The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15


members is on from November IL to
and including November 2S.
The Hartford county tax rate has
been fixed at $1.45 on the 500 for
this year, the same as last year.
President Hoover has issued his
proclamation designating Thursday,
November 2S, as Thanksgiving Day.
The upland cunning season open
ed on Monday, Armistice Day, but it
was not Armistice Day for poor
little bunny cottontail.
The Maryland tuberculosis Asso-
ciatioi will hold a clinic at the M. e.
church in this town 1000 a. m. on
Wednesday, November 20.
Handsome pulpit chairs of oak,
upholstered with Spanish leather,
have recently been presented to the
Perryville Presbyterian church..
Mrs. A. T. Abernathy, of Cherry
Hill, fell down fight OF stairs at
her home in that town Oh Wedues.
day last, and was seriously injured.
Worth Manlove, of CecilGor, has
heen; appointed Deputy She1I for
Cecil county, vice Joseph Short, re-
signed, and has assumed his new
duties.
j. w. .Foard, of Elkton, has been
notified by the Patent Office in
Washington, that he has been grant
ed a patent on novel automobile
self-starting device.
The New Theatre in Elkton, is
being extensively repaired. including
a general renovation and decoration
of the interior, and installation Of
new projecting machines.
A blinker light has been installed
at the corner of Main street and Del
aware avenue, in Elkton, particu-
larly dangerous corner, in the hope
al lessening the number OF accidents
thai point
The st. Lawn ding supply
company has the ct for tear
hg down the vacant uses on the
Perry Point Reservation. One
FOURTH of the houses on the reserva-
tion are being torn down.
Sheriff Logan surprised seven
colored men in Elkton in a Sunday
game of crap and invited them to
appear before Justice Scotten and
take their medicine, which was a
hne OF five dollars and costs for
each.
Representatives of the Susque-
hannaPower Company have asked
ior a hearing on the $6,OO0,O00 val
uation placed recently on stock OF
the Conoiwngo hydro-electric plant
and property. The hearing was set
for this week.
o. l.. Rogers, who recently sold
his farm at Greenhurst, has purchas-
ed the Stewart farm. at Zion, ten
anted by Bard Williams. MI. Rog-
ers and family expect to leave. the
latter part of November by auto for
California, where they will spend
the winter.
Miss Rena Rutter, of Quarryville.
Pa. last week sold to an antique
dealer, of York, valuable piece of
furniture. pie crust table. She re-
ceived three thousand dollars for the
table. which had been in the family
Tor many years, and is one OF the
lew of its kind in this country.
rhirty-two head of cows perished
in a fire that destroyed the bazaar
and sales stables of Jacob and Harry
Rudnick, in Middletown, Del, on
Nov. /. The steel roof on the build
Ing aioed the firemen in prventing
the flames spreading to adjacent
buildings. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
While driving to his home in West
Grove, Pa, on Tuesday afternoon.
the car of E. A. Morris, station agent
at Rising Sun, was struck by car
bearing a New York license and
travelling in the opposite direction.
The accident happened on the hill
this side of West Grove. The New
York car was going at too rapid
pace to negotiate the turn at that
point. and crashed into the sauto OF
MIR. Morris. wrecking the iatter's
machine badly. Fortunately no one
was injured. The New York driver.
who was at fault. paid for all dam
age to the wrecked car, amounting
TO over 500.
Miss Hazel Jackson, daughter OF
Mrs. Laura Jackson of Perry Point
was struck by truck while going
TO work in Baltimore, about Two
weeks ago, and taken to a hospital
in that city, where her mother found
her last week. Her mother not
knowing her daughters whereabouts
had appealed to the Missing Persons
Bureau for aid in locating her.