The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

~ Wilson avenue.
A festival will be held in New
bridge school house Friday eve
Ming, May 90. If stormy, VIII pcl
acid following evening.
samuel T. Little sold his barber
,.,g business in this town, few days
ago. to w. B. Cooney, who In turn
mas sold it to S. j. Morrison.
The bungalow and poultry farm
.,f patrick Reedy, near North East'
X mas been purchased by Mrs. Eliza
I,eth G. Paige, of Philadelphia.
Chautauqua at Elkton opens on
thursday, June 5, and closes on
Wednesday, June II. The program
will be one of the best ever pre-
sented
j. Using gasoline in hoasecleanlng,
Mrs. Walter Racine, of near Eikton'
accidentally ignited the fumes ana
DESTROYED one of her beds and otner
furnishings.
IN order the better to serve It's
.,atrons the National Bank OF Ris'ae
;un will be open during the summer
ronths on Saturday evenings from
ven to nine O'Clock.
For carrying concealed deadly
weapons. Samuel Crane, of Bridge
ton. N. T., has been sentenced 70
three months in Maryland House OIL
correction by Justice Lewis at Elk
son.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Ebehe-
zer church will hold bake at the
nome of Mrs Lawrence Crothers on
Saturday, May "a, from to p. m'
ice cream, cake, candy, pies, bread
rolls, etc. for sale.
oxford is to receive its electricity
f-om the McCall's Ferry plant, ana
.-ill be made distributing center
from which electric service will &c
.ut for miles and afford villages ano
farms power and light
An airplane, flying very hlgh
..pneared over town about lo.oo
nIonday morning, and after circlinf
about, looping the loop and dolns
other stunts, disappeared from sight
going in southerly direction.
The Assistant Pastor, new
monthly publication, has made III
,rnearance in Kennett Square, edit
~ nv Jesse d. Phillips and devoted
81 the interests of the First Daptis
hurch and community betterment
The roller flour mill property O
the late George M. Christie, at Row
Y ,andyilIe, was sold at public sale OF
.aturday afternoon last for $32Oo
brhe purchaser was Mr.. Moore, o
philadelphia, owner of the papel
Il mill at Rowlandville.
n The suit over cattle transaetiel
81 John Anderson, a stock dealer o
..ex l,tos,, against Edgar P. Young, 0
Ssil,fon, which was removed iron
ne Cecn County Court to Ken
t.aupAy Court, resulted in yerdlc
.ar sI45 in favor Of Anderson, tn
!; nount claimed.
Rain has caused the postpoaRen
Of the opening games in the Ges'
county Church Base Ball League o.
;.se successive Saturdays. Weathe
,sruaitting the opening games vii
tie played on Saturday afternoon
May "a. The schedule is as follows
Perryville at Rising Sun; Elk Mil
at Elkton: North East at ghes2
,eahe City.
Mrs. Margaret Griffith, OF 'Saie4
gonnty, N. j., has been held unde
ss0O bais for her appearance a
ourt, to answer a charge MADE o
,narles Mooney that she entere
into a marriage with sisa at Eikso
on April Is, when she was slfeaa
married to Norman ]. Griffith. Mr.
ssriffith ts a daughter of Capt. Jon
Sseen, of spesutia Island, and is
Ter early twenAisG,
Clinton s. Ryan, 81 Truck Co.
ao3rd Ammunition Train, who sa
.0veYaI months active service
france along the DAtlte iioti'' A
went through it all without
scratch, has arrived from oversee
and been mustered out. He is Sc
81 Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Ryan OF tn
t..Sxn, and on receipt of news CT d
arrival IN port preparations wei
made to greet him in his home tow
;aut the date OF MS home comin
esuld not be learned and ne final
eeRe nrheralded, but was aeas q
less warmly welcomed by homefeh
and friends wten he did arrive.
The Methodist Pretestsnt Chur'
has made successful campaign
-aising s1,O00,o00; Maryland
quota. $3.50, 900. was osagsubscrib'
to the amount Of s5o,o09.