The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-12-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Won done that shopping yet?
Ideal weather prevailed on Thanks
giving, the day being warm ana
springlike.
Rain Monday night gave things
wetting down that they have not re-
ceived for weeks.
A chapter of the Daughters OF
American Revolution is to be organ
lied in Cecil county.
The w. C. r. U. will meet with
Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle on Thursday, the
14th, at 1880 p. m.
Bitten on the hand by rabid dog
Paul Cameron, of North East, Is re-
ceiving Pasteur treatment.
The Knights of Columbus have
organized a council in Elkton, with
over so charter members.
Omar D. Crothers, Jr., of Elkton,
fractured his right wrist Thanks
giving morning while playing foot
ball.
The bazaar and supper held for
the new Community M. P. Church,
at webster, Hartford county, netted
$500.
The December meeting of Ninth
District Farmers Club was held
Wednesday with Ralph T. Wilson,
near town.
The National Bank of Rising Sun
and the Rising Sun Bank mailed
checks to members of the Christmas
clubs on sMonday.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Community Fire Co. will De
held Friday evening, Dec. 5, at eight
o'clock, in Friends room. public
hall building.
Thanksgiving Day was quietly OBJ
served in our town and vicinity,
with services in our churches, a gem
eYal suspension Of business, family
reunions and dinners.
At a recent meeting of the quar-
terlv conference Rev. ]. A. Buck
son handed in his resignation as
pastor of Zion circuit to take effect
at, the beginning of the conference
year.
Our stores all have fine displays
OF Christmas goods. Visit them
and do your Christmas buying early
when the stocks are complete and
the clerks will have more time to
devote to you.
Charged with obtaining goods
/ upon false pretense from Harry L
Hawley. of North East, John w.
Donnelly has been brought from
Lancaster, Pa, to Elkton jail on
requisition papers.
While a party of young folks were
enjoying themselves with victrola
in the kitchen at the home OF Ben
iamin bailey. near Earleville, one
evening last week, thieves entered
the house by front window an
stole $110.
The concert given by the Demos
family in the public hall, on TuesdaT
evening, drew full house and was
much enjoyed by all who heard It
The gross receipts were over $112
Proceeds were for benefit of Pipe
Organ Fund for new M. e. church
December term of Circuit Cour'
conyenes at Elkton Monday next
There are III civil cases on the
docket, 5S appearances and IA ap'
neal cases. or the six cases on the
criminal docket, one is for murder
State VS.. John Coleman. COL. who
shot and killed Ella Harris at
dance in the First district last sum
mer.
The Cecil Democrat reports the
work OF making reassessment of al
property in Cecil county, under or
.ders from the State Tax Commits
sion, has been completed in severa'
Of the districts of the county, anc
many protests are being made
AGAINST the increased valuations
placed thereon. especially on farm
property. Many farmers CLAIM
that the price at which farn
products are selling does not justif'
any higher valuations, which means
more taxes.
The long continued dry weather
has made danger from forest fires
constant menace Several small fire'
have been reported in the Charles
town and Principle Furnace section
as well as north of us in the Bar
rens'. and about McCalis Ferry ant
Peauee. Constant vigilance has en-
abled the several threatening blaze'
10 be checked before they spread
widely, and the rain Monday nigh
relieved the forest fire situation, bu'
did not put water in the hundreds OF
wells all over this section that have
been dry for weeks.