The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-04-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the Courty
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Good Friday.
Sunday next is Easter.
Fruit trees bursting into bloom.
April % will be observed as
+ Arbor Day.
The recent supper held by the
Ladies' Aid Society of Perryvilie
netted $3.50.
Mrs. Harry Price is improving her
dwelling on West Main street by the
erection of rear addition.
Hayre de Grace Lodge of l. 0. y.
n. celebrated it's seth anniversary In
Eagles Hall on Monday evening.
The Randor pulp works, in Elk
ton. have closed down for repairs
and the installing of new machinery
Friday, April 14th is legal hol-
iday, Good Friday. The banks IN
Rising Sun will not be open for
business on that date.
The Walter l.. Main Shows, whose
winter quarters are at Havre oe
Grace, will open the 1922 season in
that town on April %.
Harry Buckley had the misfor-
tune to lose a horse on SATURDAY
morning. The animal dropped dead
while hitched to roller.
West Amwell, Crouch and Bould-
en- Chapel Sunday Schools, near Elk
ton, which were closed during the
winter. have been reopened.
The Bay View Gun Club will hold
a shoot on the premises of Samue.
Keim Saturday afternoon, April l5.
All interested are invited to attend.
The public schools of the county
closed on Thursday afternoon oil
this week for the Easter vacation,
and will reopen on Tuesday morn
ing.
The Elkton Chapter of the Ep-
worth League has elected Miss Bes-
sic Witworth, President; Miss Retta
Dean, Secretary and Allen McCune,
Treasurer.
Thomas H. Harlan has sold his
farm, near Elkton, to Virginia
party, who will take possession al
once. Mr.. Harlan will take charge
of the Beste farm near Childs.
Coach M. S. Pauxit, at Tome In
stitute, Port Deposit, has been pre-
sented by the swimming team of the
school with gold wrist watch as a
token Of their appreciation of his
services.
Luke Goodyear, Jr., of near Elk
ton, was arrested last week, charged
with violating the Volstead law
The arrest was made by Government
officers from Baltimore. He was
held under $500 bond by Magis-
trate Scotch for hearing in Balti-
more.
A large bus, capable of carrying
thirty passengers, passed through
town ON Tuesday morning, stopping
here for a time The bus was en-
route from Florida to North Adams
Mass, and was carrying eighteeH
passengers, who had spent the win
ter in the Southland.
\, Checks ranging from $50 to $9t
we're handed to various members o.
Company e, First Maryland Regl
ment, Elkton, last week by Lieuten
ant Hill, for drill service due then
since before the world war. Th'
men failed to receive their pay II
the proper time on account of failure
of an officer filling up and sending y
certain papers.
A six-foot concrete retaining wal
is being erected along the front o
the Barclay Reynolds property, ives
of town. The erection of the wal
was made necessary by the cuttin'
into the bank by the State Road
engineers, but it might be remarked
the State Roads Department doe
not reimburse the property owner il
any way for this expense that 1t ha'
caused.
State Motor Policeman Chas. 7
hubert, stationed at Rising Sun
met with a serious accident las
week, and has since been off duty
While chasing speed-fiend nea
Richards Oak, who was doing bette
than sixty miles an hour. the steer
ing gear of the ofiicer's motorcycl
became loose and caused him to los
control of his machine, which upset
throwing him onto the concret
roadway with great force. Office
Hubert was badly hurt about tn
shoulders and arms, but was fortu
nate to escape without broken bone
or something more serious. Tn
speeder made good his escape.