The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-08

Valentines Day.
Tuesday, February 18th, is LIN
coins birthday anniversary, also TINS
year, is Shrove Tuesday or pan
Cake" day.
The Sunday School Of Mt. Pleas
ant M. Z. Church will hold Pie
social on Thursday evening, FED
ruary IA.
Four large mushroom houses, at
Toughkenoman. Pa. belonging 70
Sam Cherrico, were DESTROYED by nre
Saturday, causing loss OF $lS'ouV.
The regular meeting Of the ". 9.
T. U. will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Jennie w. Taylor on THURSDAY
afternoon, February IA, at TWO
o'clock.
willis Melville, infant SON OF Mr.
and Mrs. Willis L. Ely, passed away
sunday morning. The body was
laid to rest in West Nottingham
cemetery.
A mock wedding was staged IN
Elkton last week, with the marrying
parson, Rev. Cope, officiating, Tor the
benefit of the Pathe News, and Cecii
county's Gretna Green will be in the
movies.
The Red Mems hall. in North
East, has been leased by the Miiiei
Shirt Company, New York, who Will
open branch factory, In the town'
giving employment to about forty
women.
Stockholders Of the Hotel Bayou
Company. Havre de Grace, at their
annual meeting elected the follow
ing officers: President. M Il.
Fahey: secretary, Mr.. Robinette;
treasurer, Judge Harlan; manager
VIM. p. West.
The Ground Hog had no d1fiiculty
in setting Ms shadow On Saturday N
this locality, il he had the courage
"a Venture out. It was clear ana
"a e with keen Wind blowing, that
made every lpuuceWsnt 1Nk
the home fres burning.
Clarence Robinson. aged ~ years.
of Hickory, Hartford county. was
run over by a train on the Maryiano
& Pennsylvania railroad, near Be'
Air, on the evening Of Jan. ~. Il
is alleged Robinson was sitting OF
The application for parole made
by Mrs. Grace CorthrOn, has been re-
fused. The woman was sentenced
to life Imprisonment in 1920. beint
convicted jointly with her husband
OF the murder of negro chaunei
from Philadelphia, near Charles
town, Cecil County.
The annual election by the ElktoL
Volunteer Fire Company resulted IL
the selection of the following di-
rectors for the year: H. Wiz.
Bouchalle, Fred H. Letter. Charles
Rambo, ID. J. Ayerst. H. W.. Lewis,
Frank j. Denny, Elwood N. Swoot,
Standley Evans, Norwood Atkinson,
William p. litter, Charles Mase-
mere and Howard Vincent.
The War Department has an
nounced that Lieut. Colonel Charles
M. Wesson will be relieved as COM
mandfng officer of the Aberdeen
Proving Ground on February 10,
and will be assigned as Military
Aide to the United States Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain. The persent
Aide to the Ambassador, Major
Metzler. is scheduled to assume COM
mand at 1the Aberdeen Proving
Ground.
Leonard Mackey. employed at H.
NJ. Duyckinck's garage, in this town.
met with a very serious accident on
Saturday night, when he was caught
between the service car and an A. T.
& T. Co, truck. as the service car
backed to take the big telephone
Company truck in tow. Mr.. Mackie
had both his legs badly crushed, ana
was taken to Elkton Hospital. Al
though no bones were broken the in
iurieB sustained are serious, and Mr..
Mackie will be laid up for some time
to come.
Decasto E. Mayer, refused new
trial. after conviction of grand lar
ceny Of the automobile. watch and
other effects of J. Eugene Bassett' OF
Annapolis, at one time instructor at
Tome School, Port Deposit, whom ne
was supposed to have murdered. but
whose body was not found, was CIV
en- life term, as habitual crimi-
nal, at Settle. Washington, on We'd
nesday last. His mother, Sarah e.
Smith, indicted with him ON the
larceny charge. was also convicted.
Love Point. popular Chesapeake
Bay resort. near Baltimore, is to Dc
extensively developed, corporation
with capital of $600.000 having
been formed for that purpose