The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09


Monday next.
The young folks were in high
glee Monday morning, when they had
their first chance of the winter to
use their sleds.
A clinic for diseases OF the chest
will be conducted in Health Center,
Elston, on Wednesday, December IA,
ut 1O:SO ann.
FOR the first time since it was in
stalled, the American Legion Am
bulance Service did not receive call
in a seven day period, Nov. 2l-27.
Struck by an auto E. w. Dawson,
OF Stroudsburg, Pa, for years resi-
dent of near Elkton, is in serious
condition in Stroudsburg Hospital.
perryville Fire Company was
awarded second prize for the best
appearance in the firemen's parade
held at Coatesville, Pa, on ThanKs-
giving Day.
An Athletic Association has been
organized in North East, ana
strong team will be placed in the
susouehanna Base Ball League to
represent the town.
Winter was a little late in coming,
but it arrived Saturday night ana
sunday bringing a first class sleet
storm. that covered everything with
a heavy coating of ice and snow.
Travel by foot, auto or any other
way. was a slippery proposition on
Monday morning, and as the DAY
wore along and Old Sol got busy,
he made slushy and sloppy gong.
The body of the late Mrs. Evalyn
s. France, was on November ~ piac-
cd in the mausoleum built in Hope
we'll Cemetery, near Woodlawn, Dy
her husband, DR.. Joseph l. france.
The three -masted schooner Virgin
"a has unloaded 5000 feet OF heavy
bridge timber for the State ROADS
Commission, to be used in repairing
The State bridge over Bohemia rNer'
I'm lower Cecil county.
"a chimney fire called the cheml-
ca. truck OF the Community FIRE 20.
70 the dwelling of William Nickel
yey, Wilson avenue. on Friday morn
ing last. The blaze was extlnguisn
ed before any damage was done.
ernest Preston has purchased the
store and dwelling property in Co.
,ora. owned by Miss Hannah Boyie
and will conduct a general grocery
business there. The property was
formerly owned by the late VIM. i.
Fryer.
The Hytheham Club OF Port De-
posit, was addressed by MISS jessie
T, Snow, secretary OF the League Oh
Nations. on Non-Partismship Asso-
Citations, at public meeting OF the
cub. Tuesday afternoon, Decemper
9Th.
The coroner's jury summoned
over the body OF Mrs, Annie Skrlvan-
elk. of near Rock Springs, VINO was
killed in attempting to get out OF an
automobile, driven by her l3-year
old son, has exonerated the boy from
blame.
feature of the fortieth annual
meeting of the Peninsula Horticui
tural Society, to be held December
15 and Is, at Berlin, will be KEN
inisencas of Old Timers" by SIX
living charter members OF the so
ciety.
At the fall meeting of the Lay,
mems League OF the Episcopal Chur
ches of Cecil county, held at Elkton'
]. T. C. Hopkins, OF Port Deposit
was elected President, and Walter
Touchstone, also of Port Deposit
was elected secretary and Treasurer
Carl Hanna, son of d. d. Hanna,
near town, met with very serious
and painful accident last week, while
cunning. He was struck in the eye
by the end of twig, as he was going
through the woods. The eyeDall
was cut, infiicting very palnfui IN
Jury, but it is hoped that the sight OF
the eye will not be affected.
Last week railroad detectives ar
rested Frank Pennick and Alexan-
der Shelton, charged with steallng q
large carton of Camel cigarettes
from a freight car at Cromley Noun
tain. They were arraigned before
Justice ]. S. Scotten and held under
$500 for the next term OF court.
A District Rally of the improved
order of Red Men was held in North
East on Tuesday evening, Decem-
her 6, in Red Mems Hall. All the
Tribes OF Cecil and Hartford counties
participated, and large class OF
candidates was adopted. Warrior
and Chiefs Degrees were also con-
ferred.