The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11

pointed primary teacher in Liberty
Grove public school.
The new High School at Perryville
is expected to be ready for occu-
pancy about February 1.
A great many cases of heavy
colds, grip and flu in a mild form
are reported throughout the neigh
borhood.
Found guilty of having muskrat
hioes in his possession during the
closed season Samuel Haberman, OF
Elkton, was fined $50 and costs.
The annual show of the Tri-State
Poultry Association opened on Mon
day, and will continue until Satur-
day, January 18th, in the Armory OF
Battery E, at Newark, Delaware.
Emerson r. Crothers, of Elkton,
was reelected secretary Of the Sen
ate, and Thomas J. Murray, OF Elk
ton, Journal Clerk of the House..
General Assembly of Maryland, IN
session at Annapolis.
Tuesday was cold day, the tenn
perature ranging low throughout
the entire day. In the early morn
ing Thermometers in different local
iIes in town did not all agree, some
recording as low as six degrees.
After remaining in delapidated
condition for several months, the
foot walk ON the west side OF the
bridge over North East creek on
Main street in North East, has been
repaired by the State Roads Com
mission.
Akin Homemakers' Club has
eaected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Presi d t, M + s.
howard Calvert; vice-president,
Mrs. Alexander Hasson; secretary,
MRS. Alexander Craig; treasurer,
Mrs. Robert Taylor.
Gle Past Masters Association Ct
Free Masonry in Cecil county has
elected zR. r. Atkinson, Of Port De-
posit, president; 4. 7. r. Ward, Elk
ton and Henry O. Hager, Chesapeake
city, vIce-presidents; u. A. Kirk,
Port Deposit, secretary and treasur-
}er.
At the December meeting OF the
Ninth District Farmers Club, hello
at the home of School Commissioner
]. Edward Crothers, at Zion, the FOL
rowing were elected as officers fol
the ensuing year: H. R. Brown,
president; p. N. Hansen, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Charles Morris, secre-
tary: John Reynolds, treasurer.
Commemoration of the Tooth an
niversary since the passage in 1879
of an act by the Legislature creating
free public schools in Delaware was
marked in Dover Saturday by a
luncheon meeting in the Peoples
Church of group of the States
leading citizens, men and women
actively interested in education.
Edward Popular, of Havre de
Grace, cunning on the Susquehanna
flats, shot canvasback duck
with a ring OF pure white feathers
around it's neck. This is said. to be
the first canvasback duck ever seen
on the Susquehanna fats with such
an unusual marking and Mr.. Poplar
took the bird to Baltimore to have
it mounted.
Walter Kenly, George Kenly and
John w. Collins, all of Perryvillel
who were arrested by Milton M
Balderston, Pennsylvania Railroad
detective, charged with stealing gas
oline and oil from the railroad ali
compressor station at Bush river
have each been held under $500
bond for the February term of Cir
cult Court for Hartford county.
The personnel of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Safety Committee, Perry
Vile district, to serve until .~-e 80
1929. is as follows: c. F. Drifting
ham, Chairman; F. C. Taylor. w
Harvey Morris. T. w. Reynolds, H
M. Fadeley, F. M. Baldwin, B. Y
white. M. B. Irwin and ]. Z. Rollins
Mr.. James Buckley, Superintendent
OF the Maryland Division, is Division
chairman.
During the absence of most OF the
family of r. H. Steuart from theil
home near New Bridge, on Saturday
afternoon, two men were seen on
the premises by three of the Steuar'
children. The men shot and carried
away four chickens. Another chick
en- was killed but left lying in the
yard when the children gave the
alarm, the men taking flight. MT
Steuart called up Sheriff Logan, al
Elkton, but as. the men were MOI
known by the children, nor couio
their whereabouts be traced. the OIL
flcers could take no legal steps.