The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-05-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Chautauqua next week.
Lawn mowers humming.
Screen doors and windows coming
into their own.
Monday, 31st inst, will be OBJ
served as Memorial Day.
Public schools of the county close
for the summer vacation on Thurs
day next.
The dwelling of Samuel Tyson and
family, on Walnut street, is being
improved by a two-story addition.
The bungalow property in North
East belonging to Mrs. Alfred Coslett
has been purchased for $4,000 by a
Mr.. Fay.
AS Monday, May 31st, will be OBJ
served as Memorial Day all the busi-
ness houses in town will be closed on
that day.
The Emmittsburg (Md.) Chronicle,
one of the oldest and best known
weekly papers in the State, has been
temporarily suspended, due to the
lack of help.
The Cecil County High School
Alumni Association will hold its re-
union and supper in First Mary land
Regiment Armory, Elkton, OH Satur-
day evening, May 20.
Joseph Mech, of Port Deposit, was
fined SIS and costs by Justice Scotten
in Elkton, charged with permitting
his son to violate the compulsory
school attendance law.
The minstrel show given by Mol tn
East home talent for the benefit OF
the recently organized Athletic Asso-
citation of the town brought return
in ticket sales of $115.4O.
Mr.. Baldwin, proprietor Of the
Chestertown cannery, is contracting
with farmers to grow tomatoes fol
the coming season at $50 per ton, the
highest price ever paid for tomatoes
in that section.
The large power house at Perry
Point operated for several months
by the General Utilities Corporation
has been turned over to the United
States Public Health Service. It Is
now operated by the Government.
The Democratic State Convention
was held at the Academy of Music
in Baltimore, on Thursday, May 20
The delegates from Cecil county were
H. Eugene Mackie, Charles A. Nor
rison, Henry L. Constable and Omar
d. Crothers.
The Cecilton Electric Company
whose plant was recently destroyed
by fire, has reorganized and contract
ed for new electric light station
and dynamo, and will shortly be II
position again to furnish the towI
with lights.
A pan of grease in the Hunter
Restaurant, at Aberdeen, caused
fire last week, that burned the kitten
en- part of the building to the ground
and gutted the dining room and tht
room above before the flames were
extinguished.
The Parsonage of White Cla!
Church, near Newark, was entered D!
thieves one evening last week during
the absence of Rev. and Mrs. Davit
A. Reed and $45 in money, goot
suit of clothes, pair of new shoes ane
other articles taken.
Bayard G.. Black, Robert B. Foart
and Victor r. Bennett, election su
pervisors for Cecil County, have or
gan.zed by the election of Mr.. Blacl
as President of the Board; Fred II
Lefier. of Elkton, Clerk, and Alber
d. Mackey, Esq, of Elkton, as Coun
sci.
The summer schedule of the Penn
sylvania railroad went into effect OF
Sunday The only change in time o
trains at this station is the south
bound train formerly scheduled T.
leave Rising Sun at lis p. m.
now leaves one minute earlier, l; ~
p. m.
Cecil county authorities have beel
notified that Nelson Fitchner, OF Bal
timore, who is wanted here on IN
charge of bigamy, has been arreste
in Philadelphia, and steps have bee
taken to get out requisition paper
and bring the accused to this count
for trial.
Three of the prisoners from tn
Maryland Penitentiary, who had bee
engaged in street Improvement wor
in Elkton for the past month, wer
notified last week that on account o
good behaviour they were to be re
leased at once on parole. Eacn on
Of them had several months to serv
to complete their sentence.