The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Thursday next is Thanksgiving


Charles Heverin was fined SIS and
costs by Magistrate Lewis, of Elk
ton, for cunning without license
While playing with a corn cutter,
Master Albert Kennedy, of Zion, had
the misfortune to cut the end off
finger.
The phblic schools of the county
will observe Thursday and Friday
Nov. 2S and 20, as the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Calvert Ladies' Aid Society will
furnish the dinner for Cecil Detec-
tive Association in Rose Bank Hall.
December IL.
Sixteen boys and sixteen girls OF
the Elkton colored school subscribed
S69 to the War Work Fund collected
in this county.
Thomas Run M. E. Church, Bel
Air, celebrated it's 136th anniver-
sary on Sunday, November 17th,
with an all-day meeting.
The pupils of the Eighth grade at
the Newark, Del, Grammar School
have issued an attractive little news
paper called the Eighth Grade Bull
letin."
Near Providence, this county, a
large number of walnut trees will be
converted into lumber TO be worked
up into gun stocks and airplane pro-
peiler blades.
The ladies of Rowlandville M. P.
church will hold their annual
Thanksgiving supper on Thursday
evening, November 20. Oysters and
poultry in abundance.
1he Maryland State Roads Com
mission has awarded the contract
for moving the old timber bridge
ovei the Sassafras River to E. H
Robinson. contractor, of Baltimore.
Tnie Womans Organized Bible
&aAs will meet at the home OF Mrs
larry Shepherd, at the regular Sun
day School hour, until given further
notice. All members are urged to
be present.
Painters have been busily beauti
flying properties in our town the pas'
week. Rising Sun Pharmacy and
the dwellings of T. j. Wilson and
Eli T. Reynolds have just undergone
! new fall dresses.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Newell, of Balti
more, a former teacher at Tome
School, Port Deposit, has been ap'
pointed a member of the faculty ol
the North East High School by the
Board of Education.
The Principle Mite Society viii
serve their annual oyster supper OF
Saturday evening, November 23, a
the residence of w. w. Dill, Jackson
Station. Supper, SO cents; children
under 12 years, rs cents.
Henry H. Brady, formerly OF Cecl
county, and brother OF Mrs. Henry
nj. Mccullough, of Elkton, has beef
commissioned major in the arm!
and will be attached to the Inspector
Generals Department at HoboNen.
At the suggestion of Edward N
Vallandigham, former professor a
nelaware College, a tree fund ha
been started>which promises to be o
great benefit in beautifying the OLE
and new campus. Mr.. Vallandighan
started the fund with contribution
of $40 for the planting of tulil
poplar, in memory of the class o
1878.
Sundays rain was welcome on
and did a world of good. Wells ant
springs without number are goinl
dry in every section, due to the lonl
drought. Lack of water has be
come a serious problem on numerou
of our farms, where it is necessar,
to haul water for household pur
poses and drive the stock in SOM
instances quite distance to stream
to water the animals.
The entertainment course opene'
ON Thursday evening, Nov. IA, in tn
public hall of this town with full
house. almost every seat beinI
taken. The attraction was tn
Maude Stevens Concert Company
and the three young ladies compos
ing it are all talented artists; Mis-
Maude Stevens, reader and imper
senator of boys and girls; Mis-
A Charlotte Chamberlain, cartoonist
Lbird warbler and accompanist. ant
Miss Edith Welch, violinist. Their en-
tertainment was of a high order AM
was thoroughly enjoyed by tn
audience.