The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Mary Cherry on Thursday
August 12, at 2:30 p. m.
A number of our shooters were in
attendance at the three-day shoot
held at Betterton last week.
West Nottingham Grange is hold
ing a big carnival on the Academy
grounds on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week.
Sheriff Seth has apprehended ana
lodged in Elkton Jail young man
giving his name as George jones'
charged with passing bogus checks.
Ernest Boldly, colored, is in Elk
tom jail charged with stealing silver
watch and other valuables from the
pockets of an engineer at Perryviiie.
The Annual District Camp Meet
ing of the Nazarene Church Will De
held in Copson Park, near Leslie
Station, B. &. o. Railroad, August 13
to 22 inclusive.
The garage of Benz. Carpenter, IN
Chesapeake City, was entered one
night last week and several tires
two automobile pumps and 4oo
cigars were taken.
The date of opening Rawlinsville'
Pa, Camp Meeting this year is tues
dav evening, August 10. 1t VIII
continue ten days, closing Ihursaay
evening, August ~.
Cook Bros. Texas Ranch SO save
wild west exhibition on the ola pdii
grounds, east of town, Tuesday eve
ming The attendance was great
deal better than the show.
Charged with selling Bozak's Vino
for beverage purposes a kennett
souare dispenser of soft drinks Is
held under $500 bail. This tonic
contains about 20 per cent aicohol.
Charged with stealing harness.
h,ankets and other articles from
Hil,view Farm, near Newark, Arthur
P,att Alvin and Ellis Do"nham
were arrested IN GlhInh Ao0o
and held for hearing.
The state Roads Commission have
awarded the contract for the con
struction of three-quarters OF miie
of road through Elkton to the broao
Crock Construction Company, OF
Cecil County, for $29,S19.25.
4 nublic sale of Is head Of stock
will he held at the Nichols Drove
Yards, in Rising Sun, on Iuesuay'
August 10. Among this stock are
some fine Holstein cows and helfers'
as we'll as Guernseys and Jerseys.
Charged with stealing seven pas
sanger Buick auto from Cecil garage
at North East and with robDlng the
baltimore & Ohio Railroad frelght
houses at Childs, Singerly and Elk
Mills. Norman Luce has been arrest
ed
The eighth annual picnic oil the
Veteran Employees Association oi
Pennsylvania railroad was heid Oh
Saturday at Pequea. More tnan
6OO nersons were in attendance. "A
special train conveyed the plchichefs
to and from Pequea.
During the severe electric STORM
OF Saturday evening lightning STRUCK
the pole surmounting the roof OF tne
chanel in Brookview cemetery, ad-
io;ning town. The only damase
done was the shattering of the poie
and cutting it off about three iee'
above the roof.
While engaged in painting the
smokestack at the Excelsior Hoi'ef
Mills. Avondale, Pa, few Gays ago.
one of abe painters had the misior-
tune to have the flesh on the PAIN VI
his hands burned to the bone as the
result of being compelled to siiae
down the long rope after some part
of the rigging had become disariahs-
ed.
A suit has been docketed In Haf-
ford county by Alfred ii. CoIp"rn
against VIM. E. Holloway, for sow
On Marcn 10 idS'' thO
leading a cow along the puDiic roau
from Aberdeen to Havre de Grace
when the automobile driven by the
defendant. ran into the ahliha'
breaking its leg and rendering II
useless.
Released from the House oil cor
rection. last week, where they mao
\ se,aRd six months Imprisonment toi
g stolen goods in their posses
Charles Anderson and lhomas
bral were Immediately taken IN
by by the Sheriff OF Harroro
v, charged with robbing 'he
and postoffice at Bynum' ias'
Aber. The men pleaded gulity
ere sent back to the "Cut' ioi
ars more, after which time the
authorities will deal win
pr the postoffice robbery.