The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-07-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
chesapeake City Firemen netteo
s3OO0 by their recent carnival.

$4,000 by their recent carniVai.
The public schools of Cecil county
will reopen Tuesday, September D.
The recent festival held by the
Quarryville, Pa, Fire co. net'eu
$3.50.
The National Bank of oxford, Pa,
has voted to increase its usuai oiVi-
dend of 10 by l " 20.
Thursday. August 3, has been
selected as Farmers Day at INC
University of Delaware. at Newark
New wheat is being received az
our warehouses in large quantities.
and is bringing ninety cents per
bushel.
Crabs which have been scarce III
Elk River for some seasons, are re-
ported as reappearing in those
waters.
Rating to have his auto tilted
James Newell. of Theodore, was
6ned $40 and cost by Magistrate
Scotten, of Elkton.
The Susquehanna Hose Co., Oh
uovra de Grace, has contracted for
a new $1O,60O Stutz fire engine
with 500 gallons capacity
The Elkton Athletic Association
will hold a Carnival, for beneht Oh
E,kton base ball club, at Elkton
hall park, on August to IL.
Frank T. Benson, of Port Deposit
has resigned his position in the in
come tax division OF the Department
of Internal Revenue, Baltimore.
Charged with having married two
women at Elkton within a period Oh
s;x months, Nicholas Orlando mas
been lodged in jail to await trial.
Miss N. B. Hayes, of Bear station
ne, was awarded the automobile
a new Essex coach, given away a.
the Chesapeake City Firemen's Car
nival.
The old First National Bank prop
erty. ON East Main street, IN the
town of Elkton. has been purchased
by Mrs. Ira Wells, proprietess OF the
Howard House.
Preparations are being made 1oi
the erection of modern theatrc
building in Elkton, opposite tn'
Court House, by the William H.
Pierce Amusement Co.
sixtv-fye shares of the Third Ma
tional Bank of Chestertown, pur
chased some months ago at $500
each. were sold last week to the
banks directors by l.. Bates Russei
at 5000 per share.
Chas. w. Grason, who for some
months past has been conducting the
Ford auto agency in Rising Sun. has
purchased the garage on West Nam
street, occupied by him, from Abra
hams Bros, Of Port Deposit.
Armed with requisition papers
Deputy Sheriff Crothers went to
Worcester, Mass, last week for Jean
VIM. LAGRANGE, alias John W. La
Grange, accused by his wife of hav-
ing married another woman at Elk
ton in March.
The farm of 95 acres, adjoining
Elkton, belonging to ]. Wesley Nc
Allister, known as the Tuite farm.
has been purchased by the Wagamor
Realty Corporation, of Wilmington
Del, and will be developed by build
ing operations.
Five applicants for the position of
postmaster at Rising Sun took the
competitive examination at Havre
de Grace on Saturday. They were
e. Hughes Keilholtz. William M
Cameron, Perry Gibson, Miss Berthe
Tyson, Mrs. VIM. B. Bechtel.
The salary is $1,000 per annum.
The term of the present incumbent,
c. T. Dare, expires Sept. 5, 1922.
Mrs. Ethel C. Reed, former resi-
dent of Elkton, has been awarded
$4,000 in the Federal Court, Will
mington. Del, in her suit against
the Director General of Railroads.
for the death of her husband, George
Reed. killed on the p. B. & w. rail-
road bridge over the Brandywine at
Wilmington, Jan. 23, 1919, when
the roads were under Government
control.
A festival will be held by Colora
School Improvement Association
Wednesday evening, July 26, al
Colora. Ice cream, cake. candy, etc..
for SALE Proceeds for Community
Fire Co. If stormy above date,
festival will be held next evening.
The engine recently purchased by
the Fire Co., will be on the festival
grounds. so that all who wish to
may inspect this handsome and
powerful piece Of fire apparatus.