The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-07-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Tulv 81 to August 4, inclusive.
The Oxford Fall Fair will be held
on september 25th, 26th and 27th.
Rev. Sidney Dixon has resigned as
rector Of Trinity p. e. churcn'
Elkton. s'4
July 1, 2 and marked the 6Otn
anniversary Of the great Dattle VI
Gettysburg.
wheat harvest in this section be-
gan last week and has been IN iuii
swing since.
A full grown deer was seen on the
w. Arthur Mitchell farm, in upper
Elk Neck, last week.
A festival will be held on the lawn
OF Mt. Pleasant NJ. E. church Inurs-
day evening, July IL.
It is reported that cars on the Ken
nett-Wilmington trolley road will re-
sumo operations July 18th.
Elkton Town Council has fixed the
coming years tax rate at 81 on the
s1OO. the same as the past years.
The Messrs. Lum, of Leslie, re-
port prospects fine for large yielo
OF peaches. Apple prospects are
moderately promising.
Rvo Transoni, of Havre de Grace,
convicted of selling Intoxicating
l;nuor. has been sentenced to tine
of $500 and six months in the House
of Correction.
George Short, of Elkton, has been
held under $500 bail for Court
charged with stealing a gold watch
and $50 in money from the home
of John Goodyear. of the same to"h
The Buick sedan offered as one Oh
the attractions at the Elkton base
hal, carnival was awarded to Jonn
Bailey, of Newark, DEL, VINO CON
tributed sixty cents toward the auto
fund.
Alleging that his wife deserted
: him in June, 1920, after having Deeh
married since August, 1887, John n.
Ramsay, of Rocks. Hartford county
has sued for divorce, asking CUSTODY
of the two daughter, aged Ii and 10
years.
The ladies of Oakwood wish 10
thank all who helped them in making
the festival held on Saturday night
for the benefit of the Red Cross fund,
such a success Contributions OF
cakes. etc., ETC., were generous. Ihe
gross receipts were over $6S.
a state motor policeman from
Bel Air paid visit to Rising sun on
Sunday and picked up several auto
traffic law violators, who were haled
before Magistrate Jones and received
various fines ranging from 80 TO $1o-
according to the offense.
private Bartie E. Clawson, of the
4sth Aero Squadron, Aberdeen PROV
inc Ground, was drowned wnlie
swimming in Swan Creek on Wednes,
dav of last week. He, with several
companions, we're diving from
1,r,dee and it is supposed he struck
stone or a log.
incorporation papers for the new
hsnr tn be opened in Elkton, have
been approved by the State bahh
Commissioner. The incorporators
include Henry l.. Constable. ESQ., >
p Decker, DR.. C. c. Laws, Frank .
Nvans. BENJAMIN F. Miller. J. Wir'
willis and ]. w. McAllister.
The 1928 session of the summer
school at the University OF Deiaware
started its six weeks session June
% with 323 students from SIN
States in attendance. This enron
ment ia the largest ever made dur
ing the first two days OF Summer
schsel in Newark:
The ladies of St. Johns Roman
eatholic Church of Newark held
uerv suecessful Lawn Fete on tn'
church grounds for three nights las
week. oo .,
A sam btl6NeAy W.
eieaped from the sale OF table ae
iicaeies. fancy waFk, ice cream cah'
and novelties,
Millard Taylor, eolared, OF irol
Hill, is held under slopo Daii ~
eanpt for violating the hquor law
a capper still, coil. tubing and eign
raiions OF evidence were captured Il
& raid on Taylor premises. Tayio
accused his wife with selling an
manufacturing wine ana therep
connected her with the oifense. MRS
= Tayior was placed under $500 bon
a for appearance at court.
New York University Medical Col
leee announces discovery OF serui
that has proved virtually positiV
cure for rheumatism in 5000 tests.