The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
sOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Monday is Labor Day.
Don't forget the Firemen's Carni-
val.
Public schools of the county re-
open Tuesday, September 6.
September term of Circuit Court
conyenes Monday, 18th inst.
The delivery of mail in the town
Of Elkton will be established after
Jan. l, 1922.
After some fall-like weather last
week the temperature this week has
climbed back to the nineties.
Primary election Friday, Sept. y,
and the candidates are hustling.
oxford Chautauqua opened on
Tuesday and will close Monday.
Monday, September 5th, Labor
Day. being a legal holiday, the
hanks will not be open on that date.
Rain interfered with the carnival
at Leeds and it was continued two
days. The net receipts were $Soo.
The gross receipts of the carnival
held by the West Grove Fire Com
pany are reported to have been
$4,000.
A number of truck loads OF race
horses have passed through town
this week. enroute from Saratoga to
the Havre de Grace track.
Clarence Harris, of near Bay View,
has had the misfortune to lose SIX
horses the past few months from
spinal meningitis. ,,
Rev. Thomas P. Mckee, the new
pastor, will occupy the pulpit
at West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church on next Sunday.
Work on the concrete road from
AnpIeton to the> Delaware line IS
under way. The contractors are
Fish Bros, OF Philadelphia.
The dwelling property of the
Misses Ford. on North street IN the
town of Elkton, has been purchased
by the Elkton Banking & Trust CO.
Charged with stealing Buick
car. found in his possession, Harvey
stanton, of near Elkton, was arrest
ed by Delaware authorities and is
held for a hearing.
Mrs. Lydia Worth Keech, wife OF
DR.. Harry Keech Of Phiiadeipnla'
won the Ford car which was
CHANGED OFF by the Oxford Fire Com
uany Saturday evening.
The recent carnival of the Oxford
Fire Co. was the most successIul
one ever held in that town. The re-
ceipts will total $4,000, and with
all bills not yet in it is thought fully
$4,000 will be netted.
Attorney General Armstrong, OF
Maryland, has ruled that manufac-
turers of bread who bring theli
products into this county and sell
same from wagons or automobiles
must take out peddlers license.
The new Hotel Bayou, Havre dc
Grace, will probably be thrown oper
i to the public this week, according
to Mr.. Francis Yewell, who is II
charge OF the construction being
at rrAnnrtV
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Dasch. Of
Baltimore, had "a narrow escape or
Sunday mbrning, at Sylmar, wher
their new Chevrolet sedan car was
struck by the southbound passenger
train. The machine was badl.
damaged but the occupants escaped
injury.
Noah Mannon, the youth who fired
the straw stack at the home o
Wiley Cecil, near Woodlawn. ane
shot at Mrs. Cecil when she tried tt
prSNent his escape after he had rob
bed the house, has been held undel
$4,000 for Court by Justice Franz
@. Pratt.
Helen Hopes, the eight year olt
daughter Of Willard Hopes of Wes
Grove. held the ticket which wol
the Buick car chanced off at th'
carnival of the West Grove Fir
Company on Saturday evening.
! check for $1,000 which was offere'
was taken in exchange for the car
Associate Judge Levin w. Wicke
on Monday excused from Septembe
Jury duty William H. Husfelt. Firs
district; Seth S. Sawtelle, Second
Arthur Evans. Third; Clyde c. Hill
and Clinton Watson, Seventh. ant
drew in their places William H
z...ldax Eiret. Charles q Ruck