The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-15
Briefly Noted News

MT. DdVlu Culicu HAS puiChooOu
new Buick car.
The Tome School, Port Deposit,
will close for its Christmas vacation
December Goth.
West nottingham Academy closes
for the Christmas holidays on Fri
day of this week.
The public schools of the county
will close on Friday, December 22
for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Frances Taylor, of Rising
Sun Elementary school faculty, is
driving new Pontiac coupe.
Miss Mary Thomas and Gladys
Hambleton have secured positions at
Bata's shoe factory, near Aberdeen.
Among. our gunners who have
been deer hunting in the mountains
are George Cox, and Howard
Wright.
Russell johnson asst ed in
the A. & P. store Saturday morning
in absence of the meat manager, Mr.
Edgar Wilson.
S. w. Fitzgerald is erecting a
large garage on his sawmill prop
erty at Porters Bridge, for the hous-
ing of his trucks.
The Sunshine Glass of the M. E.
Church held a business meeting and
social at the home of Mrs. R. H
Kier on Monday evening.
The Wilson dwelling on Cherry
Street, lately vacated by Robert
Love and family will be occupied
by Bruce Williams and family.
A card party will be held in the
High School auditorium of this town
on Tuesday evening, January 49,
under auspices of the Lions Club.
The City Tailors' plant in Elkton
dyers and cleaners, owned by Omer
L. Carson of Havre de Grace, has
been purchased by Alexander Onizuk
employee.
The 5th grade of the Rising Sun
Elementary school recently Joined
the Red Cross, each pupil contribut-
ing little donation in money. Also
the 9Th grade joined.
Mr.. Frank Jugler and son laid a
new concrete walk from st. Agnes
Church to the town walk, last week.
Mr.. Jugler is also painting his new
BARN when was recently erected y
The Ladies' Aid held their an
nual Xmas party in the basement
of the M. E. Church on Thursday
Following covered dish luncheon
at 1880, a program and social hour
were enjoyed.
Some unknown drunken driver
crowded DR.. George NJ Knauf off
of the road near Rock Church, caus-
ing him to strike culvert damag-
ing his car badly, late Sunday night
The Doctor escaped injury.
The barn of the farm of State
Senator Cecil SQUIRE near Wood
lawn, was destroyed by fire early Sat
urday morning, Dec. 2, burning all
the contents including a horse, and
an automobile. 1t is said the origin
of the fire is unknown.
James M. 3. Sunday School will
hold their Xmas entertainment on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 20, at
7:45 o'clock. A silver offering will
be taken at the door. They are
planning that Santa will be pres
ent and treat the entire Sunday
School.
According to William A. Codd,
chief auditor of the State Roads
Commission, five counties in the
state had made overdrafts totaling
$66,501 in their lateral gasoline tax
accounts during the last fiscal year
The report also shows that Cecil
county was good to the tune OF
$20,193.
Checks amounting to over $4,000
have been mailed out by the various
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Christmas Club members. The two
banks in Elkton, distributed about
$780, 900, while the balance was sent
out by other banks in the county
The total amount of money Is far
in excess Of last year.
A case before the Magistrate in
Oxford, Pa, last week, was that OF
Commonwealth vs.. Ernest Jenless,
Rising Sun, charged with operating
an automobile while intoxicated
Aug. 25. 1899, the defendant plead
guilty, and was put on probation for
three months, and to pay the costs
within ten days, and file a bond in
the sum Of $500, in his own recog-
nizapce,
Howard Bruce, Democratic ma.
tional committeeman for Maryland
since 1926, on Saturday fled by mail
his candidacy for the party's Sena.
torial nomination.
He took this action forty-eight
n onru after Conafor DodnlsAfo eaoL