The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Frost on Wednesday night, and
this the middle of June.
The Woman's Club of Elkton
cleared 500 by their Evening OF
Frivolity."
Bay View M. P. Church will hold
Children's Day services on Sunday
evening, June 10, at 8 o'clock.
rne public schools of the county
closed on Friday for the summer
vacation, and young America is
happy.
The M. Helen Mackie dwelling
cEssed by Miss Margaret Anderson
ivr $500.
A total of $2,075.59 has been re-
ceived in contribution by Cecil coun-
ty Red Cross for the Mississippi
flood sufferers.
A clinic for diseases of the chest
will be conducted in the Health Cen
ter, Elkton, Wednesday, June 22, at
1890 a. m.
Prof. E. w. Haviland has resign
ed from the faculty of Tome School
for Boys, Port Deposit, after 2S
years service.
A divorce has been granted Laura
B. Monger, of Conowingo, from
lessee Monger, on the ground OF
: cruel treatment.
The fifth annual rural women's
short course will be held at the Uni
versity of Maryland, College Park,
June 13-1Sth, inclusive.
The City Council of Elkton has
fixed the municipal tax rate for the
ensuing year at S5 cents on the S1O0
which is the same rate as the past
year.
In response to strong plea by the
dairymen of the county, the Com
missioners of Cecil County have ap-
propiated $4,000 for resident vet
/ erinarian.
~ The State Firemen's Association
in annual convention at Annapolis,
last week, at its session Thursday
nlgnt, selected Elkton, as the place
OF meeting next June.
, Children's Day was observed at
Rising Sun M. r. church on Sunday
morning last. The exercises were
In charge of the Sunday school, and
the cantata 1.-THE Awakening was
presented.
Charged with transporting liquor
Lang t. Smith, of Elkton, is held
under $500 bail for the Federal
Grand Jury by U. S. Commissioner
Carm. Smith was arrested at
Georgetown. Del.
Given hearings in Baltimore, and
found guilty on the charge OF max
ing liquor on their premises, Amos
ANA Curtis Sutphin, farmers OF near
principio, this county, were each
i.Aed $3.50 and costs.
For the second year, Miss Muriel
Ewing, of Port Deposit, who is
sophmore at the Women's College OF
Connecticut, won the silver cup CIV
en- for the highest individual score
III the track meet held recently.
Luscious home grown strawber-
ries have been coming to the local
market for days past and some nave
sold as low as two boxes for twenty
five cents. This is the lowest straw
berries have been in the local mar
ket for some years.
A number of our Fire Company
members enjoyed the excursion py
poat from Chesapeake City, to An
napolis, on Thursday last, ana W.T.
messed the parade of tiremen, held In
connection with the State Fireman
Convention.
North East, Elkton and Chesa-
peake City Companies participated
IN the parade.
All eyes and ears were turned to-
ward Washington on Saturday
where Capt Lindbergh, was being
accorded a royal welcome on his re-
turn to this country from his New
York to Paris nonstop airplane
hight. Radio listeners had the plea
sure of hearing President Coolidge
and Captain Lindbergh speak, as
well as hearing some Of the other
welcoming features.
Az airplane, flying very low, cir
cled over town shortly before seven
O'Clock Sunday evening, and landed
on the Stubbs farm, at Halrisvilie'
The aviator stated he was from
Bridgeport, Pa, and that he had lost
his hearings and landed in order TO
find himself" He stated he want
ed to reach Wilmington before DARK
and ascertaining the direction ana
instance said he could make it in tif-
teen or twenty minutes and immedi-
! ately hopped OF.