The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-20


Singerly Fire Company, of Elkton,
has changed its annual carnival
dates to August 1927.
The annual Rally Day for the
public schools of Cecil county will be
held at Elkron on Friday of this
week.
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Gamers are Offering farmers in
lower Cecil county, $40 per ton to
grow sweet corn, and $3.50 for to-
matoes.
Prospects are for a good straw
berry crop on the Eastern Shore,
with the early varities nearly ready
for picking.
Two car loads of cattle that failed
to pass the tuberculin test were
shipped from this station last week
to Baltimore.
The Ford sedan of Frank Bryson,
near Elkton, was stolen Friday night
while parked at Elk Mills, and has
not been traced.
The banks in Rising Sun will not
be open for business on Saturday
evening, May 2S, ON account of the
holiday, Memorial Day, Monday.
The congregation of Elkton Pres
kyterian Church, has voted to in
crease the salary Of their pastor,
Rev. Irwin Wagner, $500. per amman.
The treasurer's report Of the
recent carnival held by Hayre de
Grace Fire Company and the Hos
pital in that town, shows about
$1,000 will be cleared.
Reports from various sections OF
the Eastern Shore, where peas are
canned extensively indicate that the
crop, for harvesting next month, will
be large one this season.
The new bungalow OF j. Leroy
near Elkton, was destroyed
by fire of unknown origin on the
night of May 6. A large chicken
house was also burned.
The body of Chester Moore, OF
Rising Sun, who fell into the river
while engaged at work on the Como
wingo dam on April 9, was recover
ed at Rock Run on May Z.
A vacancy occurred in the post
mastership at Cecilton on April 29.
The receipt OF applications by the
United States Civil Service will close
June l. The Salary of the office is
$1,000.
In the recent short story contest
held by the League of American
Penwomen, second honors were
awarded Mrs. David Scott Frazer, OF
Elkton, for her manuscript. The
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A number of Caroline county as
paragus growers made trip to this
county, last week, and inspected
some of the large asparagus beds
in various parts OF Cecil. They
were met by County Agent Bart1l-
son, who conducted the tour OF
inspection.
Mrs. Katherine N. Travers, OF
Aberdeen, was killed almost IN
stantly on the evening of May 10,
about seven o'clock, when her Dodge
sedan collided with a truck OF the
Consolidated Gas and Elertrlc
Company ON the Philadelphia road
between Short Lane and Aberdeen
DR.. F. H, Benjamin. Veterinary in
charge of Tuberlin Testing, in the
Ninth District of Cecil county
reports that the test has been given
to IS lots of cattle, numbering SS7
head, of which 305 reacted to the
test. The percentage of cattle con-
demned in the area 7was S4.zf'
Seventeen cattle owners refused the
test.
Contributions received by the
Cecil County Chapter OF American
Red Cross for the account OF the
Mississippi Flood Relief Fuud
amount to s1,277.76 SO far. The
county's original quota was Sl,-
10000. The appeal has met with
splendid response. More money
rs needed for the fund, and the chap
ter will be glad to forward any
nrthSr contl buttons.
A lighted match carelessly thrown
on the floor by an employee at the
Wilson 4 McNamee garage, in -Rls-
ing Sun, about four o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, caused blaze that
instantly assumed threatening pro-
portions. An alarm was sounded
but fortunately the services OF the
firemen were not peeded,as hand
extinguisher was brought into play
and soon had the blaze extinguished.