The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-01


vania and some other States, went
into the discard Sunday.
The Maryland joint Chris
tian Endeavor Convention will be
held In Havre de Grace October 7th,
Sth, 9th and 10th.
The farm OF Howard Brown, near
Calvert, embracing S5 acres, has
been purchased by Walter J. Ander-
son, of Pleasant Grove, Pa.
Charged with non-support and
desertion OF his family Charles
Tharber. of, Media, Pa. was arrested
at Conowingo last week and lodged
in Elkton jail.
Hundreds of radio fans listened in
on the Dempsey-Tunney prize fight
Thursday night. The electrical storm
interferred greatly with the recep-
ton, but the returns were heard
fairly well.
A warrant has been issued for
the arrest of William Conner, aged
1S years, charged with attempting
to hold up John T. James, who
conducts a roadside restaurant near
Conowingo.
Miss Emily e. Moore, OF North
East, a well known teacher in the
public schools of Cecil county, left
last week for Chambersburg, Pa,
where She will teach History at
Penn Hall, school for girls at that
place.
The Whig reports Elkton BARRIERS,
who increased the price OF shaves
from Is to rs cents and hair cuts
from 35 to SO cents in September,
have been forced to cut prices,
fixing 20 cents for shaves and 40
cents for hair cuts.
AS will be noted by his advertise
Ament on our last page, Curtis Il.
NNIrwin has purchased the retail green
Ygrocery and provision business OF
Reed & Tosh, and will move ii to
his present location at the corner oil
queen q Cnerry streets.
e. Lincoln Haines, young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin L. Haines, OF
this town, underwent a successful.
operation Thursday last. at the home
of his uncle, DR.. Joseph Vanneman
The operation was for abscessed
gland, caused from measles.
The Beddell Textile Manufacturing
plant at Chesapeake City, which has
been idle for the past two years, has
been sold to Harry Carr, William
Dippel and Henry Carr, of Elkton
trading as the Del-Mar-Va Textile
Company. New machinery will be
Installed and the plant put in opera
tion at an early date.
Baltimore's well known evan
gelist, John Moses Baker. will begin
revival services Sunday, October 10
continuing until Sunday, October "a
in the Fork M. E. church, Fork, Md
Evangelist Baker will preach each
evening, excepting Saturday, and be
assisted by a large choir. Special
singing at evening service.
Arthur l.. Stebbins, Jr., and
Catharine Pleaska, both OF Col
chester, Conn; who motored all the
way from New England to Elkton,
to be married last week, met with
disappointment as the prospective
groom was under 81. Three other
couples were also refused marriage
licenses.
The sacred concert on the lawn OF
Mt. Pleasant M. e. church, Sunday
afternoon, was attended by large
crowd. The Community Fire Com
pany Band assisted with the music.
Rev. Mr.. Sharpless, former pastor
of the church, spoke. Subscriptions
and donations amounting to over
$3.50 were received, which will be
devoted to church purposes.
After spending 40 OF his "a years
in Jail, Abe Buzzard was arrested
again on Sunday on a charge OF
stealing chickens. When he and his
two companions were arrested in the
hills of North Coventry Township
near Phoenixville, they had wagon
load of chickens, automobile tires
and other articles alleged to have
been taken in raid on farms.
The body of Daniel Codogan, aged
AZ years, was found along the
Columbia & Port Deposit railroad
tracks, Tuesday, near Octoraro
Junction. The man had evidently
been run over by train.
Codogan had been employed at
the Conowingo dam operation, about
mile from where his body was
found. He leaves relatives in
Arlington, Mass. Coroner Green, OF
Elaxton, was notified, took charge OF
the body and made an investigation.