The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

tional Peace Day.
A festival will be held at Oak
Grove school, near town, Thursday
evening, May 18th. Ice cream, cake
and candy for sale.
On Sunday, May 8, the laying OF
the corner stone of the new Com
munity House at Cecilton, was cell
ebrated by all-day services.
The Delta, Pa, Electric Co. is re-
placing their sub-station, which was
burned recently, with a fireproof
building of concrete blocks.
Rev. T. P. Mordecai, of Whining
ton, Delaware, will occupy the pulpit
at West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, May 18th.
Jesse C. Lukens, East Noting
ham, has sold his grist mill property
Of II acres, near Kennett Square, to
Edward Sleath who occupies it.
w. H. Truslow and son of Ches-
tertown, shipped by parcel post in
one month 43,500 day-old chicks,
which they sold at a good figure.
The annual town election held in
Perryville resulted in the reelection
Of Henry Davis. Willis Gorrell and
Harvey Rutter, members of the old
board.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Zion
will hold lawn fete on Harry
Touchton's lawn May 1S. Ice cream,
cake and candy for sale. II stormy,
next night.
The County Commissioners met on
Thursday, May II, for the purpose
of adjusting or revising the new
assessments of real and personal
property for the year 1921.
Frank P. Conrey has been elected
president of the Board of Commits
sioners of Chesapeake City, and
Charles Carly and Townsend Wal
ters members of the board:
White Clay Creek Presbyterian
Church, near Newark, will celebrate
its bi-centennial anniversary on
June S, G and z, with a special pro-
gram OF. exercises. The New Castle
Presbytery will hold session there
on June 8.
The town election ON Monday
afternoon did not develop a contest
or create much interest. But twenty
eight votes were east and w. Louis
Ryan, N. C. Brown, Scott Wilson, J..
+. Cameron and Eli T. Reynolds
were reelected.
A delegation from the Fourth
district has asked the County Com
missioners for the Improvement OF
road from Appleton to Delaware
line. about 1 u miles. The Com
missioners agreed to do this when
funds are available.
The Delmarvia and Maryland
Press Associations will hold Joint
meeting at Salisbury on May % and
"a, upon invitation of members in
that city. Governors Ritchie and
penney have accepted invitations to
attend the meeting.
Mrs. ELLA Benson, of Earleville,
has Just finished quilting an all
silk-and-velvat guilt. Every stitch
was done by hand and without the
aid OF glasses. Mrs. Benson is in
her eighty-sixth year. having been
born in February, 1886.
Rev. Thos. p. Mckee, of Hamil-
ton Square, N. j., was extended a
unanimous call to the pastorate
of West Nottingham Presbyterian
church, at congregational meeting
held on Sunday morning last. The
Rev Mr.. Mckee has not yet accept
ed the call,
The 1921 fishing season, which
has practically closed, has been 9
poor one. The catch of shad wa:
small, and even herring were moi
plentiful and the pack VIII not be 8
large one. 1t looks as IL the famed
gusquehanna shad will soon be 9
thing of the past.
After long period of idleness
the paper mill at Rowlandville has
resumed operations. A large addi
tion Is being erected for the finish
ing and saturating OF roofing paper
Other improvements contemplated
indicate the making of paper on
large scale. giving employment to
large number Of men.
In second trial the will Of Mrs
Annie T. Thomas, late Of Norti
East, was sustained. The suit wa
brought by her half-brother, Franl
n. Thompson: The heirs are Ann
A. Cameron. Leora c. Marcus, Mar
celia T. shivery, Mary p. Langdon
Frank, John r. and Enoch P. Fer
euson. all Of Elkton. The estate