The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
QCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

rrasdtay next is Washington's
Birthday
r,nwards of $500 was received by
F Fenton, of Elkton, for the
eMef Fund.
Belle Hill Poultry Farm,
lkton, has been purchased by
on Ayers for $4,000.
ia a view of improving condi-
the Citizens of North East are
ting the formation of Civic
r. and Mrs. E. r. Burlington re-
he'd on Thursday last from Flor
where they spent the past three
hths.
"a. solid carload of Roses from the
&cific coast was received by the
bnard & Jones Co., West Grove,
. Est week
Special services are being held
ZACH night at Rising Sun M. e..
8church, in charge of the pastor, Rev.
3C. c. Harris.
The public school at Kennett
Square /has opened a lunch room
Iwhere Ahe pupils may procure not
lch at very reasonable cost.
The household goods of the late
hry e. Kirk will be sold Wednes-
". Feb. %, on the premises, by
AIRY L. McCardell, administrator.
A literary entertainment and
1ck social will be held at New
Bridge school on Tuesday evening,
|5Feb. 22nd. Everybody welcome.
lice cream, cake, candy on sale.
y Charles Griffith, of Havre de
Grace, was lodged in Elkton Jail last
week charged with rendering a
forged check of j. A. NAllen, OF
Darlington, at the Perryville Bank
4 A large boulder fell from The
side Of the deep cut upon the rail-
load track near Rowlandville sta
lion one evening last week, but was
removed in time to prevent accident,
Falling from a high trestle al
providence paper mill William say
der. q B. & o. freight brakeman
sustained serious injuries and was
taken to Union Hospital, Elkton, lol
treatment.
Thieves have been paying the
garage of Geo. A. Rawson, at Norli
East, frequent visits, the past fe"
months and one night last week Go'
a small amount of money from the
cash register.
Sheriff Pechin recently sold the
farm of 1870 acres in Kennett ant
Pennsbury townships, the property
of Newton E. Gallagher, for deb,
Of S13.37S,82, to John ]. Gheen
attorney, for $4,000.
Brown & Fisher will hold a sec
ond public sale of horses at thel
stables in this town on Saturday
February 26. They are Offering :
nice lot of horses which may b.
seen at their stables.
Edgar Jamison, who recently sus
tanned a broken leg in putting on
belt at Herr's saw mill, Fleasan
Grove, Pa, has been compelled Il
have the injured limb amputated si1
inches above the knee.
The Ladies Missionary Society >
the Rock Presbyterian Church, Fal
Hill. will hold birthday social (fe'
one cent for every birthday in tn
Session House Friday evening, Feb
1S. Cake and homemade caniie
) will be sold.
Cecil was the only county full,
represented by school officials at tn
conference held in Baltimore las
week, which Messrs. Lewis ant
Falls and DR.. Smithers, of the Boar
OF Education, and Superintendent
Caldwell attended.
The minstrel performance given II
the public hall of this town on Fri
day evening last, for the beneht o
the base ball team, by the Mort
East Amusement Association drew
fairly we'll filed house, the audienc
pronouncing the show good one'
A pocket billiard match between
George White. of Elkton, VIII D
played on the Glover Club table \
this town on Friday evening, lot
inst. Both the players are expei
with the cue and close match
expected
r. c. Thackery, Esq, has entere
suit in Cecil Circuit Court, for Get
w. Cosden and Mrs. Jennie +. Ma
Ion widow of lanes Mallen, agains