The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-07-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


is being frightened and improved "
painting.
companv g left Elkton Saturday
morning for two weeks encampmeh.
Of the Maryland National Guard a.
Edgewood.
The Merritt property, on East
Main street, in the town Of Elkton.
has been purchased for $I,Soo Dy
James Alagia.
Despondent because OF q long =.
ness Edwin f. Gibson. Oxford, COM
mitted suicide by hanging nimseI u
his barn Friday afternoon.
The final report upon the recen.
carnival of Joseph l.. DAVIS ros'
American Legion Of Havre de Grace
showed a net profit OF s2.4OS.
The Firemen,s Carnival at Por.
neposit closed Saturday night, anu
IN snite of the rain the gross re-
ceints were between $4,000 ana
$4,000.
vast Nottingham Grange will
meet Friday evening, July 2s, at =
o'clock. A full attendance Is de-
sired. watermelon refreshments
served.
The Frazer Building in the Dusi-
na.s section Of Elkton, has been
nurchased for $4,000 by Charles II.
letters. who occupies one OF tne
stores in 1t.
william Elwood Jewell, son O
mo late Samuel Jewell, OF Eikton'
was drowned at Sharptown, Mo-
July 15. He was 81 years OF age
and is survived by one son.
The colored camp In ChamDer
grove. near North East. opened sun
day. to continue over two more sun
days The Elk Neck colored camp
will begin Sunday, July 80.
The three-year-old child OF Mr
and Mrs. Arthur e. Denny, OF Elk
tom was struck and seriously IN
;pred ON Tuesday. by an auto driven
nv samuel Wolf, of Baltimore
The Red Men of Cherry Hill
raa,izeti over $1,000 from their re-
cent carnival. while the gross re.
CENTS Of carnival held by the REQ
Men OF North East were $1,4OO.
Gregg Brothers. whose store ano
dwelling property at Zion, was
burned some weeks ago, have ae'
cided not to rebuild in that place
but are contemplating building
home near Roselie, Delaware.
Wilson e. McNamee have had
large sign painted on the front OF
their new garage. depicting the rls'
ing SUN. The sketch was done py
a travelling sign painter who stopped
his house on wheels in town TINS
week.
The local freight struck a large
dog on the railroad near the station
At Rowlandville, Tuesday, knocking
the animal OF into the roadway
about 45-foot drop. He got up ano
walked away. apparently not mucn
hurt.
Suspected OF supplying intoxicants
to residents of that neighborhood
william Foreacre. of Elkton, waf
caught with the goods" and landed
in iail. charged with violating the
local .sgali0n month" law, still II
force, and fined $50 costs by Justice
Scotten.
Newark Fire Co., with nearly one
hundred men in line carried on the
prize OF twenty dollars in gold in the
big firemen's parade at Dover, Del.
last week. The prize was awarded
to the company bringing the largest
number Of men from the longest
distance
Robert Bruce, of New York
special contributor to Motor
Travel" was in Rising Sun this
week and visited points of historic
interest in our neighborhood, which
will be given a chapter in, his
sketch Of the Monumental Route
through Maryland.
James A. McKelvey, proprietor o.
the Deer Park Hotel and Justice oi
the Peace at Newark. who was ar
rested In the Prohibition Enforce
ment raid ON the night Of June ~
waived hearing before U. s. Com
missioner Cam in Wilmington and
will appear at the next term OF the
Federal Court.
Sheriff Clifford last week received
q tip that James Jeter. colored. who
was sentenced to the Maryland
Penitentiary for stealing chickens
in the First district. and recently
escaped from road gang, had re-
turned to his former home. The
sheriff and couple of deputies went
after the negro Monday night, but
Jeter eiuded the officers by jumping
out rear window.