The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-01-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the Count
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Thursday next is Ground Hog Day
The Senatorial and Congressional
primary will be held this year early
in May.
Lent will begin this year on March
i. and Easter Sunday will fall on
April Is.
number of our residents have
been in attendance at the auto show
being held in Baltimore this week.
Members of the choir of the M. E.
church of this town are rehearsing
for a drama to be given in the pub
lie hall at an early date.
Manlove Bouchelle, a member OF
the NCecilton Boys Club, has been
awarded registered calf as prize
for having raised the largest hog
last year.
The Senate has confirmed the ap-
pointment of John M. Reed as post
master at Chesapeake City and the
reappointment of Raymond l.. Wes-
terfeid as postmaster at Port De-
posit.
This has been the coolest week Of
the winter The mercury mas
ranged as low as sir degrees for
several mornings in succession and
has not gone above the freezing
point during the day.
Mrs. C. I. Benson, Port Deposit,
Chairman fifth annual roll call for
Cecil county, Chapter American Red
Cross, reports 1921 annual mem
bers, 2 sustaining members, and 5
contributing. Total 1923.
The following officers have been
elected by the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society Of Zion:
President, Mrs. Charles Miller; Sec
retary, Mrs. Howard England; !;
Treasurer, Mrs. Charles Morris.
Plans are under way to have the
General Assembly at the present
session authorize the sale OF the
Fourth Regiment Armory In Balti-
more, and from the proceeds estab-
iish four armories in as many towns
in Maryland,
Conrad Jamison, of this town,
lineman- in the employ Of the c. q
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fractured wrist on Tuesday after
noon while cranking his automobile
Fire at noon Friday, partially de-
stroyed one Of the drying houses OF
the Victory Sparkler Company, To-
Gated along the ElktOn-Cherry Hill
road, about a mile north Of town
The Elkton company saved the
building from total destruction.
Messrs. J. A. Graeme Allen, c.
Wilbur Miller, James Smith, Mich
ael III. Fahey and Frank H. Jacobs
and associates have acquired the
controlling interest in the affairs Of
the Hartford Bank, Bell Air. Mr.
Allen has been named Director Of
the bank in place Of Mr. Evans re-
signed.
According to report from Row
landville the Luther Boldly, colored
who recently killed two New Yorl
detectives, is a son of Charles Bod
dy, better known as "Meshack," who
formerly lived near Mt. Zoar. The
scar shown ON his face was the result
of having been struck with shove
when boy.
The four handed. $50 point poo
match, staged at the Glover Clul
room on Tuesday evening, wher
Herb Pennock, of base ball fame
and Tommie Riaie, were pittet
against the Oxford experts, Ches
Huss and Bert McFalls, drew q goot
sized gallery. The match provet
an interesting one, Pennock ant
Riaie winning by $50 to 1872.
Rev. r. T. Western, who recent,
reopened his marrying parlor" IL
Elkton. has closed it and returne'
to his, farm near Theodore. Mr.
Western had been under fire from
wilmington Conference. but refuses
to give up bis ordination papers
= He claims that he is not under tn
jurisdiction Of the Wilmington Con
ference. being member OF tn
Montana Conference.
ufprce of men has been engages
blk In setting new distanc
long the State road through
tion. One of the sign-posts
& east and west and nortl
ath signs was planted at tn
OF Main and Queen street
nesday. and gives the follow
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