The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Harvest time.
Wednesday was the longest day Oh
the year.
Summer began officially on Thurs
day Of this week.
The Memorial Day festival at
Calvert netted Rosebank churcn
s125.
Children's Day will be observed oy
Rising Sun M. E. church on Sunday
evening.
Emily Kulchycky has purcnaseu
for $4,000 the 4O-acre Nahirey iarm'
near Chesapeake City.
The private school of Miss MaDei
REYNOLDS closed last week with
nicnic at Hunters dam.
B. F. Slater has sold his farm near
1Iavre de Grace to Paul Miles, OF
wicomico county, for $4,000.
children's Day will be observed at
sylmar M. e. church Sunday aIter-
noon. 25th inst, at 2:O0 o'clock.
The N. Price Whitaker pleasure
Yacht. Elkamie, has been purcnaseo
by w. H. Wood, Of New YORK. Ior
$500.
children,s Day exercises will be
held in Porter's Grove church on
sunday evening, June 20, at 0
O'Clock.
twelve persons from the neigh
borhood took the civil service ex-
animation at Elkton for vacancies
on rural routes from North East.
A violent electrical storm, ac-
companied by heavy downpour OF
rain and considerable hall swept
over this section Wednesday after
noon. between four and five O'CLOCK
Governor Richie has announced
that he will issue proclamation oo-
c,aring Monday, July 3rd, iegai
holiday, this making a three day va
cation for business men and others
Geo. l.. Ewing, Of near town.
captured in his barn on WEDNESDAY
a Northern Owl. The bird IS White'
beautifully marked with brown, ana
has a spread of wings measuring ~
inches from tip to tip.
All our farmers are now busy
with the hay harvest, the crop Delhs
a good one. Wheat Is ripenlns
rapidly and will soon be ready for
the binder. Indications are that
this crop also will be good, as tne
straw ia heavy and heads well filed
An alarm of fire about five O'Clock
Saturday afternoon called the fire
engine to the Sharpless Co. plant
near the railroad station, where the
coal in the large bin by the boiler
house had been set on fire by spon-
taneous combustion. - The bin was
flooded and the fire drowned out.
Isaac Riale, floor manager at the
weekly dances being held in the
Public Hall, informs VS. little Misses
Sarah Riale and Virginia Kyle are
the premier fancy dancers, and al
ways attract attention when dancing
together. being especially graceful III
the two-step and waltz.
Hailed before Magistrate Jones
Monday evening, on complaint OF
Casper Ansalyish. Henry 8. White
of this town, was fined on three
counts a total Of $3.50, for drunk
an and disorderly conduct ano
abusive language, and placed undel
bond OF 500 for one year, to keel
the peace.
Knauss & Robinson had an exhi
bitiop of a large COngoleum rug a.
their store In Port Deposit. the per
son guessing the nearest number o.
square feet in II to get the rug. Mrs
Luther Hindman and Mrs. Pear
Hendricks guessed sixty feet. Mrs
Hendricks sold her right for $7.5'
to Mrs. Hindman.
BENJAMIN apragins and Jane
Harris, both of Baltimore, wht
were recently convicted of assault
ing and robhing T. Benton Daugh
terry, of near Dublin, Hartford coun
ty. were given the extreme penalt!
by Judge Harlan Spragus of tel
years in the Penitentiary, and Har
ris ten years in the House OF Cor
rection.
John G. Jenness was fined $40
Sunday morning, by Magistrate
Jones, on the charge of driving a ca
while drunk. Ienness, in For
eoupe. ran into Pierce Arrow tour
ing car at the intersection OF Mail
and Queen streets, the Ford ca
} being ON the wrong side OF tn
street at the time of the accident
Fortunately no one was injured.
broken front wheel and fender wa
the damage done the Ford car, Will
one fender Of the touring car wa
damaged.