The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-07-05


ed fomer Deputy Sheriff Albert
Buckworth as night officer.
Orchardists on the Maryland
Delaware Peninsula report prospects
bright for an abundant peach crop
this year.
Tke Community Fire Co. Band,
of this town, helped to furnish music
ON Tuesday evening for the Fire
mems carnival, at Aberdeen.
Referee in bankruptcy John
Biggs, Jr., has sold to George q.
Lilly, of Wilmington, for $500,
TIE White Crystal Beach property,
in Cecil county.
The members of Company +,
Maryland National Guard, will leave
Elkton on Saturday. for Camp Ritch-
ie, Cascade, Md, where two weeks
will be spent in summer camp.
Henry Hyland, Arthur Samuels
and Russell Dixon, colored, all OF
Elk Neck, have been lodged in Elk
ton Jail charged with rape upon LII
lian johnson, aged IL years. also
colored.
Harmony Cemetery Association
plans an all day picnic at the ceme-
terry, between Rowlandville and New
valley, ON July 4, when the grounds
will be put in shape and the Chapel
painted.
Rev. F. N. Bowers was appointed
to the pastorate of Rowlandville M.
r. Church at the recent M. p. Con-
terence. Rev. Clarence L. Dawson
was appointed to the Leeds M. r.
Church.
Thieves on Saturday night raided
the poultry house Of Horace Hal.
near town, and made clean sweep,
carrying dit everything in sight IN
the way df poultry. ABOUT one hun
dfsd c6icE en- 6slns sl5zea:
Diving from a springboard into
the waters on Bear creek, near Per-
ryyilIe, Milton w. Schorr, of Balti-
more. struck his head on submerg-
cd object, was stunned and drowned
before his companions could rescue
him.
A lodge of Elks has been instl-
tuted at navre de Grace with thirty
three charter members. Harold Il.
.opourn, of Perryville, was named
exalted ruler. The jurisdiction OF
the lodge includes Cecil and Hartford
counties.
A Clinic for cripple children will
be held ON Tuesday, July 9Th, at IL
a. M, at the New Health Center
George Building, Elkton. A spec
ia1ist will be in charge. Parents
are urged TO bring their cripple
children for expert advice.
The banks of Havre de Grace
have declared their usual semi
First National Bank per cent, the
Clrizens National Bank 10 per cent,
and the Havre de Grace Banking
and Trust Company = per cent.
Mrs. James Mulford has been ap-
pointed acting postmaster at Galena'
rent county, in place of Mrs Minnie
v. nadiey, who has held the ONCE
curing the last four terms, having
peen appointed originally during the
first administration of President
Wilson.
Arrested at Charlestown while
they were engaged in a game OF
crap, Samuel E. Harvey, WIZARD
,,archen, Samuel Hoffman, Henry
Uulley and j. H. Green, the last
named a negro, all pied guilty De-
1ore Magistrate Scotten and were
lined five dollars and costs, amount
to ten dollars each.
Norman McMullen, alias Van
Dyke, colored. has been lodged In
r;,kuon Jail charged with larceny OF
a watch from H. Conrad, OF Port
Deposit. The negro accosted the
white man, asking the time OF day.
then snatched the watch and ran
he was apprekended by Constable
Barrett and given a heaing before
Justice Roe.
The ladies of the Patriotic Order
of America, Camp No. IA, celebrated
the hrst anniversary of the institu-
..on OF their order here on Wednes-
day eyeing last. A large motor ous
brought twenty-five visiting mem
pers from Baltimore Camp, to en-
10y the splendid program that was
given by the members of tie local
organization in the public hall. Re-
treshments were served at the con-
clusion of the literary program
About one hundred were preset 10
enjoy the evening.