The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-04-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Good Friday.

Miss Helen Haymaker, OF Ridge
" has been appointed principal OF
Piray Neck public school.
The public schools Of the county
close on Friday of this week for the
Easter holiday, .reopening on Tues
day next.
The bake held in the rooms OF the
Arlington Club, Port Deposit, for the
benelt of Water Witch Fire Co. net
ted $110.
This has been a week of cold, dis
agreeable, rainy weather, there
being a perfect deluge of RAIN on
wednesday afternoon.
Theodore Woollens is preparing to
erect a sorghum mill on his farm
near New London, KS quite nnm-
Der of farmers in his neighborhood
plant sugar cane.
Representatives of sThe Presby-
terian" are in this locality taxing
subscriptions among Presbyteriansl
It is one of the oldest and best OF
the church papers.
Herman Britton and Henry S.
White have rented the two-story
building on what is known as the
McDogual property, in this town, for
garage purposes.
A goodly number of autos pass
through town going and coming
from the Havre de Grace race track,
where the ponies are running and
where all doubtless pick the winners.
John Earle, colored, and James
Goodyear, two of the prisoners VINO
recently escaped from Elkton jail,
were arrested in Philadelphia last
week and brought back to Elkton,
Bethel public school was present
ed with an American flag on wed
nesday by the American Mechanics
of Chesapeake City. The schooi
was also presented with Bible by
! the Daughters of America.
A handsome silk banner has been
presented to the West Nottingham
Presbyterian church as recognition
for their success in the New era
drive for missions. Late reports
show that a probable advance Will
be made of over 400 per cent.
The young men of Elkton Will
hold an Easter dance in the Armory
ON the evening of Monday, April 81,
with music by Gaul's Orchestra, OIL
Baltimore. Dancing will begin at
9 o'clock. The admission will be
$3.50 for couples; spectators, sai-
lery only, SO cents.
DR.. William Neill, Jr., and Mr.
Walter Lantsberry, Physicist OF the
Kelly Hospital, Baltimore, experts
and specialists in the use of Radlum,
lectured and demonstrated before
the Cecil County Medical Society at
the Union Hospital, Elkton, on
Thursday, April II.
zion Presbyterian Sunday School
has rcorganized with the following
officers: Superintendent, Charles
Morris; Assistant, Mearns Moore;
Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Clar-
eta England; Organists, Miss Min
ME Carhart and. Miss Louisa NC
Dowell; Superintendent of Cradle
Do11 Aarc rharlnc Miller
In the Red Cross drive for used
Clothing March "a TO 81, Cecil
County Chapter gave 244S pounds,
which was received through the fol-
lowing Auxiliaries:-Cherry HILL
Cecilton, Chesapeake City, Charles
town, Elkton, Elk Mills, North East
Port Deposit, Perryville, Rising SUM-
Coiora, West Nottingham.
The residence property of the late
Clara 1. Turner, on Cherry street, In
this town, was sold on Saturday
afternoon by the executors OF the
estate to Lieutenant R. C. Dodson,
OF the U. S. Army Medical Corps, for
S4525. Lieutenant Dodson was
formerly located here for the prac-
tice of his profession but enlisted
for service He will relocate in
Rising Sun as soon as he secures
his discharge from the Army.
The Ladies Aid Society and
Woman's Bible Glass Of Rising Sun
M. E. church will hold a delicatesssn
sale in the Woman's Bible class
room, side door entrance, Saturday
afternoon and evening. April 19;
sale to begin at $3.50 o'clock. In
addition to the bread, rolls. pies.
chicken salad and other delicacies
which the ladies are justly famous
for making. ice cream will be
on sale. and in the evening music
furnished to please the ear. as the
viands sold are sure to please the
palate.