The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-07

last week,
The gross receipts of the recent
carnival held by the Havre de Grace
Hospital were $500.
Thomas N. Kay, Jr., of Elk Mills,
has been awarded a four-year schol-
arship at St. Johns College, Annap-
oils.
Wednesday next, Oct. IL, is Co
lumbus Day, legal holiday in Mary
land, and thirty other states Of the
Union.
A pear tree in the yard OF Agustus
Brumfield, in this town, has put
forth blossoms for the second time
this year.
Passenger service on the Delaware
City Railroad was discontinued on
Sept. "a. The freight service will
be continued.
Wednesday, Oct. IL, Columbus
Day, is a legal holiday. The banks
in Rising Sun will not be open for
business on that date.
At recent meeting of the Water
Witch Fire Company it was announc-
ed that $2732.03 had been cleared
at the carnival held in Port Deposit.
The Merchants of Elkton have
changed the date for holding their
annual Fall Dollar Day Sale, from
Thursday, Oct. 9Th to Wednesday,
Oct. 18th.
John Murphy, of North East, has
been sentenced to six months in the
House OF Correction, by Magistrate
owens, on the charge Of habitual
drunkenness.
The rain Monday night was an
unusually heavy one, that gave the
ground a good soaking, and also
tempered the hot wave that had been
making swelling humanity complain.
Samuel Sweatment has purchased
at Executors sale, the Mccoy farm
OF $50 acres, $50 acres tillable and
100 acres valuable trapping ground,
for $4,000. 1t lies two miles east
OF Odessa, Del.
The weatherman says Saturday
last was the hottest October 1st in
seven years, and we are ready to be-
lieve it, with the mercury up in the
....ct.es. We might remark that
Saturday was not the only hot day
we had within the past week.
Geo. H. Felpel, aged rs years, SON
of Philip Felpel, OF Port Deposit, fell
overheard from wharf, in that town
and was drowned. He was waiting
for the return of the moonlight ex-
cursion. The body was found Wed,
nesday, by Lott Pearce, brother-in-
law. Coroner green gave certif-
cate of accidental drowning.
Jockey Freddie Armstrong, OF
Lexington, KY, died at the Havre de
Grace Hospital early on Wednesday
morning of last week following in
juries sustained the Monday pre-
vious, when he fell from the Audrey
Farms Spanish Aster at the Havre
de Grace Race Track.
Raymond Graham, of Blythdale,
charged with driving car while he
was under the influence OF liquor.
and exceeding the speend limit OF
forty miles an hour, was fined by
Magistrate Owens, of North East,
$3.50 and costs on the first count and
$1O0 and costs on the second. In
default OF payment he was sentenced
TO the House of Correction for nine
months.
Albert McCardell was forced to
the side OF the street, at the inter-
section OF Queen and Cherry, Sunday
evening, to avoid being struck by
reckless auto driver who was coming
south on Queen street, as though no
one else had right to be on the
street. McCardell's car struck the
electric light pole at the corner, in
front OF the public hall building, with
such force as to break the pole COM
pletely of at the ground. Strange
to say McCardell's car was damaged
but slightly.
Miss Verna Grason, who is a great
lover OF flowers, has a beautiful col
lection OF dahlias in the yard of her
home on Cherry street. Both single
and double varieties are to be seen,
in propulsion OF blooms, gorgeous
in delicate colorings and of almost
every conceivable shade. Some of
the largest and most beautiful
blooms of the wonderful collection
are from plants grown from seed
this year by Miss Grason.
In the adjoining yard of G. s.
| Nields are to be seen also profu-
Psion of beautiful blooms that bring
Joy to the heart. 81