The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-13


Easter holiday.
Friday, 18th inst, is Arbor ana
Bird Day, so designated by proclaim
alton Of Governor Ritchie.
The town fire hydrants have been
given a new Spring dress OF vivid
red paint, with white trimmings.
A clinic for diseases OF the chest
will be conducted in the Health Cen
ter. at Elkton, on April aS, at lo:So
A. M.
Easter Sunday was bright with
sunshine, but with cold wind dow
ing, havy wraps and coats felt com
Portable.
June 2s to July z, inclusive, are
the dates selected by the Elkton FIRE
Company for their annual carnlHal
this year.
Contracts for the planting OF sugar
corn are being made with farmers at
SIS per ton, by Cameron Bros, VINO
viii operate the Rising Sun cannery
this year.
James Reese Clark, who has serv-
ed as one Of Sheriff G. Clinton Lo-
gan's deputies for the past year. mas
resigned to engage in the automopiie
business.
Following a quarrel with girl at
a dance in Newark, DEL, VIM. l..
Jones. colored, formerly OF Eikton'
shot himself in the head, deatn re-
sulting almost instantly.
Appropriate services were held IN
our churches Easter Sunday, the
bright music and beautiful norai
decorations adding much to the I'M
pressiveness of the occasion.
A two act comic operetta, Hearts
and Blossoms" will be presented D5
the music classes of Elkton HigL
school. on Monday evening. Apri
16, at s o'clock, in the New Iheatre.
Elkton.
John Boyd and VIM. Morrison are
reported to have made the mrs.
catch of herring in the Susquehanna
river this spring on Friday last.
kabove the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge at Perryville.
Mrs. John w. Lowe. Of Baltimore,
who before her marriage was MIS-.
. elizabeth Merritt, of Eikton, has
oeen elected president of the Wo
mans Eastern Shore Society OF Bal
rimore. for the ensuing year.
A meeting OF the Cecil County
welfare Association will be held Ia
the Court House, at Elkton, on Fri
day afternoon, April 13. A large At
tendance OF those interested in wei
fare work in the county is desired.
VIM. ]. Snyder has sold his dwell
ling property on South Queen street
to w. w. Mask, of Wilmington, anc
purchased lot from Mrs. d. n
Brown, of West Main street. where
hc has broken ground for the erec
ton of a new dwelling.
The small frame dwelling. on
South Queen street, formerly occupi
ed by Mrs. Caroline Brown. but tina,
for years has been vacant, has beeL
purchased from Job w. Kirk by VIM,
j. Snyder who will tear it down ano
use the timber for the erection OF q
garage on his dwelling property.
Forest fire last week at Cokes-
bury, a negro settlement near PORT
Deposit, spread to large dance pa
yilion. that was totally destroyed.
Asbury church was threatened b9
the spread OF the fire through tne
woods, and Perryville Fire Company
was summoned and checked tnt
flames.
Arthur l. Lawrence. coiored, OF
Cokesbury, near Port Deposit, dice
suddenly of valvular heart trouble
on April 8. Lawrence had just re-
turned from Union Hospital, Eikton
where he had been receiving treat
ment for a stab wound in the foot.
and was apparently getting along al
right until stricken with an attack
of the heart.
w. Cottrell, Business Manager OF
the United States Veterans Bureau
Hospital, Perry Point. has been
transferred to a similar position In
Chicago, Ill. Nose Friedman has
I assumed charge of the work at
kerry Point. Mr.. Friedman was
brneriy Of Chicago.
G Norman Logan. AGED twelve years
proved himself young Zero last
week. when he plunged into tne
water at the Leslie dam recently
constructed for fire purposes anu
saved his little four year old 2rotnei
Ralph who had fallen into the water
The boys are children OF Mr. NSno
Mrs. Ralph Logan. Of North East. /,