The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the Cour ty
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The colored schools of the county
celebrated "Rally Day at EiKton
on Tuesday, May 9.
The dwelling of c. S. Nields' OIL
Cherry street, is receiving new
spring dress of paint.
The regular meeting of West MOI
tingham Grange will be held Friday
evening. May IL, at 1880 O'Clock.
sunday, May IA, is Mothers Day.
when every one is invited to wear
white flower in honor OF tnelf
mother.
Outside appearance add more 10
the value of ones property tnan II
costs to keep the house and grounos
attractive.
The County Commissioners have
anpropriated $50 for the purpose OF
lighting the Soldiers Monument, IN
Elkton, for one year only.
Eugene Cook, of Rising Sun, has
bought the 5O-acre farm OF Emmor
and Charles Fitch, in Franklin town
ship, Pa, and will move there
shortly.
Mrs. Mary Turner, principal at
Grove School. near Zion, has resign
cd. and Mrs. Sturgeon, OF NORTH
East. has been appointed to fill her
place.
We are in receipt OF proceedings
of April meeting of Cecil Farmers
Club. but a press of other matter
compells their being held over until
next issue.
Walter Biddle, of North East, who
has been serving with the America1
Army Of Occupation on the RhWe'
has been honorably discharged ana
is now at his home.
The planning mill at Port Deposit
paper mill at Providence, and a
number of other plants in Cecll
county have adopted the Daylight
Saving plan for the summer.
In recent contest held by w. Fl.
Baker. chocolate manufacturer, MRS
w p. Steinhauser, OF Port Deposit
was awarded by the judges, the firs'
prize, $25 in cash, for the best CAKE
recipe.
Flag raising exercises will be neid
at Town Point School Friday, May
~ with Past State Councillor Sat
terfield, of Chestertown, and Henry
M. Mccullough, Esq, of Elkton, as
speakers.
Hayre de Grace voters have ap'
proved the two bond issues OF $le,.
900 to reconstruct the City Hall ano
SAX 600 to extend the present sewer
system i'm the upper and lower sec
tions of the city.
Charged with slashing another
colored man with razor, in al
alteration at Cecilton, Arthur Ru
lev. colored, has been given =
months in. the House of Correction
by Magistrate r. L. Anderson.
The North East Fire Company mas
nurchased the Community Building
in that town, from the w. G. I. U.
for $1,000, and will erect a new
building on the site for the housini
of their engine and fire equipment
The state Roads Commission las
week opened number OF bids 10
construction. For the 1.34 mill
section of the Still Pond-Bettertoi
road. in Kent County, the Webste
Construction Company's bid, $780,
500, was the lowest.
At the recent town election II
Chesapeake City the following com
missioners were chosen: President
Charles C. Banks, to serve one year
commissioners, William X. Borge
and George Fillingame, to serve tw'
wears. S17 votes were cast.
At the Theological Commence
ment of Lincoln University, on Wed
nesday afternoon, May 10th, tn
principal speaker was DR.. Thoma
Jesse Jones, of the Phelps-Stoke
Fund. of New York, who gave al
account of his 5000 miles of trave
in Africa. At the college commence
ment on the afternoon of Tuesday
June eth, Senator Geo Wharton
Pepper will be the speaker.
Standing on the steps of the re
habilitation house at the Universit
of Delaware, Newark, on Tuesday
May 2, Miss Leah Mumford. Q
Lebanon, Pa. shot and killed her
self, when Harry Martin, student
who she averred, was the father o
her ls-month old child. failed t
keep an appointment with hel
Earlier in the day the girl had
brief talk with Martin. who wa
married about year ago.