The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-16

Garden makes getting busy.
Hog cholera is reported on the
premises of Ralph E. Bailey, near
Chesapeake Haven.
The ponies are nunning at Havre
de Grace, the Spring racing dates
being April IA to %, inclusive.
The Pennsylvania railroad is
irving our gasoline passenger
coach between Wawa and Oxford.
Ellis Barber has purchased from
William Wilson his fine farm, near
Calvert, and taken possession OF the
same.
The card of James P. Mccoy, OF
Cecilton, candidate for the Demo-
ocratic nomination of County Com
missioner, appears in our columns
this week.
The 4l7th stated meeting of the
New Castle Presbytery, will be held
in First Central Church, Whining
ton, Monday and Tuesday, April ~
and goth.
Charged with shooting colored
woman in Perryville, Jerry Marion
was arrested in Columbia, Pa, and
brought to,Elkton Jail, where he is
held for trial.
President Coolidge has reappoint-
ed John M. Reed, Jr., postmaster al
Chesapeake City, for term OF four
wears. The nomination was con-
firmed by the Senate.
w. Herbert Baker, of Elkton
r. d. 2, has announced his candl
dacy for the Democratic nomination
of Assistant Treasurer of Cecl.
County. His card appears in our
6iumns.
~ A large delegation from the
Fourth district appeared before the
County Commissioners last week to
urge the improvement of the road
from Appleton to the Pennsylvania
State line.
Bradley Salter, the 5-year-old son
of Mrs. Salter, keeper or tne &.
Turkey Point Light House, had his
eyes severely burned by spilling
bottle of chloroform over himself
one night last week.
On Wednesday of last week
Sumner Dean was severely burned
about the legs by the mixture escap
ing from a leaky sprayer which NJ
was using in the orchard on the
Dean farm near North East.
David R. Armstrong, of Port
Deposit, for many years in charge
of the B. c. Bibb Stove Company
Baltimore, has accepted the super
intendency of the Armstrong Stove
and Manufacturing Company a
Perryville.
S. S. Sawtelle, of Chesapeake
City, who for a number of years
conducted a drug store there, dispos
ing of his business some months age
to A. l.. Lyons. of Havre de Grace
and will start drug business in
Cape May, N j.
The Victory Sparkler Company
whose extensive plant is locateo
near Elkton, is reported to hav'
received the principal contract TO
fireworks for the Sesqui-Centennla
to be held in Philadelphia the com
ing summer and fall.
Shifting an, auto in the shov
room of the garage of Scott Wilson
& Son, on Saturday, Lester Wilson
ran it into the large plate glass
show window in, the front of the
building, with the result that tht
glass was shattered into hundreds O.
pieces,
The I'VE Sew" Club will meet il
the club room over Irwin's store
Rising Sun, at 200 O'Clock, OF
Saturday afternoon, April IT. Miss
Flynn will be present at this meet
ing. All members are urged tt
come and bring another member.
Rev. Robert Lee Stuart, o
N6WtpH, iowa, Will OSSuPy enS P"AP-'
OF Rising Sun M. E. church on
Sunday morning next, at IL O'Clock.
Rev. j. c. McCoy's subject in tho
evening, at 1880 o'clock, will be
The Way to Heaven"
The chemical engine responded tt
call from near Fremont, Pa, or
Wednesday afternoon. Sparks from
a burning brush heap set fire to
grass field on the farm of James
Buchanan, endangerirg buildings
The firemen who responded assisted
neighbors who assembled\in beating
out the flames with cedaS bushes
shovels, ETC., before any damage
:. was done.