The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-07-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mercury up in the nineties.
The good old summer time is now
getting in some licks.
Big crops of blackberries anu
huckleberries are reported.
festival will be held at Princlplo
ON July 81 and % for benefit OF the
cemetery.
wheat is reported as turning out
fair by those of our farmers VINO
have threshed.
sixty marriage licenses were Is
sued by the Clerk of Court at Elk
ton on July 3.
The National Bank of Rising sun
has declared its usual semi-ahhu"'
dividend of 71s %.
Miss Hazel d. Walbech, graduate
of Western Maryland College, mas
been appointed assistant at Hlsihs
Sun High School.
4 shoe and hosiery store VIII
shortly be opened in Elkton Dy
Cohen Bros, of Baltimore.
The Second National Bank, OF Bel
Air. has declared its regular semi
annual dividend of 40 clear oi
taxes.
Three COWS on the farm OF Jonn
c;fing near Rock Springs, were
killed by lightning during recent
heavy storm.
with lumber brought from the
Proving Grounds at Aberdeen
large canning house is being erected
at Whiteford.
Metcalfe Bros, of Chestertowh'
shipped the first carload OF Kent
county new wheat which brought
$1.O4 and $1.06. -.
II Ouite a number of our young peo-
ple enjoyed the Moonlight Excursion
to ,Betterton from Port, Deposit, on
Monday evening.
Robert c. Thackery, Esq" has
heen chosen President of the Cecil
County Bar Association, succeeding
the late William T. Warburton
The New Castle county. Del, tax
rate has been fixed at 95 cents as
compared with $1.01 last year.
The Mutual Building Association
of Elkton. has elected Philip M.
Groves secretary, vice Irwin T. KEEP
Ter, resigned.
Calvin McNutt, Darlington, Har-
ford county, during the strawberry
season. sold $1,000 boxes of berries
at 25 cents box.
The quilt made of squares con-
tanning names of contributors, by
the Ladies' Aid Society of Flint Hill
M. E. Church. Strickersville, brought
the Society $f32.S2.
The barn ON the farm of James
Stanley, located along, the Elkton-
North East road, about two miles
west of Elkton, was struck by light
ming and burned on July 3.
]. Otis Kennard, of Rising SUM-
has been appointed assessor FOR the
Sixth District, by the County Com
missioners, for the new assessment
of property to be made in the
county, beginning August 1.
In special session Havre de Grace
City Council voted unanimously
against giving the Havre de Grace
Electric Co. forty year franchise
but submitted a proposition covering
a space of 20 years for their con-
sideration.
Frank G.. Pratt, Of Elkton, has
rendered to Governor Richie his
resignation as a Justice of the
Peace, and accepted a position as
Assistant Foreman at the Baldwin
Manufacturing Company's plant a
1 Elk Mills.
The 37th annual session of Rawl
insvilie, Pa, Camp Meeting of the
South District, Philadelphia, annual
conference Of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, begins Saturday eve
ming, August 5th. and closes Tues
day evening, August 18th.
A festival will be held by Colors
School Improvement Association
Wednesday evening. July 26, a
Colora. Ice cream, cake, candy, etc.
for sale. Proceeds for Community
Fire Co. If stormy above date
festival will be held next evening.
Four cows belonging to w. e
Story. Of near Kennedyville. Ken
county. were poisoned recently b,
oil that washed from the State roat
into the pasture field. The cow
died and an examination by veter
Aaries disclosed oil in the stomacf
Ne animals.