The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-12-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


organized in the town OF Elkton.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet with Mrs. Scott Wilson at
$780,. Saturday afternoon, Dec. 80.
The Enoch Harris property, in
West Elkton, has been purchased
by Mrs. Anna M. Backoff for $21OO.
The plant Of the Maryland Porce-
lain Co, at North East, Is to be re-
opened and put in operation under
new management.
President Harding has appointed
r. G. Simpson postmaster at Leslie,
and he will enter upon his new
duties in few days.
We have been favored with hand
some 1928 calendars by w. K. Bird,
of Meadow Rock Dairy. and Wilson
& McNamee, Durant and Star auto
dealers.
Frank A. Daniels, son Of former
Secretary Of the Navy Josephus
Daniels, has been chosen President
Of the Senior Class at Tome School,
Port Deposit.
The rain of Wednesday night and
Thursday was welcome, after weeks
and weeks and weeks Of dry wealth
er that has left little water in
streams and none in hundreds OF
wells.
E. Kirk Brown, Esq, trustee,
sold the B. B. Craycroft farm of 420
acres in the First district, at mort
gage sale at the Court House door,
Elkton, to Irwin G. Griffith, for
$4,000.
While riding his bicycle in the
town of North East Herbert Shall
cross, aged ten years, failed to avoid
an auto and was thrown to the con-
crete roadway, his shoulder blade
being fractured.
The residence property of the late
Roger Witworth, on Main street,
Elkton, owned by Frederick Y.
Bourbon, has been purchased at
private terms by Ex-sheriff j. w.
MoAliister, of Elkton.
The fog that enshrouded this sec
tion for several successive days ana
nights during the past week, and
made travel hagardeus, especially at
night, was dispeiied by the rain OF
Wednesday night and Thursday.
Given a hearing before Magistrate
Andrew Jones, of Rising Sun. on
the charge of killing pheasant
contrary to the State game laws,
Joseph Hall, Of Rowlandville, was
fined $26 and costs, amounting to
$S4.10.
Attempting to board train while
it was in motion, Julian M. Brown
fell under the car wheels and hac
one foot and his knee crushed. He
was removed to Union Hospital. The
accident happened at Elkton station
on Thursday morning last.
Mrs. Geo. H. Thompson suffered 6
serious accident las. week, when she
fell while on the back porch of her
home at Pennington and sustained
a badly sprained wrist. The injury
is a painful one, necessitating the
arm being placed in splints.
George Foraker. watchman at
Blue Ball crossing, of the T. R. Il
in Elkton. has been placed on the
retired list on account of havin.
reached the age limit OF 10 years
He has been in the employ of the
company for nearly forty years.
Clement Maddox, colored, convict
ed in the Circuit Court for Harforc
County, of shooting man employ
ed at the cannery of Charles B. Sill
yer. Havre de Grace, has been SEN
renced by Judge Harlan to two years
I'm the Maryland Penitentiary.
In the damage suit against B. ]
cobcurn, removed from Kent to
Cecil county, growing out of JOS
walberts being struck and killed by
an auto as he was walking along the
public road near Rock Hall one eve
ming during the summer of 1920
the heirs of the deceased were
awarded $1,000 damages.
Christmas day was very quietl'
observed in our town and commun'
fty. Many happy home-comings
family reunions and dinners were
enioyed. The weather was mild
the sun shining brightly. 1t was 9
green Christmas, much to, the dis
appointment of hosts of little folks
who longed for snow to try new
sledsyan romp about in.
A meeting Of citizens of Betterton
was held recently when the project
OF establishing ferry between Bet
ON and Havre de Grace was dis
d. F. S. Groves Of the Erics
bteamboat line will supervise
kork, which will begin ip the