The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
hort Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
rull moon Friday, April >26.


Norris G.. Cameron has rendered
his resignation as postmaster a.
pcrryville.
Miss Lucy Stapp, of Chesapeake
City has been appointed clerk to the
Cecil County School Board.
During the first quarter OF the
year there were sold in Cecil county
s11,l2s.S3 in War Savings Stamps
Friday, April 26th, has been
desienated by President Wilson as
Liberty Day. Show your coiors'
Buy bond.
Walter Marmon, of Barksoaie'
was struck by a train near NeWark
on April and killed. He was ~
years of age.
Tho annual meeting of the Cecil
County Medical Society was held at
Union Hospital on Thursday, April
18, in Elkton.
About $4,000 was subscribed tof
the 9th District at the Liberty Loan
meeting held in Calvert high. school
on Friday evening last.
A meeting in the interest OF the
Liberty Loan will be held in the
public hall. Rising Sun, on Monday
evening, April 20, at 8 o'clock.
Rev. A. Burtis Hallock, of Bel Air
Maryland, will occupy the pulpit at
west Nottingham Presbyterian
3 Church on Sunday, April 2Sth.
Roberts Perkins, recently employ
ed by the Elkton Gas Company, has
enlisted in the Motor Truck Service
and reported at Columbus, Ohio.
Prof. A. B. Mcvey of Calvert High
School had the tor almost torn IRON
his automobile last week when it was
caught by low hanging telephone,
wire.
US Rev. P. P. Arnd, pastor of the
Elkton Catholic Church, will cele-
brate his silver anniversary TO Inc
priesthood with special services on
Sunday, April %.
William M. Reynolds, OF Colora'
has been elected director OF the
National Bank of Rising Sun, hlllng
The vacancy caused by the death OF
Samuel T. Wiley.
County Agent Knode has received
the blanks for the applications OF
soldiers now in the service, who de-
sire to be furloughed for the purpose
of returning to farm work.
Eighteen guards employed by the
Atlas Powder Company at their new
plant at Perryville appeared before
Deputy Clerk of the Court Purnell in
. Elkton. and were sworn in as officers
The ladies of the Red Cross have
been conducting a successful drive
in the interest of the Liberty Loan in
the town and vicinity this week
The result of their canvass will be
published later. n
ssDream of Fairy-Land," a cantata
by Chas. H. Gabriel, will be given II
the town hall by the students OF th'
Rising Sun School on Thursday eve
ming, May End, at O'Clock. Genera
admission 25 cents.
Opening meeting under care o.
Friends will be held at Octorar'
PEOPLES Church 4th Month 2Sth
at 2:3O O'Clock. Everyone is in
yited to attend, take part ana dis
cuss the best kind of work to pc done
the coming summer.
In order to make up for the los
time suffered by the schools OF caro-
line county since January, due TO th'
shortage of coal, all schools in tn
county will. continue their sessions
on Saturdays until the end OF th'
present school year.
A Navy League unit has beeh OF
ganized at Principle Furnace, VIII
the following officers: Mrs. 4. X
Levering, chairman; Mis-. Edwar'
Rutter. treasurer; Miss Mary K. WI
son. secretary. This unit is to d.
Known as the Principle Furnac'
Unit.
william Sunday, Of Conowingo
was arrested last week by Deput!
Sheriff Seth, and given hearing be
fore Magistrate Harry d. Jackson o
Perryville, on the charge oil selling
whiskey contrary to the local optiol
law of the county. He was hne'
$50 and costs.
A passenger train with twelve
hundred workmen from Baltimore u
the Aberdeen Proving Ground wa
held up by the military police OF
Tuesday of last week, searching TO
whiskey. 1t is said that whiske!
has been brought to the ground OF
these trains, hence the search.