The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18

was the SaLuruay-OuHudy guest Ol
her aunt, Mrs. Clara B. Keen.
William L. Ryan, of Hopewell,
Va, was a Saturday-Sunday visitor
with his family in Rising Sun.
Miss Agnes Cherry, of German
town, was recent guest of Mrs
Mary Cherry and Miss Louise
Worthington.
The marriage of Miss Grace May
Tull, daughter of Mrs. M. A. Tull, OF
Betterton, and Frank Whitehouse, OF
Baltimore, was announced this week.
John S. Reisler and David B. Nc
Doweil, of Calvert, attended, the ban
quet and annual meeting of the
farmers Corporations held in Balti-
more on Wednesday.
Conowingo lake will in time be a
fisherman's paradise. 1t is to be
stocked with millions of fish by
Pennsylvania and Maryland, ano
closed to fishing for three years.
The Susquehanna Hose Company,
of Havre de Grace, has elected Percy
Coakley, president; Leo M. Moore,
vice-president; Harry Crawford,
secretary; Edwrad Way, treasurer.
At the annual meeting of Rose
Bank Cemetery Association, at Cal
vert, on Jan. 10, the old board of
directors and officers were reelected.
C. M. Reisler, secretary and treasur-
er, has held this Office for So years
Thieves entered the chicken house
of Henry Slicer, near Bay View, on
Saturday night and stole all his
chickens except two hens and one
rooster. The car, with Pennsylvan-
ia license tag, was seen in the road,
near the house.
The Byrd South Polar Expedition
has radioed that the cape at the en-
trance Of the harbor OF the Bay Of
Whales has been named IN honor OF
Commander John Rodgers, son OF
Admiral and Mrs. John A. Rodgers
Of Sion Hill, near Havre de Grace.
A violent dispute between Tyra A.
Yale and Preston SeylOr on Thurs
day night, over bill, resulted in
Seyler being stabbed at the home OF
he former, on the road leading from
Conowingo to Dublin. Yale is held
under bond of $1,000 for his ap-
pearance in Circuit Court.
A shipment Of gravel was made
recently to Barran Quilla, South
America by the Charlestown Sand
and Stone Corporation from its
Charlestown plant. The gravel is to
oe used in the city's filter plant
The gravel was shipped by train to
Philadelphia and then transferred to
ship.
A Crysler car belonging to Thorn
as Mayor, of Elkton, was stolen on
Thursday night while parked along
street in that town. Early Friday
morning it was found in possession
Of four young white men, near Bal.
.imore. They were taken into Gus.
tody and will be brought to Elkton
later. They gave their names as
Wm. Bailey, Edward Cassidy, Fred.
erick Bergran and Edward Pever.
sac.
A bill sponsored by the Chester.
.own Fire Company will be offered
in the Maryland Legislature, provid,
ing for State aid toward mainten
lnce of volunteer companies in the
smaller towns. 1t provides for 6
tax of two per cent on insurance
companies doing business in the
State. 1t is thought the aid sup.
piled would tend to discontinuine
carnivals now held for obtaining
maintenance funds.
| Miss Frances Brown, daughter oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Brown, of Ok
ford, Pa, has returned to the home
of her parents. Miss Brown, who
was an Oxford High School student
ran away with her fathers hired
man, Guy Redman, in April
last, and went with him to Salt Lake
City, Utah, from where she wrote
her parents on Christmas. Mr.
Brown went west and induced his
daughter to return. Redman de.
serted his wife and two children
when he took the girl away with
him.
The auto of DR.. w. T. Morrison
of Elkton, was stolen one evening
last week, from in front of the Pro.
gressive Club headquarters, in that
town. The doctor left the engine OF
his car running as he stepped to the
door of the club building, and glanc.
ing back he saw a thief drive his car
away. No clue of the missing car
or thief has been obtained.