The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
A good rain on Monday.

Saturday evening.
A number of our farmers have
begun the cutting of corn.
The Burlington furniture store
building is in the hands of painters.
Repairs have been made to the
streets in town by placing crushed
stone upon them.
Unofficial reports from the West
Grove Carnival give the receipts for
the two weeks at $1,000.
The September term of the Cir
cult Court for Cecil County will
convene at Elkton on Monday.
A large amount of local news
matter Is crowded out this week, to
give space to primary election re-
turns
Have you noticed the pear trees?
There are several in this locality in
bloom for the second time, with
fruit on the trees as we'll.
About 500 was realized from the
supper and festival held on the
church lawn at Zion Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of last week.
Charles E. Denny, of Elkton, for
thirty years watchman on the P,
B. & w. r. r., has been retired, hav-
ing reached the age limit of seventy
years.
A new steel fire escape has been
erected on the south side of the pub
lie hall building, extending under
three windows. The old fire escape
was under but one window.
A large number from our town
and locality attended Black Barren
fair on Thursday and Friday last,
and report good attendance and fine
displays of farm products, etc.
Albert Radebaugh, of Bynum,
Hartford County, has succeeded w.
G.. Snarr as County Agent for Cecil
".
similar work in Montgomery county.
A large barn near Aberdeen, re-
Gently converted into garage, was
destroyed by fire on Sunday morn
ing, together with contents, which
included two large trucks and a
touring car.
While standing on the railroad
platform, near the depot in North
East, Robert Peterman was struck
on the leg and painfully injured by
piece of slate which flew off pass
ing freight train.
The carnival held by the Christi
ana, Del, Improvement Society for
the benefit of fire protection equip
ment in that vicinity brought in
gross receipts of $1,534.43. The
expenses were $735.64. leavin,, a
net balance of $79S.79.
In the list furnished us last week
ed to the fire companies that render
ed aid at the destructive fire in this
town on June 13, the following
were omitted: DR.. T. B. Moore
$500, Methodist Episcopal Church
$500.
Mrs. Warren w. Boulden. of Elk
ton, who was commissioned as Not
ary Public for Cecil County in Au-
gust, 1920, has been granted per-
mission by the Secretary of State to
use her former name, Maize E. Bor-
land, for the duration of her COM
mission
The Maryland and Del-Mar-Va
Press Associations will hold joint
meeting in Easton on Monday and
Tuesday, September 26 and 81,
when Governor Ritchie and Cover
nor Denny. OF Delaware, will be
present. Governor Davis. of Vir-
ginia, has also been invited and is
expected to attend.
Mrs. Nellie B. Kenney, has been
granted divorce from her husband
Lew WdAldCc 1ACuhCy, to6OSAOA WAS'a
continuance of her alimony of
500 month by the Circuit Court
for Cecil County, in Equity. through
Judge Levin w. Wickes. Mrs. Ken
Lney was formerly Miss Nellie B,
Neese. daughter of the late Rev. G.
r. Neese. of North East.
Milton ]. Pyle. of West Grove,
{ and H. NJ Baker. the youths. who
y were charged with stealing the au-
tomobile of Norman Gill, Of Lower
oxford. in front of the Gem Theatre
oxford. on July %. which they took
to Hamilton. Ohio, where they were
arrested. were tried at West Ches-
ter. Pyle exonerated Baker and
was given from five to ten years in
the Eastern Penitentiary. Baker
was acquitted.