The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Skort Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS. BRIEFLY NOTED

week.
Thursday next is Washington
birthday and legal holiday.
Mild weather put stop to the ice
harvest on Friday afternoon last
Get your trees and vines trimmed
this month, before the sap begins 10
fiow..
The Bay View Gun Club will
have shoot on Saturday, the 24tn
inst.
sheriff Kirk E. Clifford has pur-
chased the Trainor farm, on the
Calyert-Fair Hill road.
The first thunder gust of the sea-
son occurred between nine ana ten
o'clock Tuesday night.
The sum of $11S was realized by
a birthday party held at TRINITY
church, Elkton, last Wednesday
evening.
Harry S. Rutter has rendered MS
resignation as member OF the
Board of Town Commissioners OF
Perryville.
special meeting of the Commun-
ity. Fine Co, will be held in Frlends
Room. public hall building, Friday
evening, Feb. 16. at 8 o'clock.
David zell, lumberman OF West
Grove has contracted with M. l..
Newman Of Mt. Rocky, to cut the
timber from a twenty acre tract on
his property. 1t is estimated tnat
10000 feet of lumber will be avail
able.
The cold wave swooped down on
us Wednesday afternoon, with
9howling northwest wind that sent
the mercury down in the tube at a
rapid rate, thermometers recording
as low as IL degrees on Thursday
morning.
The residence property of Charles
e. Warburton, on East Main street.
Elkton, was sold at Assignee's SAFE
P1nst week to Ex-Sheriff ]. w. NC
= Allister, for $12,40O. The property
was sold at assignee's sale in order
to give fee simple title.
The dwelling property of A. M.
Wilson, in Oxford, has been pur-
chased by Vice-President Willis, OF
the Corn Exchange National Bank
Philada. The dwelling will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. Willis aunt, Mrs.
Naudain, of near Rising Sun.
Formal transfer of the Havre de
Grace-Perryyille bridge to the State
was made Saturday, when $5S5,ooo
was paid the owners. While the
rates to vehicular traffic will PROB
ably be the same as heretofore, the
bridge will be free to pedestrians.
DR.. Franklin, Health Officer for
Kent. Queen Annes and Cecil coun-
ties. has been investigating the out
break of scarletina in Cecilton, ana
ordered strict quarantine; also chill
dren be kept out of school for three
weeks after the disease has cleared
up.
An alarm of fire called the Com
munity Fire Co. engine to the home
of James McKelvey, who resides in
the Gulleny property on West Main
street, about ten O'Clock Tuesday
morning, a blazing chimney being
the cause. The fire was put out
With chemical extinguishers and no
damage done,
BY the terms of the will of Mrs.
Jeanne L. English, of Fox Harbor
Farm, this county, who recently died
In Philadelphia, H. Eliwood Locke.
her brother, of near Elkton, is be-
queathed 100000. Mrs. English
was the widow of the late Abraham
l.. English, former director Of Pub
lie Safety. Philadelphia.
Rev. Robert Watt, d. D., will
preach in Rising Sun Sunday eve
ming. Feb. IS. This will be DR..
Watts last visit as superintendent
of the Wilmington District. He will
retire at the coming session OF
Conference for a period of rest.
The fourth Quarterly Conference
will be held at the close of the eve
ming service.
The Ladies Aid have planned for
an Experience Social to be held in
the public hall, Rising Sun, at an
early date. This entertainment
promisesN to be an unusual one, and
is looked forward to with great
deal Of interest. It will be under
"A tie direction Of Mrs. 4. N. Nc
Nance, 9f this TOWN.
At a meeting held on Wednesday
vafternoon the ladies of the AID So
eiety DECIDED TO h9ld the entsstain=
ment OF Friday evening. February
\ Is. An admission fee of 25 cents
Kjll be charged.