The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-07-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

cent festival.
The net profit of the Carnival re-
Gently held by the Chesapeake City
Firemen will be about $4,000.
Port Deposit Presbyterian Sunday
school held it's annual excursion to
Betterton on Thursday of this week.
The Ladies of Rising Sun M. E.
Sunday school will hold a festival
on August goth. Proceeds for the
Church Fund.
Edwin Naylor, little son of j.
Edwin Naylor of Elkton, had one of
his legs broken by a motorcycle fall
ing upon him.
Rev. w. T. L. Kieffer, D. D., will
occupy the pulpit at West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church on Sun
day, July oath.
The Liberty Grove base ball club
realized $154 by the festival held
= July IA. Uniforms will be pur-
chased with the proceeds.
Revival meetings are being held
in Bethesda church, Oakwood, by
Rev. l.. E. Bee, pastor of Harmony
M. P. church, Rowlandville.
The Epworth League will hold a
social on the lawn at the home OF
Mr.. Ferree johnson, East Main ST.,
on Thursday evening, July 2S.
Children,s Day exercises by Har-
mony M. P. Sunday school, Row
landville, netted $50 for missions.
A good program was rendered.
The Carnival of the Water Witch
Fire Co., of Port Deposit, opened in
that town on Saturday evening last,
and will close on Saturday evening,
July %.
Plans are being made to celebrate
the 5Oth anniversary of Westmlns-
ter Presbyterian Church at George
town, Kent county, on Sunday,
July oath.
DR.. ]. M. Franklin has been ap-
pointed Deputy Health Officer for
Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's coun-
ties. with his office in Chestertown,
the central point for the territory.
The Calvert Girls Club will meet
in the school building Tuesday
afternoon, July 26, at 2:30 o'clock.
All members are urged to be present
as important business is to be tran
sacted.
During an electric storm last
week two cows belonging to Charles
Boyles, Of near Earleyille, and two
mules on the Dawson farm, neal
North East, were struck by lightn-
ing and killed.
While riding a newly purchased
motorcycle home from Philadelphia
George Leight, colored, of Port De-
posit, collided with the side of q
bridge near Charlestown and suffer
ed/aA badly fractured hip.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Macdonald, OF
Port Deposit, has docketed suit for
divorce in the Circuit Court at Elk
ton, against her husband Andrew F
Macdonald, of Washington, d. c..
on the grounds of cruelty.
Mrs. William Logan, of North
East, met with a painful accident
last week, when one of her hands
was caught in the cogs of electric
washing machine and her fingers
badly crushed and lacerated.
Charged with stealing a new auto
tire from Ford car in Chesapeake
City, in addition to jumping his
board bill in that town Joseph Grif'
fin, of Baltimore, was apprehended
in Betterton and lodged in Jail to
await trial.
Miss Esther knight, a pupil at the
Hayre de Grace High School, was
awarded the prize offered by the
Hartford County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. for the best es
say on "Tha Ill Effects OF Tobacco
on the Human System"
A bad freight wreck on the B. &
o. railroad, near Elk Mills, IL
which FIVE cars were derailed ane
smashed to pieces, caused severa
hours delay in traffic on the roat
last Thursday. George James, o.
Baltimore, a brakeman, was badl!
injured.
Posters are up announcing
festival to be held on the lot in th'
rear OF the public hall, in this town
by Rising Sun Cornet Band on Fri
day and Saturday evenings. July 2s
and 80. The instruments have re
Gently been repaired at an expense
OF over $500, and 1t is to help NEE
this obligation that the band is il
need Of funds.