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

Job in real earnest.
The cold snap last week gave all
vegetation a severe setback.
Saturday, May 6, is the "officiaf
Straw Hat Day. Get out your straw
lid.
Barclay B. Gyles has added soda
fountain to his restaurant equip
ment.
Don't forget the town election to
be held Monday, May 8, between the
hours Of 8 and p. m.
Liberty Grove Community Clu'
will hold a Patriotic Festival on
school bank at Liberty Grove We'd
nesday, May 81.
The store and dwelling property
of Brown & Fisher at the. corner OF
Queen and Cherry streets is being
improved by painting.
N. C. Brown, member OF the
present Board of Town Commission
ers. announces that he does not
stand for reelection on Monday.
Rev. Paul F. Williams, of Mem
phis. Tenn, recently chosen rector
Of st. James Episcopal Church
Port Deposit, has assumed ms
pastorate.
Chas. T. Hubert, State Roads
motor policeman stationed at Rising
Sun for some months past, has been
nromoted to Sergeant and transfer
red to Bel Air.
Mrs. Eleanor ]. Moore, of Colora,
has been appointed by Governor
Ritchie, member of the Board OF
Education of Cecil County, vice Dr.
Delmar Smithers.
E. Lewis Robinson, OF Elktoh'
suffered two broken ribs Saturday
night i'm a wrestling bout with the
challenger at the Carnival on the
Elkton base ball park.
The will Of the late William Yonk
er, of the Fourth district, has been
filed in the Registers Office. His
entire estate is bequeathed to his
wife. Mrs. Martha A.'Yonker.
The State Tax Commission has
ordered the Hartford County Com
missioners to make a new assess
ment of property within the county
entaiiing an expense Of between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The managers Of the Delaware
State Fair are distributing the
Premium List and Catalogue for its
twenty-fourth exhibition, to be helc
on its grounds at Eismere, Septem-
ber 4-8 next, inclusive.
Miss Frances Pendley, OF Wash,
ington, representing the Geo. l.
Shuman Co., has been canvassine
our town this week in the interes
OF the Library of Entertainment by
DR.. John l.. Stoddard.
The w. C. T. U. will meet OH
Thursday, the 11th, at 2:SO p. m.
in the Ladies Bible Glass room. All
members are urged to attend, as II
is the time to pay annual dues, also
each one bring a new member.
In addition to the regular We'd
nesday and Saturday evening shows
beginning May Job w. Kirk vii
run special moving pictures on Mon
day evenings, in the public hall o.
this town, during the month OF May
Posing as a Tax Collector Rober
l.. Allen collected 50 each from
Harry Shepherd and Clarence Bye
of Elk township, and was later ap'
pretended for obtaining money
under false pretense, and landed II
jail.
The three-story brick public hal
building, and large lot in rear there
OF. at corner of Queen and CHERRY
streets, in this town, were purchaset
at trustees sale on Tuesday by thu
Community Fire Co., of Rising Sun
for $6950.
The State Roads Commission las
week opened bids for several sec
tions of IS 1T. concrete roads, in
ciuding that from cecilton to Earle
VILE, in this county, 2.S9 miles. The
low bidder on that section was Owei
Laws Company. $5O,sS5.5O.
The 100000 damage suit of Jane
M. e. Church of this town. agains
Louis Bianstein, trading as tn
American Oil Company, was file'
Friday in the City Court, Baltimore
by Joshua Clayton and William Pep
per Constable. attorneys.
The suit is the outgrowth of tn
fire on June Is last when the churci
was burned, the fire being caused b,
an oil tank of the Company.