The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-04-01

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days and eggs are selling in ouI
stores at 25 cents per dozen.
Perryville High School realized
$40 by the presentation at Perry
Point of the play go Slow, Mary" +"
John Cooper, of Charlesto wn. has
purchased the o.. G.. Schwal6e farm
OF 1875 acres, situated in the First
district, for $2,500.
DR.. w. w. Davis, Secretary of the
Lords Day Alliance, spoke in Rising
Sun M. E. church Sunday morning
on Sabbath Observance.
The Pennsylvania Joint Stock
Land Bank purchased for $1,000, at
trustees sale, the 102 acre Griffith
farm in the Ninth district.
Sixteen Beltimore singers, dancers
and entertainers presented their sec
ond annual entertainment for dis
abled soldiers at PerryvilIe Hospital
on Sunday.
Charged with assault with intent
to kill John Collins, of Conowingo,
VIM. x. Terry, of the same place, is
held under S2,5OO bail for appear
ance at court.
Prof. Marshall Thompson, for sew
eral years past principal OF North
East High School, has announced
that he will resign at the end of the
present school year.
The small frame barn on the pro-
perty of John Cameron, on THE
Ridge" north of town, was destroy
ed by fire of unknown origin about
$3.50 Sunday evening.
Dr.. Howard Bratton has been
chasen President of Board OF Mana
ger of Elkton Cemetery Co. div
idend of $500 per share has been
declared, the first paid for several
, years.
Rising Sun now receives an extra
mail from Philadelphia, the south
bound passenger train arriving here
at l:12 p. m., delivering mail. The
new arrangement went into effect or
Monday.
A meeting of the Chautauqus
lgrarantors was called for Thurcday
evening of this week, for the pur
pose of selecting dates for the Chau.
tauoua to be held at Rising Sun this
Summer.
Accidentally stepping off . boat at
Arnold's Bar, Elk River, youne
man named Sullivan met death by
drowning Friday morning. Deccas
cd was 19 years of age, and was
from Wilmington.
The principals of the various high
schools in Cecil county, attended q
conference of high school principals
from Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot and
Cecil counties, held in Chestertown,
Friday afternoon.
After April 1st. st. Mary's Episco-
pa Church, North East. will be II
charge of the Rev. ]. Fred Virgin
rector OF Trinity Church, Elkton, OF
the p. E. Churches at Chesapeake
city and st. Augustine.
A chimney fire at the home OF
Harry Krauss, near Farmlngton
at eight o'clock Wednesday morn
Ing, sent the chemical truck OF the
Community Fire Co. to the scene
and the burning SCOT was soon extin-
guished.
The town election, held in North
East on March II, resulted in the
reelection, without opposition oi
President William ]. Cameron and
Commissions Warner GRAY and
Walter |. Smith. The holdoyel
Commissioners are Sylvester Preston
and H. R. Shallcross.
Inspector l. K. Atherton rer
hog cholera to exist on the premises
Of Roy McVey, near Greenhurst
This. is the fourth outbreak reported
in the neighborhood> within the last
two weeks.
The disease is said to have been
brought to this locality by the pur-
chase of hogs, that originally came
from an infested district, at public
sale.
An unknown colored man was
found along the B. & 0. tracks neal
Childs station on Wednesday OF last
week, and taken to Union Hospital
; where he later died. He had evil
IDENTIFY been struck by ttrain. Ills
skull had been fractured and Other
injuries were sustained. There were
no marks by which he could be IN
Identified. The victim was about 80
years of age.
Prank Shelley, of West Grove, has
started suit in Chester County Court
asking $4,000 damages from Lewis
w. Taylor. whom he charges with
alternating the affection of his wife