The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-05-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Frost was reported in this neighborhood
on Thursday and Friday mornings OF last
week.
Milford Richards, of Colora. has pur-
chased the Kennard Riley property at
Rock Springs.
Elwood Balderston of Colora' recently
shipped TO city markets sixteen head OF
steers weighing ten tons.
q Falling on knife that he held in his
Hand Ross. the 8.year-old son OF joseph
worrilow. of near Zion, was badly cut.
Memorial Day, May 80, being legal
holiday, the National Bank of Rising Sun
& will not be open for business on that GATE.
$50. R, Biles of Rising Sun, has Pur-
chased the 1oo-acre farm in the Ninth
d;str;cr ffom the heirs of the late Clifford
Cook.
The pross receipts of the festival held
on Saturday evening last by the Rising
Sun base ball club. were something over
10000.
Or. Iohn G. Hopper, of Chesapeake
Citv. has secured Government position
at Washington and took up his new
duties last week.
Al the annual municipal election In
Elkton on Monday William II. Mackali
was chosen Mayor, Harry W. Pippin ana
Alfred Davis councilmen.
choir Of sixty FIVE voices from Phi'a-
delphia will journey to Elk Millsson Sun
dav 10 take part in the dedication OF the
new Latter Day Saints Church.
Milton Reifsnider has been appoint
ed to fill the place of the late John b.
Hanna, ofsBel Air, on the State INDUS
,yial Accident Commission, by Governor
Harrington.
T. w. Anthony, of Ridley Park Pa
owner of Maryland Lodge. "a local board
inc house in Elkton has sold his property
10 Mrs. Marguerite Blanton. OF Savannah
for $1,000.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mt. Pleasant
M E. church will hold Dime Social In
the hall, Wednesday eve. May 81. Ice
cream will be for sale. If stormy the
next clear evening.
George Potts, son of Bailiff Potts. OF
Elkton, was severely injured while riding
a motorcycle one evening last week, when
run into by an automobile. The motor
cyle was badly damaged.
lanes. Chandler, colored, tried before
Tustice Barley, in Elkton, on the charge
of usine razor on companion at Chesa-
peake City, was sentenced to six months
IN the House of Correction.
Dredging of the channel OF Elk Rlver
at Elkton. preparatory to starting steam
k-boat line between Elkton and Baltimore,
was started Monday by the Philadelphia
& Baltimore Steamboat Company.
Rufus B. Oldham, of Elkton, local
district superintendent for the Prudential
Insurance Company, who has been IN
moor health for some time past has been
placed on the company's pension list.
While making a connection of pipes
about the ice machine at the p E. Sharp
less Co. milk plant, in this town, on Fri
day last, Rowland Kyle, engineer, had
his left hand badly burned by escaping
ammonia.
In our report OF the committee meeting
n arrange for Farmers Day. which will
be held at Port Deposit Saturday. August
the name of E. Nelson James, o
Rising Sun, who was elected treasurer
was omitted.
Chester England, of near town, met
with painful accident on Friday LAST
While riding disc harrow. an obstruction
WAS struck and he was thrown off. His
rioht foot caught in the implement and
he suffered fracture of the ankle.
william w. Burkley. oleElktOn. ant
Iobu c. Hindman. of Rising Sun. who
last month were appointed magistrate:
for Cecil county, have declined 10 quality
because the passage of bill creating
police magistrate for the county hastaker
practically about two-thirds OF the busi
leess out of the hands of magistrates.
The Elkton Fire Department will parti
c;nate in the fremen's parade to be held
IL conjunction with the annual conven
tion Of the State Firemen's Association
at Havre de Grace. on June 7. and 9
The parade will be held on the afternoon
Of The second day. The company will
take thirty uniformed iremen and theil
wo automobile ere trucks and the Elktor
band of twenty pieces.