The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
food old summer time.

Chautauqua. begins Friday after
noon, June 4.
The more you grow in your garden
the less you will have to buy.
Craig & Janney, Of North East
will operate the Perry Point commits
sary store.
Memorial Day was observed in our
town on Monday by a general suspen-
sion of business.
The clean up and paint up time
is here, and it costs no more muscu-
lar effort to clean up now than it
used to.
The Red Men of Cherry Hill, have
selected August to IA inclusive, as
the dates for holding their annual
carnival.
]. Ford Dorrance, of Hartford, mas
purchased the s'Hynson" farm of $50
acres, on Farby Creek, in Kent coun-
ty, for $4,000.
Miss Lidie Reynolds, formerly
School Attendance Officer for Cecil
county, has been appointed a Notary
Public by Governor Ritchie.
Beginning with the issue of June
the subscription price of The Cecli
Star, published at North East, Will
be advanced to $3.50.
By upsetting a quantity OF hot
cornstarch on herself the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Matson, of Hensel, Pa, was badly
burned.
Contractor w. L. Ryan, OF this
town, is constructing a swimming
school at Jacob Tome Institute, De-
tween the gymnasium and the pat
ting cage.
Four buildings at the fireworks
plant of the A. Jedel Company, two
miles south Of Newark, Del, were
destroyed by fire last week, causing
loss of $4,000.
Howard England, offZion, has pur-
chased the farm of 100 acres be-
longing to the heirs of the late HOP
kins England. The farm adjoins the
property on which the purchaser
lives.
Clarence H. Krauss, who has oper-
ated garage on West Main street,
in this town for some time, has pur-
chased lot from Harry Buckley and
expects to erect a garage thereon IN
the near future.
Rising Sun public school closed
with a picnic on Thursday. at Green
bank, on the S. j. Reynolds tarm'
near town, and everybody enjoyed a
fine days outing, as weather conoi-
tions were ideal.
Miss Ella Seth, of New York, sister
of Sheriff Lewis A, Seth, has been ap-
pointed superintendent OF Union
Hospital, Elkton, vice Miss Mapei
Larzalere. who has been filling the
vacancy since the resignation OF MRS.
Austin.
A. Freeborn Brown and Lee !.
Hecht. of Havre de Grace. have been
appointed by Judge Rose, receivers
of the General Utilities Corporation
at Perryville. The indebtedness OF
the concern is, we understand, IN lne
neighborhood of $140.000.
The Community Chorus, known as
the "Treble Clef," composed OF 10
young ladies of North East, gave a
musical and literary entertainment
in the High School Assembly room IN
that town on Saturday evening, May
80, for the benefit of Union HOS
pital, Elkton.
The Junior Mechanics of Cnilds
presented to the Jackson Hall school'
of which Miss Edith Robinson is
principal, an American Flag on Sat
urday last. The flag was presented
by Mr.. Harmon Hayes and was re-
ceived for the school by Albert ID.
Mackey, Esq. A pleasing program
was also rendered by the scnooi
children.
A large delegation from the Men 8
and Women's Bible Glasses OF rising
Sun M. E. church, attended the meet
ing held in Elkton on Sunday aftor-
noon last, in the interest OF SapDath
observance. Drs. Kelley and DAVIS
of Baltimore, addressed the meetins'
the former speaking on Righteous
ness and the latter giving some4n-
side facts of the last Maryland Legis-
<'lature, showing how the race track
crowd put through their gamDiihs
law, and the attempt made to com
mercialize the Sabbath by legaiizihs
Sunday base ball and movins pic-
lures. The advocates of SaDoatn
observance were able to defeat poth
OF the latter measures, but the gamp-
lers had "pressure" enough 10 IN
fuence" four men, and jam their
race track measure through.