l5c.
Eikton City Council has modified
The parking rules governing in the
business section OF the town. A
norton Of the south side of Main
ST. Will hereafter be available for
parking.
The regular monthly meeting OF
Community Fire Company will be
neld Friday evening, 10Th inst, at
eight O'CLOCK. Ihe annual election
OIL officers will be held at this
meeting.
Edward Brown, son of Maurice
Brown, of near Earleville, fell
through a funnel in the haymow OF
his fathers barn last week, and
(sustained a compound fracture OF
the left leg. - -a.5
y Our banks have mailed Christmas
AWNINGS Club checks and those who
subscribed to the funds are wearing
pleased smiles and not wondering
where their Christmas money IL
coming from.
Howard Cosner, white, Frank
Kelly and Edward Ford, colored,
have been sentenced to the House OF
Correction for creating disorder OIL
the Conowingo project, where they
were employed.
Maryland State Teachers Associa
ton has elected Prof. Walter II.
Davis, principal of Havre de Grace
High School, secretary OF the Asso
ciation, to succeed the late Hugh W.
Caldwell, OF Cecil county.
Low temperatures prevailed the
fore part of the week. The mercury
recorded ten degrees Sunday morn
ing, and was equally as low Monday
and Tuesday mornings, the weather
moderating somewhat on Tuesday.
The annual oyster supper, held
Thursday evening in the basement OF
the M. E. church, by the Ladies Aid
Society, sustained the reputation OF
the previous suppers served by the
ladies' of this community, in point
of excellent cisine and service. The
supper was literally patronized, the
gross receipts amounting to $22O.
George Logan, colored, sentenced
by Magistrate A. c. Trimble to a
year in the House of Correction fol
carrying concealed weapon on the
work at Conowingo,. was taken to
the Cut by Deputy Sheriff E. LELAND
OFT, who brought back with him
from Washington Daniel Hoffman
extradited for bigamy, having mar
ried Margaret Price. of Marblehead,
at Elkton, this summer, while al
ready having wife living.
August Dommel, SO years old
father of the pretzel in Lancaster
county, Pa, is dead. Mr.. DONNIE
came to Lancaster from Germany
when 16. He manufactured the first
pretzels sold in Lancaster.
A comedy in four acts entitled
''Virginia's New Car" will be given
by the Ushers' Union and Junior
Aid, Wednesday evening, at 7:45
o'clock, December 18th, 1925. in
Principle M. E. Church. II stormy
next clear evening.
Edward j. Grygier, aged about u
years, soldier at the Aberdeen Prov
ing Ground, was arrested last week
charged with burglarizing the home
eQf Mrs. l.. G. Pohl, in Havre dc
ace, on Thanksgiving afternoon
bld watch, cuff links, and sweater
en- by the man were found in his
racks at the Proving Ground, but
string OF pearls also taken was
recovered.