The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23

Snow flakes were flying Sunday
morning, and ice formed sunday
and Monday nights.
The merchants of Elkton, nave
selected Wednesday, May 9th, as
the date for holding their next
Dollar Day sale.
CONGRESSMAN Upshaw, of Georgia,
will deliver an address Sunday, May
2. at 2:30 p. M, in James nj. f.
Church, Rising Sun.
The card of Howard S. Vincent, OF
Elkton, who seeks the Democratic
nomination for Sheriff OF Cecil
county, appears in our columns this
week.
1t is reported the prospects for
Elkton being represented by team
in the Tri-County League are any
thing but encouraging. The trouDle
seems to be finances.
The County Commissioners have
appointed DR.. j. Herbert Bates,
of Elkton, County Health Officer for
a term of two years, to succeed DR.
w. G. Jack, of Rowlandville.
The Executive Committee OF the
Northumberland Christian En-
deavor Society has selected Havre &c
Grace as the place for holding the
annual convention, October 7th to
10th.
The Cecil County League base
bali season will open on Saturday
Nav Is. The clubs representing
the circuit are North East. Bay
View, Charlestown, Providence, Elk
ton and Newark.
The State Roads Commission Will
widen the State road between Perry
willie and Principle Furnace three
Z feet this summer, by building con-
crete shoulders along it for dis
tance of 34 miles
The bungalow property OF the late
Mrs. Margaret E. Kline, along the
tlskton- Cherry Hill road, just on the
outskirts of Elkton, has been pur
chased by William c. Feehly, TO-
$3.50
The appointments for Cecil coun
ty made by the Annual M. P. Con
ference are Cecil Circuit, E. E
Coleman; Leeds, c. P. Nolin; ROW
landville, ]. w. Paris; Warwick
W. L. Gordon.
w. K. Bird, of Harrisville, met
with a very painful accident a few
days ago. While overhaullng
grain drill he got the indtx finger
of his right hand caught between
cog-wheels, the end of the member
being torn off.
"A blazing chimney at the home OF
e. Hughes KeilholtZ, on Cherry
street, caused an alarm to be sound
ed shortly before ten O'Clock Satur
day morning The chemical trucl
responded, but was not needed, as
the fire was soon extinguished.
John F. Pierce, of Colora, an
nounces his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination of County Com
missioner in his card, elsewhere II
this issue. Mr.. Pierce is wei
known in our community ant
throughout the county, having serv
ed as Commissioner in previous
years:
On April 13, at Denton, Md. tn
suits of Mary A. Smith, Burroughf
L. Smith and Edna M. Smith agains
the Newten-M Mitchell Company, o
Elktan, for damages growing out O.
collision of the Smith automobile
and one of the defendant company
trucks in 1922 en- the Elkton
Perryville road, were settled for {
total of $4,000
Two youths, Robert Camblett anC
Gelso Tolson were each sentenced tt
ten years in the Penitentiary FOL
taking part in the holdup OF Mr.. anc
Mrs Robert Defur, of Magnolia, II
fodlllluOT6 F0C0HIly L hO wv e"AAS'
by the youths amounted to thirty
cents and the sentence by th'
Court was the maximum sentenc
allowed by the law.
A. Freehorn Brown, has filed suit
against Michael H. Fahey for $50,
600, which he claims is due him TO
services rendered the A. F. Brown
Packing Company, of which com
pany both parties are stockholders
The largest item is represented b.,
Mr.. Brown to be for salary, totalinf
$4,000. The Packing Company
recently went into bankruptcy.
An alarm of fire about l1:3O
Thursday morning called the Com
munity Fire Company engine, man
ned by crew, to Conowing. where a
fire was raging in the woods.
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