The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
6OCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Primary Day-don't forget to vote.


son opened September 1.
Monday is Defenders Day. and a
legal holiday in Maryland.
The public schools of the county
reopened on Tuesday morning
A County Fair is to be held in the
Armory, at Elkton, October rs, ~
and %.
The recent carnival of Perryville
Athletic Association cleared about
$4,000.
The Nathan volk real estate is
advertised to be sold Thursday,
Sept. 10, at 2 p. m.
The Rising Sun cannery closed on
Tuesday afternoon, with Il pack OF
$4,000 cases of corn.
A good rain Tuesday night and
early Wednesday morning helped to
freshen up the parched earth.
Charles Denny, of Elkton. has
been retired after thirty years SER
vice with the p, B. & w. r. R.
A carnival will be held at Battle
Swamp on Sept IL, 13 and IA by
4 members of the Woodlawn Band.
The American Mechanics of Bay
View are arranging for carnival to
be held at that place on September
23 and "a.
Monday, September II, 1921, De
tenders Day, being legal holiday,
the banks will not be open for busi-
ness on that date.
Justice w. H. Johnson, of Chesa-
peake City, fined Harvey Jordan,
colored, $26 for stealing chickens
from Mrs. Charles Cooling.
The West Nottingham Grange will
hold regular meeting Friday eve
ming, September g.. All members
are requested to be present.
William McMullen, of Perryville
employed for forty years as car
penter on the p, B. & w. r. r., has
been retired under age limit.
The Oxford Marching Club will
hold carnival at their dance pavil-
ion in that borough from September
10th to 18th, both dates inclusive.
Betterton is to have a new hotel,
the Colonial, erected by parties in
terested in making the place win
ter resort as well as summer
resort.
Wes Hamilton, pitcher for the
North East team, has returned from
Rochester, N. Y, where he was
given a try-out by the International
League team.
The dupont Company has an
nounced reduction of ten per cent
in all regular salaries from that of
the President down the list, effec-
tive October 1.
The Community ChautauQua ar
ranged for last year by Rev. DR.. G..
T. Anderson, pastor Of Elkton M. e.
Church, will be held again this year
October 1921, inclusive.
Mary Oberick, of Chesapeake City.
had three fingers blown off her hand
while exploding caps by using two
stones. The little girl was taken to
Union Hospital for treatment.
Edward Smith, who has been
operating the Cameron farm, near
Sylmar, has purchased the William
Mahoney farm, Greenhurst. The
hrice is reported to have been
5000.
j. l.. Mccormick, of Bel Air, re-
Gently lost a valuable COW from
some unknown cause. An autopsy
showed the animals stomach and
heart had been punctured by piece
OF wire.
A vote of the congregation OF
James M. e. church, Rising Sun,
will be taken at the regular service
Sunday morning, Sept IL, on cnoice
OF site for the erection of new
edifice, to replace the one DESTROYED
N by fire June 13.
Harry Carter, the negro who was
arrested on the charge of shooting
Constable Henry E. Brown in the
leg, and peddling bootleg whiskey at
Rigby Campmeeting was given
hearing in Lancaster and returned
j to jail in default of $4,000 bail.
A festival will be held by the
ladies of Porters Grove church. in
the grove surrounding the building
on Saturday evening. September 10
If stormy that date festival will be
held Monday evening.