The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-07-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
hort Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
,lO4.Al HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

wishing for rain.
The long drought is having a seri-
Gus effect on crop prospects.
Rock fishing is at its heighth in
the Susquehanna River, and anglers
are making good catches.
All tenters at Leslie Camp this
rear are requested to decorate
their tents with National colors.
w. D. Bratton has sold his resi-
dence at the corner of High and
Bridge streets, Elkton, to George r.
Davis.
The Government is extending the
Proving Grounds at Aberdeen, hav-
ing taken in ground up to the edge
Of town.
D. T. Mills has sold his farm near
Elkton to v. l.. Laws, of Ell Campo,
Texas, and will shortly leave for
new home.
The excessive heat on Saturday
caused horse to drop dead at the
railroad bridge near the top OF
Gtubbs hill.
The Board of Education has two
scholarships at the Maryland State
Normal School to award, but has re-
ceived no applications.
Miss Elizabeth Powell, of Chesa-
peake City, has received an appoint
ment as teacher at the Plymouth
school near Conshohocken, Pa.
The gross receipts of the festival
held July 4 by the ladies of Charles
town M. E. church were $l46.55.
The sum of $8482 was cleared.
G. F. oliver, formerly of Aikin
has bought the garage and all the
stock and building of the Port De-
Dosit Garage from E. l.. Robinson.
Two bungalows have been built
on the William West property near
Rock Springs, at the chrome mines
and will be used as boarding houses.
The second annual trapshooting
tournament will be held at Better
ton, July 81 and August 1, and $500
in cash and trophies will be awarded.
Rev. B. A. Matzen, pastor of Zion
and Rock Presbyterian Churches,
4 has accepted call to Berwyn, Nd.
and expects to leave for his new
charge August 18th.
The local Exemption Board last
week received orders to send rs men
to Camp Meade on July %, and also
that all new registrants must DC
ready for an August call.
The Town Commissioners have
4 been compelled to call halt on
.,prinkling of the streets, owing TO
water in the wells at the pumping
station being at low stage.
eIIclen c." the new freight boat
built at the Chesapeake City yard
was launched last week. The boat
is owned by j. Groome Steele and
will be used by him in the grain
business.
The tax levy made by the Com
missioners of Cecil county provides
$4,000 for our schools. This is
$1,000 more than has ever been
given by the county in any one year
for school purposes.
During a recent heavy gust light
ming struck telephone pole in front
of the residence of Mrs. M. r. Clapp
near Port Deposit. The pole was
ret afire and the flames scorched the
front of the house and broke several
l|windows.
Having engine trouble, the pilot oi
the northbound mail airplane Was
compelled to make landing al
North East Tuesday of last week
The landing was safely made near
the High School, but the plane was
SO badly jammed that it was neces
sary to take the mail on to Phiiadei'
phia by train.
The Epworth League OF Zion M
Il. Church has elected Alfred
Churchman, president; Mrs. 5. 1
Hail. first vice-presldent; MIS-. Van
Pelt, second vice-president; May
johnson, third vice president; Ann;
VanPelt, fourth vice-president; MRS
Joseph Worrilow, treasurer; Ginore
Crothers, secy.; Elizabeth owens
organist; Rhoda Churchman, assist
ant organist.
Government officials swooped dowi
on the Aberdeen Proving Grounds OF
Saturday and arrested S5 slaeKef'
A for failure to exhibit the proper gov
ernment registration cards. The!
were taken to Baltimore and givel
hearing before U. S. Commissions
Gupplee. A majority of the men ar
colored men. Several of those ar
y xksted we're Immediately inductet
INTO military service.