The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


The revival services at Sylmar
Methodist Church continue with IN
creasing power and interest.
subscriptions for Bel Airs new fire
trnck now total over $1,000. The
amount required is 100000
Tripping over rug in her nome
at Elkton, Mrs. J. Harry Marshband
had the misfortune to fall ana
fracture her hip.
The Eastern Shore Federation Oh
Women's Clubs has. elected Mrs.
reginald Constable, of Elkton, Treas
urer, for the ensuing year.
The United Cannepes Co., of New
ark. Del, made record pack OF Sbo
TONS Of corn and 270 tons Of tomatoes
n about six weeks this season.
Rev. Ransom P. Nichols, director
of religious education Wilmington
Conference will preach IN Rising sun.
Sunday, October %. morning ana
evening.
Elkton is planning for an elaborate
Halloween parade on WEDNESDAY
evening next. Upwards OF hfty
nrizes are offered for best costumes
floats, etc.
Louis Shippers, of Havre de Grace,
.,,x,,t IN q ramuage. threatening TO
shoot Congressman Millard Tydings,
of that town. Louis was sentenced
to thirty days in jail.
The business of the Victory Spark
Ter and Speciality Co., of Elkton' Is
growing to such an extent as 10 re-
nnire the construction Of two large
additions to the present plant.
The West Grove Independent re-
ports workmen with picks, snoveiS
and scythes cleaning up the trolley
tracks this side of Kennett is apou.
the best sign towards resumption OF
the trolley that could be imagined.
Work is progressing on the con-
crete road through Cherry Hill. The
unper end, from Providence South
has been opened to public use, ano
the lower end is completed to Lut.
tons Corner,
The statistics show that in Della
ware there are 100 members OF the
Methodist Church out of every l,Ooe
inhabitants, the highest percentage IL
any of the 4S States, In Maryland
rs out Of every 1000 members arc
Methodists.
Mrs. Amy Creamer, wife of vii
liam Creamer, of Elkton, whlit
working about the stove in her kitten
en-. one morning last week, accidenti!
upset boiler of hot water, portion
Of which fell on her feet and limbs
scalding her painfully.
Everything got goad soaking thl
week. when we had driving rai'
I'm that lasted Tuesday, Tuesda.
night and Wednesday.
Miss Debbie jackson, one OF the ole
eat teachers in point OF service in thu
county, has rendered her resignation
to the Cecil County School Board a
principal Of Chestnut Grove school.
A Republican meeting will be held il
Mechanics Hall, Elkton, on Friday
evening, Oct. &c, at 8 o'clock. Alex
ander Armstrong, Republican candi
date for Governor, and other State can
didates, will make addresses.
Stanley Richard Pizeck, aged 8
years, publisher of the Middletowr
Del. New Era and formerly connecte
" IN Wilmington, Philadelphia an
New York newspapers, died at hi
home in Middletown, Oct. l5, followin
q stroke of paralysis.
Alarmed at the number of typhoi
fever cases in the town, from year
wear. the citizens of North East ar
taxing steps looking to a town waite
system. Analysis of water frol
eleven wells in different parts OF tn
town show all to be impure and unfi
for use.
The State. Board of Health has pr
duced statistics showing North East,
relation to other towns in Maryland,
be holding the worst possible place
regards health; that while the percen
ace of typhoid cases in the county an
State was being reduced, due toN in
proved water conditions, that OF Mort
East was steadily and alarming
Increasing.
The teacher and pupils OF Jeffersc
school will hold social in the scho
uilding Thursday evening, NOV.
stormy, Friday evening. Ice cream
AXE, candy, peanuts and hot dogs IL
ale. Proceeds for benefit OF scho
fund.