The midland journal., 1916-05-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The annual town election will be held
ID Elkton, Monday, May ~.
AT Perryville's town election. George
B. Campbell. Harvey S. Ruuer and Willis
Gorrell were elected commissioners.
William E. Taylor. George W. Padley,
e. S. Short and John Anderson have been
elected town commissioners OF Cecilton'
The State Board OF Education has set
Wednesday. May II. as EducationalRally
Day for the schools of Cecil county. in
Elkton.
David ]. Lewis will deliver the COM
mencement address to the graduating
class Of the North East High School,
June 6.
The ss foot speed launch built at North
East for i. H. Eisenlohr, of Philadelphia,
was launched Saturday with special cere-
monies.
The annual Elkton Chautauqua under
the management Of the Pennsylvania
chautauqua Association. will be helo
June to June 10.
The rain on Sunday morning prevented
several from going on the special excur-
sion to Washington. But FIVE tickets
were sold at this station.
While walking along the Pennsylvania
tracks, near Perryville. J. P. Goodwin oi
Highlandtown. fell down a culvert 10 feel,
and sustained probably fatal injuries.
The Board Of Managers of the Union
Hospital at Elkton have elected Frank 3.
Evans, president; DR.. Howard Bratton.
secretary, and John H. Terrell. treasurer.
The warehouse at Colora formerly oc-
cupied by Brumfeld & Foster has been
rented by Tosh & Richards. who will
conduct general warehouse business at
the stand.
The Ladie Aid Society desires to extend
thanks TO the members of the Rising Sun
Dramatic Club and the Orchestra. fol
their generous contribution to the Parson-
age Fund.
Jefferson M. Boyd. of Perryville,
draw tender In the employ of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co., for forty years and
II months, was placed on the retired lis'
last month.
The official board of the North East M.
E. Church has unanimously adopted the
budget plan of church finances. The new
plan calls for raise of the pastors salary
from 5000 to $1,000.
The Epworth League of James M. E.
Church will hold acombined Anniversary
and Mothers Day service in the church
Sunday evening, May I4th. Special
music. Everybody invited.
In quarrel over girl in Elkton. Pear
Wright was shot and painfully woundee
+ by Wilbur freeman. both colored
Wright was removed to Union Hospira
for treatment. freeman left the state.
What was known for so many years as
McClenahan Granite Co., with quarries
at Port Deposit, has recently passed into
the hands and will be run by F. T. Ben
son. w. P. Cameron and Chas. Morrison
A festival will be held on the lot in tbs
rear of the public hall, in this town, Sat
urday evening. May 20. by the Rising
Base Ball Club. Plenty of good things
on sale. Music by Rising Sun Corne
~Bapd.
Miss Annie Arrants, of North East
won the first prize-$25o. and Mis-:
Emma Barnes. of Charlestown, the sec
ond prize--a $7s victrola, in the Ceci
County News Contest which closed or
Thursday of last week
The election for five com missioners o
the town of Rising Sun, held Monday
afternoon, failed to create much interest
there being but twenty-three votes cast
The old board was reelected as follows
II. M. Sterrett, Chas. S. Pyle. Eli T. Rey
We have received communication
relative to the Community Club at Liberty
Grove, but as the correspondent with
holds name from US we decline to publish
the article. Asa gurantee of good faitl
1t is necessary for the editor to know th'
source of every communication, which
does not imply thai the correspondent
name win appear in print:
- Al the End Of the Rainbow. the coined!
given by Rising Sun Dramatic Club OF
Wednesday evening Of last week. wa
repeated by request on Friday evening.
general admission of rs cents beinI
charged. and no reserved seats sold
The play was greeted by full house AM
an appreciative audience. The net re
ceipts were $s42o. The net receipts fo