The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
The Red Men of Cecil county held
at Elkton Monday night.

reunion at Elkton Monday night.
The public schools in the county re-
opened on Tuesday, September S. after
the summer vacation.
Falling at her home 10 Elkton, the wife
of Chief Judge Albert Constable fractured
small bone in her foot.
The annual convention Of Cecil County
Sunday School Association will be held at
PerryvilIe on Thursday, September a.
August broke the record for rapid
changes of Temperature extremes. 1t was
: also month Of snnsual dryness in this
locality.
An,onia Martone graduate of the
Cecil County High School, has been APP
pointed teacher in the Bloomsbury, Pa,
schools.
The Martha G. Francis property in
Cecilton was sold last week by James r.
Evans. Esq. Assignee, to Charles Blake
for 5000.
The EIkton Town Council has contract
ed with Levin Houston for making a
survey and map of the town with plans
for sewers.
lanes Whitaker, aged ID years, OF
North East has been committed to the
State Reform School for Boys by Magis'
trate Biddle.
Cecil Kirk, Of West Nottingham, is re-
ported to have rented the garage on West
Main street, in this town, and taken the
Ford agency for this section.
Tuesday, September IL, Defenders,
Day. being legal holiday in Maryland
the National Bank of Rising Sun will not
be open for business on that date.
In August there were 3o2 marriage
licenses issued at the Office Of the Clerk
of the Court in Elkton. an increase OF 90
from the corresponding month last year.
Clifford England. of Calvert. who was
recently kicked in the stomach by COW
and severely injured, was taken to Ger
man Hospital on Monday morning. Tor
treatment.
A flag raising. with appropriate exer-
cises. was held on Labor Day. Sept. 4, al
Town Point public school, The flag was
presented to the school by the American
Mechanics.
The Rising Sun team visited Eikton
Saturday afternoon and when the bal
,ossers representing the county seat go'
through with them the score was Eiktor
!, Rising Sun S.
George Bullock. Of Pleasant Hill. Ceci
conatv. has beer. sentenced TO six months
sio- the House of Correction for assauitine
and severely beating Walter Hancock. o
the same neighborhodd.
: The Epwofth League of James "a. z
Church this town. will observe Rally Dl9al
Sunday evening. Sept 10th. at E3s
o'clock. Special music will be one OF thu
features. Everybody welcome.
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The Ladies Aid Society of Harmony
n. p. Church, Rowlandville, will hold al
Ice cream festival on the church lawi
Saturday evening. September 9. Com
everybody and have good time.
A guide post has been planted at thu
corner of Main and Queen streets. by thu
Goodrich Tire Co.. marked: Elkton Il
miles. Calvert a, Bel Air rs. Conowing'
8. Farniington. connecting road, miles
: The Italian shoemaker. A. Rossi' VIII
has been in North East the past year
,ook French leave" early Wednesday
morning, of last week. bag and baggage
and carried away the footwear OF patron
that had been left with him for repair.
E,k,on Town Council has had Mali
street between Bow and North streets
treated with a coat Of heavy oil and to-
dressed with granite. If il proves salts
factory il Is probable that several NOR
sections viii be treated in. like manner
brakeman William Rittenhouse. who's
RIM Is on the, "Gilligan train" is report
~ 70 have been so badly beaten by
gang Of toughs who boarded the train a
Rock Run on Saturday evening. that
was necessary to take him to hosPHs
for treatment.
"A carnival will be held at bay Hie'
"wednesday and Thursday, September
and "a. Rising Sun Cornet Band wi
furnish music for the occasion both even
lues. Public is cordially invited. FANG
goods, store goods. all kinds OF eats wi
be found In different booths Ia carniv'
style. Proceeds for church purposes
III stormy next fair evenings.