The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

and topdressed with crushed stone.
Rock Church congregation will hold
festival on the church lawn Thursday
evening, August 16.
Thirteen tickets were sold at Rising
Sun station Thursday morning, for the
Atlantic City excursion.
Hog cholera is reported on the prem
ises Of H. E. Rothwell, near Elkton, by
the Government Inspector.
The 18th annual state convention of
the p. O. S. of A. met in Havre de
Grace August 9th, 7th and 9th.
Richard B. Merritt, of Warwick, is a
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation Of member of House OF
Delegates.
Members of Leeds Methodist Pro-
testant church will hold a carnival on
the church grounds at that place Aug.
Z 22 and %.
The Maryland State Fair at Timo-
MUM, September 3rd to 9Th inclusive,
promises to be one of the best ever
held in this country.
The annual Farmers Day, which is
always largely attended, will be held at
Tome School, Port Deposit, Saturday,
Aug, II, beginlng at 1890 o'clock.
VIM. D. Ewing, contractor, has start
ed work of building Stag road from
M.ller's Corner, near Elk Mills, to Ap-
pleton, The road will be built by the
county under the State aid law.
The members of the Aberdeen, Har-
ford county, Fire Department are look
ing forward to the arrival of the new La
France 6OO-gallon pumping engine
which is due about September /.
The movement to raise sufficient
funds to cancel the entire debt against
Washington College, at Chestertown, is
meeting with great success, less than
i&lO, 900 remaining yet to be raised.
Prof. Lawrence j. Crothers, former
teacher of agriculture in the Cecil
County Agricultural High School, Cal
vert, has accepted similar position in
the high school at Hampstead, Carroll
county.
The Governor of Maryland having
proclaimed Friday, August TO-, a legal
holiday on account of the funeral OF
President Harding, the banks in Rising
Sun will not be open for business on
that date.
Fire on Wednesday night last des-
troyed a large chicken house on the
Diamond property, near Cherry Hill.
Ellxton Fire Co. responded to the alarm
and prevented the spread of flames to
other buildings.
A contract has been awarded w. C.
Miller, of Elkton, for the erection OF
five new bungalows on the Elkton
Heights tract north of Elkton, which
was recently purchased from devel-
opment company by j. B. Decker.
Work will start Immediately.
Hiram B. Walker, a farmer OF Upper
Hartford, shot himself with shot gun,
Sunday afternoon, last, about four
o'clock, death being almost instantan-
eous. He lived with his family on the
Frank Bonsal farm near Taylor. His
family or friends can ascribe no reason
for the act.
The Cecil County School Board has
appointed Mrs. Edna Mayberry Sadler,
formerly of the Calvert Agricultural
High School, to the position of assistant
principal at Rising Sun High School.
Miss Maude E. Connolly, of Towson,
Nd, was appointed member of the
teaching staff.
SamuelR. Harris, of Bay View, an.
nounces his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for short term County
Commissioner in our adv, columns this
week. VIM. H. Brown, of Cecilton,
and j. Frank Blake, of Childs, an
noune their candidacy for long term
Commissioner.
Judge Walter w. Preston, in the Cir.
clit Court at Towson, has signed a de.
cree granting an absolute divorce te
Mrs. Jessie Hilles Greenway OF Hartford
County, from her husband, Wilton
Greenway. She charged him with
aaondonment.
Both are prominent In social circles
m Maryland. and Mr.. Greenway Is Q
In tied horseman. Mrs. Greenway Il
tae daughter Of the late Jesse Hilles,
oi Havre de Grace, who it was said
left her an estate valued at more thar
100000 when he died.