The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Fourth.
Wheat harvest is about hnlsneo
in this locality.
The frequent showers this week
have greatly delayed harvest
The county tax rate has been fixed
at $3.50 on the 800, the same as
last year.
The store building of Haines &
Kirk is being frightened and im-
proved by painting.
Painters are busy improving the
narsonage and the dwelling OF JOS.
TYSON with summer dresses OF paint.
One of our nearby farmers has
three-ouarter acre patch OF early
cabbage, of between 5000 and TOW
heads.
The weld of wheat in the lower
section of the county, where hafVesl
was completed two weeks ago, is re-
ported good.
Messrs. Lambert w. Davis, OF
Cecilton, and Albert D. Mackey' OF
Elkton. have been chosen members
of the Board of Managers OF WASH
ington College, Chestertown
AS the Governor of Maryland has
proclaimed Monday, July 3rd, a
legal holiday, the banks in Rising
sun will not be open for business on
Jnly 3rd, or on July 4th, 1922, IN
dependence Day.
The Holloway Black injunction
suit, arising out of the closing OF d
claimed right of way in Charlestown'
has been dismissed in Court py
Judge Wickes, owing to the death OF
one of the parties, Walter E. BLACK.
Posters are up announcing tho
carnival of the Community Fire Co.,
TO be held in Rising Sun July 2S to
August g.
The carnival of the West Grove
Fire Company will be held in that
town August to IL.
William Pepper Constable ana
Henry l.. Constable, Esqs., members
of the Cecil County Bar, have been
appointed counsel for the B. & Q.
Railroad Co., vice the late William
T. Warburton, of Elkton. The
Messrs. Constable are also counsel
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
Mrs. Estelle Hinchliffe, formerly
of Elkton, has sailed for three
months trip to Europe from new
York. Mrs. Hinchliffe is a well
known Young Woman's Christian
Association worker, and on her re-
turn in the fall will assume charge
of the Y. w. c.. A. at Danville, Vir-
ginia.
The Cecil Whig reports that How
ard ]. Durham and comrade from
Rising Sun, homeward bound, on
Saturday night, put their Ford te
high test down Main street. They
were halted at North East ano
brought to Elkton, where Justice
Scotten taxed Durham $40 ane
y costs for exceeding the town speee
limit.
Frank N. Davis, of Elkton, wal
the winner of the first grand prize
a Studebaker touring car, In th'
4 Wilmington Sunday Star subscrlp
tion contest. He was also awarded
$40 for best work the last week
Mrs. Maurice B. Kitchens, Of Elkton
won the second prize. $50, in Dis
trict 4, which included territory out
\ side of Delaware.
Children's Day was observed
by Rising Sun M. E. Sunday schoo
ON Sunday evening, the program
being good one, the various recita
tions, motion songs, drills, choruses
ETC., all being well rendered by tn
little tots, and those not so small
The public hall was well filled by al
appreciative audience.
Charlestown, this county, contin
ues to grow In popularity as bath
ing resort, hundreds of autoists Wis
iting the beach there every weeR
number of bath houses are bein
erected by one of the beach from
property owners, for the convenienc
OF bathers, small charge for thei
use being made. This is long fel
want and is appreciated by tn
bathers.
Rising Sun has beauty spot tina
few of it's residents are aware o.
II you don't believe it take a stro
down to the pumping station. eas
of town, and see how beautiful
kept lawn and we'll trimmed hede
have added to the appearance OF tn
pce. Bailiff Britton occupies h
re time. while the pumps are
in keeping things spic an
- the pumping station.