The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-05


The Pen-Mar League will hold its
next shoot at Rising Sun on Satur-
day, March 6, beginning at 1880
o'clock.
Rev. w. G. Harris, pastor OF Elk
ton M. E. church, has been invited
to return to the charge the coming
Conference year.
The next annual meeting OF Mary
land Farm Bureau Federation will
be held in Baltimore on January
S, and Z, 1927.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
Bay View realized $50 by the play
1.-THE New Parson," given in the
public hall at that place recently.
The Scott Fertilizer Company, one
of Elkton's oldest business firms, has
closed up it's affairs and dissolved.
Its popular fertilizer formulas were
bought by a Baltimore concern.
Edwin S. Dorcus, at present as
sistant treasurer of Cecil county,
has announced his candidacy for the
office of treasurer of the county.
His card appears elsewhere in our
columns.
Harry Kirk, Star route mail car
rier from Chesapeake City post
office. had the misfortune to lose
two valuable horses recently, the
animals eating straw used for
bedding,
Hugh w. Caldwell, Superinten-
dent of Schools, attended the meet
ing of the National Educational
Association, held in washington,
D. c., on Tuesday, !, and, Wednesday
OF last week.
Fresh herring at Is cents per
pound, and muskrat at rs cents a
~Diece have made their appearance in
the local markets this week. Surely
these are harbingers of Spring.
Havre de Grace Republican.
The Aree Flooring Company, OF
Philadelphia, which recently pur-
chased the plant of the Rowland
Manufacturing Company, in Port
Deposit, has put it in operation
after being closed down for months.
The stand7pipe was painted this
week by E. j. Burns, steep'e jack, OF
Baltimore. An iron cover, with g
24-inch door, has also been placed
on the top of the stand-pipe to keep
birds or anything else from falling
into it.
: The Cecil County News, of Elkton
reports that the New Theatre and
New Central Hotel property in that
town, the former Community Play
house property, has been sold by
Harvey H. Mackey to Middletown,
Del, parties. The purchase price is
said to have been $60,0O0.
Edward C. Wilson, of North East
has been elected by the board OF di
rectors of the Farmers and Mechan.
ics' Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Cecil county, secretary and treas
urer, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the late Edwin ID. Car
hart, of Zion, who held the position
for a number of years.
Frank P. Conrey, chairman OF the
Chesapeake City Board of Trade
has called a public meeting of that
town and vicinity, to be held Friday
night, March 5th, to receive sugges
tions and, to form tentative pro
gram for Monday, July 5th, the
date assigned for formally opening
the new Chesapeake and Delaware
canal. The present improvements tC
the canal by the Federal Govern
ment are expected to be completed
several weeks prior to the time sci
for the opening.
Joseph Permurto, of Cokesbury
a negro settlement near Port De
posit in a quarrel with Walter ano
John Barrow, OF the Woodlawr
section, was struck upon the heae
with a piece fof iron pipe and suf
fered a fracture of the skull. Per
mutto was taken to Havre de Grace
Hospital and the Barrows lodged II
iail, pending the outcome OF hi
injuries. .Permutto's wife was giver
a suspended sentence, at the Decem
her term of Court for having liquor
for sale.
A correspondent from Port De
posit reports: Saturday morninf
$ found this part of the river free from
ice. Friday noon plane from thu
Aberdeen Proving Grounds dropped
bomb containing 100 pounds O.
T. N. T. north of the B. & 0. bridge
ard Immediately the ice moved to
ward the bay. WiSb the mouth o
the river clear. the ics from colum
hia and that section will have
chance to go out into tMe bay with
out causing any trouble.