The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Days growing shorter.
Frost Tuesday morning.

Frost Tuesday morning.
There's Fall feel in the>air.
Coal occupies the thought OF
large number Of our people.
Registration days, Tuesday, Octo-
her 8 and 10. Don't forget.
Hartford County Fair will be held
at Bel Air Oct. 10, IL, u and Is,
day and night.
An epidemic of diphtheria is re-
ported at Pilot, there being seven
cases in the neighborhood.
The gross receipts of the recent
carnival in West Grove, Pa, by the
Fire Co. were s9,362.00. The net
receipts were $2,767.37.
The Improved Order Of Red Men
Tribes of Cecil and Kent Counties
will hold big rally at Elkton on
Wednesday, November ID.
I. H. Orem, 81 years, was found
dead in his room at Hecht's Hotei'
Havre de Grace, Tuesday morning
Of last week, overcome by gas.
An automatic incubator with 1000
egg capacity is being installed by W.
M Coverdale at his new poultry
nlant lust south of Newark, Del.
The directors Of the Elkton Bank.
ing & Trust Company have decided
to erect a new banking mouse al
Cecilton for its branch bank there.
Work has been started on the sex
Ton house at Rock Presbyterian
Church. The old sexton house was
DESTROYED by fire several years ago.
The frst football injury of the
season recorded is that of a broken
collar bone sustained last week Dy
Theodore Miller, a pupil at Eikton
High School.
The Town Council of Port De-
nosit has awarded the $4,000 inn
proyement hond issue to stem
brothers & Boyce, of Baltimore al
their bid of $10134.77.
Rev. Mr.. Stockbridge, OF Buffaio
who was recently called to the pas
torate Of Zion and Rock Presbyter.
ian churches, has accepted the call
and will enter upon his duties Oct !.
lThirty-five lots, ranging in price
from $3.50 to s40O each, have been
sold at "Elkton Heights" which the
Wagoman Realty Co., OF W1lmln9
tom. is developing for suburban
home sites.
The 6O3 acre farm of ]. Groome
steele near Cayot's Corner, Cecil
county, was sold at the Court House
door in Elkton last week. by Albert
D. Mackey, Esq. Assignee, to Frank
p. Conrey, for $4,000.
The North East Star reports the
carnival held in that town by the
Fire Co., and extending over three
saturday nights was a big success,
The gross receipts were $ll.7oo.
The net receipts have not yet been
published.
L. G. sTosh and David Reed, OF
this town, have rented the pork
nacking establishment and equip
ment Of B. p. Nichols, located on
Pearl street, Rising Sun, and VIII
cond1ct the business in future
under the firm name of Reed q
Tosh.
Raily Day will be observed by the
Epworth League of Rising sun M
n church ON Sunday evening, Octo-
her 1. at 1880 O'Clock. by a special
song service in charge OF Mrs. A. M
McNamee. Come join with us and
help make this a real Community
Sing.
A carrier pigeon that appeared &c
he very tired alighted in the yard OF
e. Hughes Keilholtz, in this town,
last week. where it was fed and
cared for. The bird was finally
caught and had an alumipum bane
ON one leg marked IA J-22-B-1Ss5.
The pigeon seems content with it,
new home, flying about but always
returning.
On a warrant issued by A. j.
Jones, Sr., Linn Morris, of near
town. was fined by Magistrate Mich
ols.- last week, $500 and cost, the
charya heipg drunkenness. Morris
made counter charges of the same
nature against Jones, who is Jus
tice Of the Peace. demanding war
rant be issued, but this was not
4 done.
During the hearing in Magistrate
Nichols office almost near riot de-
veloped, one would-be witness, we
are informed. getting on the table
on his feet, SO anxious was ne to
testify.