The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Lent began ON Wednesday.


local market at IS cents per box.
A. large flock of geese, flying
north, passed over Friday morning.
Frank G. Pratt, Deputy Clerk OF
the ourt for Cecil county, for several
years past, has resigned.
Fish and oysters valued at about
$40, were stolen from the fish mark
ct of w. j. Wilson, in Port Deposit,
one night last week.
Four fox hounds belonging to j.
Alfred Taylor, of Elkton, were sold
by him to Massachusetts parties and
shipped last week by express.
The ambulance recently purchas
ed by the Joseph l.. Davis Post, No
At, American Legion, has been form
ally presented to the Havre de Grace
Hospital.
Charged with the murder of Chas
Ward, 29 years old, of Edgewood.
his daughters finance, Edward Ship
ley, of near Franklinville, is held
without bail at the Towson Jail for
the action OF the Baltimore county
grand jury.
Co. K Maryland National Guards,
of Centerville, as.enterained by Co.
E. at Elkton Armory on Wednesday
evening of this week, at which time
rifle matches, boxing bouts and
basket ball game were staged
between members of the companies
Miss Amy Crothers, student at
the Cecil County Agricultural High
school at Calvert, has been awarded
first prize, and Miss Marian Algard
of the same school, second prize, OF
fered by a large watch manufactur-
ing company, for the best essay or
Abraham Lincoln"
A divorce with alimony has beer
granted Helen G. Morris from her
husband, Missouri Morris, by Chief
Judge James P. Gorter of the Balti
more Courts. Mrs. Morris was
granted permission to resume hel
maiden name, Helen Loveless. Both
were formerly, of Chesapeake City.
The week of March has been
designated by proclamation by Gov
ernor Ritchie as a period to inform
Maryland World War Venterans OF
their right to reinstate lapsed wal
risk insurance. Information may De
obtained from the Central office OF
the United States Vetrans' Bureau,
Washington.
The badly decomposed body of a
colored man was found floating in tina
Susquehanna river at Port Deposit
on Feb. 21, and had evidently been
in the water for month or more
The man had been employed on the
Conowingo dam work, as on his coat
was a button bearing No. 24,606.
He was Unidentified as j. Edwards,
and had left the Conowingo plant on
December %.
DR.. r. G. Beachley, of Hagers
town, has accepted the position OF
State deputy health officer of Kent
Cecil and Queen Anne's counties
with headquarters in Chestertown
lie is dividing his time, starting his
). urK on the Eastern Shore and fin
ishlng the duties in Hagerstown fol
the next few weeks, after which ht
will move permanently to Chester
town with his family.
The State deputy's office, occupied
by DR.. Beachley's predecessor, DR.
]. Franklin, has been closed on ac
count of the combining of the rooms
of the Kent County Health Associa
ton with the offices for the new
State deputy. Miss Martha Trew
who assisted DR.. Franklin, Will con
tinue her secretarial work under tn,
new order.
The entertainment Friday even
ing, in the public hall, by Mr., and
Mrs. Arthur Well, who compose the
Apollo Duo, was a good one and was
thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, as
it was varied enough for every per-
son present to get something out OF
it.
This was the closing number. OF the
course, which as whole was very
good one. For some reason the en-
lertainments were very poorly patro
nized by the general public, and the
committee of citizens who sponsore'
them find quite large deficit to
1 meet as a result. The courses have
lever been run for profit, the main
kpose being to furnish the COM
ity with high class OF enter
emit during the winter months
until the past two or three
hey have proven self-sup-
liar meeting of the Wom-
titan Temperance Union
Eeld at the home of Mrs
Agner on Thursday. March
80 o'clock.