The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-05

Thursday next, 18th inst, is
Armistice Day.
The election passed off quietly in
our town. The day was bright with
sunshine, but crisp and cool.
Following the usual Halloween
: custom, mummers were out in force
Saturday and Monday evening.
The w. C. t. U. will meet with
Mrs. Ella M. Cooney on Thursday
afternoon, November IL, at two
o'clock.
The town of North East has ex-
perienced building boom the past
Year, when nineteenlnew houses have
been erected.
The upland cunning season opens
wednesday, November 10, when
it is lawful to shoot rabbits,
partridges, etc.
Mary E. Jones will sell at her
residence, at Harrisville, Saturday,
November 13, personal property and
household goods.
A. Cover, of Easton, Md, has
purchased the 210 acre Kendall
farm on the Chestertown-To colchester
road, for $4,000.
"A, large dredge, owned by the
Conowingo Co., contractors, is
dredging gravel from the bed OF
North East river.
Two bus loads of High School
children went from Calvert to the
Sesqui, Saturday. The Stiltz busses
from Newark took the panty.
The American Legion Post of
Havre de Grace has started a drive
for funds to purchase an ambulance
for the hospital IN that town.
After fifty years service with the
Pennsylvania railroad company, Will
] liam Johnson, of Port Deposit, has
Rbeen placed son the retired list.
\. The duck shooting season opened
ON the Susquehanna flats Monday
morning. Thousands of ducks are
reported on the feeding grounds and
gunners report good bags.
The frame building at Providence,
occupied by Garrett Steele, as a
pool room, was totally destroyed by
ire on Sunday morning, October
October "a, causing a loss OF about
$4,000.
Mr.. John Enfield, aged about %
years, of Street, Hartford county, was
found dead beneath his overturned
automobile on the Rocks road Oct.
"a, with his skull crushed. An in
quest was deemed unnecessary as
the mans death was due to an
accident.
A full attendance of members OF
the Ladies Aid, and all Others in
terested, is urged to be present at
the home of Mrs. j. T. Cameron, on
Cherry street, Friday afternoon, at
900 O'Clock, when arrangements
will be made for the annual supper
to be held on the second OF
December.
"A jury of view met at Peach
bottom Friday, to discuss the matter
of vacating certain river roads in
that vicinity. The view was held
at the request of the Susquehanna
Power Co., which is building the
dam at Conowingo and a number
of citizens interested were there to
protest against vacating the roads
without furnishing any others to
take their place.
The jury summoned by Coroner
Green, over the body of Cosley
Dalton, of the Eighth district, who
died recently in Union Hospital
Elkton, rendered a verdict: THAT
the said Cosley Dalton came to. his
death from injuries sustained by
being struck by car driven by
w. NJ Ellis, of Baltimore; that the
said accident was unavoidable on
the part of the said Mr.. Ellis"
The ice and storage plant of w. R.
OmlLu q Dun, OAlOio ASO ~ NN@~A
manufacturers, was destroyed by
fire early Wednesday morning, caus-
ing great inconvenience to their
business. BY good work Oxford
Fire Department succeeded in saving
the main portion of the ice cream
plant.
Harvey Brown had serious acci-
dent last week while picking apples
at the home of his nephew, Eugene
Brown, Goshen, Pa. The ladder
slipped and he fell to the ground,
Athe ladder falling on him. He was
N0und by Mr.. Brown and carried to
the house. His leg was broken
between the knee and hip. He was
removed to the Lancaster General
Hospital. Mr., Brown is So years