The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-02-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
,OCA HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Wednesday next, zznu lhsI.'
Washington's Birthday.
Ouarryville, Pa, received its new
auto fire engine on Thursday last.
The old covered bridge across
Basin Run at Liberty Grove is being
removed.
William E. Green has been elected
manager of the Havre de Grace base
hall team for the coming season.
Poultry thieves relieved Alonzo
Davis, of Rowlandville, OF twenty
four chickens one night last week.
plans have been made to consoh-
date Riverview Council, Elk Neck
with Elkton Council No. %, o. M
A. M.
Elkton defeated Rising Sun in
the basket ball game, played Wed
nesday evening at the Armory, III
the former town, by 40 to 10.
Members Of the Fourth District
Auxiliary have presented to Union
Hospital, Elkton, a blood pressure
testing machine of the best make.
OF, all the silly fads originating n
some idle brain the sloVenly an"
unsightly fashion" of the unbucK-'
led galosh is about the most ldiotic'
Elkton Gas Company has elected
Edward Deibert, President; STAND
lev Evans, Vice-president; WIN.
sterling Evans, Secretary and Treas
urer.
George L. Ewing, of near town
has been appointed Constable fof
the sixth District. and John =. Bar
rett, Constable for the Seventh DIS
trict.
North East M. E. church. which
has been undergoing extensive IN
terror improvements will be reopen
ed and rededicated on Sunday, Feo-
ruary 26.
Charles Nevins, of near Nortn
East, while getting out timber IN
woods, was struck by a falling tree,
sustaining several broken ribs ana
other injuries.
Newly. assessed property placed
upon the County Books during the
mast year totaled 100000 in real
and personal property and $42,Soo
in taxable securities.
Brown & Fisher received a car
load of Franklin county, Pa, horses
on Wednesday morning and Will
hold public sale at their stables IN
this town on Saturday.
The first thunder gust OF the sea-
son occurred Sunday evening be-
tween seven and eight o'clock. II
was followed by colder weather, tne
mercury falling rapidly on Monday
The bake held Saturday after
noon and evening last by the sun
day school classes Of Misses MaDe'
Johnson and Helen Nields was very
successful, the sum OF $50 being
realized.
A gun club with thirty-two mem
hers has been organized at Bay
view, The officers are: Ernes
Abrams, president: Clarence Harris
yice-president; Robert Trimble, sec
retary: Luther Akers, treasurer
Another heavy snowfall Tuesday
night and wednesday morning
when between seven and eigh'
inches covered the ground. We'd
nesday morning sleet and hail fell
causing a crust to freeze on the
snow.
Mr.. Roland w. Bates. from the
office of the Collector Of Internal
Revenue, will be at the Nationai
Rank of Rising Sun on March 4tn
for the purpose Of assisting tax
payers in this locality with their
1921 income tax returns.
syimar Methodist church will
hold q meeting on Wednesday eve
ming, Feb> %, at the home OF How
ard Brown for the purpose OF organ
izing a young peoples literary So
ciety. A program will be rendered
at this meeting. followed by sociai
hour. All are cordially invited.
Ernest Howery, of near Risine
Sun. was before Magistrate Jones on
Tuesday charged with failing tc
have his car titled, driving without
license and failing to report acci-
dent. He was fined $65. The ac-
cident occurred some weeks ago OF
the State road between North Eas'
and Charlestown, when Howery
machine was badly damaged and
Forest Richardson. of this town,
who was one OF the men in the car
was seriously injured.