The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-04-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


but a cold wind made coats ana
wraps comfortable.
philip r. Bond, Esq, has Deeh
anpointed a Justice of the Peace at
Port Deposit.
The colored schools IN Harforo
county will close May 81 and the
white schools June %.
The state Tax Commission has
ordered a re-assessment this year III
the counties of all real estate.
william Brown, J. B. Fassitt ana
Mearns Moore have been elected
trustees of Zion Presbyterian church
Mrs. Rose E. Chalone has docket
ed suit for divorce in the Harroru
County Court on the ground OF un-
faithfulness.
John H. Dean, carrier on rural
route No. /, from North East, mas
been appointed postmaster to sue
ceed ]. Frank Peach.
The twenty-seventh annual con-
yention of the Maryland Bankers
Association will be held in Atlantic
City May II and 1S.
The annual meeting OF the Cecll
County Medical Society was held at
Union Hospital, Elkton, Thursday
afternoon Of this week.
The Shore ! Transit Company
which will operate between SANS
bury ond Elkton, has made plans TO
nut on their busses May IL.
The congregation of the Churcn
of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
City, has presented Rev. M. M
Goldie with a new Ford Sedan.
A boy scout troup has been or
ganized in North East, with Edward
]. Campbell scoutmaster and Lewis
George secretary and treasurer.
The members of Ebenezer base
hall team of the Cecil County
League, will hold festival on the
home grounds on Saturday evening"
May 6.
The teacher and pupils OF Jeffer-
son School will hold a festival al
the school, Wednesday evening"
Aprfl 26. Come out and help the
children.
In the advertisement of E. r. Bur-
fington & Son, published elsewhere
in this issue, the date OF the sur
prise Sale" April "a to May 6, was
Inadvertently omitted.
Clifton spry, arrested near Elk
ton last week on the charge OF hav-
ing a still in his possession, in VIOLA
tion of the volstead law, has been
turned over to Federal authorities
in Baltimore.
The State Roads Commission, on
April 6, formally adopted for I'M
( provement East Main street from
Gonce's store to Delaware avenue
and Delaware avenue to the bridge
in the town of Elkton.
William litter, Edward Alexander
Herman LETTERS and Russell George
have been elected delegates to
represent the Elkton Fire Depart
ment at the Maryland Firemen's
Convention at Frostburg, in June.
At the recent Maryland Methodist
Protestant Annual Conference, hell
in Chestertown, the following ap'
pointments were made for Ceci
county: Leeds, r. w. surcliffe; Row
landville, F. M. Volk; Warwick, G
M. Cullum.
BY the terms of the will of ths
late George r. Howard, Mrs. Mar
-garet G.. Jones is bequeathed ths
sum of s25O0; Howard Jones. $500
the Misses Ash, $500, and the re
mainder of the property, amounting
to about $4,000, to his sisters.
Easter was appropriately observed
by Rising Sun M. E. church, Rev. Z
C. Harris preaching on Life Beyond
the Grave" and the choir rendering
special music at the morning servic'
In the evening the beautiful sons
and story cantata "The-Centurion,
was rendered by the choir in
splendid manner, with readings b.
Edwin L. Haines and Lynn B. Gil
lespie.
Alice & Shepherd. who original,
intended to build dwelling on tn
lot facing the postoffice. have beel
compelled to change their plans OF
account OF lack of room on tn
Queen street site, and have stake'
out lines and broken ground for tn
foundation of the new dwelling Of
the lot directly in the rear Of thei
store. on West Main street.