The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

total eclipse Of the moon will
occur on May 2, and a partial
eclipse of the sun on November TO-.
The official board of North East
M. E. church has increased the pas
tors salary from $1,000 to $150e.
Venus is now the evening star and
Jupiter the morning star. Both may
be distinguished by their superior
brightness.
Forest fires below North East re-
Gently burned over several hundred
acres of woodland, doing damage to
Young timber valued at $4,000.
The gross receipts of the three
night carnival held recently in ELK
ton by the Athletic Association were
$500. About $4OO was cleared.
The Hartford County Fair will be
held this year at Bel Air, on Tuesday
wednesday, Thursday and Friday
October 18th, 18th. 14th and 18Th.
The races begin at Hayre de-
Grace on Friday, April IS, when the
ponies will run and the suckers will
be plucked by the legalized gamblers.
The Walter L.aMain Shows, which
wintered on the race track, at Havre
de Grace, will give its first exhibition
of the season in that town on
April IT,
The annual report of the financial
affairs of North East show the town
has a balance on hand of $264o.
This sum will be used to improve the
main street.
william H. Scott, of Darlington,
Hartford County has purchased the
pacer, Little June Bug" owned by
Robert T. Cochran, of Middetown,
Del, for $1,000.
Charged with stealing an oyercoat
from a Pennsylvania railroad train
at Perryville, Riley J. Smith, q
negro, has been lodged in Elkton
Jail, to await trial.
The State Road Commission has
plans laid to straighten the State
road at Charlestown in order to get
rid of two dangerous railroad
bridges at that point.
Glenn way has purchased the prop
erty of George Blackburn at MT.
Pleasant. near Colora Mr.. Black
burn will operate the farm of Sena-
tor France, near Port Deposit.
Ed Brown of West Nottingham,
drove seven head of cattle from Not
tingham to Chester, distance OF 40
miles, when the freight trains were
annuled because of the railroad
strike.
Trailing arbutus is in bloom. and
the Midland Journal was favored this
week with generous bMnch of this
beautiful and fragrant fiower by
Rural Carrier Patten, whose route is
through section where the bloom
grows it prettiest.
Thieves entered the Candy Kitch-
en-, in Elkton, one night last week
and stole about $50 wogth Of candy,
etc. The and 10 cent store OF
James Alagia was also entered Dui
little of value taken. No clue OF
the thieves was discovered
D. J. Bell, Of Philadelphia, While
driving an Oldsmobile car near Elk
ton ran into the car of w. K. Blake
damaging it to the extent OF 5000
Bell had been drinking. He was
fined 800 and costs, and agreed &c
make good the damage to the Blake
car.
Produce dealer Thomas, who con
ducts a stall in Reading Termina
Market. Philadelphia, was compelled
to transport all his country produce
over 1000 pounds, from Rising SUI
to Philadelphia, by auto:truck. OF
Tuesday. owing to the railroad
strike. freight and express being re
fused at this shipping point
Motorists of Cecil county Will b
interested to know that Rising SUI
Garage has taken the Distributing
agency for the well-known and popu
lar Chandler and Cleveland cars II
this county, insuring purchasers
these cars reliable service station
where any want >of the motorist cal
be promptly and satisfactorily takei
care Of.
A stiekpin stolen, from the iat'
WILDER Eiiason, of Chestertown. A.
years ago, was recovered recently b,
the police Of Kansas City, Mo-. whel
found on prisoner. AS the pin hat
ON it Mr.. Eliason's name, the chic
Of police Of the western city wrote Z
Chestertown authorities in trying =
RRt.A record Of the thief. Mr.. Ella
kas relieved OF his valuable
student at Yale College II