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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18

Havre de Grace is a draw
ing card this week, where the
ponies are running. Racing
started at the track at the head
OF the Bay on Monday and will
continue until the 26th of the
month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18

The Sunday school of James
M. E. church, Rising Sun, will
hold bake on the Hotel porch
in this town, on Saturday after
noon, April 10, at 2:S0 o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18

A roast chicken dinner win
be served at West Nottingham
Presbyterian church on Thurs
day evening, April "a, for BEN
eft of the boy Scout Troop.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18
REPUBLICAN STATE CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE
Former u. s. Senator France
Elected Chairman


The Republican State Cen
trail Committee for Cecil Coun-
ty, has elected former U. S.
Senator Joseph l. France, of
Port Deposit, chairman to fill
the vacancy caused by the rec
ent death of Fl. M. Mccullough,
of ElktOn.
At the Primaries to be held
in September, new State Cen
trail Committee will be chosen.
1t is currently reported that
John w. McCool, of Elkton,
will seek to be chosen a mem
Der of the Committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18
Date For Farmers Day

The Cecil County Farm
Council, composed of the allied
farm organizations in this
county, has selected Saturday,
August 16, as the date for hold
ing the annual Farmers, Day at
Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
this year. The program will
be arranged later.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to- Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Good Friday.
Sunday is Easter.

Good Friday.
Sunday is Easter.
Gardeners are very busy. {.
Fruit trees putting forth
their beautiful blooms.
Lawn mowers being put IN
trim for the summer campaign.
]. Harry Poist, of Elkton'
has been appointed dog tax
collector of Cecil county.
Frances Wilson, of Sylmar,
shipped last week 700 baby
chicks to Tarrytown, N. Y.
The ladies of Elkton Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star, real
lied $50 by the supper held IN
Mason's banquet hall, Thurs
day night.
The public schools of the
county closed on Thursday OF
this week for the Easter vaca-
ton and will reopen on Tues
day morning.
Two cases of diphtheria are
reported in Elkton. Seven
cases of the dread disease have
occurred in Elkton since Jan.
l.. with four deaths.
Pogue & Robertson, furniture
dealers of this town, and Ern-
est Biles, meats and provisions,
have place handsome new de-
livery trucks in commission.
The Senior Glass of Calvert
High School will give the
class play "The Bashful Mr..
Bobbs," Friday and Saturday
evenings, April 25th and 10th.
Mrs. Elsie Janney has been
elected president of the Ladies
Aid Society of Bay View M. P.
church; Mrs. Isabel Slicer, Sec
rotary; Mrs. Julia Reed, treas.
Farmers in the Earleville
section are losing numerous
chickens through the frequent
raids of poultry thieves, who
so far have not been appre-
hended.
A concrete pavement has
been laid on Cherry street, in
front of the properties of ]. E.
Brumfield and Norris Reyn-
Odds, making a very great i'm
provement.
During the high wind on
Monday afternoon of last week
the mushroom plant at Cherry
Hill was badly damaged, when
a shed was lifted from it's foun-
dation and the smokestack
blown down.
The Election Supervisors for
Cecil County have had the poll
books of the Third district
Transcribed into new books,
necessitated by the addition of
two new polling precincts in
Elkton.
Delegates have been elected
by the various tribes Of Red
Men and the Degree of Poca-
hontas, in Cecil county, to the
annual meeting of the Great
Council of Maryland, Improved
Order of Red Men, which will
meet in Ocean City, on April
% and "a.
But eleven votes were cast
at the Newark, Del, town cleo
tion on April s. G. G. Hubert
was elected to represent the
Eastern District; 0. w. Wild
does to represent the Western
District; Henry Mote to serve
one year, and w. ]. Lovett, to
serve two years, for the Middle
District.
The many friends of Claude
C.. Buck, who recently was
compelled to undergo ali opera
tion at Union Memorial Hos
pital, Baltimore, as the result
of a badly sprained knee suf-
fered several months ago, will
be glad to know that he is
again able to be about, al
though he is at present forced
to use cane.
Joshua Clayton, assignee,
sold at the Court house door,
Elkton, last week, the Z IL
acre property of the late Sam
uel Drake, in Cherry Hill, i'm
proved by two small houses
and a barn, to Joseph McFad-
den, of Providence, for $1,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18
Yeggmen Blow Safe In Bel Air

cSgIItH BIOW SAFE III BCI AIT
Three business places in the
town of Bel Air were robbed
one night last week. The veg
men blew a safe in the hard
ware store of F. Bond Boar
man, and secured $40. The
American Store and Variety
Store were robbed of about
$500 each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18

Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, of
Georgia. will speak in the M.
E. church of Rising Sun, under
auspices of the w. G. T. u, on
Wednesday evening, April %,
at s o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18

MISS EQQOTd Ou0Tludu is oil
Easter visitor at her home in
Easton, Md.
Mrs. Fannie Crothers, of
Baltimore, has been spending
some time with Mrs. India
Tosh.
Miss M. Lidie Stewart is at
the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ella Reese, in Philada., for
Easter.
Mrs. Margaret Pennell, Little
Britain, Pa, was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Duyckinck
last week.
Miss Eva P. Nutter is spend
ing the Eastertide with her
father, Rev. d. M. Nutter, at
Rockland, Del.
Miss Dorothy E. Moore, of
North East, and Alexander w.
Clark, of the same town, were
married on Thursday, April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. U. thinner
man and Sonny are spending
the Easter vacation with Mr..
Zimmerman's parents in Pal
myra, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bryan,
of Easton, Pa, were Rising
Sun visitors on Friday. Mr..
Bryan is a former resident of
our town.
Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds had as
guests on Sunday, her brother,
A. J. Minor, of Washington,
and her nephew, A. H. Minor,
Of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Pogue
and little son, William r. Jr.,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, are spend
ing some time at the home of
Mr.. Pogue's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue.
A reception was rendered
Rev. and Mrs. ]. c. Mccoy, and
family on Wednesday evening
of last week, in the church
parlors, on their return to
Rising Sun for another Con-
ference year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Ber-
linger, of Melrose Park, Pa,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Elois M.
Berlinger, to Mr.. John F. Por-
ter, Jr,, of Wilmington, former
ly of Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Cool, of Trainer, Pa, formerly
of Elkton, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Emma
Louise, and Wallace Dill, of
Marcus Hook, Pa, on Satur-
day, April 5th, at Trainer M. E.
church.
Announcement has b e n
made of the engagement of
Miss Josephine Hossinger,
daughter of Mrs. Joseph Hos
singer, of Newark, Del, and
Mr.. Julian C. Price, son of the
late Caleb Price, formerly of
Chesapeake City. No date has
been set for the wedding.
A shower was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Ewing on Thurs
day night last at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
l.. Ewing, near Rising Sun.
A pleasant social evening was
spent and Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing
were the recipients of many
nice gifts.
Miss Margaret Davis Nc
Cam, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. j. Mccain of North East,
and G. Andrew Mann, of Elk
Mills, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Mann, were married in Elkton
on Wednesday evening, April
2. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. r. Moon.
Invitations have been issued
for the marriage of Miss Helen
Virginia Edwards, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Neeper Edwards
CT this town, to Mr.. Harry Ste
phen Plummer, on Monday,
April 81, at the home of her
parents, at four o'clock.
The prospective bride is a
nurse, and Mr.. Plummer, for
merly of our town, is manager
of the American Store, in
lAvondale, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-18
More Soldiers For Aberdeen

The Secretary of War has
directed the transfer of the
10Th Ordnance Co, from Water
vliet, N. Y, to Aberdeen Prov
ing Ground, for station. This
company will be used at the
Proving Ground to restore and
to care for the railway and
other material at that post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Work At Safe HarbOr

1t is reported approximately
six hundred men are now en-
ployed on the Safe HarbOr, Pa,
work, which is preliminary to
the construction of the dam
across the Susquehanna river
at that point. Most of this pre-
liminary work is the erection
of bunk houses, commissaries.
storage houses, railroad spurs
and switches to facilitate the
delivery of materials and other
things that are necessary to es-
tablish material and engi-
neering base. All of this work
thus far is on the Lancaster
county side of the river.
The workmen have complet-
ed the construction of a tenn
porary bridge across a small
stream near the base. One of
the Golfer dams close to the
shore has been sunk in the
river and another completed
and ready for placement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
Cummings Family Tried On
Several Charges

In the Circuit Court at Elk
ton last week the Cummings
family, father, mother and
son, charged with numerous
thefts, were tried and found
guilty of larceny of a camera
from the bungalow of Michael
Honan, at Hance Point, as to
Norman Cummings; not guilty
as to Lydia and Wilmer Cum
mings; larceny of goods from
Rose bungalow, guilty as to
Norman and Wilmer Cum
mings, not guilty as, to Lydia
Cummings; larceny of goods
from James E. Gillespie, not
guilty, except in case OF Nor
man Cummings guilty of re-
ceiving stolen goods. The
woman was freed in each case
because, under the law when
husband and wife participate
in crime the wife is supposed
to be under the dominance of
the husband, unless rebutted.
Thomas Gardner, guilty of
carrying concealed weapons,
was sentenced to three months
in the House of Correction.
Jas. Young, guilty of break
ing and entry of clothing store
of S. Harris, and larceny of cap
and shirts, was sentenced to
Is months in the Md. House of
Correction.
Robert P. Herrick, aged II,
of Cooperstown, N. Y, plead
guilty of larceny of an automo-
bile near Conowingo. He
claimed to be a relative of the
late Myron T. Herrick, former
ambassador to France. The
case held under advisement.
The case of Charlotte A.
Shultz VS.. Thos. J. Burris was
tried befort a jury. The suit
resulted from an auto accident
near Galena, Kent county, and
was removed from that county.
Mrs. Shultz sustained injuries
about head and a fractured
skull, that impaired her eye
sight, and was awarded a YER
dict for 5000 damages.
The suit of Harrison T. Eng
land VS.. Herbert G. Clauser, for
unpaid balance claimed on a
promissory note was tried, and
a verdict of $122.16 awarded
for the plaintiff.
In the suit of Laura E. Mat
thews VS.. Virginia A. Laws,
growing out of a contract for
purchase of a farm, the jury
returned a verdict of 500 for
the plaintiff.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
THE ARRIVAL. OF KITTY
Senior Class OF High School
Presents Play

The play presented by the
Senior Class Of Rising Sun
High School on Thursday and
Friday evenings of last week.
drew two crowded houses, and
was much enjoyed by the au-
diences. The manner in which
the three-act farce, "The Ar
rival of Kitty" bristling with
fun and lively situations, was
given by the cast, won deserved
praise for every member, as
we'll as for their coach.
Charles Burkins was Ting,
a bell boy; Wade Goodman,
Sam, a colored porter; Troy
Kilby, William Winkler; Maud
Goodman, Aunt Jane, Wink
ler's sister; Alice Yocum, SUI
cite, Aunt James maid; Anna
Liske, Jane, Winkler's niece;
Raymond Harrington, Bobbie
Baxter, also masquerading as
Kitty; Horace Whitman, Ben
jamin Moore; Wildsie Kincaid,
Kitty, an actress.
The play was under the di-
rection of Miss Eva P. Nutter,
instructor in English at the
High School.
Rising Sun Orchestra of
eight pieces furnished music,
which added to the enjoyment
of the evenings.
The class is much gratified
at the reception given their
play, and at the liberal manner
in which it was supported by
the public.
The gross receipts from the
sale of tickets and advertise
ments on the program amount
ed to about $500, and a goodly
portion of this will be Melted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Cecil County Council Banquet

A countrywide agricultural
banquet will be held Saturday,
March 22nd, at the Calvert
High school. The meeting will
start promptly at 11.30 a. M,
with dinner served at noon by
the ladies of Calvert School
Improvement Association.
The occasion of the banquet
is the annual spring meeting Of
the Cecil County Council, an
organization representing the
farm women's organization Of
the county and sponsoring
work for the Improvement Of
county agriculture.
DR.. F. B. Bomberger, Assist
ant Director of Extension Ser
vice and Chief of Maryland
State Department of Markets,
will be the chief speaker. Miss
Lavinia Engle, Executive Sec
rotary of the League of Women
Voters of Maryland, will talk
on "Our Duties as Citizens"
The Appleton Homemakers'
Club will present the play,
Goose Money. The dinner
will cost $1.00 per plate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
FOREST FIRE SEASON
Timely Work Saves Farm
Buildings-Fire OF In
cendiary Origin

The season for woodland
fires is here. With a death in
Kent county this week from a
forest fire, the awful toll of this
menace is brought wildly be-
fore us.
Locally there have been a
few starts for bad fires, but it
so turned out they were just
caught before doing real dam
age. The most serious was on
Saturday afternoon, near Row.
landville, on the Caldwell farm.
I A small truck patch was be-
ing burned off, and the sur
rounding hundred or more
acres was included, as well as
barn, on the Morrison farm
being on fire, but quick work
saved it.
Some one set fire to a wooded
sage field near West Noting
ham, late Sunday night. The
neighbors quickly assembled,
with Sunday clothes, and with
a good spirit put it out. They
all agreed that it was a Gull
prit's trick to endanger the
surrounding property, as the
fire was started in three differ
ent places.
All are warned that it is not
necessary to secure a permit to
burn, but before you start to
burn be sure you can handle
the job you are undertaking.
The wind don't blow until you
start tie fire. You did not
know it would jump that far.
are all old. excuses. We have
had some good records for the
past two years. Let's make this
year equally good.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Field Day And Commencement
Dates Set

| The Board of Education met
in regular session on Tuesday.
March 18th. Those present
we're Fred Lewis, President;
Mrs. Eleanor J. Moore, Vice.
President, and J. e. Crothers.
The minutes of the regular
meeting of February 18th were
read and approved.
A letter from the Town
Council in re: Elkton Elemen-
tary School was referred to the
Board. In this letter the Board
tof Town Commissioners stated
the location of Bow street on
the West. This letter was
ordered filed with the deed to
the property.
After careful consideration
the Board passed the following
resolution:
Resolved: 1. That Senior
Glasses of the high schools OF
Cecil County be permitted a
trip to Washington under the
authority of the principal OF
the school.
2. That activities Of the
Senior Glass to raise money for
said purpose shall be limited to
the senior year.
8. That when said amount
of "trip is raised, all money be-
yond said amount of trip shall
revert to school fund.
4. The trip shall be limited
from Friday noon to Sunday
evening.
Further discussion of Bus
Insurance in the County was
had. The County Superinten-
dent was authorized to write
for rates of various insuring
companies.
The Board of Education then
paid a visit to the County De-
partment of Health where they
became acquainted with the
activities of this department as
it relates to school health and
welfare.
The date for Field Day for
White Schools was determined
and settled for May 2n0, and
for the Colored Schools for
April 5th.
Dates for the Commence
ment of the high schools of the
County was set for Thursday,
June 18th; for the Elementary
Schools, Friday, June 18th.
The County Superintendent
stated that the addition for
sanitation at North East had
been completed.
The meeting then adjourned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Rehecca C. Hopkins

Rebeca C. Hopkins, of Colo
ra, daughter of the late Thos.
is. and Hannah Hopkins, died
at Maryland General Hospital,
Baltimore, on Saturday. Her
funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon, with services at her
late home and interment in
Friends burying ground, at
Cobra.
The deceased was the last of
a family of five brothers and
sisters. She was born near
Liberty Grove, and her entire
life was spent in that neigh
'borhood.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
County Dairy improvement
Association

The Cecil County Dairy I'M
provement Association will be-
gin testing the first week of
April, with Mr.. VIM. r. Teeter
as tester. Mr.. Teeter has just
completed the Animal Hus-
bandry course at the Univer-
sity of Maryland and is to re-
ceive his B. S. in June, with the
1880 class. He is we'll qualified.
A meeting of the members of
the herd improvement associa-
ton was held Wednesday eve
ming, March 10, in the County
Agents Office at Elkton.
Breeders of purebred cattle
may, at slight additional cost,
enroll for the Herd Test" as
carried on by their breed assoc
citation. At the present time
we hear much about the over
production of dairy products
and a consequent lowering of
prices to the producers. Much
of this surplus is caused by
feeding and milking many low
producing cows which do not
return profit sufficient to war;
rent their keep. 1t is suggest
ed that dairymen keep record
of production of each COW in
the herd and that Improbable
ones be disposed of.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Maryland Press Association

y
The annual meeting of the
Maryland Press Association
was held at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel, Baltimore, on Saturday.
At the election of officers the
following were chosen to serve
for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, P. G. Stromberg, of the
Ellicott City Times; vice-pres.,
James p. Curley, Laurel Lead
er;; e. O. Diffendal, Westmin-
ster Advocate; sec.-treas., S.
e. Shannahan, Easton Star
Democrat; board of governors,
M. w. Worthington, Bel Air;
Earl Orem, Cambridge News;
Leo M. Moore, Havre de Grace
Ledger; r. H. Collins, Chester
town Transcript; ]. B. Finan,
Cumberland Times; S. E.
Shannahan.
Following an elaborate lun-
cheon, that was enjoyed by
about twenty-five of the pub
fishers, Governor Richie. who
was the guest of honor of the
Association, spoke on the Bay
Bridge project,
The Governor presented the
matter in a practical manner,
and made it clear that it was
not a political move, and that
no steps would be taken until
the commission, just appoint
ed by him, had made a thor
ough study of the project in it's
every phase and bearing on the
transportation problem Of the
State.
The Midland Journal was
represented at the meeting by
Evans X. Ewing,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Fall Proves Fatal

James r. Marques, aged Sd
years, son of the late John
Marques, of Elkton, was killed
on Thursday, March II, when
he fell from the roof of a
building at the Harlan plant
in Wilmington. He was an
electrician, and had mounted
to the roof of one of the build
ings in search of wire trouble,
and it is believed, slipped and
fell. He married Miss Minnie
Walters, of Elkton. His re-
mains were taken to Elkton for
interment Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Orphans Court

Bonds Approved-Nora r.
Price, admx. of Harry e. Price;
Carrie Brady Mccullough, ex-
ecutrix of Henry M. McCul-
Tough; Albert G. Goodnow,
admr. of Mary e. Goodnow;
Henry A. Magraw and Angus
time Herman Stump, exrs. OF
Alicia M. Stump; Susannah H.
Hagerty, gdn. of Mary A. Hag-
erty and John w. Hagerty.
Accounts Passed Third ac-
count of Harry w. Sherman.
gdn. of Cora B. Sherman; sixth
account of Florence B. Egee,
gdn. of Saml. ]. Smith; first
and final account of the Ma
tional Bank of Rising Sun,
admr. of Jennie e. Dennison.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Shooting OF Dog Leads To Suit

A suit for 500 damages for
killing a dog was heard before
Magistrate Scotch, of Elkton,
and the full amount of the
claim allowed. 1t was brought
by Lindsey Price, near Perry
vile, against Roy Pettegrew,
The evidence produced showed
that a shepherd dog owned by
Price was shot by Pettlgrew,
when it came into the latter's
yard. Also that the canine
was a valuable one, being
trained to carry messages for
his master, and had a note at
,ached to his collar when shot,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
An Isaac Walton League has

An Isaac Walton League has
been organized in Elkton by
sportsmen and others interest
ed in the conservation of wild
life in woods and game fish in
streams, and in the reforestra-
ton of hillside and retaining
ruinate land by planting rapid
growing trees, and a charter
applied for.
When the charter has been
received from Chicago a meet
ing will be chilled for adding
more memberS and adopting
a program especially adapted
to Cecil county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
Fire Destroys Fishing Sheds

The Salt1ng sneQS, uOat
house and other buildings s.s
the Gridiron Fishery on the
North East river, In Elk Neck,
together with their contents of
nets, poles, tanks, etc., were de-
stroyed by fire one night last
week. The buildings were
owned by the Y, M. G. A.. OF
Gainesville, Pa, and were leas-
ed by Capt. J. F, Berridge, of
|Tilghman's Island. The con-
tents were also owned by Mr.,
Berridge. The loss Is esti-
mated at about $4,000, with
only $500 insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-03-21
3,722 Carloads OF Strawberries

Approximately S,722 carloads Of
strawberries moved. by rail or truck.
from the Eastern Shore during the
season of 1929. according to summary
OF the marketing season, compiled by
R. E. Keller, of the Federal and State
Market News Service.
Based on these figures the crop ia
estimated to have returned 10 growers
of this section of Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia more than So 900, 600.
The shipping seaso ION the PENN.
sula the report cites. begun about May
ten DAYS earlier than the 1928 sea-
son, and closed in Delaware around
June Is.