The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-30
Sunday next is New Years Day.

Sunday next is New Years Day.
The public schools of the county
will reopen on Tuesday, January 3.
vile Fire Company realized $1O3 by
the supper recently held in that
town.
A Glee Club has been organized
by students of Elkton High School,
with Miss Carrie E. Bryan as in
structor.
Mrs. Elva Gilpin Denney had the
misfortune to trip and fall at her
home in Elkton, few days age, sus-
tanning fractured rib.
Miss Emily E. Moore, North East,
has been awarded her degree of
Master Of Arts in the field of Ameri-
can History and Political Science, by
Cornell University.
John N. Mackall, chairman of the
State Roads Commission, announces
that the Perryville-H -Havre de Grace
vehicular bridge will be made toll
free in July or August of 1928.
The drive for funds for the Near
East cause, in Perryville, resulted
in $270 being collected. The Ar
menian needlework that was on sale
. added about STA to this amount.
r. P. Keppel, whose saw and grist
mill near town was. recently destroy
Id by fire, is rebuilding on the site,
nd expects to have his mill in oper-
ion again within about two, weeks.
4 North East Lodge, l. 0. o. F. has
elected Lawson Trimble, Noble
Grand; w. w. Gray, Vice-Grand; |;
R. o. Bailey, Secretary; J. F. Peach,
Treasurer, and G. Husfelt and j. H.
Shippers, Trustees
The property of the late Emory T.
Null, near HOLLYWOOD, Pa, was sold at
public sale Saturday, to Frank Esh-
leman, son of Clayton Eshleman, OF
Qpghesda, for $3.50. The property
contains four acres.
Christmas falling on Sunday this
year was in reality observed two
days--Sunday and Monday. Its OBJ
servance in our town and community
was quiet, happy family reunions and
dinners being the order.
Tie Victory Sparkler Company of
Elkton, has leased the Development
Company factory, at Chestertown,
and will open a branch fireworks
factory at that place about the mid
die of January, employing rs per-
sons.
The Commercial department of
Elkton sHigh School installed on
December 21st, the twelve new tpye-
writing. desks and stools which the
students purchased with money re-
ceived from a benefit moving picture
hela in November.
While doing seme work in the
Church of the Latter Day Saints OF
4 elk Mills, last week Jonathan Carter
fell down the cellar steps, fracturing
his skull and sustaining other in
juries. He was removed to a Will
mington hospital, but it is feared,
owing to his advanced years, his in
juries will prove fatal.
William j. Marshall, of Iron HILL
has docketed suit in the Circuit
Court at Elkton, for divorce from
Mrs. Helene Leone Marshall, on the
grounds of desertion. He alleges
they were married on August IL,
1918, in Somerville, Mass, and on
August %, 1920, his wife left him
They have no children.
At the morning service on Sunday
the Junior and Senior choirs render
ed beautiful Christmas Cantata
entitled 1.-THE Angelic Choir" A
large congregation was present and
enjoyed both the rendering OF the
cantata by the choir and the beauti-
full selections on the pipe organ by
Mrs. Paul Keen.
At the evening service Rev VIM
H. Micheals preached q fine Christ
mas sermon, There Was Not Room
FOR Them" to an appreciative con
gregatipn:
The private seheal Of Miss Mabel
Reynolds closed for the holidays on
Thursday last, The pupils OF tne
school on the closing afternoon gave
a play "Christmas Old, and Christ
.,,a..s New" in the Sunday schoe
nsNthe NJ. q. church.