The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The private school of Miss A. Mabel
Reynolds reopened on Monday.
While cranking his car Richard Van
degrift, of Elkton, had his left arm
fractured.
The rain ON Saturday, about noon,
although of short duration, was ver-
table deluge.
The Fall racing meet at Havae de
Grace track is announced to open on
September 10 and close September ~.
Rowland G. Haines, of Havre de
Grace, has filed bill of complaint for
divorce from his wife, Mrs. Anna M.
Haines.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Community Fire Co. will be held on
Friday evening of this week, at eight
o'clock.
Thomas Riale has purchased the cigar
store and pool room business conducted
by Brown & Fisher for years past in
this town.
Up to Friday of last weekClerk OF the
Court at Elkton had issued S57 County,
40 nonresident and q Statewide gun
ming licenses.
DIR. Walter r. Walsh, graduate OF
the Dental Department of the Univer-
s;ty of Maryland, has opened dental
office in Elkton.
James Benson, of Earleville, had his
left leg fractured above the knee by a
3JO-lbs. cake of ice falling upon it at
the Middletown Farm Creamery.
The September meeting OF Ninth Dis
trict Farmers Club was held on We'd
nesday OF last week at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. R. T. Clifford, near Zion.
TAYLOR R. Biles has sold his bungalow
ON Wilson Avenue, in this town, to
Chas. w. Grason. The property is at
present occupied by W. B. Cooney and
family.
The Rev. Percy L. Donaghay, rector
of st. Anne's P. E. Church, Middle
town, has declined a call to become
rector of st. Thomas P. E. Church
Newark.
William H. Marcus, Sr., while un-
10 ,ding pulp from car at the Randor
pulp Mills, Elkton fell between the
platform and car and sustained frac-
tured arm.
TAYLOR w. McKenney, of Elkton, had
an arm severely scalded last week
when he unscrewed the cap from the
radiator of his car, which had become
Overheated.
William LYLE, of this town, had
snare fire and carrier stolen from his
new Ford car Saturday night, while he
was attending the .Firemen's Carnival
in North East~
John .Ioestinr, Thornton Kilby and
Mason Wilson, three Hartford county
boys were awarded first prize in the
cattle Judging contest at Timonium
Fair, last week.
Georpe Goodyear, of Elkton, was
fined 500 and costs last week, by Mag
istrate Scotten. for driving car while
;ntox;cated and $40 and costs for oper-
ating a car without license.
Struck at the cross roads at Harris
Vile Friday morning. by an auto COM
;,o toward town at high rate OF speed,
WllIs Mckinney, of Colora, was badly
injured, his wagon wrecked AID horse
badly hurt.
Elkton Chautauqua, which closed on
Tuesday evening of last week, was
n,or,v attended and the guarantors
foced a,heavy deficit. Despite this fact
t,ey signed a contract for five day
Chautauqua next year.
Mrs Reginald Constable. treasurer
of the X-ray fund OF Union Hospital
ElIxton, reports that the contributions
!, date amount to s1,7A.47. The sun
needed to pay for the x-ray eou'pmen'
purchased for the hospital is $1,000. T,
Tn a riot at New Castle, DEL. on Aug.
2, that resulted in an attempt to break
m 4 Ku Klux Kan demonstration three
nersons were shot, and one person
stabbed. The wound of Harry Hushe-
heck. who was shot in the abdomen,
is serious.
Inspector in charge Atherton gives
warning of hog cholera on the premises
of i. S. and F. T. Cullen, near town,
and John w. Heath, Red Mill, near
Elkton.
Hog cholera is also reported to exist
on the premises of Harvey Davis uear
Bethel.