The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-09

The road in Elk Neck, leading to
Red Point, is receiving coating OF
gravel.
Governor Ritchie has appointed
E. Kasby Davis, Forest Warden
for ecil county.
The dates selected for Chautauqua
at Rising Sun this year are June 1o
to Is, inclusive.
Did YOU see the beautiful sunset
and wonderful double rainbow
Saturday evening ?
The schools of the county recon
vened on Tuesday morning, after
the Easter vacation.
Easter was appropriately celebrat-
ed in our churches with timely ser
mons and special music.
The Maryland Tool Company has
dismantled it's plant at Elkton,
moving the machinery, etc., to
Buffalo, N. Y.
The residence property of George
w. Oldham, in Cecilton, was SOLD at
public sale last week to Frank
Hessey, for $275O.
Plans are being made to organize
a co operative cannery company, and
TO establish canning house on the
outskirts of Elkton.
About 500 was cleared by the
Senior Glass of North East High
School, which gave minstrel show
in that town one night last week.
Rev. w. S. Morrow, for the past
six years pastor of Nottingham, Pa.
Presbyterian church, has rendered
his resignation, to take erect
April 13.
According to base ball fans. Ell
William, for several years past
of the Perryville team. will
he seen with the Elkton aggregation
this year.
The State Roads Commission plans
to have five miles OF concrete
shoulders built to the State roads
between Galena and Chestertown
this spring.
Thirty ladies of the town of North
East have signed the charter for g
degree of Pocohontas. Installation
service will be held in the neal
ftrre by the Great Chiefs from
Baltimore.
Que of our contemporaries won
ders why Maryland does not clean
NIP along her roads as does our
sister state, Delaware. Even paper
and small rubbish are gathered UT
along Delaware's important high
ways
The seventy-sixth annual confer
ence of the Maryland District
African Methodist Protestant Church
will convene in Providence Church
Elkton, on Wednesday, May 18th
continuing in session until the
following Monday.
The members of Perryville ku
Klux Klan rendered a farewell party
to Rev. and Mrs. ]. Thomas Price
at the M. E. church, in that town
last week. The pastor and his
wife were presented with purse
containing va substantial sum oi
money. Rev.'Mr. Price has become
the pastor of Madeley M E. Church
in Wilmington, Del.
Deputy Sheriff Albert Buckworth
of Elkton, went to Pittsburgh, Pa.
last week, to bring back to this
county, two men under arrest there
charged with stealing an automobile
at Conowingo, owned by Stone &
Webster, the contractors who have
commenced work on the proposed
hydro-electric plant there. The cal
is said to have been found IL
possession of the thieves.
The garage of Brown & Smith, al
Port Deposit, having been entered
: at night by unknown parties, ar
electric bell was connected up with
all entrances. The bell sounded
one night last week, and Mr.
Brown went to the garage with
gun. The intruder was covered and
constable Paxton sent for. The
man gave his name as Dempsey
He was lodged in Elkton jail for
hearing.
Charles Davis, colored, Of Nortf
East, recklessly driving Nash car
crashed into the Packard roadster
of George w. Pennington on the
Fix Neck road Magistrate Owens
fined Davis $3.50 for driving a ca
while intoxicated. The negro was
also required to pay the damages
to the car and the cost Of the trial
in all about $350.0O,
The w. C. T. U. will meet witt
Mrs. ]. c. Mccoy on Thursday
, April Is, at 2 p. m.