The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-25
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Full moon tonight.

Louis Scout. Of Harrisville, has been
granted patent for milk can lock.
The 1oo-acre Cranstown farm near
Chesapeake City has been purchased by
Charles Bryson for $4,000
Frederick II. Haines. Of Eikton. has
been appointed member Of the State
Board Of Law Examiners.
Young America has had respite from
school this week on account OF the Teach
ers Institute. which has been in session
1t Elkton.
Francis Kennard, son of j Otis Ken
nard Of Harrisville. fell from the porch Of
the Rising Sun Grammar School and
suffered factured arm.
All the recent annual meeting Of the
.Atockholders Of the Marylaad Water Cone
pAny. OF Elkton, the old board OF directors
and officers were reelected
Charged with being arunaway Eugene
Tracy. aged IS years, Of Philadelphia.
was committed to Elkton jail last week
and the lads parents notified
sheriff J will Perkins has purchased .
portion Of the Elkton base ball grounds
from Deibert Brothers. 1t is understood
that he will head . company which will
erect factory on the site.
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Miss Nellie Shannon has resigned as
principal Of Rising Sun Primary School
and Miss Ethel Hall appointed by the
trustees 10 iil the vacancy.
The Dowie & Wheeler circus train
passed through on Saturday afternoon
enroute for Oxford. where winter quarters
have been taken on the Fair grounds.
Wednesday morning thunder gust was
accompanied by heavy downponr Of
rain that lasted most Of the morning and
gave everything good wetting down and
washing off.
Madeiin Craig, young school girl, Of
s aEarleville. was recently operated on by
DR. r: 6 Mcdowell who extracted a
needle two itsches in length, which was
imbedded in her hibs
The Rising Sun Library i now open on
Saturday afternoon from to p. M. as
we'll as on Saturday evenings from I to 9
r. n. Recent numbers od magazines will
be thankfully received
The last day ot,4sis month, which &C
ours Thpxs5aEy hext, is known as Hal
20. when il is customary for the
ing folks to mask, call on their neigh
bors and play all sorts Of pranks.
A meeting in the interest Of the Pro
gNessiye party candidates was held in
Port Deposit on Tuesday evening. adj
dressed by Gen. Winslow Williams and
Rev DR.. Grimmer. of Baltimore.
The new St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Church. near Warwick. was dedicated
Thuraday mofhing. Oct. 24. with special
services This church replaces the one
destroyed by fire last New Years Day
The Special Grand Concert Company
OF four persons from the Ithaca Conser-
vatory OF Music Entertainment Bureau
win appear at the Calvert Agricultural
High School on Wednesday evening,
November 8.
Colora Council. No. 81, Jr. O. U. A.
NJ. will hold their annual memorial ser.
= vice al Mt Pleasant M. E. church. Sun
day afternoon. Oct. ~. at ago o'clock,
Rev. T. A. II. O'Brien. of Port Deposit,
will preach the sermon. Everybody
welcome.
Saturday evening. as steam roller, tc
be used on the new State Road, being
built between EIkton and North East, was
passing through the covered bridge al
Red Mili. the structure collapsed. letting
the machine down into the creek. The
roller was badly damaged.
Democrats Of Cecil county held theii
first mass meeting d1xing the presen,
kampaign 10 the opera house at Elkton
iday night. when addresses were de-
ed bys Governor James H. Higgins,
Rhode Island, and Congressman !.
Marry Covington. Of Easton.
E. Fl. Worthington and family have
moved 10 the dwelling on East Main
street. occupied until this week by Mrs
= S. r. Ryan. who disposed of her house
sold goods az public sale on Monday. and
<sslf rnake her home wifh her danohtar
MRS. w. X, Terry. in Perkasie. Pa.
A Wilson. Marshall covingson, Con
stable club Of the Sixth District was or,
CANNED last Thursday evening with
membership Of about 100 voters. This
following officers were elected: President
Dr. G. S. Dare; vice-presidents. W. +.
Fryer w. M. Pogue; secretary. Cecil e.