The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

bays getting longer and time for
nter's rigors shorter.
The mild winter has been a help
the scant coal supply.
Easter Sunday this year falls ON
5the 9th of March, the 4th OF July
comes ON Monday and Christmas c"
Sunday.
A bake will be held in Miss Mabel
Reynolds school room on Saturday
afternoon, JAN Is, by members OF
the Westminster Guild.
Cupid broke the marriage license
record in Cecil county during 1921,
when 1923 were issued by the
Clerk of Court at Elkton.
Suspected of bootlegging two col
ored women from Wilmington were
arrested in Elkton last week and
lodged in Jail for hearing.
The Adult Bible Glasses and Sun
day school Of Rising Sun M. E.
church have contributed the tidy
sum of 1926 to the Near East Relief
Fund.
The young men of North East
realized $139.65 by minstrel snow
and donated the proceeds towards
memorial windows in the new
NaZarene church.
During their absence on Christ
mas day the home of MIR. and MRS.
Frank E. Williams, near Bay N1eW'
was ransacked by thieves ana
number of valuable articles stolen
Knocked down by an auto in
North East Katharine Russell, aged
seven years, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James B. Russell, was fortu
nate in escaping with slight IN
juries.
A meeting of the Cecil County
Teachers Association will be held
in the Court House, Elkton, Satur-
day, January Is, at 9:45 a. m. A
prominent educator is expected to
address the meeting.
Charles Armstrong, of near Ken
nett Square, lost a valuable saddle
horse last week. His son was rid
ing the animal in fox hunt, and in
jumping a fence the horse ruptured
blood vessel and had to be killed.
Deputy Game Warden Elmer b.
Waters, Queen Anne County, Md,
arrested his own son, Robert
Waters, aged IA years, charged with
violating the game laws by shooting
a raccoon. The lad was fined by a
local magistrate and the father paid
the bill.
Rev. Walter G. Haupt has re-
signed as rector of st. Thomas
Episcopal church, Newark, Del, on
account of ill health. Mr.. Haupt
has held the rectorate at st.
Thomas for seven years, going to
Newark from Havre de Grace TO
succeed Rev. Hamilton B. Phelps.
One of the former merchants of
Bel Air received a Christmas pres
ent of SIS on Christmas day enclosed
with note from the sender III
which he stated that it was to cover
$1.35 taken from the store five
years ago together with the interest
properly chargeable Oil such an el-
forced loan.
A local branch of the Maryland
Tuberculosis Association has been
formed in, Elkton, with Mrs. R. c.
Thackery, Chairman, and Rodney
Frazer, Treasurer By having a
local organization seventy-five per
cent. of the money received for the
sale of the Christmas seals is avail
able for fighting tuberculosis in
Cecil County, the fund amounting to
several hundred dollars.
A new disease, sequel to the
''fiu" and called the "Flu-cup is
UE0vdlGnL HI winning tOh eAN SS>-O-
places, and may reach us. The dis
ease is a nervous affiiction and the
best cure is complete rest in bed
When first attacked the patient be-
gins to hiccough and as the disease
continues the sufferer has pains in
head, neck and stomach. Physicians
say this is due to the constant rack
ing the patient receives.
Under the management of Barclay
Gyles we'll appointed restaurant
has been opened in Rising Sun, al
the Maryland House, in the bright
roomy, new addition recently erect
ed. Rising Sun now has something
it has badly needed fine place
where meals can be served at al
hours, and with the excellent service
- nxapdered we ,et the popular