The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-11-24
TO NN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Tn6 FIRE OOmPouy " N'~
realized 1921 from the supper held
two nights last week.
A few flakes Of snow on Wednes-
day: a warning of what we may
expect at any time now.
The sum of SIT was realized by
the bake held by the Ladies Ala
Society on Saturday afternoon last.
Three dredges are excavatfng the
basin at the terminus of Chesapeake
& Delaware canal, in Chesapeake
City.
The concert given by the pupils Oh
Rowlandville colored school, MRS.
Carrie Jones teacher, was quite
success.
Inspector in charge reports hog
cholera to exist on the premises OF
Mrs. Margaret Duff, near Chesa-
peake Haven.
A social will be held on Friday
evening, Nov. "a, by Sylmar M. T..
church, at the home of J. Famous
Ham, near town.
The students of West Nottingham
Academy will hold play in the OLD
Academy building on Friday eve
ming, November "a.
Forty cans of frogs and 20 OF
catfish have been distributed In
dams and streams in Chester Coun-
ty, Pa, by the State.
Thursday. November 30th, Thanks
giving Day, being legal holiday
the banks will not be open for
business on that date.
A large buck deer, supposed to
have escaped from a private game
preserve is reported to be wandering
at large in Hartford county.
A fine Estey church organ has
been presented to the Nazarene
Church, at North East, through the
efforts Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Harvey
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
was closed to through traffic beyond
st. Georges locks for several days
the past week, on account OF exca-
waiting work in progress.
]. H. Ware, president of the Ok
ford Electric Company, has secured
control of the Havre de Grace Elec'
trio Company and will take over its
operation on December 1st.
Mrs. Elsie England Rigdon, OF
oxford, has instituted suit for di-
vorce from her husband, Lester n
Rigdon, who is now living In VIII
mington, where he is employed.
The Ladies Aid Society OF Har
mony M. p. church, Rowlandville
will hold their annual Thanksgivinf
supper in the basement OF ths
church Thursday evening, Nov. 80
oysters will be served in any style
During evangelistic services a
West Nottingham Church on Sun
day evening, November 5, new
tire and rim were stolen from DR.. E
s. Rowland's car and also q tire
and rim from William 7. Jenness'
both of which were parked near tn'
church.
Tome will play its big home gam'
of the season, on Saturday after
noon, at Port Deposit, when th'
Gilman team will come from Balti
more. Tome has lost but one gam
this season, Hill School. at Potts
town. Pa, defeating the blue ant
white by the score Of 6 to 0. Las
year Gilman defeated Tome by th'
score of $50. An excursion viii
be run from Baltimore bringing
big crowd.
Charles H. Ratledge, Of Whining
ton. who is said to have been
member of a gang which was engag
ed in stealing automobiles. was sen
fenced in the Wilmington Cour
last week to three years in New
Castle County Workhouse. Rat
ledge is supposed to have been
member of the gang which stoi'
several ears in Cecil county, ais
stole the car of Harvey Lindsay, o
Elkton, white parked along tn
street in Wilmingtpn,
= A large truck carrying the Aer'
SQUADRON football team, from Aber
deem, and Buick touring car col
lided on the bridge near the Char
iestown Sand & Gravel Works. OF
Saturday afternoon of last week
Three of the Acre players, were Gu
and bruised and one sustained
broken arm. The truck was dam
aged and unable to go on; the Buicl
was wrecked. and the bridge dam
aged. The football squad was en-
route to North East, but the acci
dent caused the game to be can
celled.