The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Harvest time is at hand.


DR.. r. C. Dodson's residence is
being beautified by painters.
Dog Days will soon be here. They
begin July IL and last six weeks.
A five to fifty cent store has been
opened in Aberdeen and is doing a
thriving business.
The town of Quarryville has voted
in favor of a $4,000 bond issue for
street improvement.
Monday, 21st inst, was the longest
day of the year. Summer began
officially on that day.
Fifteen girls arrived in West Grove
last week to assist farmers IN the
neighborhood with their work.
Fire destroyed one of the small
frame structures Of the Victory
Sparkler Co., plant, in Elkton, one
evening last week.
The two dwellings opposite the M.
r church, in the town of North East,
have been purchased from Mrs. +. 5.
Terhune by Charles Stewart.
The members of the cornet band
and the base ball team in Port De-
posit combined interests in a festivai
last week and realized $40O.
Oxford is to have delivery OF mail
throughout the town after July ISL.
Joseph Bailey and Horace McComsey
have been appointed carriers.
John P. Evans, of Elkton, has
brood of 9 ringed, necked pheasants,
he being one of those who set some
of the eggs furnished by the Game
Protective Association.
wreck on the Columbia Division
Sunday evening necessitated the
sending of a special train from OK
ford to Octoraro Junction Tor pas
sengers on this division.
The dwelling of Walter E. Patten
and family is being remodeled, the
back portion having been torn down
preparatory to erecting a tWo-story
addition, with bay window.
Governor Ritchie has signed the
bill amending the charter OF the
MARYLAND Power Company, which is
seeking to develop the water powers
of Deer Creek, Hartford county.
Richard Leigh, Chinese merchant
in Philadelphia, was arrested last
week on a warrant issued at Elkton'
charging him with bigamy in marry
ing Marie Neville in Elkton on April
II last.
At the Quarterly Conference OF
Rising Sun M. E. church on SATURDAY
evening the official board OF the
church voted to increase the salary
of the pastor, Rev. Chas. G. Harris
from $1,1O0 to $1,000.
AS will be noted by advertisement
elsewher in this issue special meet
ing of the Milk Producers Assocla-
tion has been called for SATURDAY
evening. in Woodman's Hall. ALI
milk producers who are alive to theil
interests should attend.
Prof. Alfred McVey, who recently
rendered his resignation as principal
of Calvert Agricultural High School,
has been appointed attendance ohcer
for Cecil county by the Board OF
Education for the next school year
Saturday, July 8. and Monday, the
9Th, wifi be observed as holidays by
the banks. Monday is the day op'
served nationally as a legal holiday
and Governor Richie at the instance
of the financial institutions, has de-
clared Saturday, July 3, legal noll'
day in this State also.
Children's Day was very appro'
priately observed at the M. E. churcn
in this town on Sunday evening last
The Sunday school was in charge Of
the exercises and, rendered hne
program of choruses. motion songs
drills, and recitations. A large at
tendance was present to enjoy lhe
exercises.
Charles Wilson, the eleven year
old son of Mr.. Wilson w. anu MIS-
Isabel Cooley, of near Level "a'
drowned in the stop lock level, neal
Lapidum, on June IA. The lad nae
just come out of school at Lapidun
and waded across the canal sa1eiy
On his return he stepped IN aeei
hole and was drowned.
A serious auto accident occurred
at Dead Mans Curve, between Barns
ley and Nottingham, on Sunday eve
ming, in which Misses Della Bea ane
verna Reed were injured. The auto
in which they were riding turned
turtle at the curve and Miss Bea sus
taineh a broken jawbone ana MISE
ReedNa broken nose. The auto was
wrecked