The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-07-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

in ElktOn, mas Deen purCAooou ~
Daniel L. Krauss for $500.
Governor Harrington has appoint
ed Powell F. Johns, Justice OF the
Peace for the First district.
Oil was placed on the street in
front of the Burlington residences
this week, as a dust allayer.
For falling to register under the
Compulsory Work Law, Lee Collins
of Peruvian, was fined $17.S5.
The festival held by the Ladies.
Aid Society in Cameron's Grove
near Perryville, on Friday evening
netted $S5.62.
The hardware business of Andre"
Anderson, in North East, has peeh
purchased by George Wingate, VINO
will take possession Sept. 1.
The gross receipts of the Carnival
held in North East on July by the
Red Cross and the Navy League
amounted to more than $500.
The new State bridge over the
Little Elk creek at Red Mill, at the
western limit Of Elkton, has been
completed and opened to traffic.
u. Leslie Pyle, who for a number
of years has held a position in the
National Bank of Rising Sun, has
heen appointed assistant cashier.
The recent Chautauqua at North
East did not prove a financial sue
cess, and the guarantors have de-
cided not to sign up for another
year.
Unknown parties entered the
garage of Campbell Bros, Port De-
posit, one night recently and stole
tires, lamps, spark plugs and other
accessories.
Work was resumed on the Sylmar
road this week, after shutdown
of several days on account OF the
sforce of men turning their attention
TO harvesting.
Coal dealers of Rising Sun, Colora
yand Rowlandville, have appealed to
the county fuel administrator TO
help them secure a supply OF coal
for the coming winter.
4 On account of the company not
being able to get coal, the slate
auarries at Cardiff, Hartford County,
have closed down, throwing a num-
ber Of men out of work.
Rural Delaware "went dry" Sat
urday night, June 80, leaving Will
mington the only oasis for thirsty
camels in the Delaware desert.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has put a number of women to
work between Elkton and Iron Hill,
doing the greater part of the work
formerly done by section gangs.
The festival given by the ladies
of Upper Elk Neck, for the benefit
OF the Red Cross and Union Hos
pital,. June 20, was quite a success,
netting $5742, which was divided
equally between the two benef1ci-
aries.
The residents of several OF the
towns along the Port Deposit &
Columbia Railroad, in the upper
part Of this county, have appealed
to the Fuel Commissioner, to assist
them to get coal shipped for next
winters supply.
The weekly Chronicle" of EN-
mittsburg, Md. published for the
4 past forty years, owned by Sterling
Gait, and one of the best county
newspapers in the State, has sus
pended publication on account OF
the increased cost of production.
The Cecil County School Board
has transferred Prof. Guy Johnson
for several years past principal OF
North East High School. to Chesa-
peake City High School. Prof. J
Marshall Thompson will succeed Mr.
Johnson as principal of the North
East School.
DIR. Alexander D. McConachie, oi
Baltimore, Medical Reserve Corps
u. 8. Army, who went to France
with special hospital unit. Is the
chief surgeon Of the head surgical
section, and in charge of the eye
ear, nose and throat department OF
an American Hospital in France.
Pedro Luciani. 81 years old, Of
Dennison, Ohio, was taken to Union
Hospital, Elkton, Tuesday morning
of 5ast week, suffering from an in
Mug hip and foot, the result of an
accident at the bridge near Charles
town while riding his motorcycle
He claimed that an automobile
I. struck his machine, but local officials
gould find no evidence OF this. His
INJURIES were painful but mol
Serious.