The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24

n0SuHy, JUNE 1H'
Delaware automobiles in 1928
will bear tags with black lettering,
set on background Of white. The
same color combination is now used
on Maryland tags.
Oliver Haines, colored, OF ROCK
Run, has been lodged in Elkton jail,
charged with shooting and killing
his wife and seriously wounding
Jack May, colored.
Miss Blanche Ford, of Elkton, a
recent graduate of Western Mary
land College, has been appointed
musical director of the Carroll coun-
ty schools for the coming term.
The Elkton Banking & Trust Co.,
executors of the estate OF the late
John H. Kimble of Oxford, Pa. has
sold the latter's warehouse business
at Elkview to Elwood P. Chambers.
A single span, steel girder bridge
over the Pennsylvania railroad at
Heisler's Road, north OF Charles
town. is to be built by the State
Roads Commission, to replace the
structure destroyed by fire about
two years ago.
A chimney blaze at the. home OF
Paul Gamble, on Mount street,
shortly before O'Clock Thursday
afternoon, brought the chemical ap-
paratus to the scene and a hand ex-
tinguisher soon put out the blaze
without any damage being done.
A Gideon rally and bible dedica-
tion will be held in Havre de Grace
on Sunday, July 10th, at which time
bibles will be placed in all the hotels
and the hospital in that town. The
details for this meeting are to be ar
ranged by the Maryland Camp OF
Gideons.
Suit has been entered in the Har-
ford County Circuit Court by Harry
c.. Whitney, of Havre de Grace,
against Stone Webster Company e.
al. in connection with the total loss
,by fire of the plaintiffs ice house
and sheds in Hayre de Grace last
December.
s. o. Perkins, of the Bureau
OF Soils, Department OF Agriculture
Washington, has begun the work /oi
plotting the various soils, roads anu
.at.,wns OF Cecil county for the I; w
ernment, assisted by w. II. Moore.
OF the University of Maryland Elk
pertinent station.
A card party was held Monday
evening, June 20, at the hendricks
Democratic Club, in the 10Th ward
Baltimore, for the benefit OF ST,
Theresa's Church, Port Deposit. A
number of Rising Sun people attend1
ed. Mrs. George Othmoth was the
hostess.
The festival held on Tuesday eve
ming, at Sylmar, by the members and
friends of the M. E. church, was well
attended and literally patronlzed.
The gross receipts amounted tc
Sis. Music for the occasion was
furnished by the Community FIRE
Company Band, of Rising Sun.
Judge Preston, in the Hartford
County Circuit Court last week SEN
fenced William X. Terry, OF Como
wingo, to three years in the penlten'
tiary. Terry was recently convicted
of assaulting and attempting TO XII
John Collins, also of Conowlngo, II
front of the Court House in Bel All
last February.
willis C. We'll, who for the past
two wears or more has conducted &
garage business and Ford agency OF
West Main street, in this town, mas
sold his property and entire bust
ness to George Sloan, of Oxford, Pa,
who has taken possession and VIII
conduct. same under the firm name
of The Rising Sun Motor Company
A truck loaded with sand belong
inc to Thomas, Bennett & Hunter
contractors, and standing along the
T. lSlnR SuQ-SylmdI AOe1u
work of putting. shoulders on is In
progress, was driven on Saturday
evening, by unknown, parties. The
sand was dumped and the empty
truck returned. to its place along the
roadside. An easy way OF obtaining
building material without paying for
it.
A clinic for babies and children
up to seven years of age, will be held
in the Sunday school department OF
Rising Sun M. E. church on Thurs
day morning, June SO, between the
hours of 10 and IL O'clock.
Fhe clinic is under the auspices OF
the State Department OF Child Hy-
giene and parents are urged to bring
the little ones for examination and
receive advice, that will be given
entirely free of charge, and may
prove of great benefit in the connec-
ton of some serious health defect.