The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
Local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
More bad roads.
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More bad roads.
Moving day rolling around.
Tomorrow, Saturday, is st. Pat
rick's Day.
Tuesday was a day of rain; the
week previous day of snow.
we have received a quantity OF
garden and flower seed from Con
gresham T. Alan Goldsborougn.
Call and get a package.
The North East Fire Company has
selected August % to September T.
inclusive, as the dates for holding
their next carnival.
Frank Jackson, fisherman OF
North East, this county, reports ne
caught the first herring on Friday
morning of last week.
The United Telephone Company
with lines in Delaware county, Pa
has been purchased by the keystone
Telephone Company, of Philadelphia.
The Rev. Frank Rines will lecture
in Rising Sun Hall on Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week. His
lecture will be on the Forward
I Progress OF the Church.
In order to ascertain the number
Of people in Elkton at the present
time the Chamber Of Commerce has
engaged VIM. L. Cam, Jr., who
started on Monday taking the census
OF the town.
The Ford truck recently stolen
from the Keys & Miller Lumber Co.,
in Elkton, was located in Philadel-
phia by detectives employed by the
insurance people and was returned
to the owners.
Thomas J. Murray, of Elkton, has
rendered his resignation as Deputy
state Auditor. which position he has
held for the past ten years. He will
accept position in Baltimore with
q trust company.
The Adult Bible Glasses will
meet in future at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue, who have
very kindly rendered them the use
OF their parlors until the completion
Of the new M. e. church.
The State Roads Commission has
named William A. Lefier as man
ager Of the Hayre de Grace-Perry-
VILE bridge at a salary Of $500 q
year, and decided to issue commu-
tation tickets for users Of the bridge.
A ninety day quarantine against
dogs running at large in Oxford
Pa, has been declared, owing to a
maddog having run amuck in the
town, biting several other dogs All
dogs found running at large in OK
ford will be shot.
While looking at his traps Arthur
johnson, son OF Eric G. Johnson, OF
near Calvert, met with a painful ac-
cident a few days ago. In jumping
across the creek his gun was acct
dentally discharged, the bullet lodg-
ing in the fieshy part OF the hip.
Subject to the approval OF the
presiding bishop at the coming SEES
sion of the wilmington M. e. Con-
ference. Rev. j. T. Rawlinson, who
for the past five years has been pas
tor Of Crumpton M. 2. Church, has
accepted call to become pastor OF
the M. E. Church at Cecilton.
The Baldwin Manufacturing Co.,
of Elk Mills, is negotiating for a
mill in Newark, Del, and if same is
procured, will start % additional
looms. If the deal in Newark falls
through they will build an addition
to their present plant, the building
to be 1DDx50 IT,, tive stories,
Representatives OF the Public Ser
vice Commission OF Pennsylvania
and ofiejals OF the Pennsylvania
railroad met In oxford this week
with the Borough Council to eonsid-
er the aboiiahment Of Hodgson
street railroad crossing. The cross
ing ia a dangerous one. and two men
lost their lives there but recently.
An interesting meeting of Cecil
County Community Council was
held in the High School building
Calvert, on Saturday last, The at
tendance was good. in spite Oh
threatening weather and bad roads.
A report of the meeting will be pub
lished in our next issue, lack OF
space making 1t necessary to omit It
this week.
The odd Fellows Rally under the
auspices Of all the lodges Of Zone 9,
embracing Cecil. Kent and Queen
Annes counties, held in the Elkton
Armory, Friday night. was big
affair. The degree stan of Eden
Lodge, Of Wilmington, Dell confer
red the Third Degree upon q large
class OF candidates. Between 500
and 600 Odd Fellows attended the